The idea of having a Team Skane consisting of 10 players from each Malmö Redhawks and Rögle BK was scrapped after huge protests from the Rögle fan clubs. Rögle pulled out of the deal, so it seems like only Malmö will play against Columbus. Since the Tampa Bay Lightning Jerseys are not in the playoffs, the big news on their website this week was the unveiling of the 10th anniversary logo. It's not the first time we've seen it, by the way. We got a preview on a few weeks ago when it started showing up in season ticket ads on the Wild's website. Despite that, the "official" unveiling was Thursday. The Wild's 10th anniversary mark will be worn on the right chest at all games next season except for the two contests in Finland, where it will be replaced by the NHL Premiere patch. The mark uses a stylized Roman numeral “X” to represent the ten years of the Wild in Minnesota. The “X” has an added touch of the crossed hockey stick look connecting it back to the State of MLB jerseys. The mark incorporates the team colors of Minnesota Wheat, Iron Range Red and Forest Green and was developed in partnership with SME in New York. Wild fans won't be able to miss it next season. By the way, the release also points out the the 10th anniversary celebration culminates with the club hosting the 2011 NHL Entry Draft next June. That says that ONLY the unified Swedish team (comprised of the two aforementioned clubs) will wear custom-designed red and yellow uniforms. Obviously they couldn't wear their own Baseball Jerseys as there would appear to be three separate teams on the ice. If indeed the Blue Jackets were also meant to be wearing specially-designed jerseys for that game — and why would they? — I would expect the release to be more specific about it. But it begs the question, why would local fans want to see an American hockey team dressed in their home colors? You want to pay homage, wear a special patch. That's my take on it. I've emailed Portzline for clarification on the subject. I'll let you know when/if I hear back. But at the moment, I would presume a miscommunication on the part of the newspaper and that the Blue Jackets will NOT be wearing anything but their own uniforms in Sweden in September. I'm not sure if Malmö still are planning on playing in the Team Skane-jerseys, however, according to Rögle's website, this is picture of what Rögle's version of the NHL Jerseys should have looked like. The main logo is a stylized version of the province Skane's coat of arms, with Skåne's flag on the left shoulder and Rögle's logo on the right.
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