The Los Angeles Kings Organized an Armenian evening last week and it turned into a public relations disaster.
The Los Angeles The area is the home of the largest Armenian community outside Armenia, so the team tributed to Armenians from the area.
Fans who attended 22 February against the Utah Hockey Club received a Armenian scarf.
The scarves are made in Turkey.
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Performers dance on the Armenian Heritage Night during the first period between the Utah Hockey Club and the Los Angeles Kings in Crypto.com Arena 22 February 2025, in Los Angeles. (Juan Ocampo/NHLi via Getty images)
The neighboring countries His historical enemies Coming from the death of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians in slaughter, deportations and forced marches who started in 1915 in Ottoman Turkey. Historians consider the event on a large scale as a genocide, although Turkey rejects the idea.
After hearing criticism, the kings brought apologized.
The Los Angeles Kings logo during a match between the Los Angeles Kings and the Dallas Stars in American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, 2 March 2022. (Jerome Miron/USA Today Sports)
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“We, De la Kings and our partners of Rank & Rally want to sincerely apologize to all our friends in the Armenian community and beyond for the supervision that may have influenced your experience during what should have been a joyful celebration,” said the Kings in a statement released on Saturday.
“We find, store and sell merchandise from a select list of manufacturers who officially have a permit through the competition, and we were not aware of the production of the item.”
Crypto.com Arena 9 February 2024 in Los Angeles. (Aaronp / Farmer-Griffin / GC images)
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The kings offer full repayments or exchanges personally or by post to anyone who has purchased the scarf in the LA -Winkel team.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
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