This
photo
taken
from
video
posted
on
Twitter
shows
demonstrators
in
Charlottesville,
Virginia,
with
Detroit
Red
Wings
logos on
shields.
(Video
Screenshot)
Red
Wings
denounce
use of
logo at
white
nationalist
rally
By
STEPHEN
WHYNO
ap.org
DETROIT
- The
Detroit
Red
Wings
are
considering
legal
action
to stop
white
nationalists
from
using
their
logo as
part of
a
"disturbing"
rally in
Charlottesville,
Virginia.
The team
said in
a
statement
Saturday
it
"vehemently"
disagrees
with the
rally
and is
in no
way
associated
with it.
The logo
of the
NHL club
could be
seen on
items
held by
people
at the
rally.
The Red
Wings
say they
are
"exploring
every
possible
legal
action
as it
pertains
to the
misuse
of our
logo in
this
disturbing
demonstration."
The team
adds
that it
believes
hockey
is for
everyone
and
celebrates
the
diversity
of its
fan base
and the
country.
The Red
Wings
said
their
statement
would be
their
only
comment
on the
matter.
NHL
Deputy
Commissioner
Bill
Daly
decried
the
"irresponsible
and
improper
use" of
the
logo.
"This
specific
use is
particularly
offensive
because
it runs
counter
to the
inclusiveness
that our
league
values
and
champions,"
Daly
said in
an email
to The
Associated
Press.
"We will
take
immediate
and all
necessary
steps to
insure
the use
is
discontinued
as
promptly
as
possible,
and will
vigorously
pursue
other
remedies,
as
appropriate."
There is
a
Michigan-based
white
nationalist
group
called
the
Detroit
Right
Wings
that
uses the
Red
Wings'
logo.
The
group
posted
on its
Twitter
account
that
members
had
arrived
in
Charlottesville,
the home
of the
University
of
Virginia
and
about
100
miles
from
Washington.
The
university
called
off all
sports
events
Saturday,
including
a men's
soccer
exhibition
game
against
Wright
State.