tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post1476781597365916054..comments2023-10-31T10:24:21.070-04:00Comments on icethetics: Iowa Chops? No, I'm Not KiddingChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05730650488637033179noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-43443159960518115452008-07-13T15:00:00.000-04:002008-07-13T15:00:00.000-04:00Before I seen the acronym, I thought this name wo...Before I seen the acronym, I thought this name would just live as one of the worst ones ever in hockey history. But after seeing the acronym, I think it just needs to be changed immediately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-16641924292687923082008-07-12T14:15:00.000-04:002008-07-12T14:15:00.000-04:00VeryProudofYa: Yeah, they could've add a puck to i...VeryProudofYa: Yeah, they could've add a puck to it's mouth to represent an apple. And maybe some applesauce on it's head.<BR/><BR/>Everyone are bullying the pork Chops. Bad parents, bad.Dammehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619684482397174727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-33031653138451702222008-07-11T19:40:00.000-04:002008-07-11T19:40:00.000-04:00A pig in distress, because it's about to get it's ...A pig in distress, because it's about to get it's throat slit in an Iowa abattoir. Great positive image. Maybe they want to get the fans geared up for the violence they hope is about to occur on the ice.sacredbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080485573902722052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-72603820378323437722008-07-11T19:29:00.000-04:002008-07-11T19:29:00.000-04:00Taking logo design tips from Larry Quinn ain't hel...Taking logo design tips from Larry Quinn ain't helping.Drew Celestinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291411418980641385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-75948293003287665572008-07-11T18:54:00.000-04:002008-07-11T18:54:00.000-04:00latrell, you did point it out, but I want to make ...latrell, you did point it out, but I want to make this blatantly clear.<BR/><BR/>Take a look at <A HREF="http://lovegodsway.org/CHOPSLogo.jpeg" REL="nofollow">this</A>.<BR/><BR/>Why, oh why, did the Iowa C.H.O.P.S include the dots in between the letters? It's a team name, not an acronym. What is an acronym however is C.H.O.P.S which (somehow) stands for <B>Changing Homosexuals into Ordinary Jerm Deekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076616614143847601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-64652347672000216202008-07-11T15:52:00.000-04:002008-07-11T15:52:00.000-04:00VeryProudofYa said... Well, at least they didn'...<<<<BR/>VeryProudofYa said...<BR/> Well, at least they didn't implement a stick/puck into the logo.<BR/>>>><BR/><BR/>That could have worked, the pig could have been roasting over a fire skewered on a hockey stick rotisserie...ParallaxGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950767354975004369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-10232510175377323462008-07-11T14:17:00.000-04:002008-07-11T14:17:00.000-04:00(I just realized, now there are two pig based team...(I just realized, now there are two pig based teams in the AHL. Rockford IceHogs and now the Iowa Chops. What's this league coming to?)<BR/><BR/>Before you know it, there will be two teams in the AHL with identical names! Oh, wait.....Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00870845849796376519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-67669857560349837142008-07-11T14:13:00.000-04:002008-07-11T14:13:00.000-04:00Apparently, C.H.O.P.S has an alternative meaning a...Apparently, C.H.O.P.S has an alternative meaning according to <A HREF="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Perhaps-Iowa-s-new-AHL-team-should-reconsider-it?urn=nhl,93008" REL="nofollow">this</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-4800769622377321142008-07-11T13:33:00.000-04:002008-07-11T13:33:00.000-04:00I can see so much fun beeing poked at this. I mean...I can see so much fun beeing poked at this. I mean what is up with the AHL. I love my Toronto Marlies but there 3rd Jersey logo is not somthing i like to much. and 4 team now have simler look or names. There are the 2 admiral Teams. now 2 Teams With PIGS! on them. the AHL is looking like the CFL of hockey. What every happend to a good oldfasion contest for a team name and logo. no wonder we haveMike Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06094072125570001645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-53889465622588930852008-07-11T10:40:00.000-04:002008-07-11T10:40:00.000-04:00All that research and you couldn't look up the cor...All that research and you couldn't look up the correct spelling of Anaheim, penguinslord67?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Anyhow, I don't mind the logo or the colors. It presents interesting enough marketing schemes.(calling home arena the pen, or the meat locker, or whatever) and those colors could come together to make a sweet jersey. Still though, if you had to go the pig-route, I'd have got with a boar or VeryProudofYahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057749532577699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-43952084822956312222008-07-11T07:47:00.000-04:002008-07-11T07:47:00.000-04:00The wife grew up outside Des Moines in Indianola.....The wife grew up outside Des Moines in Indianola...While they do make a great pork chop, I'm embarassed for the region that somehow these crackpots thought that would be a good identity for the team.<BR/><BR/>Just check out the poll on the Des Moines Register...Charlie @ Sabres Not Slugs.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421914279803193654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-55273606007259297782008-07-11T07:17:00.000-04:002008-07-11T07:17:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Charlie @ Sabres Not Slugs.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421914279803193654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-86458068131424110582008-07-11T02:15:00.000-04:002008-07-11T02:15:00.000-04:00I'm Puerto Rican and never once have i ever been c...I'm Puerto Rican and never once have i ever been called a pork chop i think if someone called me that I would probably laugh just as hard as when I saw this logo. Congratulations Anahime Ducks for making your colors the bastard offspring of the Penguins and Flyers then making your affiliate team my dinner. Your ECHL team should be the Petaluma Eggs. <BR/>Yeah I looked up the former egg capital ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-60311474969329385972008-07-11T00:10:00.000-04:002008-07-11T00:10:00.000-04:00As a Des Moines resident, I was more than a little...As a Des Moines resident, I was more than a little pissed when the announcement came. Originally we were hearing the team would be "Thunder" to allow shared marketing schemes with the Barnstormers AFL2 team. Then a women's football team took that name. Up until the announcement, we were hearing "Dragoons," which is a specific type of French soldier that patrolled Fort Des Moines before the Lax Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187454847190191205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-74962464804835152982008-07-10T23:27:00.000-04:002008-07-10T23:27:00.000-04:00As an Iowa resident I at first thought "oh holy S%...As an Iowa resident I at first thought "oh holy S%@t" but after really looking at the colors and the name and logo all together and what is represents. I really have started to like this design. Agreed that the whole Rockford/Iowa likeness should have been looked at a bit more carefully. But its kinda a fun name to cheer for and as a fan I'm behind my team and am excited to the see the CHOPS hit sakaiser7https://www.blogger.com/profile/17919179736299646548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-42112397231611592472008-07-10T23:24:00.000-04:002008-07-10T23:24:00.000-04:00I laughed so hard I vomited.May I suggest a "Worst...I laughed so hard I vomited.<BR/><BR/>May I suggest a "Worst Logo in the AHL" contest? Between this, the Rockford IceHogs, and the Syracuse Crunch, it should be an interesting fight.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16645401695696484967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-7262055695096190992008-07-10T22:03:00.001-04:002008-07-10T22:03:00.001-04:00Isn't Carolina's mascot a pig? This team would be...Isn't Carolina's mascot a pig? This team would be a good fit for their AHL affiliate. The colours match, even!Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667674864968527459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-66748436753215678962008-07-10T22:03:00.000-04:002008-07-10T22:03:00.000-04:00If there isn't at least one Shari Lewis song playe...If there isn't at least one Shari Lewis song played at each of their home games, I shall be sorely disappointed.Cale Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023979162452924519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-76356591462645330522008-07-10T22:01:00.000-04:002008-07-10T22:01:00.000-04:00Is someone in the Ducks organisation is somehow in...Is someone in the Ducks organisation is somehow involved in the meat industry? Ducks and now Pigs. Their AHL team is the Condors. I wonder if they eat those too?<BR/><BR/>It's a silly name and logo, but I don't mind. Most minor league logos are a bit goofy.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667674864968527459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-31872358570329657572008-07-10T21:54:00.000-04:002008-07-10T21:54:00.000-04:00Pork Chop Sandwiches!(GI Joe PSA parody)I just rea...Pork Chop Sandwiches!<BR/>(GI Joe PSA parody)<BR/><BR/>I just realized, now there are two pig based teams in the AHL. Rockford IceHogs and now the Iowa Chops. What's this league coming to?<BR/><BR/>Actually, I'm not opposed to the thought of using a pig as a mascot (like the old AK Razorbacks logo), but this was extremely poorly executed. Also found out about this on battle of california, and Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14641890886753254018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-37071911629916625902008-07-10T20:34:00.000-04:002008-07-10T20:34:00.000-04:00Suddenly I am hungry for some pork.Suddenly I am hungry for some pork.nogoodbyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222556959703381461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-83752309856345188092008-07-10T20:30:00.000-04:002008-07-10T20:30:00.000-04:00i am surprised PETA isn't all over thisi am surprised PETA isn't all over thisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667061794895613100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-77154247062995664912008-07-10T18:41:00.000-04:002008-07-10T18:41:00.000-04:00Nothing surprises me any more when it comes to log...Nothing surprises me any more when it comes to logos and names, especially in hockey. I give them an A+ on originality and for doing something that reflects the industry of the area (right?). I'd be very angry if I was a Rockford Icehogs fan and had to play a team 9 times a year that had a similar name, logo, and color scheme.Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044107478944405670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-56282784673848783542008-07-10T18:23:00.000-04:002008-07-10T18:23:00.000-04:00They better be careful about their mascot. The AA...They better be careful about their mascot. The AAA baseball Lehigh Valley IronPigs started play this year and originally named their mascot Pork Chop. After protests, they had to change it since apparently Pork Chop is a derogatory term for a Puerto Rican.<BR/><BR/>http://preview.tinyurl.com/5a7so8ParallaxGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950767354975004369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981590198587306470.post-27697692035854213022008-07-10T16:10:00.000-04:002008-07-10T16:10:00.000-04:00Atrocious. Name and colors. Just putrid. Shame on ...Atrocious. Name and colors. Just putrid. Shame on you Chops ownership. You're a disgrace to the sport.ecoulson1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12379826999275293356noreply@blogger.com