There's a segment of fans in Raleigh that have embraced both the Whalers history and the Hurricanes vibe. More than one Whalercanes jersey (half from each team) has been spotted on television broadcasts. That said, it's a great venue in Raleigh, the fans are fun, the team is good, and it's reasonably priced. And the uniforms aren't terrible - they even sell Whalers merch too.
Regarding the Atlanta Thrashers being renamed the Jets when they located to Winnipeg: the new ownership strongly leaned towards a new name to stake out their own identity but eventually yielded to the fans desire to 'bring back the Jets'. So I think it's a bit unfair to call this example 'lazy'. After all, I believe Paul on more than one occasion has voiced the view that sports teams are 'civic entities'. So perhaps ownership should be given credit for considering such 'civic' wishes.
There's a segment of fans in Raleigh that have embraced both the Whalers history and the Hurricanes vibe. More than one Whalercanes jersey (half from each team) has been spotted on television broadcasts. That said, it's a great venue in Raleigh, the fans are fun, the team is good, and it's reasonably priced. And the uniforms aren't terrible - they even sell Whalers merch too.
Regarding the Atlanta Thrashers being renamed the Jets when they located to Winnipeg: the new ownership strongly leaned towards a new name to stake out their own identity but eventually yielded to the fans desire to 'bring back the Jets'. So I think it's a bit unfair to call this example 'lazy'. After all, I believe Paul on more than one occasion has voiced the view that sports teams are 'civic entities'. So perhaps ownership should be given credit for considering such 'civic' wishes.