The Los Angeles Kings have apologized for selling scarves made in Turkey during Armenian Heritage Night last month

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The Los Angeles Kings Hockey team issued an apology on Saturday, after it was reveled that scarves and other merchandise bearing the Armenian trim-color and sold during an “Armenian Heritage Night” were manufactured in Turkey.

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Neighboring Armenia and Turkey are historic enemies stemming from the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians in massacres, deportations and forced marches that began in 1915 in Ottoman Turkey.

The Los Angeles Kings have apologized for selling scarves made in Turkey during Armenian Heritage Night last month. “We, the LA Kings and our partners at Rank & Rally want to sincerely apologize to all our friends in the Armenian Community and beyond for the oversight that may have inadvertently impacted your experience during what should’ve been a joyous celebration,