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Blackhawks announce unexpected jersey change
The Chicago Blackhawks are switching things up with a different set of threads being donned for their game against the Utah Hockey Club on Friday
The Blackhawks have announced they will be ditching their original 6 historic threads on Friday.
Instead, for the final time this season, they will be showcasing their popular 'Winter Classic Jerseys'.
In the Blackhawks' morning post and gameday preview ahead of their matchup against the red hot Utah Hockey Club, they revealed fans will have one opportunity to view them at the United Center.
Ticket prices are at a low of $49 at the UC, amidst the teams 3-4-3 record in their last ten games.
Name change incoming for the Blackhawks organization? Not so soon
After the Cleveland Indians announced in December 2020 that the team would change their name, talks surfaced that the Blackhawks may follow suit.
But team owner Danny Wirtz and Chi-Nations Youth Council (CNYC), an Indigenous youth organization in Chicago, both confirmed it will not be happening.
"The Chicago Blackhawks name and logo symbolizes a legacy of imperialism and genocide." "As statues of invaders, slave holders, and white supremacists fall across the nation so too should the images and language of the savage and dead 'Indians'." CNYC also noted "As social consciousness has grown over the past decades so has the Blackhawks performative gestures of buying their reprieve from those willing to sell out the health and humanity of our future generations."
With things changing so frequently in this generation, we must keep our fingers crossed and appreciate the nicest jersey in hockey.
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MARS 7 | 301 ANSWERS Blackhawks announce unexpected jersey change Which Blackhawks jersey are you the biggest fan of? | ||
| Classic home | 193 | 64.1 % |
| Classic away | 45 | 15 % |
| Their winter classic jerseys | 63 | 20.9 % |
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