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RELEASE: Blackhawks Name Circa Sports as Official Home Jersey Patch Partner | Chicago Blackhawks



RELEASE: Blackhawks Name Circa Sports as Official Home Jersey Patch Partner | Chicago Blackhawks

by Funky-Donuts

39 Comments

  1. Funky-Donuts

    I’ve always hated ads on hockey sweaters, and I hate it even more now that it’s a sports betting company. Keep this crap off our sweaters.

  2. TheBeanOfBarber

    if I ever get a jersey like this, I’d probably get a tailor to remove that patch

  3. gudenes_yndling

    This is it. The best jersey in sports is now tarnished. This is disgusting. I would understand some small market teams struggling but not Original Six teams selling their dignity for a couple of home games revenue. I am not buying new jerseys I guess.

  4. AutumnStar

    Can’t even link to Circa’s proper website. What a shit show. I fucking hate ‘em

  5. TheSchwartzHawkey

    Aside from the fact that I think it sucks in general that our jerseys are getting tainted by these ad patches (and I hope they’re not going to be included on retail jerseys by default), I’m kind of surprised that they ended up with Circa Sports with the fact that FanDuel has a Sportsbook and a suite right in the United Center. Plus I wish that the over promotion of sports gambling in the media and by the leagues themselves would stop in general.

  6. This sucks. Not only is it a disgusting ad on a beautiful jersey but it had to be a gambling ad…

  7. CreatureMike94

    Tempted to downvote this out of spite, but fuck me that is absolutely disgusting, jersey ads are gross on top of that it’s for sports betting? Fuck off you hacks this is tarnishing the jersey

  8. maybesethrogen

    Absolutely fucking garbage. Bad enough its a jersey ad, but it fucking HAD to be for fucking sports betting. Trash.

  9. TheSchwartzHawkey

    Here’s another thought: I really really hope this doesn’t apply to our Winter Classic jerseys, I hope they at least keep those clean of this filth then they release the special edition jersey later this year.

  10. tenacious-g

    I will never spend a dime on any company that slaps their logo on a Chicago team.

    I enjoy sports betting from time to time, but hate how the advertising is fucking everywhere.

  11. Does this mean the Away jersey will remain pure or have a different sponsor?

  12. Drummer_Kev

    Fuck this. What a shame. We’re O6, not some backwater southern team

  13. Not a fan AT ALL, especially the fact it’s a betting company.

  14. SgtPeppersReprise

    Pretty soon the NFL will somehow be the last bastion of not selling out completely to ads

  15. i wish whoever decided to put adds on jerseys dies and goes to hell no matter what.

  16. EstimatedProphet72

    Of course it’s a gambling ad. So dumb.

  17. the-treatmaster

    Can we have the option of buying jerseys with 1-800-GAMBLER instead?

  18. FlameSama1

    *And* it’s a betting site lmao. Suck my fucking dick.

  19. EddyTheDesigner

    Glad I got my Bedard jersey already because I refuse to buy that trash. Sell outs.

  20. Ugh. Gross. I likely wasn’t going to buy a sweater this year anyway, but this makes the decision waaay easier.

    I still remember when they were talking about legalizing sports betting, and there were people arguing that anyone against the idea was some sort of prude. Then it got legalized and pretty much exactly what the “prudes” said was going to happen happened.

    Now, there were some people arguing that ads on jerseys aren’t a big deal. It brings more money to the league, which is a good thing. Well, we’re going to start seeing why ads on jerseys are a big deal. This is only the beginning.

    Slippery slope exists. No matter who is trying to tell you it doesn’t.

  21. A fucking travesty for no reason but pure greed.

    Fuck you, Danny!!

  22. Altruistic-Leader-81

    The revenue from superimposing ads over every square inch of the ice wasn’t enough?

  23. Big_Plastic3657

    Since morals aren’t an issue it would’ve been way cooler if they did Winston cigarettes 

  24. Fuck you Danny Wirtz. Seriously. Why does a billion dollar franchise that thrives on its history need more money by tarnishing its brand image further with this gambling dogshit?

  25. Well, guess I’m done buying Jerseys.

    Except Geeky Jerseys. They’re still cool.

  26. BanxDaMoose

    thank the lord i bought a bedard sweater in december, i’ll never have to buy another one again

  27. hockeymatt22

    As if it wasn’t bad enough to tarnish such an iconic jersey they use a sports betting company.

  28. supertrooper567

    Just wait for then new “second jersey patch partner” in 3 years

  29. randyrandomagnum

    ![gif](giphy|hyyV7pnbE0FqLNBAzs|downsized)

  30. sq-blackhawk

    “we couldn’t be prouder of taking money from an addictive and predatory enterprise”

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