Utah team name polling opens, list of potential names revealed

[TBF1972]

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

would force them to draft silayev

 

[Half Clapper]

People crying about the names, but not coming up with anything better is always funny to me.

 

[TBF1972]

Well, you’re going to have to make the Utah Utahians jersey anyway, so just pick one of the names by draft weekend and go with it.

you should have voted HC

Utah Hrkac Circus - you never get a nhl franchise cheaper

 

[super6646]

Outlaw or powder?

 

[TBF1972]

I like Yeti, Mammoth, and Outlaws best, but they all have some down sides too.

Yeti not so sure about using a fake animal.

Mammoth doesn't roll off the tongue.

Outlaws just doesn't feel very hockey.

like human being

 

[HTFN]

People crying about the names, but not coming up with anything better is always funny to me.

I'm not much of a musician but I can still tell good from bad even though I can't do better than either.

My "job" in this case isn't to do better it's to measure appeal.

 

[Goose]

Yeti is by far the best name, plus if they go chaotic mascot direction like a yeti gritty then we all win.

 

[Hasbro]

like human being

 

[BruinLVGA]

Picked Blizzard, Fury, Outlaws, and Mammoth. Of all these I prefer Blizzard.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

With how many NHL players apparently do coke, Powder is a bit on the nose. I like Swarm, Venom, Hive, or Yetis.

 

[ricky0034]

Powder might be the actual worst sports team name suggestion i've ever heard

........I hope it wins

 

[TeamRenzo]

These sounds like 1990s IHL names wtf. So corny.

Agreed, so dorky

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

I've created over 400 accounts and voted powder on all of them , what have you guys contributed to society in these past two days?

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

Arena football names.

 

[Andre Palot]

Arena football names.

Give me the Albany Empire over the Utah Powder any day.

 

[mr figgles]

People crying about the names, but not coming up with anything better is always funny to me.

Never work for free.

 

[Suntouchable13]

I think Utah Raptors is the best name, and it’s not under consideration.

 

[Reddawg]

Utah Assault would be pretty solid given that Salt Lake is the largest city and draw to the state and it would be a cool play on that. Probably could be taken as sending the wrong message though so I'm sure they wouldn't consider it.

 

[StickShift]

I get that Ryan Smyth's whole Qualtrics business is survey software—but having the public decide your team name is a recipe for disaster. Let the brand and marketing professionals handle it. That's how they came up with the Golden Knights and Kraken themes and those are among the best executed brands in North American professional sports. Way better than anything the NHL came up with in the 90s or 2000s (see how often those teams have changed logos, jerseys, colors, etc).

 

[mr figgles]

Someone suggested Utah Pronghorns and I like that much more than anything on this list. Fastest animal in North America, distinctive horn shape for logos, native to the state, etc.

I looked up the fauna of the state, and that one stood out to me too.

 

[FrankMTL]

Powder has to be the worst name I've ever seen suggested for anything.

I would name my kid Boaty McBoatface before I named them Powder.

 

[BKarchitect]

1. Swarm
2. Outlaws
3. Hive
4. Venom

Everyone complaining about the suggestions but I haven’t seen any better suggestions. I will agree that a lot of these names don’t really sound like an NHL team.

I personally like the Utah Drones (after Male Bees)

Yeah I like your shortlist. The snowy mountain stuff is already done by the NHL team right next door. Beehive stuff would be unique in the realm of the Big 4 sports leagues and Outlaws and Venom give you tons of flexibility with a design.

Also, if you insist on Yeti or Mammoths, why the hell would you not use Yetis and Mammoths. It sounds so stupid singular. I get it with some of the more ambiguous names like Wild or even Avalanche but if you are naming a team after a type of creature…just put the damn S on the end. It’s like calling their minor league team the “Salt Lake City Bee.” It’s so stupid.

 

[rfournier103]

Outlaws is the only one there that doesn't f***ing suck

Yes. This.

Great name for a hockey team.

 

[Boonk]

All terrible. Outlaws is the one.

 

[StickShift]

For what it's worth—I wish they had included some options more closely associated with the State's national parks and prominent natural wonders.

Legends, Elevation (Els), Summits, Peaks, etc.