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University of Saskatchewan Huskies gear makes appearance on SNL

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University of Saskatchewan Huskies gear makes appearance on SNL
Assistant Manager of Shop USask Chantelle Baillie reacted on Monday to seeing University of Saskatchewan Huskies merchandise worn in a skit on Saturday Night Live (SNL). Baillie said it's great to see the University gear featured on a such a well-known show, adding the teams could have some fun with some of the quotes from the skit that went viral on campus – Mar 6, 2023

University of Saskatchewan Huskies gear made an appearance in a Saturday Night Live sketch show this weekend.

A T-shirt worn by one of the members of the comedy group Please Don’t Destroy sported the green and white Huskies logo during a video short called Self Defense.

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Chantelle Baillie USask shop assistant manager said the skit caused quite a commotion in her inbox.

“I got a bunch of texts and people were tagging me in it all day the next day,” Baillie said.

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She said she hopes it brings awareness about the university and the store.

“It makes us really proud to be from Saskatchewan and part of the university.”

Baillie said that the skit is something that the Huskie sports teams could bounce ideas off of as well in terms of new slogans.

Global News went to the University of Saskatchewan on Monday to see how students felt about seeing their team represented on a popular platform.

“It makes me excited Saskatchewan is on the map,” said student Hayley Webber. “I guess we are relevant and cool.”

“We have an amazing university. It’s gorgeous here and we have wonderful programs,” said Laura Senger.

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