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

[BigDaddyLurch]

That might be one of the ugliest logos I've ever seen.

...yup, she's pretty...baby blue for an Outlaw...

 

[LuckyDay]

Honestly all 3 are good options. I think Utah Wasatch is similar to the Seattle Rainiers, which is a cool name as well.

Still want Thunderbirds
Yeti was dumb name but still ticked the courts blocked it and also let Stanley Cup be used by a product (utterly bizarre - I'm going to start putting out a line of Lombardi Cooler Bags and make a fortune).

 

[Ncit3]

I honestly think it should be train related.

• Utah Railrunners
• Utah Express
• Utah Ironhorses

Enter any other train related name. Transcontinental Railroad is as important to Utah as any other western states and maybe more because of the connection in Promontory Summit that connected the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. I feel like also having a badass steam locomotive on your jersey would be awesome. And it does convey some power and speed into the team. A lot more than something like Mammoth or Outlaws does and honestly Outlaws fits more in Texas, Kansas, or Missouri (maybe Colorado?)

 

[LuckyDay]

If they still want to go cryptids, but Wasatch is out, why not The Skinwalkers. I could see the uniforms now.

Or howbout The Flats?

 

[Rubi]

Hockey Club is a stupid nickname, Mammoths will end up being shortened all the time to Mams... which is also stupid.
Therefore Outlaws wins by default.

 

[Ncit3]

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If they're still want to go cryptids, but Wasatch is out, why not The Skinwalkers. I could see the uniforms now.

Or howbout The Flats?

I think things like Skinwalker (and Wendigo for northern teams) are basically a bit taboo to use as team names because they are important to the traditions of tribes in those areas. I still think they'd be cool names but sadly probably not viable for a team name. With that said, there are plenty of stories about Skinwalker Ranch with aliens that you could end up with something like the Utah Visitors.

And not only would Utah Visitors allow for an alien themed logo, but you'd also get a bit of a double entendre about Mormons visiting every house they see.

 

[stewy04]

Hope it's the Outlaws so we can call them the Inlaws.

 

[Hasbro]

The Rough Riders were founded in 1876, The (Sask) Roughriders in 1910, so there's a chance copyright/trademark laws weren't what they are now when the Saskatchewan team was founded.

They could have sued Teddy Roosevelt.

TR shooting “Bully!” at the top of San Juan Hill and gets met by a process server.

 

[Sniper99]

Hmm, do you feel non-Mormons somehow 'mix' with the notion of 'Outlaws'?

I'm sure Mormons are smart enough to realize that the hockey players playing for their local team are not in fact 'Outlaws' and will not be promoting lawless behavior.

The name is absolutely fine as long as you don't read too much into it (which you are doing)

do Mormons mix with the notion of Jazz? Seem to be doing well with it after all these years.

 

[Hasbro]

Agreed, the Avalanche had less time than Utah did and were able to change their name.

And managed to fit in the abortive Rocky Mountain Xtreme concept too.

 

[Sniper99]

I'd love these, or just stick with the current jerseys and add that same logo.

 

[Hasbro]

do Mormons mix with the notion of Jazz? Seem to be doing well with it after all these years.

It’s funny that of the three teams there, their hockey team will be the only named after anything to do with local culture.

Even their ABA team then Utah Stars was a vestigial nickname from LA.

 

[Video Nasty]

If we don’t mind there being the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Kings, there’s zero reason we shouldn’t have the Utah Raptors. It’s the only one that has made sense since the start and doesn’t feel forced.

 

[Sniper99]

If we don’t mind there being the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Kings, there’s zero reason we shouldn’t have the Utah Raptors. It’s the only one that has made sense since the start and doesn’t feel forced.

How does Outlaws or Mammoth feel "forced"

 

[CanadienShark]

I kind of like Hockey Club. It's funny and they already eliminated the better options like Yeti.

 

[BB79]

I kind of like Hockey Club. It's funny and they already eliminated the better options like Yeti.

Better? Yeti was terrible, I'm glad it's out...they're really running on empty for names though.

 

[Ratsreign]

I kind of like Hockey Club. It's funny and they already eliminated the better options like Yeti.

They can go full Euro football and use HC, then they can have the Yeti corp pay them a sponsorship fee and have “Yeti” on their jerseys

 

[Video Nasty]

How does Outlaws or Mammoth feel "forced"

Outlaws is trying too hard and Mammoths is a clear substitute for the right choice.

Hockey Club of all things has somehow emerged as the choice they should just stick with.

 

[AnomX]

I’ll say it again -

Salt lake sentinals

/thread

 

[Ratsreign]

I’ll say it again -

Salt lake sentinals

/thread

Could have badass pregame intro song as they take the ice.

 

[SirKillalot]

I feel like the league should step in and punish the Utah ownership for all this name drama by forcing them to temporarily adopt the name 'Utah Drama Queens' for the '25-'26 NHL season.

You think they will want to take those titles away from the bigger market areas like the Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers & Philadelphia Flyers who creating all that fuzz on their own?

Btw with the Outlaws name they could sort of honor the Coyotes with going with some similar color schemes they had, though not the same.

 

[Bubbles]

These are the three logos/names, no real leaks yet but these are very close to the actual ones confirmed by people who went to the games.

 

[Bandit]

The Outlaws is the best name. Doesn’t really work with the current color scheme though. That Mammoth POC logo looks pretty good, but not a fan of names like Mammoth, Wild or Avalanche.

 

[IamNotADancer]

I don't even understand how Hockey Club is on the table.

Stumbling unknowingly into sentences like "alright, we've got a road trip coming up where we play the Avs, the Wild, the... Hockey Club, and the Predators" has been the absolute worst part of this current season in my opinion.

Still don't think it was acceptable to just twiddle their thumbs all year last year and not pick a damn name.

I don't think anyone calls them by their fantasy names unless it's a team from a city with two teams.

Chances are they just say, "next week we are in Colorado and after that we are playing Utah".

 

[rojac]

Hmm, do you feel non-Mormons somehow 'mix' with the notion of 'Outlaws'?

I'm sure Mormons are smart enough to realize that the hockey players playing for their local team are not in fact 'Outlaws' and will not be promoting lawless behavior.

The name is absolutely fine as long as you don't read too much into it (which you are doing)

One of the best known outaws of the Wild West was Butch Cassidy who was from Utah and was a Mormon. I believe several of his gang were also Mormons. And there were others too. There's also the Outlaw Trail which ran from Montana to Mexico -- right through Utah -- which was basically a trail of places where outlaws could change horses and resupply.

Hockey Club is a stupid nickname, Mammoths will end up being shortened all the time to Mams... which is also stupid.
Therefore Outlaws wins by default.

You mean the way that Rangers is shortend to Rains, Flyers to Flies, and Panthers to Pans?