{"id":23425,"date":"2023-03-31T12:35:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T17:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/?page_id=23425"},"modified":"2023-03-31T14:23:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T19:23:43","slug":"the-muskallards-rebrand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/the-muskallards-rebrand\/","title":{"rendered":"The Muskallards Rebrand"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsWebsite1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-23429\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsWebsite1.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsWebsite1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271900%27%20height%3D%27745%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201900%20745%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271900%27%20height%3D%27745%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsWebsite1-200x78.png 200w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsWebsite1-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsWebsite1-400x157.png 400w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsWebsite1-600x235.png 600w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsWebsite1-768x301.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsWebsite1-800x314.png 800w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsWebsite1-1024x402.png 1024w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsWebsite1-1200x471.png 1200w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsWebsite1-1536x602.png 1536w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsWebsite1.png 1900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Introducing the Madison Muskallards (Madison Mallards Rebrand)\" width=\"1592\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/clfKQwlLHcE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><b>The Madison Mallards have become the Madison Muskallards<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The Madison Mallards have officially rebranded to become the Madison Muskallards. Inspired by the myth of Lake Mendota\u2019s own Loch Ness-style monster named Bozho, this is the fourth rebrand in the team\u2019s history and the first time the team won\u2019t be known as the Mallards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s be honest, the name Mallards is just boring,\u201d said the first General Manager of the Muskallards, Samantha Rubin. \u201cMuskallards? Now, that is funny, it ties into the history of our City and is generally much fishier than our current branding. The name Muskallards also has the bonus that no one outside Madison will have any idea what it is, which will allow us true Madisonians to generally look down on the rest of Wisconsin, one of our favorite pastimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The story goes a little deeper, however, literally. Since the 1860s, Madison legend has it that deep in the waters of Lake Mendota lurks a sea creature named Bozho. Several sightings over the years haven\u2019t resulted in a true understanding of what the creature looks like, but we\u2019re confident that what people have been seeing for over 100 years is in fact a 25\u2019 long Muskallard with an orange duck bill and webbed feet. Since Bozho has been known to be fun-hearted, as lake monsters go at least, having been known to tickle the feet of sunbathers, amongst other tomfoolery, naming our family-friendly baseball team after him, seemed to be a fitting tribute. There is a ton of information online if you\u2019d like to learn more, <a href=\"https:\/\/pinebarrensinstitute.com\/cryptids\/2018\/8\/19\/cryptid-profile-bozho-the-monster-of-lake-mendota\">here<\/a> is a great start.<\/p>\n<p>The Friday, June 16 Muskallards game will feature the first-ever Muskallard bobblehead as the Muskallards attack the Lakeshore Chinooks.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can pre-order merchandise on the newly updated team store.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information on the Madison Muskallards, visit mallardsbaseball.com or email <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">info@mallardsbaseball.com<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2190 we are still updating the website and emails.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/madison-mallards-257397.square.site\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-23433 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsMerchSocial.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsMerchSocial.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%201080%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsMerchSocial-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsMerchSocial-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsMerchSocial-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsMerchSocial-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsMerchSocial-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsMerchSocial-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsMerchSocial-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsMerchSocial-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsMerchSocial-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/MuskallardsMerchSocial.png 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Madison Mallards have become the Madison Muskallards The Madison Mallards have officially rebranded to become the Madison Muskallards. 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