Yesterday, the QMJHL was the speak of the city. However how? By turning into… the QMJHL.
From the Ligue de Hockey Junior Majeur du Québec (Quebec Main Junior Hockey League) to the Ligue de Hockey Junior Maritimes Québec (Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League). The phrase “Maritimes” has been changed by “Québec” to maintain “QMJHL”, and the league now has an English brand.
Yesterday, it was the speak of the city… and I think about the league would really like me to write down about it this morning, as an alternative of speaking in regards to the Saguenéens’ Christmas promo. However that’s not going to occur.
Why not? As a result of the Saguenéens missed it.
A TikTok video has been posted on the membership’s account, exhibiting a person making feedback which can be fully out of character. It’s a succession of degrading, uncomfortable jokes that, frankly, aren’t as humorous as he thought they had been.
The Journal de Montréal wrote an article about it.
“Maintenant, ta blonde a de très belles boules”: the Chicoutimi Saguenéens in sizzling water https://t.co/p4htG7NWcr
– Le Journal de Montréal (@JdeMontreal) December 15, 2023
It begins with a Saguenéens worker making an attempt to advertise the workforce’s boutique. He begins off by speaking about how should you don’t need your uncle to go to Turkey for a hair transplant, you should buy him a cap as an alternative.
And it doesn’t get any higher than that.
Then the worker determined to cross the road by going too far. He clearly forgot that he wasn’t in a bar in 1980, however starring in a public video.
And right here’s what he stated.
Now, your girlfriend has stunning baubles, you assume they’re good, however she needs greater ones, new ones… A Saguenéens Christmas bauble!
It’s blue, it’s spherical, it’s easy and it’s good. It’s my favourite.
You’ll perceive that such feedback within the identify of humor, in 2023, induced fairly a stir. And whenever you hearken to the remaining, you get the sense that the man was clearly making an attempt to disturb with a… totally different angle. He stated to himself: converse effectively of it, converse badly of it… however converse out.
He went on to speak to those that don’t like sports activities, who speak on the tip of their tongues and put on glasses. Naturally, he really helpful a Saguenéens guide.
Then, after accusing us of being on the coronary heart of the worldwide warming drawback as a result of we put on garments, he introduced that we’d as effectively put on the Sags’. #Logic
And women, we’re pondering of you: pink t-shirts, pink polo shirts.
With these on, your favourite participant will discover you. Take my phrase for it.
He didn’t align his private imaginative and prescient (and that of the workforce round him) with the membership’s huge gums. The Saguenéens’ director of operations, Serge Proulx, stated advertising and marketing authorised the video, however he didn’t. He hadn’t seen it earlier than. He hadn’t seen it till it exploded on TikTok.
The Saguenéens are eradicating a video from their TikTok account that created a stir by way of @RadioCanadaInfo https://t.co/SihQ1YjmEg? #QMJHL
– Roby St-Gelais (@roby_stgelais) December 15, 2023
We’re in a position, with introspection, to see what’s greatest to do. Then once more, as soon as we checked out it, we knew we had been ranging from the appropriate place.
However on the similar time, we don’t wish to offend anybody. – Serge Proulx
It’s completely not what the membership wanted. In the intervening time, let’s simply say that everybody is actually speaking badly in regards to the group within the public enviornment, which isn’t supreme.
Breaking information
– Patrik Laine injured.
INJURY UPDATE: #CBJ ahead Patrik Laine is predicted to be sidelined six weeks with a clavicle fracture suffered in final evening’s sport at Toronto.https://t.co/QVuW29jXkm
– CBJ Public Relations (@BlueJacketsPR) December 15, 2023
– Pierre LeBrun talks enlargement.
Can the NHL deal with two extra groups? Bringing the query to an enlargement veteran. My newest for@TheAthletic https://t.co/HQfD8dWOOs
– Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) December 15, 2023
– Information from the Rocket.
Not solely does the Rocket discover itself with a surplus of defensemen, it’s the identical drawback as final 12 months yet again. Just one right-hander (Mailloux) will likely be within the line-up. Most defensemen desire to play on their facet. One other factor that doesn’t assist the trigger.
– Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) December 15, 2023
– Will Emil Heineman play tomorrow?
Martin St-Louis nonetheless hasn’t determined if Emil Heineman will play tomorrow.
– Anthony Martineau (@Antho_Martineau) December 15, 2023