The NHL’s newest team trolled the Bruins on Twitter with Boston stereotypes
Not everyone thought it was funny.
The NHL’s newest team felt uninhibited about its style of jokes on Sunday night, and it came at the expense of a familiar Boston target. Making overt attempts to mock the stereotypical Boston accent, the Twitter account for the expansion Las Vegas Golden Knights was nothing if not notable.
The Golden Knights – playing in just the fifth game of the team’s NHL existence – skated to a 3-1 win over the Bruins. In the process of the game, the team’s Twitter account began tweeting in a so-called Boston accent. The social media trolling began with a reference to the movie “Ted” as the Golden Knights’ Twitter announced the “Broons” lineup:
https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights/status/919696130207711232
https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights/status/919696224550141952
Not all fans understood the reference, prompting follow-up tweets:
https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights/status/919696787560062976
https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights/status/919697296429744128
The “wicked” reference came shortly after the puck dropped:
A lot of the Broons fans here expected lots of goals against us from the beginning must be wicked disappointed….
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 15, 2017
A car-parking reference was not far behind:
When you pawk ya cah, you have to be careful not to lose your khakis (and we don’t mean pants) https://t.co/tTgxpGRMFj
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 15, 2017
Predictably, chowder followed:
This made us spit out ah chowdah. Is it pahk or pawk? https://t.co/1X3iRoHduq
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 15, 2017
Lamenting an early lack of goals, the Golden Knights’ Twitter completed Boston stereotype bingo by mentioning Fenway Park in the continued style:
We’re gettin’ so many chances, but we just can’t scaw. Now we know what it must have been like at the last game at Fenway Pahk☹
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 16, 2017
Not everyone saw humor in the Twitter jokes. A USA Today columnist called the “Ted” reference sexist.
The Bruins welcome the Golden Knights to Boston on November 2.
Update: The Golden Knights issued a statement apologizing for the “Ted” tweets:
https://twitter.com/DavidSchoenLVRJ/status/919986645515898880
