The La Ronge 89ers stand by logo
The La Ronge 89ers, senior men’s hockey team, stand by their logo with pride, even after another club with the same caricature has been forced to change it.
The city council of Thorold, Ont., has ruled that their Junior B club, the Thorold Blackhawks, will have to change their logo by June 1, 2017.
In his statement made to the Blackhawks, Thorold mayor Ted Luciano said the logo is “an offensive caricature demeaning to Native members of our community and beyond,” and later added “the City also believes that its continued use is a form of harassment.”
With the exception of the colour scheme and the addition of their city name, the 89ers have adopted essentially the same logo—a common practice among senior and minor sports organizations across Canada.