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I like the outlaws, swarm, and yetis

Bees have venom too

I think that out of these options I'm probably most excited about the Swarm as well, and pretty much for the same reasons you said. Caribou would make for an awesome identity, but the word itself just doesn't feel powerful enough for a hockey team name. What I personally would do would be to actually take a page out of the Coyotes' book and pay tribute to the indigenous people of Utah (and in a way, the Coyotes too) and incorporate indigenous patterns in the striping. They have some cool wildlife there, so maybe use a mountain lion, black bear (I know the Bruins use a brown bear, but whatever), foxes or maybe some of their venomous reptiles even. Not sure what name I'd go for, but I'm personally more fond of the traditional pluralized names, so it would depend on which animal would be represented. As for colors, I'm a sucker for 90s logos, so Utah Jazz' color palate from '96 until 2010 would be ideal; light blue, purple and white. It's all a little basic and maybe uninspired, but I guess I'm pretty old fashioned in that way.

As always, fantastic video, Chris. Putting a limit on black/yellow teams doesn't hold water for me when you consider the number of franchises sporting red/blue (Jets, Habs, Jackets, Rangers, Caps, Panthers) or red/black (Hawks, Sens, Canes, Devils, Sabres 3rd).

Utah Mammoth 🦣

They should be called The Swarm. So many possibilities for the logo and uniforms. The logo could be triple bees facing forward using black and gold.

Yut3s

There is 32 teams now. It's perfect. Relocation is fine, but adding a team, logistically, would be an absolute nitemare.

Utah Skinwalkers !

They should be called the "Utah Barricades." Colors can be orange, very, white. The mascot can be a construction worker of the month. You can sell cone hats and vests. You can also do kiducation about engineering to entice a younger crowd.

I’m surprised that you didn’t touch on the Wolf Pack’s few years as the Connecticut Whale.