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

[Neil Patrick Harris]

I'm not a fan of singular names like Wild or Mammoth. Outlaws is pretty corny, but so was "golden knights" so I bet it would be easy to get used to. Kinda like HC the best but they all are underwhelming.

Outlaws would open the door to a cool-ass Western theme and logo -- territory no other team in the league has strayed into.

 

[HighNote]

Good, looks like it will end up being Outlaws. That's a better option than any of those other ones. That was a close one.

 

[fasterthanlight]

Outlaws would open the door to a cool-ass Western theme and logo -- territory no other team in the league has strayed into.

Hmm, now that you mention it, that is true. It does feel a bit like naming a team the "tough guyz" or something a bit on the nose, but I do think that would be the most interesting option.

 

[Space umpire]

This second paragraph is moronic

Consider the source.

 

[famicommander]

How many dang teams do you people have?!

NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, NLL, PLL, and soon NWSL.

You put a sport out there, Denver fans will show up to watch it.

 

[Dingo]

This is honestly coming off as amateur hour now.

And meh, Utah Outlaws just sounds like an auto-generated team name that you'd see in an unlicensed videogame or a movie that didn't have the rights to use actual NHL names, tbqh.

100% true, and yet also the best option .... egad

 

[Legion34]

I'm not a fan of singular names like Wild or Mammoth. Outlaws is pretty corny, but so was "golden knights" so I bet it would be easy to get used to. Kinda like HC the best but they all are underwhelming.

Golden knights is by far the stupidest name.

Las Vegas knights sounds so much better.
Makes it a party theme too

Of all now I would take outlaws. I didn’t know of the butch Cassidy reference e

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

Outlaws or Mammoth(s) would be fine options. Can’t say I’ve seen any that are better.

 

[Erika]

Why not Utah Salt Lakes ?

I think it would have fitted the best no joke.

Otherwise, the classiest and most elegant option is Utah Hockey Club by far imo.

The other two options sounds like randomly generated names for some youth sports organization.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Instead of the criminal route with Outlaws (crime doesn't pay, kids), they could be the Utah Lawmen

 

[Asinine]

This is honestly coming off as amateur hour now.

And meh, Utah Outlaws just sounds like an auto-generated team name that you'd see in an unlicensed videogame or a movie that didn't have the rights to use actual NHL names, tbqh.

I think every team name has that feel initially. If you were to reintroduce a lot of teams in the league they would sound like bush league names.

 

[BKarchitect]

They should just call them the Salt Lake City Punk!s

SLC Punk would be awesome but they'd probably get sued by this existing Lithuanian team

 

[gstommylee]

Golden knights is by far the stupidest name.

Las Vegas knights sounds so much better.
Makes it a party theme too

Of all now I would take outlaws. I didn’t know of the butch Cassidy reference e

Las Vegas Knights wouldn't gotten approved by the trademark board cause there's a hockey team in canada that uses knights.

 

[1989]

I'm not a fan of singular names like Wild or Mammoth. Outlaws is pretty corny, but so was "golden knights" so I bet it would be easy to get used to. Kinda like HC the best but they all are underwhelming.

I keep on seeing this but Mammoth is completely valid because it's not just talking about the extinct animal, it's talking about the concept, "size" - as in, that was a mammoth beating they gave the Avalanche (which is a singular plural.)

And like the Avalanche, fans will say Mammoths as they say Avalanches. It's not a big deal.

My actual dislike is how hard they're sticking with Utah as the place name. I honestly think Salt Lake _____________ rolls off the tongue better in most cases than Utah _____________.

 

[Legion34]

I keep on seeing this but Mammoth is completely valid because it's not just talking about the extinct animal, it's talking about the concept, "size" - as in, that was a mammoth beating they gave the Avalanche (which is a singular plural.)

And like the Avalanche, fans will say Mammoths as they say Avalanches. It's not a big deal.

My actual dislike is how hard they're sticking with Utah as the place name. I honestly think Salt Lake _____________ rolls off the tongue better in most cases than Utah _____________.

People say avalanches?

 

[SI90]

Outlaws feels ECHL type.

Mammoth ain’t bad but it’s not great.

Utah Hockey club might be the safest.

I still think Mountaineers would
Have been perfect.

 

[Legion34]

Scientists Are Reincarnating the Woolly Mammoth to Return in 4 Years

Hello, old friend.

www.popularmechanics.com

I change my vote. Woolly mammoths are coming back in 2 years.
Stay hc for one more then bam.

 

[HanSolo]

This is honestly coming off as amateur hour now.

And meh, Utah Outlaws just sounds like an auto-generated team name that you'd see in an unlicensed videogame or a movie that didn't have the rights to use actual NHL names, tbqh.

True but let's be honest, they sound that way until they don't. Pretend as best you can the names I'm about to list had no history or legacy. Imagine if a new expansion team was toying with the Flyers, Red Wings, Senators or Canadiens as team name options. I mean the last one would be laughed out to death as peak lazy. Legacy and history do a lot to make most names sound great or at least decent enough.

As a Vegas resident, I despised the name Golden Knights and the reason for Foley's selection and insisted I'd only call them the Knights. A winning inaugural season with a cup finals appearance helped me correct course pretty quickly.

 

[schulzte]

Too many polygamy jokes with the name “Outlaws”. Mammoths with the s would be ok.

 

[SI90]

Outlaws would open the door to a cool-ass Western theme and logo -- territory no other team in the league has strayed into.

Yosemite Sam as the mascot would rival Gritty lol

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Don't really like Outlaws. But this is a man who prefers Dinosaurs over Westerns.

 

[1989]

People say avalanches?

They do here all the time, including using a shorthand "Aves/Avs".
Also, avalanches is still a word, referring to multiple avalanche...s.

 

[Hasbro]

Yosemite Sam as the mascot would rival Gritty lol
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I will be disappointed if the mascot isn’t Johnny Utah.

 

[Leafidelity]

None roll off the tongue as nicely as Utah Yeti, but of the remaining Outlaws is the least offensive.

Utah HC is just awful.

 

[Hasbro]

People say avalanches?