Cool that the Jets' new colours are those of the Canadian Air Force emblem, which is light blue jerseys, with the dark blue circle. The ECHL welcomed the trenton titans back into the league today, filling the gap left in New Jersey's capital city with the demise of the Trenton Devils. The team has already launched its new website — which at this point, merely links you to its Facebook and Twitter pages. Today's announcement also confirmed the Titans will be affiliated with the Philadelphia Flyers. And the club's new logo will be the same as the one introduced when they first hit the ice 12 years ago. ECHL commissioner Brian McKenna at Trenton Titans press conference / Martin Griff, The Times The franchise played under the Titans name from 1999 until 2007 — a tenure which included a 2005 Kelly Cup championship — at which point the New Boston Red Sox Jerseys bought the franchise and rebranded it, just as they'd done the year before with the AHL team in Lowell, Mass. All the Devils' affiliates were called the Devils and basically had the same logo and Vancouver Canucks Jerseys for the next few years. Last summer, when the Albany River Rats became the Charlotte Checkers, the Lowell Devils headed to Albany. They then became the Albany Devils. On July 6, the New Jersey Devils gave up on their ECHL player development plan and shut down the Trenton franchise. It was then bought up by new owners who rebranded it with that familiar Titans moniker. So Trenton hockey fans aren't missing a beat here. So like the resurrection of the Winnipeg Jets, what's old is new again in Baseball Jerseys this year. And full credit to Chris Creamer over at SportsL for predicting the return of the Titans more than a month ago! Included in a blog post was the revelation that the ECHL has re-registered the Titans trademark on June 21. He assumed either the ECHL was getting into the retro gear business, or the Titans were staging a comeback. Call it what you like. I didn't say "EA screwed up the Wild shoulder patch." What I said we wouldn't know for sure how accurate the alteration was until October when the season started. In fact, here's a link to that post. By the way, in that same post you'll also see how they got the hockey jerseys wrong. I'm not saying EA is always wrong. The world isn't black and white. It doesn't have to be one way or another. I'm saying EA is too unreliable and inconsistent this early on to warrant blog posts every time somebody seems something that looks a little different. What's great about the Sabres and Amerks affiliation resuming is that the Sabres bought the Amerks outright this summer. The new Sabres ownership was well aware of the value of their affiliation in years past and it's sure work well again. I know we all gripe about NHL teams owning AHL teams and rebranding them in their own image, but with a Amerks' established history and image I don't think we need to worry about an Amerks' rebrand. I would love for the Sabres to affiliate with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL and monopolize Western New York. I'm very happy about the Titan's rebirth. The NHL Devil's tried to expand their brand and fanbase by branding all their affiliates the same as the parent club. So they bought the Lock Monsters and rebranded them the Devils even though it was Boston's backyard (dumb move). Then they bought Titans and rebranded them Devils even though it was in Philly's back yard (dumb move also). It's no wonder those experiments failed with fans since they are in other NHL teams's markets.
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