Utah Hockey Club down to final 3 names: Hockey Club, Mammoth, and Outlaws (upd: Wasatch already nixed)

[izzy]

Wasatch would be an… interesting name.

Regionally relevant names are cool, but they also need to be good.

 

[John Price]

go hockey club

 

[NVious]

Said it last thread and I'll say it again Utah YNs (Yeti Nationals)

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

If Yeti got turned down because of the cooler, Mammoth should get turned down because of the professional lacrosse team based in Colorado. Wouldn't want fans to get confused about which sport they are watching.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Wasatch is unique but doesn’t quite roll off the tongue. If that’s what it takes to get a Yeti-style branding I’m all for it.

Please no Utah HC. This isn’t soccer.

 

[Crede777]

Those are better than Jazz and Real Salt Lake (wtf there's no royalty in Utah and why Spanish, is it just because they thought Real Madrid was cool?)... but they aren't better by much.

 

[Bruins4Lifer]

Utah HC is what'd I'd go with.

They need better jerseys though, the diagonal U-T-A-H is ugly and boring.

 

[gstommylee]

If Yeti got turned down because of the cooler, Mammoth should get turned down because of the professional lacrosse team based in Colorado. Wouldn't want fans to get confused about which sport they are watching.

lol different sports use similar names of other sports all the time. Ahem NYR and Texas rangers and yet that oksy but a Utah hockey team can't use Mammoth cause of a Lacrosse team? Thats not how trademarks work. You can't trademark a word genetically.

 

[LTIR]

If they go with Mammoth would the team abbreviation be Maams?

 

[Kranix]

Isn't there anything that resonates locally that is a good name for a team?

 

[Sasha Orlov]

f***ing Wasatch?????????

 

[Crede777]

If Yeti got turned down because of the cooler, Mammoth should get turned down because of the professional lacrosse team based in Colorado. Wouldn't want fans to get confused about which sport they are watching.

Not really. It's a lot easier to come to terms with the lacrosse team than Yeti coolers because whatever money Utah offers for the name would probably mean a lot.

 

[Boreal01]

Still maintain it would be 10x better for them to be the “Utah Mammoths” not “Utah Mammoth”

 

[The Burdened]

HC would be a let down and boring. Imagine doing a 1-year contest "to get it right" and settle for the temp palceholder?

Need to try-on Mammoth and Wasatch. What would it look like? would Mammoth have like a copper/bronze color to it? Mascot would prob be an elephant named Wooly. Would Wasatch be white/purple/powder blue?

They need a third color regardless what they pick.
Their colorway is like ambien and lifeless. A good logo can bring the current colors to life, but current Utah HC is bleh.

 

[famicommander]

gimmick infringement

Colorado Mammoth - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[CBJWerenski8]

What happened to Yeti? Wasn’t that what everyone wanted

 

[FlameChampion]

Utah Mammoth doesn’t even sound right

All of these are bad

 

[AKL]

Those are all horrendous, I thought moving the team to Utah was supposed to be less embarrassing than keeping it in Arizona

 

[famicommander]

Not really. It's a lot easier to come to terms with the lacrosse team than Yeti coolers because whatever money Utah offers for the name would probably mean a lot.

The Colorado Mammoth are owned by Stan Kroenke (also owns the LA Rams, Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Rapids, Arsenal), they're not hurting for cash. They've been in the market over two decades, they're not going to change it.

 

[Crede777]

Those are all horrendous, I thought moving the team to Utah was supposed to be less embarrassing than keeping it in Arizona

Team name or arena. They can only ever have one.

 

[AKL]

Team name or arena. They can only ever have one.

Probably easier to build an arena than it is to come back from naming your team "Wasatch"

 

[Eternal Leaf]

What happened to Yeti? Wasn’t that what everyone wanted

Trademark issues with Yeti the cooler brand.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Wasatch is unique but doesn’t quite roll off the tongue. If that’s what it takes to get a Yeti-style branding I’m all for it.

Please no Utah HC. This isn’t soccer.

Or the Montreal Candiens which is HC

 

[stl76]

Too bad Yeti fell apart. Liked that name for them.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Wasatch is perfect. It means to hide. Can also call them Utah Turtles (as in turtling to avoid a fight).