Per Friedman: Coyotes players told team moving to Utah starting next season (Mod warning post #50)

[KevinRedkey]

Let's be honest, it's going to be the Utah Spanish Sweet Onions.

If they used that, I would be an instant fan and 100% buy a jersey. lmao

 

[abax44]

Actually I kinda like that. Hmmmm

The exact same idea was floated when it was thought the Coyotes were going back to Winnipeg, too.

 

[Burt Macklin]

What is with the recent obsession with wanting to name teams with something relative to where they play?

 

[KevinRedkey]

What is with the recent obsession with wanting to name teams with something relative to where they play?

Speaking of things that are recent, check out this recent smash hit

 

[paulmm3]

Utah Bullets or Utah 1911's would be a pretty sweet name as an homage to John Moses Browning and our long standing firearms industry. But probably not going to happen.

 

[Guttersniped]

He doesn’t pay his bills and treats his employees like garbage.

Yeah, not sure he’s the best choice for an expansion team even if he miraculously gets his real estate scam ambitious arena plan off the ground.

 

[jigglysquishy]

What is with the recent obsession with wanting to name teams with something relative to where they play?

It's not new at all.

The original Ottawa Senators got their name from the politicians in Ottawa.

Renfrew Cream Kings were owned by a dairy mogel.

Montreal Canadiens were named after the city inhabitants.

Detroit Red Wings ultimately get their name from the old Montreal AAA logo, which looks like a tire.

Victoria Cougars were named after the animal native to the lands.

These are all pre 1930 examples. The only old teams to not pull from local culture were the various teams named Victorias and the Bruins.

 

[Guttersniped]

FWIW...

Something to do with Bees seems appropriate in this case.

Kind of embarrassing honestly, get a bird not named after another state.

 

[Burt Macklin]

It's not new at all.

The original Ottawa Senators got their name from the politicians in Ottawa.

Renfrew Cream Kings were owned by a dairy mogel.

Montreal Canadiens were named after the city inhabitants.

Detroit Red Wings ultimately get their name from the old Montreal AAA logo, which looks like a tire.

Victoria Cougars were named after the animal native to the lands.

These are all pre 1930 examples. The only old teams to not pull from local culture were the various teams named Victorias and the Bruins.

I understand that its not new to use your region as inspiration, what does seem new is to be bound by your region for options for a team name, when that is simply not the case historically across most NA major sporting leagues.

 

[Anglesmith]

FWIW...
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Something to do with Bees seems appropriate in this case.

Salt Lake City Plan Bee would likely ruffle too many feathers, right?

 

[Seedtype]

Utah Sugar Beets!

LETS GO BEETS! LETS GO BEETS!

 

[Leafs1991]

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Kind of embarrassing honestly, get a bird not named after another state.

Utah Honey Bees would be dope haha.

 

[Baki Erg]

Too bad an NBA team already took the name. This would have been a golden opportunity for the Utah Raptors.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Thankfully it’s not Atlanta.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

Utah It's-not-a-poop-emoji-it's-a-beehive-dammits
Utah Pandos
Utah Salt
Utah Slickrocks

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Utah It's-not-a-poop-emoji-it's-a-beehive-dammits
Utah Pandos
Utah Salt
Utah Slickrocks

The Utah Buzzers (Beehive State).
The Utah Stingers
The Utah Bumblers

 

[Hasbro]

FWIW...
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Something to do with Bees seems appropriate in this case.

 

[Jorah Marshmont]

Too bad an NBA team already took the name. This would have been a golden opportunity for the Utah Raptors.

Didn’t stop the cardinals, kings, rangers, or jets. Why would it stop SLC?

 

[Youngguns1380]

Buyout the name like FS said and make it the Utah Grizzlies. Already the name of the minor hockey team there

 

[rojac]

A bunch of words to say nothing

I think there are issues of legality that limit what people nvolved in deals like this are allowed to.say before the deal is closed.

 

[HabsForHire]

state fish is the cutthroat trout. Utah Cutthroat's would be cool or Gila monsters

 

[tomd]

When SLC had a team in the old WHL and CHL, their name was the Golden Eagles. Would be nice to resurrect that name and have two teams that has a name that starts with "golden".

 

[viper0220]

The NHL regular season ends at the end of the coming week, how fast do you guys think we will get an decision? Will the NHL drag this out? or will the decision be made quickly?

 

[rojac]

state fish is the cutthroat trout. Utah Cutthroat's would be cool or Gila monsters

Good grief. It's been less than six months since former NHLer Adam Johnson died from a skate cutting his throat and you think it would be good idea to name an NHL team the Cutthroats.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Buyout the name like FS said and make it the Utah Grizzlies. Already the name of the minor hockey team there

different ownership and the Elmore group has had that name since the days in Denver before the Avalanche.... the 1st season the team was the Denver Grizzlies......