The logo for the Hartford Yard Goats. (Provided by Hartford Yard Goats)
The Hartford Yard Goats are channeling the city’s hockey history.
The Colorado Rockies’ Double-A affiliate during a press conference, according to the Hartford Courant.
The colors — green and blue — pay homage to the city’s former NHL team the Whalers, who relocated to Greensboro, N.C. in 1997, becoming the Carolina Hurricanes. The logo is a green-bearded billy goat gnawing on a chewed-up, broken baseball bat. The firm that designed the logo also created ones for the and .
“This is an extremely exciting day for our franchise as we unveil our new identity,” Yard Goats general manager Tim Restall said to the Courant. “Yard Goats Baseball is all about family entertainment and having fun at Dunkin’ Donuts Park and we feel that this logo represents just that.”
The Yard Goats are relocating from New Britain next season and will play in the new $56-million, 9,000-capacity Dunkin’ Donuts Park.
In March, in a field that included Hedgehogs, Praying Mantis, River Hogs and Whirlybirds.
If Cal Ripken Jr. has a hat, you should too.
— Hartford Yard Goats (@GoYardGoats)
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