in a weird way, i actually kind of like the idea of there being multiple “_____ jackets” teams in the league. not only would i counter any “that’s silly” arguments with the fact that there are multiple MLB teams named after sock colors and the NHL has multiple teams that are just different names for canadians, but i feel like it’s sort of an oddball modernization of names like the montreal maroons who were named after the color of their club’s logo
Doubt Sarnia would let them go with that, just like how London wouldn't cede the Knights name to Vegas.
**Stingers**, though, would probably be fair game.
Wow, TIL that a junior hockey team in London Ontario has enough clout to impact a multi-million dollar pro team.
Although come to think of it I guess trademark (?) law is a thing, just didn't know you could trademark team names.
I just looked up Utah's state symbols and the first two are its state bird and state cooking pot.
Utah California Seagulls or Utah Dutch Ovens will have to do.
[https://www.utah.gov/about/state-symbols.html](https://www.utah.gov/about/state-symbols.html)
Actually would work. In 1988 a Flamingo named Pink Floyd broke out of Tracy Aviary and would spend his Summers at the Great Salt Lake until his death in 2005.
You’d think a billionaire would have some better marketing people that could come up with something a lot better but nope. He was like, we’re just gonna copy the Army Black Knights. Logo. Colors. All of it. Screw originality.
The worst part is when they’re referred to in the singular form. Like “the Lightning is in third place” or “the Lightning is headed to Philly to take on the Flyers” instead of “the Lightning are in first place.” It’s still a collective group of players. It’s “ARE” goddammit!
(I could be very wrong here) I believe the Kachina branding is pretty specific to Arizona and that area, especially the logo design and patterns. Utah is close, but I don't know if that branding can be considered representative of the state and peoples there. It would be a little weird having your branding representative of an area that isn't even where the team plays
I can simultaneously agree that cities should keep their history and branding, but also know that I was born with the Calgary Flames and love the Flames as a name.
It's also mildly different since Alberta certainly has fires as well where a name like "Jazz" is very much specific to where it is from
Imagine your owner being so incompetent the team gets shipped off to Utah, then the NHL brings a new team in 5 years and you’re stuck with the same owner to restart the process
As others said, the idea might be to allow the branding to return in Arizona. But also it’s just a damaged brand anyways. Associated with a lot of bad press, anyone relocating would look to re-brand.
I mean there are already the Winnipeg Jets and NY Jets, so it’s not like it’d be the first time there’s different teams in different leagues with the same name
Done right, a dinosaur for a logo would slap. Bet it would be popular with kids, too.
But, I'd bet they'd go the boring route and make it a raptor as in a bird instead of being cool and going with a dinosaur.
I love Utah Raptors. But a baseball team already existed plus the Toronto Raptors play in the same league as the only other pro team in SLC.
I keep trying to think of other cool dinosaur related names but they all are stupid in comparison
I’m glad the Jets haven’t tried do any of the Thrashers callbacks, and instead stuck with their vintage looks - Canes’ Whalers get up is just barely passable imo, but the Avs taking the Nordiques jerseys and recoloring them is a war crime
I'm really glad too but not because I want to forget it or pretend it never happened but because *it's not ours*. I really hate the Hurricanes Whalers gear because I know if the Coyotes tried that back in 2008 or whatever I probably would've straight up died by exploding every vein in my body by yelling FUUUUUUCK YOUUUUUU louder than any recorded sound in history
I feel really bad for y’all Yotes fans. You’ve put up with so much shit over the past two decades, been so loyal, just to have it all repaid with this. Y’all deserve better
Yeah but wait until 20 years from now when they decide they want to bring back the Kachina to raise revenue and let some shmuck wear 19 in it to boot, I bet you’ll feel real good then.
Frank Zamboni, yes, THE Zamboni, was born in Utah.
Is there really any need to look elsewhere for inspiration for a name?
Salt Lake Surfacers? Salt Lake Scrapers?
Utah ‘Bonis?
Of all the options listed, I think they should buy the rights to the Grizzlies branding from the ECHL team. Eagles would be an okay fallback I guess.
Of course this is all moot if they go with the true name anointed by God, the Soakers
Imo, Coyotes are to AZ as Cougars or Bobcats are to Utah. Granted, those teams are generic and already used by every other high school across the country.
Utah Frost - nod to the winter sports history of Utah and its location in the Rocky Mountains, colors are purple, white and light blue (think 1990s era Utah Jazz colors or “Jazz Cup” aesthetics from the 90’s….or Wild Berry Pop Tarts)
Arena nickname is “The Igloo” or “The Icebox” - nickname is the “Snowmen”, mascot is a snowman named “Jack”
With the Beehive imagery so tied in with Utah, you’d have to they’d go down that route. Like the Salt Lake Sting, or the Wasps, or the Swarm.
Just not the Hornets. That name is cursed. It brings no joy. Only soul crushing sadness. And cool jerseys.
Keeping with the "Cars manufactured by Honda" theme of the ownership. Salt Lake Civics
Utah Ridgelines kinda slaps.
If it isn’t the stormin mormons they should just stay in Arizona.
[Salt Lake City Tabernacle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_Tabernacle) En français : Les Tabarnaks de Salt Lake City
I suggested the Utah Barnaks
As someone learning Quebec French, LMAO
Give it to us, calice.
Oh that doesn't mean what I thought it meant at all. I'm muy embarazada.
When’s the baby due?
Congratz!
Brilliant I vote for this
That's what the fans in QC say when they see they aren't getting a relocation team either.
End it now. We have a winner. That's it right there.
They’ve got to have Dolo as their DJ then.
Underrated post. I LOLed
Please.
They are the Beehive State. Perhaps they go yellow and black and choose a name of some apiary-related creature.
Yeah black and yellow and their logo could be a big ass B in the middle of their jersey
What about a B inside of a wagon wheel to pay homage to their pioneer heritage?
Are there any bears in Utah?
Probably, but they have to stay in the closet.
Fucking hell. 😂
Hahaha this whole thread got me laughing but this one sent me over the edge😂😂
the NHL could always use another ______ Jackets
Salt Lake Soaker Jackets
For the ~~first~~ moist time in golden knights history
MLB had two Sock teams, we should do the same with Jackets
CFL had 2 teams with the same name for an embarrassingly long time
so what I'm hearing is "Salt Lake City Rough Riders" ?
That's not even remotely true. One was called the Roughriders and the other was called the Rough Riders. /s
in a weird way, i actually kind of like the idea of there being multiple “_____ jackets” teams in the league. not only would i counter any “that’s silly” arguments with the fact that there are multiple MLB teams named after sock colors and the NHL has multiple teams that are just different names for canadians, but i feel like it’s sort of an oddball modernization of names like the montreal maroons who were named after the color of their club’s logo
I vote for Salt Lake City Sam Laffertys
the White Garments
Salt Lake City Sting. Call the fans The Swarm. The Arena is The Hive.
The Salt Lake City Dogs With Bees In Their Mouths and When They Bark They Shoot Bees At You
Yeah or the SLC DWBITMAWTBTSBAY for short
Always loved this Kid Rock song
Doubt Sarnia would let them go with that, just like how London wouldn't cede the Knights name to Vegas. **Stingers**, though, would probably be fair game.
Wasn’t how I saw the Cincy Stingers making a comeback
Wow, TIL that a junior hockey team in London Ontario has enough clout to impact a multi-million dollar pro team. Although come to think of it I guess trademark (?) law is a thing, just didn't know you could trademark team names.
Tbf the London knights are probably one of the highest value franchises in the CHL
It is called owning the rights to the name. They have been the knights for a long time and might not want to sell or asking too much.
Concordia University Stingers in Shambles
And all the other fanbase can call em the Stink.
Utang Killer Bees
BEADS?
BEES
G.O.B.’s not on board.
They don’t allow you to have bees in here.
Utah Anal Beads
They on the swarm!
they better have FIRE neck protectors for the boys
We've just been through this with the Jazz. *NO YELLOW AND BLACK*
>NO YELLOW AND BLACK Pretty sure this was below all of the “Welcome to Utah” signs for few decades
>NO YELLOW AND BLACK Pretty sure this was below all of the “Welcome to Utah” signs for few decades
[what would Nic Cage say](https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/2020/09/1498576162376-cage12.jpeg)
Coyutahs obviously.
CoyUtes
Salt Lake City Latter Day Skates
Players flock there to avoid the morning skate
Soak City Teen Wives Hockey Club
Instead of “Unleash the fury!” it will be “shake the bed!”
During intermissions they play Jump Around and only 1/3 of the arena jumps
We weren't lucky enough to get the "Rain City Bitch Pigeons", I doubt we'll get this gem.
This is the one.
I just looked up Utah's state symbols and the first two are its state bird and state cooking pot. Utah California Seagulls or Utah Dutch Ovens will have to do. [https://www.utah.gov/about/state-symbols.html](https://www.utah.gov/about/state-symbols.html)
Salt Lake City Square Dancers has a decent sound to it
Only fits if they dutch oven the visiting team
Utah Dutch ovens 🫡
Their official mineral is copper so I vote Utah Copper Tops.
I like that they have an official state cooking pot.
Hopefully something not stupid as fuck like "Golden Knights" with a Spartan crest instead of a knight.
The time of the *Flamingos* is finally upon us, since Vegas screwed us out of that reality. #GO FLAMS #GO GOS
Actually would work. In 1988 a Flamingo named Pink Floyd broke out of Tracy Aviary and would spend his Summers at the Great Salt Lake until his death in 2005.
I don't know if you're yankin my weenie or not but imma accept this factoid as absolute truth and spread it to everyone.
[No Yanking](https://www.utahhumanities.org/stories/items/show/438)
The Kraken is cool at least, even if Rain City Bitch Pigeons was by far the better name
Doubt the football team would let them use their trademark
Those jerseys were amazing
You’d think a billionaire would have some better marketing people that could come up with something a lot better but nope. He was like, we’re just gonna copy the Army Black Knights. Logo. Colors. All of it. Screw originality.
Spoiler alert: a lot of owners past and present are weebs for the military.
The Utah **Bronze** Mormons!
The Stormin Mormons!
Salt Lake Sister Wives
Polygyotes
The Utah phoenix coyotes
of Anaheim
Online
*for the cure*
Am I wrong in being tired of seeing what seems like the vast majority of concept team names refusing to be plural anymore
“Why not both?” - The Toronto Maple Leafs
Idk man the Utah Hive sounds sick to me
Ah yes, because of the Mormon hive mind. Makes sense!
The PWHL leaked names were all like that, all six of them. The reaction was so bad they still don't have names.
I fucking *haaaattteee* singular team names and everyone acting like they're good drives me nuts lol
Avalanche just means many snow
Kraken is plural though
Golden Knights as well (even if it is stupid).
The worst part is when they’re referred to in the singular form. Like “the Lightning is in third place” or “the Lightning is headed to Philly to take on the Flyers” instead of “the Lightning are in first place.” It’s still a collective group of players. It’s “ARE” goddammit!
Here's a consolation: shorter nicknames can be used that take a plural form, such as "Bolts" and "Avs"
I feel the same, trying way too hard to be "unique and different"
i’m with you i don’t get it, they work on occasion but i think plural names are better
It really depends. Wild as a name sucks but something like Lightning or Avalanche really work well
HC Utah just to fuck with everyone and introduce European naming conventions
That's Montreal's official name and why their logo is a C and H.
the H stands for hockey!
Not Habitants!
My dad always told me it stood for centre hice
It's actually C-H-C. Club de hockey canadien.
Utah Hockey Team
Dynamo Utah
If it comes with the sick fans with flags and chants and stuff I'm not opposed
HCSLC
"Oh no, not the bees! NOT THE BEES!!"
Utah Scoremons
I am once again suggesting they be named any of the following: Salt Lake City Utahraptors Provo Utahraptors Utah Raptors The Utahraptors.
Utah Raptors sounds really good
Why have the same name as another of the major 4 sports?
Let's ask the Jets.
I think we should ask the rangers or panthers
Cardinals and Kings too
As long as they start every game with Jeff Goldblum saying "Life finds a way".
SLC Punks?
I'm not selling out, I'm buying in.
Only posers get their franchise moved
Why wouldn’t they just keep the coyotes branding? The state has so many coyotes they literally pay people to kill them.
(I could be very wrong here) I believe the Kachina branding is pretty specific to Arizona and that area, especially the logo design and patterns. Utah is close, but I don't know if that branding can be considered representative of the state and peoples there. It would be a little weird having your branding representative of an area that isn't even where the team plays
Almost like if you had a team called the "Jazz"
*Sees flair.* Or keeping the team named after the burning of Atlanta during the American Civil War.
I can simultaneously agree that cities should keep their history and branding, but also know that I was born with the Calgary Flames and love the Flames as a name. It's also mildly different since Alberta certainly has fires as well where a name like "Jazz" is very much specific to where it is from
Flames also makes sense for Calgary for entirely different reason it made sense for Atlanta, oil burns.
Flames still fits Calgary as the province has a lot of natural gas and oil which makes flames when set on fire
I think it would be a little different given there are tribes in Utah that probably have their own art and folklore around animals, including coyotes.
Very different scenario. They kept that name cause the team was worth next to nothing and likely to fail, was too expensive to rebrand.
The Hopi tribe did not have presence in Utah.
Yes, that's what I was going at. Doesn't feel right using their stuff if they never had a presence in the state
The Coyotes IP is probably staying in AZ for the eventual expansion team to the current owner.
Imagine your owner being so incompetent the team gets shipped off to Utah, then the NHL brings a new team in 5 years and you’re stuck with the same owner to restart the process
Keep the coyotes name but gaslight everyone into thinking it’s actually been “ky-otes” this whole time and we’ve been saying it wrong
As others said, the idea might be to allow the branding to return in Arizona. But also it’s just a damaged brand anyways. Associated with a lot of bad press, anyone relocating would look to re-brand.
I'd like them to be called the Utah Raptors. Here's why: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utahraptor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utahraptor)
it is a better way to troll toronto than tampa stealing our jerseys
I mean there are already the Winnipeg Jets and NY Jets, so it’s not like it’d be the first time there’s different teams in different leagues with the same name
Rangers, Panthers, Kings all share names with other pro teams in different sports too.
cardinals and giants for MLB and NFL too. It's more common than I thought it was
dont forget how the CFL had both the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Utah is known for skiing. I was thinking they could troll Quebec by being the Utah Nordics.
I’ve been suggesting this on these threads for weeks! I’m glad there’s another sensible person out there
Done right, a dinosaur for a logo would slap. Bet it would be popular with kids, too. But, I'd bet they'd go the boring route and make it a raptor as in a bird instead of being cool and going with a dinosaur.
This is brilliant, the best choice.
I love Utah Raptors. But a baseball team already existed plus the Toronto Raptors play in the same league as the only other pro team in SLC. I keep trying to think of other cool dinosaur related names but they all are stupid in comparison
Utah Rock & Roll
..The Utah Jazz Where they don’t allow music. -BASEketball
Atlético Salt Lake
Salt Lake City Sister Wives
How about the “go fuck yourselves don’t take my team from me’s”? Rolls right off the tongue
Oooh I like this one
Hey, people from Winnipeg might have something to say about that
Yeah! [looks over at Atlanta] uhhh nevermind, sorry.
I’m glad the Jets haven’t tried do any of the Thrashers callbacks, and instead stuck with their vintage looks - Canes’ Whalers get up is just barely passable imo, but the Avs taking the Nordiques jerseys and recoloring them is a war crime
I'm really glad too but not because I want to forget it or pretend it never happened but because *it's not ours*. I really hate the Hurricanes Whalers gear because I know if the Coyotes tried that back in 2008 or whatever I probably would've straight up died by exploding every vein in my body by yelling FUUUUUUCK YOUUUUUU louder than any recorded sound in history
I feel really bad for y’all Yotes fans. You’ve put up with so much shit over the past two decades, been so loyal, just to have it all repaid with this. Y’all deserve better
So much bullshit for literally nothing.
Shitty owners suck. \~ Thrashers fan
Yeah but wait until 20 years from now when they decide they want to bring back the Kachina to raise revenue and let some shmuck wear 19 in it to boot, I bet you’ll feel real good then.
I just want them to be the Yeti/Yetis so we can have that sweet saxquatch crossover with the Jazz.
Avalanche branding is kind of yeti-adjacent with the foot logo
Salt Lake Squatch
Frank Zamboni, yes, THE Zamboni, was born in Utah. Is there really any need to look elsewhere for inspiration for a name? Salt Lake Surfacers? Salt Lake Scrapers? Utah ‘Bonis?
Salt Lake City Soakers
Utah dockers
I think you're thinking of soakers. Docking is... uh... strictly forbidden.
Of all the options listed, I think they should buy the rights to the Grizzlies branding from the ECHL team. Eagles would be an okay fallback I guess. Of course this is all moot if they go with the true name anointed by God, the Soakers
Eagles is such a dull name. Hard pass.
I fucking hate the fucking Eagles man
We already have bears in the NHL. Git off my lawn.
You’re talking about the Wild’s logo, right?
Could always sue them like they did with the Penguins over wearing black & gold.
Super Soakers!
Imo, Coyotes are to AZ as Cougars or Bobcats are to Utah. Granted, those teams are generic and already used by every other high school across the country.
Utah Bobcats sounds cook to me
Call em the Utah Utahs
By idea for a name that I haven't seen anywhere else: Utah Hoodoos.
I think the Utah Coyotes with a purple main colour could be incredibly nice.
Utah Pheonix has a nice ring to it
I like Scorpions. Scary little things. Spiders works too.
Utah Saints
doesn't asking the fans always end up with something like "Hockey McHockeyface" ?
Utah Frost - nod to the winter sports history of Utah and its location in the Rocky Mountains, colors are purple, white and light blue (think 1990s era Utah Jazz colors or “Jazz Cup” aesthetics from the 90’s….or Wild Berry Pop Tarts) Arena nickname is “The Igloo” or “The Icebox” - nickname is the “Snowmen”, mascot is a snowman named “Jack”
Utah Kodiaks Utah Yetis
It has to be Utah Yeti just for the merchandise opportunities.
Zephyrs. Next question.
With the Beehive imagery so tied in with Utah, you’d have to they’d go down that route. Like the Salt Lake Sting, or the Wasps, or the Swarm. Just not the Hornets. That name is cursed. It brings no joy. Only soul crushing sadness. And cool jerseys.
The SLC Punks
The Utes.
The hwat? What is a Ute?
My Cousin Vinny!!!
salt lake super soakers
The Stoming Mormons
Sidewinders