When the ECHL’s Atlanta Gladiators paid tribute to their home city’s previous National Hockey League franchise over the weekend, it went really well — but maybe too well on Twitter.
The Gladiators hosted “Thrashers Night” on Saturday, March 2, with nearly 10,000 fans selling out the Gas South Arena for their game against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits.
To mark the occasion, the Gladiators wore faithful reproduction of the infamous jerseys the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers wore from 2003 to 2011. The light blue base had the Thrashers’ logo on the front and one navy blue stripe down the left arm, with “ATLANTA” spelled out in gold vertically down that arm.
The right arm had no striping and a sleeve number in white with gold outlines. An Atlanta Gladiators logo sat on the right shoulder. A navy blue stripe with white and red outlines and gold chevrons ran around the waist, while the lace-up collar was also navy blue.
The jerseys were paired with navy blue helmets along with navy blue pants and gloves with gold accents. The socks were light blue with navy blue stripes outlined in white and red.
The jerseys may have a little too faithful to the originals for the folks at Twitter, though. After uploading new profile and cover photos to promote the Thrashers Night promotion, the Gladiators’ Twitter account was suspended, presumably for impersonation. As of Monday morning, the account had still not been restored.
Unfortunately the Gladiators couldn’t up the level of their game in the Thrashers jerseys. They lost to the Swamp Rabbits 4-0 on Saturday.
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