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From: cjsgro@watrose.UUCP (Carlo Sgro)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Canadiens sweater mixup
Message-ID: <7739@watrose.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Dec-85 23:19:48 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 25 23:19:48 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 26-Dec-85 04:12:56 EST
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Reply-To: cjsgro@watrose.UUCP (Carlo Sgro)
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Summary: who uses it?  How about Penguins? 


The main reason that I can think of for the rule change would be to allow 
floundering home teams to attract patrons by having a "more favourable" colour
of sweater.  The team that I am specifically thinking of is the Pittsburgh
Penguins.  Back when they switched from their "skating penguin" to their 
black and whatever colours, they made a big fuss about switching to the 
"traditional" Pittsburgh sports team colours shared by the Steelers and 
Pirates.  The white home sweaters that they would have to wear normally would
interfere with their image promotion.  Therefore, it wouldn't surprise me if
the Pens were the ones behind this.  How about it?  Does anyone from 
Pittsburgh know anything about this?  Are the Pens using black at home?


 
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Carlo Sgro
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