The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim are no more, shedding its old name (a relic of its Disney days) in favor of the "Anaheim Ducks." New color scheme is orange and black (because they're in Orange County, natch. Subtle.)
Apparently being associated with a more than decade-old Emilio Estevez movie didn't hold the cache it once did. The LA Times reports:
They hope the well-worn movie references will be in the past along with the old look.
"We wanted to be more traditional in terms of the name," said Ducks owner Henry Samueli, following a glitzy introduction in front of about 1,100 season-ticket holders. "In fact, it was a little too tied to the movie."
Gone is the hockey mask logo with the fierce duck and its protruding bill. The eggplant and jade colors that infuriated hockey purists but worn like a badge of honor by the team's hard-core fans also were ditched.
Those old Mighty Ducks jerseys may now become collector's items... in the meantime, they're priced to sell on the NHL's online store, which has marked them down by 40%.
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