<P> On May 30 , 2013 , the website Sportslogos.net reported that the ownership group had filed copyright protection for the nickname `` Redblacks '' ( and its French equivalent , Rouge et Noir ) with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office . On June 8 , 2013 , the team confirmed it would be known as the Ottawa REDBLACKS . On the same day , the Redblacks also revealed their logo , an italicized version of the block `` R '' that appeared on the Rough Riders ' helmets from 1975 to 1991 ( with artistic ink traps ) surrounded by a red outline inside a black saw blade . </P>
<P> On May 30 , 2013 , the website Sportslogos.net reported that the ownership group had filed copyright protection for the nickname `` Redblacks '' ( and its French equivalent , Rouge et Noir ) with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office . On June 8 , 2013 , the team confirmed it would be known as the Ottawa REDBLACKS . On the same day , the Redblacks also revealed their logo , an italicized version of the block `` R '' that appeared on the Rough Riders ' helmets from 1975 to 1991 ( with artistic ink traps ) surrounded by a red outline inside a black saw blade . </P>
when did the ottawa rough riders become the ottawa redblacks
when did the ottawa rough riders become the ottawa redblacks
June 8 , 2013
June 8 , 2013