The Pokemon Go craze continues to infect the sports world. On Wednesday, the Detroit Red Wings jokingly referenced the game when announcing the re-signing of Teemu Pulkkinen via Twitter.
UPDATE: The Detroit #RedWings today re-signed RW Teemu Pokémon to a one-year contract: https://t.co/5krS3tHNqa pic.twitter.com/E5EKDGWbon
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 13, 2016
The team quickly "corrected" the Tweet.
Pulkkinen* 😉 #LGRW https://t.co/EoBQQV7n8k
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 13, 2016