Los Angeles Kings apologize after issuing Armenian scarves made in Turkey

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AND Los Angeles Kings Last week, she hosted the Armenian night and turned into a public relations disaster.

AND Los Angeles The area is the home of the largest Armenian community outside Armenia, so the team paid tribute to the Armenians from the area.

The fans who attended the match on February 22 against the Utah Hockey Club received the Armenian scarf.

The scarves were made in Turkey.

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The performers dance on the Armenian heritage during the first period between the Utah and Los Angeles Kings Hockey Club on Crypto.com Arena on February 22, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Juan FatherP/Nhli via Getty Images)

Neighboring countries are historical enemies Flowing from the death of about 1.5 million armenians in the massacre, deportations and forced marches that began in 1915 in Ottoman Turkey. Historians look wide at genocide, although Turkey rejects the term.

After hearing criticism, the kings issued an apology.

Los Angeles Kings during the match between Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, March 2, 2022. (Jerome Miron/USA Today Sports)

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“We, La Kings and our partners in Rank & Rally, we want to sincerely apologize to all our friends in the Armenian community and wider for surveillance that may have inadvertently influenced your experience during what was to be a joyous celebration,” Kings said on Saturday.

“We have sources, we are raging and selling goods from the selected list of manufacturers that the league officially licenses, and we were not aware of the origin of production.”