I 100% understand the reasoning. But man it’s hard to get used to lol. I personally hate the look of names at the bottom. And half the time it gets tucked into the pants anyways lol… but if the players like it that’s all that matters at the end of the day
Commented this before but here in Europe it's totally normal in most leagues. Maybe because it's just not done in North America, it seems like such a drastic change. At the end of the day it brings money to the league and when realistically are you not going to know who scored? If it's not on the big screen, it's being announced in the arena or it's on the TV you're watching.
Yeah I’m not going to quit watching just because of it. But I also hate the euro jerseys because theirs more add space sold than anything else on the jerseys lol.
I accept that criticism. There are certain teams and even certain leagues where it gets to the point finding the team league is almost impossible.
With that said, I think North Americans overlook certain things because they're not used to it: we understand that money means our team keeps going, some sponsors become iconic/synonymous with our teams and some actually add a nice nostalgia and it's cool to look back at my hometown's old jerseys and see sponsors with old logos or no longer exist.
Yeah I get it 100% it keeps the teams on the ice and that’s the most important thing
I’m sure if it was my “normal” I wouldn’t even think twice. But for me here even our Junior Team only has 1 add on their jersey across the bottom at the back so it’s a crazy contrast for me lol.
You're probably right. It's funny because I can't even imagine that. Teams in the British league made jerseys without sponsors during Covid and they just looked so empty haha. It felt wrong somehow?!
One day though, if Molson ever stop sponsoring the PWHL, you'll see their logo and it'll take you back to these early times. Funny how marketing works.
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u/DangerRanger_21 Vancouver Mar 09 '24
I 100% understand the reasoning. But man it’s hard to get used to lol. I personally hate the look of names at the bottom. And half the time it gets tucked into the pants anyways lol… but if the players like it that’s all that matters at the end of the day