When the ECHL’s Atlanta Gladiators paid tribute to their residence metropolis’s earlier Nationwide Hockey League franchise over the weekend, it went rather well — however perhaps too effectively on Twitter.

The Gladiators hosted “Thrashers Night” on Saturday, March 2, with almost 10,000 followers promoting out the Fuel South Area for his or her sport in opposition to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits.

To mark the event, the Gladiators wore devoted copy of the notorious jerseys the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers wore from 2003 to 2011. The sunshine blue base had the Thrashers’ emblem on the entrance and one navy blue stripe down the left arm, with “ATLANTA” spelled out in gold vertically down that arm.

The suitable arm had no striping and a sleeve quantity in white with gold outlines. An Atlanta Gladiators emblem sat on the correct shoulder. A navy blue stripe with white and crimson outlines and gold chevrons ran across the waist, whereas the lace-up collar was additionally navy blue.

The jerseys had been paired with navy blue helmets together with navy blue pants and gloves with gold accents. The socks had been mild blue with navy blue stripes outlined in white and crimson.

The jerseys could have a bit too devoted to the originals for the oldsters at Twitter, although. After importing new profile and canopy photographs to advertise the Thrashers Night time promotion, the Gladiators’ Twitter account was suspended, presumably for impersonation. As of Monday morning, the account had nonetheless not been restored.