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With ads on jerseys becoming an inevitability, worries about sponsor logos on sacred NHL jerseys is at fever pitch. The thing is, people aren&#8217;t thinking about this correctly &#8211; proper sponsorships won&#8217;t even be noticeable. 
Don&#8217;t believe me? I thought you might feel that way, so I came up with suggestions for each team for who their sponsor should be and why. I think that after reading this, you&#8217;ll see that you were wrong and that sponsorships are good.

<h2>Anaheim Ducks</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: 1-800-GOT-JUNK
Why: Corey Perry and Ryan Kesler are trash people.
<h2>Arizona Coyotes</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: General Motors
Why: Who knows more about being bailed out than General Motors?
<h2>Boston Bruins</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Barstool Sports
Why: Barstool&#8217;s slogan is &#8220;By the common man, for the common man&#8221;.
<h2>Buffalo Sabres</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Hallmark
Why: Buffalo&#8217;s fans need to know how sorry Tim Murray is.
<h2>Calgary Flames</h2>
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Recommended Sponsor: Rexall
Why: Daryl Katz wants to finally back a winner.
<h2>Carolina Hurricanes</h2>
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Recommended Sponsor: Seagate
Why: Carolina is going to be relying on a couple backups this season.
<h2>Chicago Blackhawks</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: SellOffVacations.com
Why: 
 With how much the Hawks have had to sell off players, they might 
actually be a better sponsor for SellOffVacations.com than vice versa.
<h2>Colorado Avalanche</h2>
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Recommended Sponsor: U.S. Army
Why: It will help confuse fans into thinking that they have a defense.
<h2>Columbus Blue Jackets</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
Why: 
 One look at their salary cap breakdown for the next few seasons will 
have the Jackets turning to who knows best about making things magically disappear. 
<h2>Dallas Stars</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Outback Steakhouse
Why: Just imagine Jamie Benn in a commercial for Outback: &#8220;It tastes good down under.&#8221;
<h2>Detroit Red Wings</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: PETA
Why: This would be a proactive move by the Wings 
 to ensure people that they treat those octopuses that are cruelly 
thrown on the ice very well.
<h2>Edmonton Oilers</h2>
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Recommended Sponsor: Lottery Canada
Why: 
 Edmonton is a team built on luck. Unlike people that win the lottery, 
they&#8217;ve managed to win it four times. And like a lot of people that win the 
lottery, they&#8217;ve totally blown it. 
<h2>Florida Panthers</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Every Other Sports Team In Florida, Other than the Tampa Bay Lightning
Why: The fans the Panthers have are only interested because every other sports team in Florida is terrible. 
<h2>Los Angeles Kings</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Bad Boys Bail Bonds
Why: 
 What they would pay the Kings in sponsorship dollars, they&#8217;d make back 
from the Kings by just continuing to do what they already do. Works for 
both sides.
<h2>Minnesota Wild</h2>
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Recommended Sponsor: Enron
Why: No one else knows more about paying a couple employees hundreds of millions of dollars and having nothing to show for it.
<h2>Montreal Canadiens</h2>
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Recommended Sponsor: French&#8217;s Mustard
Why: 
 The name creates an obvious connection, plus the Habs are a bunch of 
wieners. Sorry, whiners. Also, an added bonus: yellow looks 
terrible on their jerseys.
<h2>Nashville Predators</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: The NRA
Why: 
 Guns are now allowed at Predators games. The NRA is probably sponsoring 
them already &#8211; there&#8217;s no other way this insanity would happen, is 
there?
<h2>New Jersey Devils</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Sleep Country Canada
Why: It would give Sleep Country a brand new tagline &#8211; Sleeping: more excitement than watching the Devils.
<h2>New York Islanders</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Hertz
Why: Like Hertz, the Islanders know that no matter how hard they try, they&#8217;ll always be number two in New York.
<h2>New York Rangers</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Donald Trump.
Why: America&#8217;s team deserves America&#8217;s next President.
<h2>Philadelphia Flyers</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Duracell
Why: We all know how much fans in Philadelphia love to throw batteries.
<h2>Pittsburgh Penguins</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Schneider&#8217;s 
Why: If the Penguins don&#8217;t get a hot dog sponsor, they&#8217;re going to lose money trying to meet Phil&#8217;s demands.
<h2>Ottawa Senators</h2>
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Recommended Sponsor: The Toronto Maple Leafs
Why: The Leafs are already responsible for most of the money Melnyk makes.
<h2>San Jose Sharks</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Captain Morgan
Why: Finally, San Jose has a real captain.
<h2>St Louis Blues</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Fleshlight
Why: The Blues are experts on screwing themselves.
<h2>Tampa Bay Lightning</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Rogers and Bell
Why: Might as well get Stamkos used to it for next year.
<h2>Toronto Maple Leafs</h2>
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Recommended Sponsor: Microsoft Excel
Why: No other team has been built on spreadsheets quite like the Leafs. 
Bonus: MLSE and Microsoft are the only multibillion dollar companies that have produced as many failures as they have and stayed multibillion dollar companies.
<h2>Vancouver Canucks</h2>
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Recommended Sponsor: Instagram
Why: 
 Canucks fans are all to familiar what it&#8217;s like to take a trip down memory lane when 
pining over your ex after dumping him/her for a new person who seemed a lot better at first but turned out to be crazy. In fact, they’re probably 
doing it right now.
<h2>Washington Capitals</h2>
Recommended Sponsor: Russia
Why: This would help heal the relationship between America&#8217;s capital and Russia. Also, Alex Ovechkin.
<h2>Winnipeg Jets</h2>
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Recommended Sponsor: 7-11.
Why: Because like 7-11, you only go to a Jets game because you’re drunk, stuck, and it’s your last resort. Oh and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2015/06/30/were-still-number-one-manitoba-once-again-named-slurpee-capital-of-the-world.html%20">this</a>. 
<h2>Conclusion </h2>
It&#8217;s 2015: It&#8217;s time for oldtimers to embrace a changing game and accept that jersey sponsorships are going to happen. And as you can see, jersey sponsors are a win-win for the league and fans, but most importantly, the brands.

<img alt="mycolumnducks" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/d6/be/article_d6be0996-927c-4a8a-9cb5-9436b5bcc761.jpg" height="500" width="500">With ads on jerseys becoming an inevitability, worries about sponsor logos on sacred NHL jerseys is at fever pitch. The thing is, people aren't thinking about this correctly - proper sponsorships won't even be noticeable. Don't believe me? I thought you might feel that way, so I came up with suggestions for each team for who their sponsor should be and why. I think that after reading this, you'll see that you were wrong and that sponsorships are good.<h2>Anaheim Ducks</h2>Recommended Sponsor: 1-800-GOT-JUNKWhy: Corey Perry and Ryan Kesler are trash people.<h2>Arizona Coyotes</h2>Recommended Sponsor: General MotorsWhy: Who knows more about being bailed out than General Motors?<h2>Boston Bruins</h2>Recommended Sponsor: Barstool SportsWhy: Barstool's slogan is "By the common man, for the common man".<h2>Buffalo Sabres</h2>Recommended Sponsor: HallmarkWhy: Buffalo's fans need to know how sorry Tim Murray is. <h2>Calgary Flames</h2><img alt="mycolumnflames" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/a5/94/article_a594cbb1-3c38-4ba7-9520-ddc80d18e062.jpg" height="500" width="350">Recommended Sponsor: RexallWhy: Daryl Katz wants to finally back a winner.<h2>Carolina Hurricanes</h2><img alt="mycolumncanes" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/22/d9/article_22d972f3-7e9f-4531-820f-0db179376680.jpg" height="500" width="500">Recommended Sponsor: SeagateWhy: Carolina is going to be relying on a couple backups this season.<h2>Chicago Blackhawks</h2>Recommended Sponsor: SellOffVacations.comWhy:
 With how much the Hawks have had to sell off players, they might 
actually be a better sponsor for SellOffVacations.com than vice versa.<h2>Colorado Avalanche</h2><img alt="mycolumnavs" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/aa/33/article_aa33b288-fe07-4e7d-bfbd-76a3ae6801c2.jpg" height="494" width="499">Recommended Sponsor: U.S. ArmyWhy: It will help confuse fans into thinking that they have a defense.<h2>Columbus Blue Jackets</h2>Recommended Sponsor: Mr. Clean Magic EraserWhy:
 One look at their salary cap breakdown for the next few seasons will 
have the Jackets turning to who knows best about making things magically disappear. <h2>Dallas Stars</h2>Recommended Sponsor: Outback SteakhouseWhy: Just imagine Jamie Benn in a commercial for Outback: "It tastes good down under." <h2>Detroit Red Wings</h2>Recommended Sponsor: PETAWhy: This would be a proactive move by the Wings
 to ensure people that they treat those octopuses that are cruelly 
thrown on the ice very well.<h2>Edmonton Oilers</h2> <img alt="mycolumnoilers" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/50/81/article_50817a84-ed90-47aa-a489-b5443d0e7be2.png" height="446" width="495">Recommended Sponsor: Lottery CanadaWhy:
 Edmonton is a team built on luck. Unlike people that win the lottery, 
they've managed to win it four times. And like a lot of people that win the 
lottery, they've totally blown it. <h2>Florida Panthers</h2>Recommended Sponsor: Every Other Sports Team In Florida, Other than the Tampa Bay LightningWhy: The fans the Panthers have are only interested because every other sports team in Florida is terrible. <h2>Los Angeles Kings</h2>Recommended Sponsor: Bad Boys Bail BondsWhy:
 What they would pay the Kings in sponsorship dollars, they'd make back 
from the Kings by just continuing to do what they already do. Works for 
both sides.<h2>Minnesota Wild</h2> <img alt="mycolumnwild" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/52/e5/article_52e53651-79b4-483d-98aa-916f30a4a5e3.jpg" height="500" width="500">Recommended Sponsor: EnronWhy: No one else knows more about paying a couple employees hundreds of millions of dollars and having nothing to show for it. <h2>Montreal Canadiens</h2> <img alt="mycolumnhabs" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/24/a2/article_24a26ad6-0c58-4a87-97e5-3624237a6223.jpg" height="263" width="500">Recommended Sponsor: French's MustardWhy:
 The name creates an obvious connection, plus the Habs are a bunch of 
wieners. Sorry, whiners. Also, an added bonus: yellow looks 
terrible on their jerseys.<h2>Nashville Predators</h2>Recommended Sponsor: The NRAWhy:
 Guns are now allowed at Predators games. The NRA is probably sponsoring 
them already - there's no other way this insanity would happen, is 
there?<h2>New Jersey Devils</h2>Recommended Sponsor: Sleep Country CanadaWhy: It would give Sleep Country a brand new tagline - Sleeping: more excitement than watching the Devils.<h2>New York Islanders</h2>Recommended Sponsor: HertzWhy: Like Hertz, the Islanders know that no matter how hard they try, they'll always be number two in New York.<h2>New York Rangers</h2>Recommended Sponsor: Donald Trump.Why: America's team deserves America's next President.<h2>Philadelphia Flyers</h2>Recommended Sponsor: DuracellWhy: We all know how much fans in Philadelphia love to throw batteries. <h2>Pittsburgh Penguins</h2>Recommended Sponsor: Schneider's Why: If the Penguins don't get a hot dog sponsor, they're going to lose money trying to meet Phil's demands.<h2>Ottawa Senators</h2> <img alt="mycolumnSens" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/9e/9a/article_9e9ac5e8-6c2f-447c-a6ff-10f23ca195b1.jpg" height="500" width="500">Recommended Sponsor: The Toronto Maple LeafsWhy: The Leafs are already responsible for most of the money Melnyk makes.<h2>San Jose Sharks</h2>Recommended Sponsor: Captain MorganWhy: Finally, San Jose has a real captain.<h2>St Louis Blues</h2>Recommended Sponsor: Fleshlight Why: The Blues are experts on screwing themselves. <h2>Tampa Bay Lightning</h2>Recommended Sponsor: Rogers and BellWhy: Might as well get Stamkos used to it for next year. <h2>Toronto Maple Leafs</h2> <img alt="mycolumnleafs" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/14/8c/article_148cb1e6-7b1c-40b1-9c51-e8f0747b66fd.jpg" height="500" width="500">Recommended Sponsor: Microsoft Excel Why: No other team has been built on spreadsheets quite like the Leafs. Bonus: MLSE and Microsoft are the only multibillion dollar companies that have produced as many failures as they have and stayed multibillion dollar companies. <h2>Vancouver Canucks</h2> <img alt="mycolumnnucks" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/3f/5a/article_3f5a5246-4a6d-46b9-8798-f72f46c85f3c.jpg" height="500" width="500">Recommended Sponsor: InstagramWhy:
 Canucks fans are all to familiar what it's like to take a trip down memory lane when 
pining over your ex after dumping him/her for a new person who seemed a lot better at first but turned out to be crazy. In fact, they’re probably 
doing it right now.<h2>Washington Capitals</h2>Recommended Sponsor: RussiaWhy: This would help heal the relationship between America's capital and Russia. Also, Alex Ovechkin.<h2>Winnipeg Jets</h2> <img alt="mycolumnjets" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/10/2b/article_102b7e9d-8aff-41f5-a89f-c2c43bbd4873.jpg" height="500" width="445">Recommended Sponsor: 7-11.Why: Because like 7-11, you only go to a Jets game because you’re drunk, stuck, and it’s your last resort. Oh and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2015/06/30/were-still-number-one-manitoba-once-again-named-slurpee-capital-of-the-world.html%20">this</a>. <h2>Conclusion </h2>It's 2015: It's time for oldtimers to embrace a changing game and accept that jersey sponsorships are going to happen. And as you can see, jersey sponsors are a win-win for the league and fans, but most importantly, the brands.

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