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On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said:

For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA.

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So dumb that they had to use the same name as their parent club.

http://www.icethetic...-iowa-wild.html

The article linked doesn't actually say they will be the Iowa Wild.

Did you read the headline?

"Wild AHL Affiliate moving to Iowa."

That does not automatically mean the team will be called the Iowa Wild.

Official: Aeros Becoming Iowa Wild

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So dumb that they had to use the same name as their parent club.

http://www.icethetic...-iowa-wild.html

The article linked doesn't actually say they will be the Iowa Wild.

Did you read the headline?

"Wild AHL Affiliate moving to Iowa."

That does not automatically mean the team will be called the Iowa Wild.

Official: Aeros Becoming Iowa Wild

(UPDATE) The Minnesota Wild haven't officially announced the renaming of the Aeros but the Minnesota Star-Tribune is reporting that right now.
On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said:

It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire.

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On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said:

For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA.

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:censored: It's official, as per the AHL.

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On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said:

It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire.

On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said:

Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy.

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I don't hate that, honestly. I do hate that they're killing the Aeros, mind you.

I also can't unsee that the tail is unnecessarily truncated. Seems like it should come to a point on the left.

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Think this is any indicator of the direction the Minnesota Wild are going in? Unified names and next unified script logos across the board?

I hope not. As nice as the Wild's current third is, I wouldn't want it to be the the identity across the board.

You have a logo as nice as the wilderness bear/wolf/creature, don't waste it.

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Think this is any indicator of the direction the Minnesota Wild are going in? Unified names and next unified script logos across the board?

I hope not. As nice as the Wild's current third is, I wouldn't want it to be the the identity across the board.

You have a logo as nice as the wilderness bear/wolf/creature, don't waste it.

I hate to say it, but I think it's possible. We know they are getting a new white jersey and I suspect they no longer want to have three different templates. So I would guess they are going either with something like this or with a white version of the red primary. The wordmark is pretty popular right now and we've seen the Wild more and more willing to marginalize the great primary logo.

I guess I hope they are going to make the white jersey look like the red one, so at least the logo will be used. But what they should be doing is making the others look more like the white one.

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I hope that teams don't start doing this across the board, but I do understand why certain teams are doing it. As noted, there seems to be a strong connection between northern Iowa and Minnesota as far as sports go. Using the same name strengthens and reinforces the brand in that area, I guess.

I remember hearing Lou Lamoriello talk about how the Devils farm teams were all going to be renamed the 'Devils', and would be using a similar logo. He talked about how kids coming up through the system wouldn't be "Titans" or "River Rats", but they would be "Devils" from day one. I understand and like that mentality, and it suits certain teams better than others, the Devils being one of them. If anyone is going to try to emulate the New Jersey formula, I can see Minnesota pulling it off.

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Remember, though, that the Devils are awful when it comes to running their minor-league affiliates. I'd use them as a template for success just as I'd use Calgary.

On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said:

For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA.

PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12.

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