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McDonald’s changes the name of two restaurants to McDavid’s
Jonathan Di Gregorio
McDonald’s changes the name of two restaurants to McDavid’s
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Connor McDavid is a national hero.

Since his overtime goal gave Canada the win in the final last week, the media and fans have been lavishing praise on number 97.

The best player in the world proved that we are the best nation in the world. It was a perfect ending, almost poetic.

And well, the fast food chain McDonald’s has found an original way to highlight the exploit of the Oilers’ captain by temporarily renaming two of its restaurants McDavid’s.

The lettering on the front of the buildings as well as under the legendary golden arches has been changed to show the name McDavid’s instead of the traditional McDonald’s

The two restaurants are located in Edmonton, for obvious reasons, as well as in the town of Newmarket, Ontario, where McDavid grew up.

McDavid’s overtime goal and Canada’s win had also been highlighted on social media by the town’s mayor, John Taylor.

Personally, I love the idea and I think it’s a great way to highlight McDavid’s achievement.

And it’s perhaps more subtle, but I think replacing the first name of the American president, Donald, in McDonald’s with the name of the one who scored the winning goal against the Americans is an extra nod, a little cheesy, but perfect in the current political context.

By the way, this is not the first collaboration between the restaurant chain and McDavid, who recently did a promotion with him and Auston Matthews, where the two players each had their own signature burger.

And if Matthews had scored the winning goal, would we have McMatthews restaurants in Toronto and Arizona?

In short, it’s nice to see McDonald’s going all in to highlight Canada’s victory and McDavid’s goal. We’re talking about considerable costs for this temporary change.

Unfortunately, we don’t know how long the name change will last, so if you’re planning a road trip to Newmarket, don’t wait too long.


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