Official Web site : ToledoWalleye.com
Merchandise is available. Shirts and hats.
Feb 20, 2008 Toledo Blade story
Hockey is scheduled to return to Toledo in the fall of 2009.
Mr. Napoli said he could unveil the football team's name and logo in the next six months, and the name will likely be chosen from the lists used for the hockey team. He said that, like the Walleye, the football team's name will draw initial support from some and opposition from others. "I've yet to see a sports franchise unveil a new team name or logo without some controversy," Mr. Napoli said. "We're prepared for that."
Mr. Napoli said another reason Toledo Arena Sports went away from "Woodpeckers" was a different franchise's move to incorporate the woodpecker into its own logo. The Williamsport Crosscutters, a minor-league baseball team in Williamsport, Penn., recently announced the woodpecker would be a part of its new marketing scheme.
When fishing, you can't 'lip' a walleye like you can a bass. Well, you could, but it might sting a little. Walleye have a scattered set of teeth like a hockey player.
Side note: The walleye spawning run up the Maumee River begins in a few weeks. Monitor river conditions and fish activity at the Maumee Tackle Web site.
Wikipedia article for walleye (no wikipedia article exists yet for the hockey team Toledo Walleye)
Port Clinton is nicknamed the 'Walleye Capital of the World' although other cities claim the same title. But Port Clinton also features the annual Walleye Drop on New Year's Eve, which can be read at WalleyeMadness.com.
Remember several years ago when big frog sculptures dotted Toledo? Back in 2003, Maumee Council for the Arts did something similar except their creations were the Wacky Walleye.
In addition to being called the Glass City, Toledo is sometimes nicknamed Frog Town because of Toledo's proximity to what was the Great Black Swamp. Seems like a sports team should incorporate some kind of frog as its mascot. In 2008 at the Toledo Zoo, it's the Year of the Frog with the first event called 'Leap Day' occurring on February 29.
