People carry signs of "Chick-fil-A is ANTI-GAY" aboard Zamboni Fast Food Company's "Fan Zam" on the ice at the Cincinnati Cyclones hockey game on April 13, 2019 at the US Bank Arena. (Photo: John Byczkowski / Provided)

A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the Cincinnati Cyclones playoff record.

A public protest was held at the center of the Cincinnati Cyclone match on Saturday night at the US Arena, where people were carrying signs "Chick-fil-A is ANTI-GAY".

The hockey team, in the middle of a playoff series, threatened seven people with criminal intrusion if they ever came back, spokesman Everett Fitzhugh said Sunday. Signs will also be banned on the "Fan Zam" Zamboni, said Fitzhugh.

"In the future, we have adopted a" no signage "policy on the Fan Zam, and we will monitor all the runners to make sure that such a situation will not happen again," he said. he declares.

The Cyclones hosted the Kalamazoo Wings in the second game of the first round of the ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs. The Cyclones, tied with a win each with the Wings in the best of seven games, will have to win in Kalamazoo, Michigan to bring the playoffs back to Cincinnati. Match 6 against Kalamazoo, if necessary, will take place at 19:30. Tuesday, April 23 at the US Bank Arena.

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According to the Cyclones Twitter account, people watched the signs aboard Zamboni Fan Zam during the first intermission of the match.

The "Fan Zam", intended for the sponsor, Chick-fil-A, transports people around the ice rink.

The signs were hidden inside a birthday sign, according to the Twitter article. The people, who are seen on Reddit with the "Fan Zam" signs with the mascot of Chick-fil-A's cow, were tossed by the Cyclones of the match.

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According to a recent USA Today article, the fast food chain continues to be criticized for the anti-gay marriage statements made in recent years by the company's CEO. According to an April 12 article, USA Today, the family channel is also facing protests against donations to organizations that would oppose LGBTQ rights. LGBTQ is an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (or queer).

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The Cyclones continued to publicly reprimand the protesters' actions in the comments section of the hockey team's tweet with the following statement:

"These actions do not correspond to the family atmosphere that we want to create, said the cyclone Tweet." Chick-fil-A has been a great partner and we are grateful for their continued support. The offending parties have been removed from the game and we apologize to anyone who may have been offended by these actions. "

Cincinnati City Councilor Chris Seelbach spoke to social media on Sunday afternoon in response to Cincinnati Cyclones' Chick-fil-A sponsorship.

"We can not have both ways of Cincinnati cyclones," Seelbach said. "You can not claim to be LGBT friendly by hosting an evening of pride, but also to have Chick-fil-A anti-gay as a sponsor."

The Cyclones do not have any other comments on this, Fitzhugh said in response to a question about Seelbach's comments.

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