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Message: <blockquote data-quote="milani" data-source="post: 1049185" data-attributes="member: 6654"><p>It was not that he was making it up. It was folklore which you know develops at some point in history and eventually becomes legend and then urban myth. You probably know that so much of George Custer that became part of our culture simply was more myth than it was fact. Ice hockey was regarded as a Canadian game and not given as much attention in the States for eons although it was played here. There were only 6 NHL teams until 1967 when expansion began. So no one whether in media or in pop culture really cared how the logo originated simply because there were so many of them both in college, high school, and pro sports. To most sports fans it was just another " Indian. " But it happened to be the best one. Fans called them the " Hawks. " And to many people who did not SEE actual hockey it was though to be a BIRD.  As much dismay as it can cause it does no good to reprimand generations of fans for that. But it is good to re-educate them. We all can appreciate that.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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