Utah team name polling opens, list of potential names revealed

[rt]

Utah Black Diamonds is my favorite on the list. Utah Bighorns is my favorite not on the list. Of the names that actually have a shot at winning, I’d prefer Utah Outlaws. But I know that kids really love the Utah Yetis concept. I don’t love it, but if the kids go crazy for it, that makes it worth it.

 

[jd22]

Mountaineers is great. Really like that.

 

[Johnnyduck]

Outlaws. Original, flows, great branding potential, historically/geographically makes sense and not hokey (Im sure thats comical coming from a Ducks fan)

 

[KCC]

Might as well go wild. If they can go Kraken they can go Yeti.

When San Jose Sharks joined the league top 15 names for the team were (in alphabetical order):

• Blades
• Breakers
• Breeze
• Condors
• Fog
• Gold
• Golden Gaters
• Golden Skaters
• Grizzlies
• Icebreakers
• Knights
• Redwoods
• Sea Lions
• Sharks
• Waves

Even though it was 90s back then, I think most of those names would seem ok today.

Most of those are awful. lol

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

How are Stingers or Scorpions not on there?

 

[613Leafer]

Utah Swarm or Hive would rock so much. Those are the best names IMO. Also Mammoth.

Swarm as the team name, Hive as the nickname for the arena - I think that's a good option.

 

[Cnile]

I like … here come your:
Utah Jacked Squirrels, playing out of the Non-dairy,Low carbon footprint beyond arena Center

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Utah HC

Seems like they're reading HFBoards. Was posted on here two weeks ago.

 

[DEVILS130]

I think Utah Hive is the most underrated name on the list. Best options are still probably Outlaws or Yeti though.

Some of these are ridiculous to even be options - Ice, Frost, Freeze, Blast

 

[Pig Papi]

Outlaws is the only viable one, and even that is cheesy.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

PBR might have an issue w/ Outlaws as it is one of the team names

 

[Hasbro]

Or XFL 1.0 names

 

[Tanknation]

I'm convinced a 6 year old wrote up these names.

Do they not realize they are stuck with this name until at least their next move, 5-6 years from now.

 

[Figgy44]

I'm surprised there's not more attempts at alliteration or rhyming or something. Like a horrific attempt at using ChatGPT pairing up winter words and Utah attraction words.

Might as well go with something ridiculous like Utah Yules and let the imagination on the imagery go wild.

Yeti holding powder snow? It'd be made fun of as a coke yule.
Chant? Utah Yules Rules!

Or if it's not faux pas, maybe Utah Ullr? A Norse God associated with skiing and hunting.

Ullr - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[BHD]

Mountaineers is the most original, but even that is too wordy.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Just watched a recent episode of Shorsey and they played a team called the Timber Kings.

Thought that'd be a solid name - Utah/Salt Lake Timber Kings

 

[StreetHawk]

When San Jose Sharks joined the league top 15 names for the team were (in alphabetical order):

• Blades
• Breakers
• Breeze
• Condors
• Fog
• Gold
• Golden Gaters
• Golden Skaters
• Grizzlies
• Icebreakers
• Knights
• Redwoods
• Sea Lions
• Sharks
• Waves

Even though it was 90s back then, I think most of those names would seem ok today.

Seattle also similar with options like Evergreens, Emeralds, Totems, Steelheads, Sockeyes, Cougars, Eagles, Seals, Sea Lions, Rainiers, Firebirds, Whales, Renegades and Kraken.

Eagles - NFL team so no.
Cougars - WSU 2nd largest college in the state, so not a good idea
Rainiers - that's a AAA team in baseball I believe
Totems - not sure anything Indigenous related was a good idea, despite the history of the team in the area.
Renegades, no sure what in the state infers that.
The rest were options i could have seen.

 

[Northerner]

Don't these teams these days all hire hipster PR firms to come up with these trash names? I am pretty sure they do.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Utah HC is the only one thats not awful.

Chatgpt could have come up with better names.

 

[OTownCat]

 

[KeyserSoze81]

How does one work for a beer league hockey team?

I assume if he worked for the Outlaws, he did related work. Laundering the gold bullion, negotiating volume discounts on bandanas, vetting bartenders for their saloon, etc.

 

[Flukeshot]

They should be the Utah Saints, and they can use that song "something good" as the goal song.

Awesome song, awesome video.


In other news, Ice has got to be one of the worst names ever. No offense Indianapolis hockey fans.

 

[nightonthesun]

How about Utah Classical Music

Okay I genuinely like “Utah Classics” and I apologize for that in advance

 

[Fantomas]

Utah Metalcore.

 

[BLONG7]

Man..............those are some awful names!!
Go with the Utah U-hauls !! The branding would be endless!!
Show a pic of the truck leaving Arizona!! LOL

All jokes aside...............Blizzard seems to be the best of the worst.