And you thought Mighty Ducks was an embarrassing name
From the mental giants in minor league hockey that affix the word “Ice” in front of every noun under the sun comes the newest, worst hockey team name I’ve ever heard in my life: the Iowa Chops.
Really.
The former Iowa Stars changed their name once the Ducks took over the franchise. This was the result.
“We wanted a name that would catch people’s attention and spark discussion, not just in Iowa but nationally as well,” team president Steve Nitzel said in a statement.
Mission accomplished. This name sucks. It’s really bad. Know why it’s unique? Because no professional hockey team on the planet should ever be named after food.
The reason the team picked the name is because, to quote the press release, “The word chops can mean continually defeating someone.”
Yeah, no it doesn’t. I looked it up in a dictionary and it just doesn’t. That’s a remarkable stretch, even though I understand the agricultural context by which the name was chosen.
This is all an elaborate joke, right? They can’t expect people to actually buy jerseys with this on it, can they? Tomorrow they’re going to say, “Fooled you! We’re the Iowa Ducks!” Even Des Moines residents on that comment section are almost unanimous in their hatred for the team name and logo, with one “ilovespoon” going so far as to say: “This has been a sad day in Iowa’s history.”
With so many to choose from, that’s saying something.
And the logo! Oh my. Not only is it a backwards Carolina Panthers logo colored red, it also only vaguely resembles a pig.
AGH!
