A comedy of errors led to an ECHL staff having to put on their opponents’ follow jerseys for a time period this weekend.
The jersey snafu occurred on Friday, November 16, when the Kalamazoo Wings traveled to the Huntington Middle in Toledo, Ohio to tackle the Toledo Walleye. First, the opening faceoff was postponed half an hour after the Wings’ bus was concerned in a minor accident in Michigan. No gamers or employees had been injured within the crash.
However earlier than the showdown, the Wings realized they’d forgotten their jerseys in Kalamazoo. That meant they needed to put on the Walleye’s white follow jerseys in the course of the first interval of the sport.
The jerseys had been delivered to the Toledo enviornment in time for the Wings to don them for the second interval. It appeared the remainder of the Wings’ gear — together with helmets, pants, gloves and socks — was obtainable in the beginning of the sport.
The Jerseys did not deliver a lot luck to the Wings as they fell behind 2-0 early within the first interval and finally misplaced the sport 4-2.
“It in all probability affected one man greater than all of the others, and he is upset that he won’t have executed his job there,” Wings head coach Joel Martin instructed the Toledo Blade. “However [stuff] occurs. So no downside. We responded within the second and within the third, however you need to have a greater begin.”
“I assumed it was humorous,” mentioned Walleye goalkeeper Jan Bednar. “It is in all probability a one-in-a-million state of affairs.”
The Walleye, in the meantime, wore particular jerseys for his or her Hockey Fights Most cancers Evening. Their black jerseys had purple stripes and numbers on the again and sleeves. In addition they had yellow accents, together with the define across the brand on the entrance and the names on the again.