Seattle Kraken (coming 2021-2022)

[slickdtc]

Glad it finally happened for Seattle and that whole area.

[Majingir]

Now that it's official, we can re-visit the registered names the Seattle group has. Similar to the Golden/Black Knights situation in Vegas,an already registered name is more than likely what we'll have as the official name. Except in this case, I'm sure there won't be any lawsuits or anything.

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Cougars Eagles Emeralds Evergreens Firebirds Kraken Rainiers Renegades Sea Lions Seals Sockeyes Totems Whales

[TripleCrown9]

Still a fan of Emeralds.

Just so you can refer to more than one team when you the the M's/Em's.

[rdnk]

There are a few decent ones on that list, but I'd pass on about 2/3s of them. Especially Firebirds... c'mon man. It makes way more sense for Flint in the OHL, but I guess it didn't stop Vegas.

[DrJones]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

Now that it's official, we can re-visit the registered names the Seattle group has. Similar to the Golden/Black Knights situation in Vegas,an already registered name is more than likely what we'll have as the official name. Except in this case, I'm sure there won't be any lawsuits or anything.

The Good

1. Sockeyes
2. Emeralds
3. Totems
4. Kraken

The Meh

5. Sea Lions
6. Firebirds
7. Seals
8. Eagles
9. Cougars

The LOL

10. Whales
11. Renegades

N/A

N/A. Rainiers - This name will always mean AAA baseball to me, and that's a compliment.

[pietasterp]

The most logical NHL expansion target in generations...totally untapped market with a huge metro area (2, really, if you figure at least some Portland fans will hop on the bandwagon) that has shown it will support non-Big 3 league pro sports franchises (sadly that's the NHL's reality in the States....).

I continue to like the Sockeyes. I'm a big fan of location-specific team names and it rolls nicely off the tongue. Not to mention the logo/mascot possibilities are endless. I suppose Emeralds is okay, but I prefer a bit more....dynamism in the team name, I guess? Sea Lions is another good one, but with another similarly-named team in town, I guess there's some name/city branding but that'd be about all for the advantages there. Also, any pro sports team with the word "Lions" in it is just asking for failure....

[slickdtc]

Sockeyes just seems so soft. It’s salmon. I eat salmon. Lol

I’m not in love with any of them to be honest. Emeralds is best option by far, though. Not impressed by the list overall.

[pietasterp]

Quote: Originally Posted by slickdtc

Sockeyes just seems so soft. It’s salmon. I eat salmon. Lol I’m not in love with any of them to be honest. Emeralds is best option by far, though. Not impressed by the list overall.

Sockeyes is a bit 'soft'. But I guess I eat duck, too. And 'Penguins' aren't exactly all that fearsome either LOL.