Utah's NHL Team Names Are Not Good
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2024
- It's been a huge past few weeks for the state of Utah with the addition of an NHL team to Salt Lake City. The only concern that has been raised is what the new name will be. Many fans online have come up with ideas and concepts. In this video we break them all downn.
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I kinda love the outlaws with the teal, black and brownish orange jerseys. Pretty sick
Edit:
The stags is also dope..2 favorites
You don't find penguins randomly walking around Pittsburgh
But do you?
So why can't we be the yetis
Penguins actually exist, though. 🤔
@GizmoBeach I KNOW BUT DO YOU SEE THEM JUST WALKING AROUND IN THE WILD THERE?(NO ZOOS OR PLACES TO SEE ANIMALS COUNT). DO YOU SEE THEM WALKING AROUND? NOPE SO YETI'S CAN WORK IDIOT
I really like Mammoth.
Could kick off a rivalry with Nashville
That name would probably start a rivalry with CO, given Mammoth is the name of Colorado’s lacrosse team
@@colorfulslime8820 -I think there will be a rivalry anyways with the Avalanche being the closest team.-
Oh wait. scratch that. I guess Las Vegas is closer. Well that might work out pretty well Las Vegas is the most hated team in the league from other NHL fans. Can't hurt Salt Lake's rep to be rivals to the Golden Knights.
We could call it the ice age rivalry
Since the Phoenix Coyotes are in line to be an expansion team like the 1999 Cleveland Browns relaunch, the Utah team should be the Roadrunners. That way if and when Phoenix gets the Coyotes back there's a built in rivalry.
I love it. 😂
By the way the Phoenix Roadrunners was a World Hockey Association team in 1974-77. I always thought it was cute that given this old WHA team they used Coyotes when rebranding the former Winnipeg Jets. And nice that they didn't prevent the newer Jets (ex-Thrashers) from reviving their old name.
Raptors can not work due to Toronto Raptors of the NBA which Ryan Smith owns the Jazz so naming his other pro team after a Jazz competitor will NEVER HAPPEN LEGALLY. There are 17 pro and semi pro teams with Outlaws as their name so it will probably get blocked due to copyright issues. And too common.
Thank you for mentioning the outlaws and the issue around it. I don’t think people realize how generic it sounds and how it’s literally been done 17 times😂
Dosent matter, like the nfl and nhl has jets and panthers, and other sports have the same names as nhl team names so it dosent matter
Mammoth wouldn't work either than, there is the Colorado Mammoth (NLL) owned by Stanley Kroenke, who owns the Avalanche and the Rams
KSL did a poll that had over 11,000 votes and the name that won was Yetis
This terrifies me
That’s not a good thing because it makes no sense
11,000 votes? That's a small number of people to make this decision.
@@ZattirfVuli It's just a poll, but considering it had twice as many votes as the next choice it's definitely the front runner.
where did you get that hat? its cool
Thanks man, I believe it was from culture kings website. NBA x hyperfly collab
Utah Raptors would be a solid choice given the state dinosaur is the Utahraptor. Other pro teams share names... Giants, Cardinals, Jets, Rangers... so I don't see that being a problem sharing Raptors with Toronto. Utah Mammoth could be pretty solid as well. All the other choices are 'meh' at best. Maybe they could be called the Utah Powder and have their mascot be soft, fluffy snow! 😂
yeah already the NHL shares Jets, Rangers, Panthers, and Kings with other leagues. I don't think anyone in Toronto would care that much. Though maybe someone in Toronto going to the scotiabank Centre (formerly Air Canada Centre) expecting to see the Raptors play might get mixed up. lol
Only if the color for it isn't purple.
also at one time the Oilers shared their name with a team in Houston
@@aidk23 and then they'd have Barny the Dinosaur as the mascot?🤔
@@marccoderre 😂 Right?! Purple is the worst color for a sports team
Personally I like Utah Yetis
Can't use: Raptors(Toronto), Saints(New Orleans), Mavericks(Dallas), Golden Eagles(Las Vegas), Outlaws(overused), Eagles(Philadelphia), Bucks(Milwaukee)
Any name that has been used in the major sports should not be used.
Seems ok to reuse a name for the Cardinals, Giants, Jets, Kings, Panthers, and Rangers.
@arkwill14 Most of those examples were established decades ago. When most of the professional leagues were not even in their current format. Naming teams was less thoughtful. And many of those teams were named in a different city than where they are currently playing.
Of course, you can name a team whatever you want. And if a currently used name perfectly represents your city/state, you might still use it. But I feel like if you can avoid reusing a name, it's better.
A more unique name will help you stand out better. And would be better for marketing and representation.
So, if I was in charge, I wouldn't use any of the options I mentioned.
@@stephenjensen5358 The Carolina Panthers were founded only two years after the Florida Panthers in the 90s.
@marccoderre as I said most of the examples. I didn't say all. But my point still stands. It's better to come up with something original instead of using something someone else is already using.
@@stephenjensen5358 Ideally yes. You want something that proudly represents the place and its history. And if the only reason to pick the name Raptors was because they thought it sounded cool, I'd not be a keen on it. But I like the idea that the Utah Raptor is an actual dinosaur. That fact won me over when someone else was suggesting it. Alternatively, I've suggested Honeybees in the past as a unique name (alternatively Swarm). Incidentally Toronto's getting a WNBA team in 2026 so maybe they could call themselves Jazz to even it up if Utah uses Raptors. ;)
If yeti wins I will buy season tickets and a jersey for every other team in the NHL
The last three you named, i would be completely fine with, Stags has really grown on me over the last week, Mammoth has been my clear runaway though cuz you can have so many dope themes and concepts around a Mammoth team
My vote is the Utah Mammoth. It's really grown on me. Would love the Raptors, but it just reminds me too much of the Ogden Raptors.
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@DZag6149 Exactly. Why would I even bring up Toronto, when I'm mentioning a team in Utah already going by the Raptors.
Raptors is way over used
Can't be worse than the "Jazz."
Right besides over paying these loosers, never going to be close to winning crap, they have to be laughing their asses off
I was just thinking about how we need to get the word out about how bad some of these options have been before I saw your video pop up
Outlaws, Stags, Black Diamonds, or Punks is the only thing I’m ok with
You could also go with "Honeybees" or something with that theme since it's the beehive state. Uniforms is ambers and black, works in the honeycomb pattern. plays come out on the ice while you have buzzing sound effects and the arena is nicknamed "The Hive". And during breaks you get shots on the "Honey-cam". It'd be a distinct name. And while it may not be the most intimidating sounding name, one could say that of Ducks and Penguins too.
I like Utah Hornets more
@@Soundtracks92 quoted from Thorn (a Utah pest control company) "Utah's most common hornet is the baldfaced hornet, which also falls under the category of social wasps. They often get mistaken for yellowjackets, as they look quite similar but yellowjackets are smaller. These hornets are quite docile, but like other social wasps, will sting if they feel threatened." I like that term social wasps. it's the anti-social ones you gotta fear!
Stagg is definitely not it. A stagg is a Red Deer which are not in Utah, they are in places like New Zealand.
They have elk though.
I'd bet money that "Utah Ice" wasn't submitted as a possible name for the team. My guess is it was submitted as a possible name for a business arm that will focus on Ice rink development around the state. my guess is there will be at least 2 more names submitted for trademarks before the bracket comes out. Or at least I hope all that is the case.
Utah Ice sounds like crappy malt beer with a low ABV
I must say as someone from Ottawa, this past month I've expanded my knowledge of Utah thanks to this relocation. I think before I only knew that the state has a lot of Mormans, is in the southwest US and has Salt Lake City where the 2002 Olympics were held. And home of the Jazz (originally from New Orleans). Since then I've learnt that it has a lot of dinosaur fossils and is famous for honey. (By the way the guy's hat says "yuta jyazu" in katakana (Japanese).)
though until a few days I kept thinking Utah was east of Arizona. found out it's north.
You don't patent a name. You trademark a name.
Since the Utah state flag has a beehive on it, the team name could be Utah Sting, Utah Swarm or Utah Hive with the state flag as a shoulder patch and a cool logo similar to the Sarnia Sting. Can go with yellow, black and and blue.
If they were to go with "Sting" or "Swarm" then it should definitely be "Salt Lake" not "Utah." But I've heard that the name will be starting with Utah, not SL.
Ryan Smith registered all those names to throw everyone off. Hes naming the team the "Yetis"
I’d like the stags as well because it’s Original and a great name. I’m not sold on the Raptors but I’d love to see a color Scheme like the Hershey Bears Brown, Gold, Black and White
Yetis is a horrible name. Sounds like what you would get if you let an elementary school vote on the name
Kinda like Kraken
@@gravebeast9752 EXACTLY Kraken is a horrible name, our mascot sucks (Bouy) and our arena's name is the dumbest ass I've ever seen from leftists progressive socialists, Climate Pledge Arena.
@@gravebeast9752wdym, kraken is f*cking bad@$$ like, it’s a giant f*cking squid that can kill almost anything
@@Aidan_minotii Yeah, it's perfect for autistic anime fans in Seattle. You're right.
@@gravebeast9752 honestly, u can’t be f*cking talking, ur user is grave beast💀
Those Outlaws concepts look eerily similar to a bunch of similarly names esports teams lol
It's a shame that "Stingers" was taken by a men's Volleyball team. That was the first thing that popped in my head for a hockey team in Utah.
Anything to do with bees should be reserved for baseball. It doesn't fit hockey.
I know Grizzlies is already a team, but I think the NHL team could buy the rights over the name
The NBA Grizzlies would probably have an issue with that.
The LDS parody names on twitter and tiktok have been amazing though
I really like the Utah Swarm. It fits because we are the beehive state and you can call the stadium the Hive
If they named them the Sasquatch you could have nights where they were the Bigfoot the yeti would be kind of fun like the sharks could use the hammerhead logo or the seals gives a lot of options
For the most part I agree with you on a fronts (especially regarding Mr Smith's Jazz rebrand). Except, regarding 'Utah HC' lol... it just falls into the "sh*t the bed" catagory of the list for me.
This is the first time I've heard of "Stags" and I'm liking it more and more. Definitely better than most other names I've heard.
Yetis, blizzard, or raptors r great names, especially blizzard and raptors, like they have a raptor type called Utah raptor, and the Utahraptor is the biggest raptor found,and 8 think in utah
Blizzard is catchy? " only question is what would it fill seats?"
No names were submitted for a "patent". Patents deal with inventions/creations like the first light bulb, the first elevator, etc. The names were submitted for trademark registry which is was the ® symbol is on most logos that are protected this way.
You do understand why the bad names are there, right? They already have one or two names they are okay with and the bad names help force the votes towards those names.
Weston, they changed the logo for Blizzard...and most well off people wouldn't be caught dead at a D/Q! But Colby is showing his own version for Blizzard. Originally, there was a beautiful Elk in the center of the logo for Blizzard. Now that was cool. And Utah is known for natural beauty, purity of spirit. Icy blue and pure white would be beautiful colors for the state. I agree, the Yeti is ridiculous...why not the Unicorns? I hope they come around to Blizzard...or, at worst, the Mammoth. Your state is known for having a plethora of ancient animal bones buried in various locations. Raptors had merit, but the Toronto Raptors are already there.
Yetis are an Himalayan legend, it makes absolutely no sense!
Like the Jazz does
I hear ya barking Big Dog, but riddle me this: How many Kings does the US have? I will hand you that since Kraken retired and bought a home in Seattle, the seas have been a lot more safe.
@@Squatle True. Both of those don't make sense either. But it's too late for them!
The Colorado Avalanche has a "big foot" on their jersey, I don’t know if it is still there on the new one, so Yeti would not be original. I like Outlaws.
I kind of like several of them. Stingers or sting, because of one, their state flag, two, because they can nickname the delta center, "the hive". The reason i came up with that, is because pittsburgh used to have a indoor soccer team called the pittsburgh stingers and one of the commentators nicknamed the civic arena "the hive". The blizzard could work, because for a logo and/or mascot, they could use any animals that are associated with the cold (yetis, deers, etc.). Mammoth could work. For a logo, instead of tusks, they could use hockey sticks. I'm not liking the utah moniker for the team. They could use the salt lake name and it could still work. Let the jazz keep it. And while we're at it, why not let new orleans take back the jazz name and find a new name for utah. Jammers, perhaps?
They're not going to change the Jazz name. If that was going to happen it had to be 50 years ago when the team first moved. But now that name is permanent.
And I never hear anyone saying the Lakers or the Clippers should change their names. They're originally from Minnesota and Cleveland. How many lakes does LA have? How many Clipper snowstorms clip LA?
I do agree that Salt Lake should be an option, but they already said that they are using Utah.
The best team name would be the Sting or the Swarm with the Utah honeycomb state flag as a shoulder patch.
The old Golden Eagles jerseys were kinda fire
I came up with the Utah Wolves
i hope that its not a name that is singular. plural names just sound better
Singular names make the team sound like it is all part of one. I love Hurricane and Lightning. Since the Utah state flag has a beehive on it, the team name could be Utah Sting, Utah Swarm or Utah Hive with the state flag as a shoulder patch and a cool logo similar to the Sarnia Sting. Can go with yellow, black and and blue.
Utah raptors is I think the best. The fact that a giant raptor species (called the Utah raptor) was found in the state makes it all the more better. Mammoth/stags are good too. Yeti is getting way too much traction and it is concerning.
stormin mormons or latter day skates
Everyone talking about bees need to realize that that sounds like baseball not hockey. If Salt Lake gets an MLB team, that should be the name. But not for hockey.
I'm all in an The Outlaws
It’s growing on me
@@westonware14- would make some sense. Since almost everything is Outlawed in UT
The Utah Ice playing on ice is kinda hilarious 😂
Too bad the Devils already had the "Jersey" jersey and the "hat" hat. LOL
@toddgelineau6536 😂 I loved my devs doing that too
Wasn't there a minor hockey team called the Indianapolis Ice?
@@algeborusas2775 sort of. The Indiana Ice was a jr. team that was a member of the USHL. It really wasn't considered a minor team as it would have had to be part of the NHL farm system (i.e. AHL, IHL, ECHL, etc.).
@@toddgelineau6536 They played in the International and Central hockey leagues about 20 years ago. Their logo still appears with a Google search.
I want Utah yetis
Utah doesn’t even deserve an NHL team if these are the names they’re coming up with
Lame team names for sure.
doesn't deserve one period
All the good names were probably parented way early by someone, so we're just getting the dregs. There was not a single bee related name in the bunch.
There is actually a dinosaur called the "Utahraptor." There is no way they would pick that though. Toronto has a strangle hold on that name.
Mammoth is already a Colorado team
A _lacrosse_ team. A lacrosse team that half the people in Colorado don't even know about. I think you'd be safe with Mammoth. Many other big-4 major league teams share names (Cardinals, Giants, Jets, Kings, Panthers, and Rangers) so I think it would be perfectly fine to do so with a lacrosse team from another state.
@@arkwill14 i know, i just say this bc i know a lot of box fans cross over. Any other big 4 sport would be fine. I do see where you are coming from
Utah Saints (LDS) i mean, they already took the towns basketball team. Might as well take the NFL team’s name, too.
Yetis sounds cool but it makes no sense. The Yetis are a Himalayan thing and I don’t think Utah has a large population Himalayans.
But Utah does have Bigfoot, basically the same thing, but that just doesn't roll off the tongue. Abomination is good though, as in abominable snow man.
As a surprise they will be a the Utah coyotes
Yetis is a cool name It's a mythical creature
But is it?
I like the Yeti logo and mascot ideas/concepts more than I like the actual name. Mammoth is starting to grow on me. Also some cool Jersey and logo/mascot ideas you could do with that. Raptors would be cool but I think there’s still a minor league baseball team in Ogden with that name plus the Toronto team. I don’t know. There’s never going to be a unanimous consensus on any name they choose.
Utah Fusion, Venom, Raptors and Cascades.
I kinda like the "Salt Lake Stallions"
It isnt great, but its better than a lot of them. But I've heard that they're going with Utah and definitely not Salt Lake.
Nothing plural I think. Utah Yeti, Utah Outlaw, I really like the Utah HC or Utah Hockey Club and the mascot could be a yeti haha. I like Utah Raptors. it was an dino discovered in the state. They got to this get this right though
Yeti
Black Diamonds
Swarm
Venom
i agree with what you said
What about Utah Coyotes? There are MANY famous examples of teams that move and retain their name (which Utah is no stranger to). Plus, Coyotes are a species that is common to the Salt Lake region. Also -- many NHL fans shorten their team's names. In their home states, names like Av's, 'Canes, Caps, Hawks, Preds get used almost as much as the whole name. So why not "'Yotes"? (that's one syllable: Yotes - not "Yo-tees".) Utah Yotes kind of rolls off the tongue. Even if you still say the whole name "Utah Coyotes" it still has some good assonance.
you have already four teams that share names with other leagues: Jets, Kings, Rangers, Panthers. And the Carolina Panthers were created only two years after the team in Miami. I don't think using Raptors would cause any problems. And there actually is a dinosaur called the utah raptor. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utahraptor Just like there's an animal called the Florida panther and the New Jersey devil something from folklore - so Utah Raptors is a legit name to claim for the team.
Mammoths>Yetis>Stags>Raptors>Outlaws>Venom>Blizzard>Ice>Fury>UtahHockeyClub need to pluralize yetis and mammoths. I would also like skinwalkers, but know that wont happen
I like the names venom and blizzard
Hey!!! .. Salt Lake City my suggestion for your new hockey team is ......... UTAH TROOPERS ................. This name represent ...Team work.... It is not sexist and i think you can make a great jersey with this name. And this name does not exist in any professional team i know
I personally loVe "The Outlaws" that would be so Amazing,
I want mammoths
The Avalanche used the Yeti! Soooo NO!
Utah Stags ? So is every game going to be a Stag Party ?!?! I'd go to those games
Nothing worse than alliteration that isn't alliteration. Utah Yeti literally sounds like a straight to Disney+ hockey team name. I think a "beehive state" name would be better. Utah Sting, Swarm, Yellowjackets (do a Red Sox/White Sox thing with the Bluejackets)
Agreed. The names suggested are typical small town minor league tags. What has been different is KRAKEN - doesn't even end in "S". BREAK NEW GROUND!! Some nice tries, BUT. Yeti is Himalayas. Cutthroats is high seas. I prefer ROAD RAGE over Fury. I have posts over all the sites to do with a name for the Utah NHL team. Go critique them!
Utah Black Diamonds! A nod to the ski industry, universal associations with skill, difficulty, and a challenge. Timeless relevance and more unique than Blizzard, Fury, Venom, Raptors, Outlaws. Black & Purple primary colors; limitless brand and logo possibilities; Yeti still a potential mascot. Let's Go Diamonds, clap clap...clap clap clap!
Yeti is ok, the only problem is that the Avalanche have used Yeti themes before. Don't they have a Yeti foot on their shoulder patch?
Hockey Club is horrible. It's fine for a year until they find a name.
The Outlaws is ok, but it's what you name a team when you create one in Madden Football. Even some of those concept jerseys were the exact logos that Madden used.
I think I like Blizzard and Mammoth the best.
I like the idea of bringing back the Salt Lake Golden Eagles!
I don't like many of the current ideas. Yeti might be the best but it would be better if it was Abomination, as in abominable snow man. And yes utah does have many Bigfoot sightings. I do agree that Yeti does have an Asian vibe to it.
Blizzard is okay. So is Mammoth. Outlaws is way too overused in sports, so that's out. Hocky Club? Absolutely not. And I think it would be terrible if they don't come up with a name before the launch. You only get one chance at this. And how hard is it to decide on a name? Not doing so would be inexcusable.
8:34 lol like the nba
"Yetis" all the way! Utah Jazz switch to the "Buzz" or the "Stingers"
Stags or raptors would be the best. Sadly it looks like everyone wants yeti
My top 3 choices would be:
Utah Raptors
Utah Eagles (Not Golden Eagles for obvious reasons)
Utah Hornets
Cant do Raptors due to the Toronto Raptors.
I Can not get anyone to hear me. The SALT LAKE Sasquatch.
Utah yeti is the best or the mammoth
I agree. The names are bad all around. They should just choose a normal animal or type of person from Utah.. Something that evokes the region... and not a fictional/fantasy being like Yeti. Names that have something to do with the people there, like the Steelers, Packers, etc. age well because you can't go back and change your city's past... Moreover, animals.. Just normal animals like Sharks, Lions, Tigers, etc. etc. are a safe bet and they should choose an animal from the area boom, done. I realize these might be kind of "boring" but the thing is you want a name that is going to work in 2070. Something that holds up. These names like "Yeti" and all the non-plural names like "Fury" are just so tacky and cheap sounding to me they sound like eSports teams and will sound dated in a few short years... Just like Kraken will. Even the H.C. -- capitalizing on the pseudo-European thing that has become popular as soccer has become more popular in America... But that is such a fad and will sound so bad so soon. Yes, names like F.C. and H.C. and European style names are cool in America in the 2010s and 2020s... But do you know when they were not cool in America? In the 1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s,... this "H.C." thing could easily become once again not cool and looked back on as that name that was chosen during the millennial and gen Z soccer fad.
So far the best names that are on the table imo are Mammoth(s)? but it gets ruined a little bit because it just is not a good-sounding word. Utah Mammoths doesn't really roll off the tongue. Or is it just singular "Mammoth" ... That I don't like either, just 1 Mammoth? The positives though are that Mammoths legitimately existed in Utah/not made up, unique, Animal logos you can do so much with. Blizzards is probably my second favorite, although it is a little too generic like a create-a-team name, and also kind of evokes a similar thing to the Avalanche... But I don't hate it. Outlaws is literally a create-a-team name and is too obvious. I made a Salt Lake City Outlaws in NHL 14 or 15 or something create-a-team mode. Outlaws and Renegades were always the two create-a-team names I chose and SLC or OKC the two cities I always chose.
Raptors imho is by far the best name I have seen so far, but sadly not one that they are considering. It is a real thing, not fictional/fantasy; actually tied to Utah; easy to say "Utah Raptors"; not overused in sports; easy to come up with a logo for it.. cool theme.. Easily Raptors.
Utah Talons
About time someone suggested that name!
Armor to protect from evil and symbolic of the state. The Utah Temple Garmits!
What's a garmit
The Utah Mams...
Utah Dwarves.
They always avoid cool names, stick with safe ones, and now they won’t even HAVE a name their first season. Way to start off on the dumbest foot. 🙄
If you mean safe as far as avoiding the offended by everything crowd then absolutely. I really would’ve gone with Pioneers, it would be a perfect nod to history with Mormon pioneers moving to Utah in the western migration and they could make a logo with similar design cues from the La Salle Explorers but do it in their own way. Instead of a pirate looking through a telescope, it’d be a person dressed up either as a Mormon or pioneer/traveler type of clothing with them either in a seeking pose or looking through binoculars and then they could have the mountains in the background.
Mammoth good, stags good, mavericks good, outlaws okay.
I'd love Raptors to get thrown back in the mix. But Yeti was really the first name that started to gain traction and almost everyone has heard it. If Ryan Smith opens it up to a public poll every casual bystander is going to vote Yeti. I just hope they get a better Yeti logo (preferably one that has a puck in it).
It’s true, almost all the options are terrible!
Great job on the video! I 100% agree with everything you shared.
I think the name of the NHL team in Utah will be the Utah Yetis.
Idk man it's not my favorite option for them
Yetis sounds so dam lame, the Avs already had a yeti mascot too like not original, DQ patch for sponsor would go hard
@@juanpeace3y2d But the Avs have already replaced the yeti mascot with a Saint Bernard mascot, silly.
@@TimFrith24 that's why I said had, just unoriginal, not something unique to pull as a new franchise branding
The only one that i liked that you said is Utah Raptors, Utah Stags is stupid.
1. Raptors is the best one by far and my number one choice. Yes I’m aware of the Toronto Raptor but hey a man can dream lol.
2. Stags is a great concept and I hope they do trademark it.
3. Yetis, I do like it, sure it’s not a legend that started in Utah, but it’s about what it can represent and the marketing behind it. It’s literally a snow version of a Sasquatch. Yes there are better names but it’s not a bad name and I wouldn’t be mad if this gets chosen.
4. Mammoth is another one that I wouldn’t be upset about. I think the colors could be great and can see it sticking.
HOW is there not a "SAINTS" name in the hat?
Utah undertakers
Their was an actual species of raptor called the Utahraptor so that would be a great team name
That’s what I’m saying!!