NHL Board of Governors approves sale of Coyotes and relocation to Salt Lake City (Mod warning post #157)

[Kryten]

Raptors or bust

 

[StreetHawk]

Raptors or bust

Don't think copying an NBA team is the way to go. They'd be so far behind Toronto when you say Raptor that you just don't want that, in trying to build up your brand.

 

[BKarchitect]

Don't think copying an NBA team is the way to go. They'd be so far behind Toronto when you say Raptor that you just don't want that, in trying to build up your brand.

Yeah zero chance Ryan Smith will want to copy an NBA team although it is legitimately a cool name. But Toronto owns it.

 

[Kryten]

Don't think copying an NBA team is the way to go. They'd be so far behind Toronto when you say Raptor that you just don't want that, in trying to build up your brand.

No one cares that WPG Jets and NY Jets exist simultaneously

 

[BKarchitect]

No one cares that WPG Jets and NY Jets exist simultaneously

Ryan Smith also owns an NBA team. He will be keenly aware of not using a brand that already exists in his world.

 

[Kryten]

Ryan Smith also owns an NBA team. He will be keenly aware of not using a brand that already exists in his world.

Now hear me out, what if they added Golden in front

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Now hear me out, what if they added Golden in front

Vegas

 

[Hrkac Circus]

Utah Bees
Utah Bighorns
Utah Bison
Utah Moose
Utah Wolves

 

[zombie kopitar]

I spliced together my own little idea of a Bobcats logo and used some AI for a secondary logo, then messed around a bit more with my crappy ass editing skills. I personally like the name and think it would be a cool design elevated in all facets lol

 

[ClydeLee]

Ryan Smith also owns an NBA team. He will be keenly aware of not using a brand that already exists in his world.

Salt Lake Utahraptors.... done.

 

[rojac]

If the name is Utah HC, I am going to run amok.

Assuming that it is the team that is trademarking these names, they may be looking at Utah HC or Utah Hockey Club as the temporary name until they chose a permanent one. Smith has said they may not have a name for the first year, but they're still going to need to be called something.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Utah Honey Badgers lol

 

[93gilmour93]

The Utah Outlaws has apparently been officially registered for trademark

 

[Dead Coyote]

Vegas

The Utah Golden Vegas? Perfect, wrap it up.

 

[viper0220]

What route do you guys think, the team will take in Utah?

Will they continue to build though the draft or will they try and make the playoffs? All they D are UFA or RFA.

Which route do you think is the best?

I think they still need some more high end pieces.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Ryan Smith also owns an NBA team. He will be keenly aware of not using a brand that already exists in his world.

I guess no Lakers either....

For me, the Kraken is out of the bag so just go all in with something fun the kids can get behind.

 

[tarheelhockey]

What route do you guys think, the team will take in Utah?

Will they continue to build though the draft or will they try and make the playoffs? All they D are UFA or RFA.

Which route do you think is the best?

I think they still need some more high end pieces.

They’ve already been building through the draft for like a decade now. Since the 2015 draft they’ve picked 3, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 11, 12, 12. They can’t keep doing that forever, and relocation is the perfect time to spend on UFAs and generate some momentum to go with the new identity.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

What route do you guys think, the team will take in Utah?

Will they continue to build though the draft or will they try and make the playoffs? All they D are UFA or RFA.

Which route do you think is the best?

I think they still need some more high end pieces.

They will try to compete right away. I expect them to make a play for a good number of UFAs.

 

[viper0220]

They will try to compete right away. I expect them to make a play for a good number

I think they need D.

 

[Voight]

They’ve already been building through the draft for like a decade now. Since the 2015 draft they’ve picked 3, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 11, 12, 12. They can’t keep doing that forever, and relocation is the perfect time to spend on UFAs and generate some momentum to go with the new identity.

It'll probably be easier to sign good free agents and not cast offs now that they have a permanent home + an active owner who seems fairly likeable.

 

[Mosby]

 

[AslanRH]

Outlaws currently leads my preferences.
Venom is probably my 2nd choice

 

[BKarchitect]

Please not “Utah Yeti”. Somebody is going to think that alliteration is cute but it just comes off as strange to me. It even looks weird to write out. Also is Yeti the plural of Yeti and are they supposed to be a single Yeti or a group of Yeti…or a metal tumbler? Also aren’t Yeti(s?) from Asia? The Avs already have a Bigfoot to boot.

Any choice but Yeti please. Not really digging Blizzard either considering the Avs already have this snowy mountain aesthetic.

You can do a lot more unique color schemes and unique stuff with Outlaws or Venom IMO. I’d lean into more a western aesthetic than a snowy mountain aesthetic.

 

[njdevils1982]

Please not “Utah Yeti”. Somebody is going to think that alliteration is cute but it just comes off as strange to me. It even looks weird to write out. Also is Yeti the plural of Yeti and are they supposed to be a single Yeti or a group of Yeti…or a metal tumbler? Also aren’t Yeti(s?) from Asia? The Avs already have a Bigfoot to boot.

Any choice but Yeti please. Not really digging Blizzard either considering the Avs already have this snowy mountain aesthetic.

You can do a lot more unique color schemes and unique stuff with Outlaws or Venom IMO. I’d lean into more a western aesthetic than a snowy mountain aesthetic.

the should rip off the caribou of colorado and put fringe on the jerseys for that 'real' western look

 

[Some Other Flame]