THE CORPORATE CATS ARE COMING: MUSTANGS vs THE BRANDā¢
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The Strongsville Mustangs continue their run in the Walter F. Ehrnfelt Memorial Tournament today against the Springboro Panthersā¢, and I need to address something immediately:
I've seen a lot of things in high school hockey, but I have never seen a 22-page document dedicated to the "Area of Isolation" around a mascot's head.
Apparently, we aren't just playing the Springboro Panthersā¢ tonight. We're playing a highly regulated, Pantone-certified, "monotone logo with crisp lines and smooth curves" enterprise.
Springboro's Official Brand GuidelinesĀ® are so professional I'm honestly surprised they didn't send us an NDA just to look at their jerseys. They have rules for their "Checker Border" that specify it can only appear at 0Ā° or 180Ā°. Zero or 180. If someone tilts that border to 45 degrees, does the school board just dissolve? Does the Panther lose its "resolved sense of confidence"?
We're entering the arena tonight with our Mustangs energyāwhich is mostly "hope Coach JT remembered to wash the water bottles"āagainst a team that has a specific hex code for "Panther Grey" (#CFD2D3ā¢, if you're wondering). It's a lot.
But here's the thing: all the Official Brand Guidelines in the world don't help you when the puck drops. A panther is just a bobcat that refuses to be seen in any color other than "Panther Blue" (Pantone 2945 C, obviously). We're horses. We don't need an "Area of Isolation." We prefer a mosh pit.
FEATURING: ANDREW PACL
Tonight, we're highlighting Senior Forward Andrew Pacl, and Andrew is what we call a "Tactical Late Bloomer."
While most of these kids started skating before they could successfully use a spoon, Andrew decided to wait. He let the "hockey meta" develop. He studied the game from the outside like a sophisticated scout before deciding, "Yeah, I can do that."
Andrew is the guy who brings the level-headed energy to the locker room when the underclassmen start vibrating with caffeine. He didn't start at age four, which means his joints actually still work and he hasn't been burnt out by 6:00 AM practices for a decade. Every shift he takes represents more work, more determination, and more guts than most players will ever need.
He's the "Efficient Specialist." He's here for a good time, a hard skate, and to show the Brandā¢ Boys that you can't calculate senior heart with a Pantoneā¢ color chart. Today, as a senior in the Ehrnfelt Tournament, Andrew gets his momentāand he's earned every second of it.
THE VIBE CHECK:
Opponent: Springboro Panthersā¢ (The most "Official" team in Ohio)
Tournament: Walter F. Ehrnfelt Memorial Tournament
Date: Saturday, January 17
Puck Drop: 6:40 PM
Location: Brunswick Auto Mart Arena
Atmosphere: High-stakes hockey meets Corporate Compliance
If we win, do we get to officially rotate their Checker Border to 90 degrees? Only one way to find out.
See you at the rink. For Mayor Ehrnfelt. For Andrew. For unregulated brand chaos.
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