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

[JoVel]

Except that there are probably 20+ Hockey Clubs in European hockey.

Does it matter when there are like seven North American hockey fans who follow European hockey?

 

[yukoner88]

What the mother f- is a Knickerbocker, why is the team in Toronto named after a foliage (obviously that’s not why but if we are just going to pretend to be ignorant then…) and why are famous teams in baseball called “Sox” and have actual socks for logos?

We can play this game all day. It’s weird because you aren’t used to it. Your ignorance doesn’t mean it can’t eventually work. Do you think the majority of folks actually know why most teams are named they were or what the true origin stories are? You don’t think regionally important names have been used throughout professional sports history?

Well excuse me for being generally curious and asking a question.

How dare I ask what something I don't know actually is.

And nothing in your word salad actually answered my question.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Does it matter when there are like seven North American hockey fans who follow European hockey?

No, except the name "Hockey Club" stinks and it's not unique.

 

[Faterson]

I had to Google what a wasatch was...

I also had to google what lacrosse was...

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Except that there are probably 20+ Hockey Clubs in European hockey.

And one in the eastern conference

 

[ffh]

Waited a year for this

 

[Ratatoskr]

I'd vote for Utah Moth. It's like Utah Mammoth, but more efficient. You save a whole syllable!

 

[thadd]

Utah Hockey Club is by far the best option of the 3.

Utah Mammoth sounds terrible
Utah Wasatachi or whatever that is also sounds terrible

I agree. I don't even know how to say the last one.

It's really hard for me to get behind an unpluralized name for a sports team.

I know teams like wild and Kraken work, but in most cases teams names sound so much better when pluralized.

The Utah mammoths. That's a damn tongue twister. Please Utah let's go back and find some new names to consider. The mountaineers might sound too much like the mounties, but it sure as hell sounds a lot better. It's a lot easier to say.

Even the other names being considered were awful. Ice? Powder? Venom?

Coyotes was a great name. We didn't know how good we really had it.

Coyotes was a cool name until I watched a video of coyotes crawling around Las Vegas at night. Looking for small dogs and cats to munch on.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Definitely call them the Mammoths. I'll be kind of upset if they don't. Would make for some sweet branding designs.

Am I crazy for liking Hockey Club the most?

Yes.

 

[cowboy82nd]

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.

Didn't want to get confused with the Fake Salt Lake.

 

[slybel]

 

[mikkal85]

HC is so cool and unique. Hope they keep it

Not unique at all. I believe there is a HC in every European league. Besides it would sound silly "Capitals vs Hockey Club", "Devils vs Hockey Club", etc.

 

[ShootIt]

Move them back to Arizona if these are the options

 

[HabsForHire]

No because the other 2 are really bad.

hc over mammoth lmao, this hockey not soccer

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Nothing like letting the fans vote and then purposely giving them two shitty options so the choice is obvious lol.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Definitely call them the Mammoths. I'll be kind of upset if they don't. Would make for some sweet branding designs.

Yes.

Not even an option, actually........seems like they opted for the singular "Mammoth".

I prefer Wasatch over Mammoth, and I prefer both of those over Utah HC.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

MammothS, surely? Is it Mammoth singular? Ladies and gentlemen, your Anaheim Duck. There he is, swimming around.

the pittsburgh penguin

the san jose shark

 

[daver]

I like Wasatch. You can bring in these guys to get the crowd going before a playoff game:

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Just buy the f***ing name from the ECHL team.

God damn that's a killer logo. The branding is done. It's perfect.

 

[BLNY]

Potential for Utah to do the Wasatch Cannonball ...

 

[Ruggs225]

What happened to Outlaws? I liked that one.

These just stink

 

[Voight]

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.

I imagine the NHL will get Kroenke to agree to the name if they go with Mammoth, especially because the NLL is way down the totem pole of sports in this continent.

 

[RogerRogerr]

I guess in a few years I'll be use to the bad name and it won't be bothersome, but it's a pathetic list.

 

[Voight]

Wasatch Mammoth HC of Utah

The Peoples Hockey Club of Utah

 

[JPT]

I think it's finally time to admit that nothing is going to sound good being said after "Utah"