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Originally Posted by foofighter15
I'd love to know why after finally going full retro they've kept the previous red jersey on as our 3rd jersey this year despite a very vocal fanbase expressing their dislike for it over the last 13 years.
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Ryan Popowich elaborated this in his interview with Scorp.
Ken King was a huge fan of those jerseys and the Flags being used as shoulder patches. Story is the league didn't want the Flames to do it but King won the battle and he wore it as a bit of a badge of honor.
Ken King passed away right around the lockdown last season and I'm sure they would have liked to do a bigger ceremony for the guy with fans in the building.
I think that jersey sticks around as a bit of a tribute to him and to be able to wear it when they do eventually celebrate his life.