JayMac Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 So, a collegiate name like the Black Knights, playing hockey in the middle of a desert, and a boring color scheme along the lines of the Penguins and Kings. They haven't even started and I already hope they move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben in LA Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Can't be worse than the Las Vegas Posse...who remembers them (before you Google it)? Love that LV logo by the way, but the Posse sprang to mind when I saw it. Colors and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Squared Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 13 hours ago, daniel75 said: They should go with a purple color scheme. Also "Aces" is the best name i've heard mentioned. Las Vegas Black Knights doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, and just sounds weird. You could argue that a Las Vegas team named ”Aces” is a bit corny and ”on the nose.” My TeePublic Shop My Instagram Art Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Knights is fine, although a bit cliche and generic. But I'll take it over Black Knights any day. I hate unnecessary adjectives. Aces, also a bit cliche, still at least fits better and sounds better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Underneath the article is someone designing NHL logos with "Vegas Flare" and I gotta say, some of 'em are pretty good. http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/16044186/nhl-national-hockey-league-team-logos-redesigned-las-vegas Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Giant Pacific Octopus Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Black Knights is beyond awesome. Make it happen. The Catch of the Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianLion Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 1 hour ago, tigerslionspistonshabs said: Knights is fine, although a bit cliche and generic. But I'll take it over Black Knights any day. I hate unnecessary adjectives. Aces, also a bit cliche, still at least fits better and sounds better. Aces can also have a double meaning, both with the card game aspect as well as meaning aviation, which is a big part of the area in Southern Nevada there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinsUp1214 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I suppose Black Knights isn't the worst name in the world, but I can't help but think of Monty Python every time I hear it (as I'm sure others have mentioned). In my head, I just expect them to get scored on at home and hear "It's just a flesh wound!" get played over the speakers while this gets shown on the Jumbotron: And THEN, should say the Kings beat them 4-0, you hear after the final horn, "running away eh?? I'll bite your legs off!!" ...Thus, due to my certain inability to ever take a Black Knights loss seriously, I vote for Aces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Giant Pacific Octopus Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Black Knight was also my favorite pinball game back in the day. Next to Gorgar of course. The Catch of the Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 1 hour ago, The Giant Pacific Octopus said: Black Knights is beyond awesome. Make it happen. Nah, it's really not. Leave Black Knights for West Point. Just because the owner is proud of his alma mater, I don't think it gives him license to just reuse the team name. It's very amateur. Use some West Point knowledge and come up with a new idea. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Giant Pacific Octopus Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 14 minutes ago, WSU151 said: Nah, it's really not. Leave Black Knights for West Point. Just because the owner is proud of his alma mater, I don't think it gives him license to just reuse the team name. It's very amateur. Use some West Point knowledge and come up with a new idea. Its one of the best nicknames in all sports. The epitome of intimidation, power, fear and desire. When the Black Knight would come into town all the men quaked in fear. The women were terrified but strangely aroused seeing his powerful intimidating form astride his horse. They knew he was bad news but couldn't help that panging in their breasts. The King would be terrified. "Prithy Thee. Thy scoundrel Blacketh Knight has besieged my Kingdom. May not the Gods help thee in thy hour of need?" Silent. Deadly. No mercy given. None taken. A grim reaper in armor. A Darth Vader in the years of yore. Not just any common Knight. The horrid, feared BLACK KNIGHT. The Catch of the Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 1 minute ago, The Giant Pacific Octopus said: Its one of the best nicknames in all sports. The epitome of intimidation, power, fear and desire. When the Black Knight would come into town all the men quaked in fear. The women were terrified but strangely aroused seeing his powerful intimidating form astride his horse. They knew he was bad news but couldn't help that panging in their breasts. The King would be terrified. "Prithy Thee. Thy scoundrel Blacketh Knight has besieged my Kingdom. May not the Gods help thee in thy hour of need?" Silent. Deadly. No mercy given. None taken. A grim reaper in armor. A Darth Vader in the years of yore. Not just any common Knight. The horrid, feared BLACK KNIGHT. It's one of the best names in sports because it's only used once. No matter how much you romanticize it...it's terrible for a pro team, especially in Vegas. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_grateful_ted Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 2 hours ago, The Giant Pacific Octopus said: Its one of the best nicknames in all sports. The epitome of intimidation, power, fear and desire. When the Black Knight would come into town all the men quaked in fear. The women were terrified but strangely aroused seeing his powerful intimidating form astride his horse. They knew he was bad news but couldn't help that panging in their breasts. The King would be terrified. "Prithy Thee. Thy scoundrel Blacketh Knight has besieged my Kingdom. May not the Gods help thee in thy hour of need?" Silent. Deadly. No mercy given. None taken. A grim reaper in armor. A Darth Vader in the years of yore. Not just any common Knight. The horrid, feared BLACK KNIGHT. But what about a purple knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 These are going to suck. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerGuyJordan Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 2 hours ago, The Giant Pacific Octopus said: Its one of the best nicknames in all sports. The epitome of intimidation, power, fear and desire. When the Black Knight would come into town all the men quaked in fear. The women were terrified but strangely aroused seeing his powerful intimidating form astride his horse. They knew he was bad news but couldn't help that panging in their breasts. The King would be terrified. "Prithy Thee. Thy scoundrel Blacketh Knight has besieged my Kingdom. May not the Gods help thee in thy hour of need?" Silent. Deadly. No mercy given. None taken. A grim reaper in armor. A Darth Vader in the years of yore. Not just any common Knight. The horrid, feared BLACK KNIGHT. Christ, guy, it sounds like you're reading to us off your D&D character sheet. Thunder Bay Lynx - International Hockey Association (2 seasons, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2018 Xtreme Cup Champions) | Houston Armadillos - Major League Hockey (2 seasons, 2016-18) | Minnesota Muskies - North American Basketball Association (1 season, 2017-2018) | Louisville Thoroughbreds - United League of Baseball (1 season, 2017, 2017 United Cup Champions) | Las Vegas Thunderbirds - International Basketball League (1 season, 2016-17, 2017 Champions) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 35 minutes ago, CS85 said: These are going to suck. Hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnysama Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Going somewhat off tangent here, I just hope that whomever sings the Canadian anthem when a Canadian team comes to town should this hypothetical Las Vegas franchise ever play a game, doesn't mess it up like Dennis Parks did when the CFL's Las Vegas Posse played back in 1994. (Can you imagine all the comments that would be made had YouTube been around then?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 4 hours ago, BrianLion said: Aces can also have a double meaning, both with the card game aspect as well as meaning aviation, which is a big part of the area in Southern Nevada there. Yes...And I've mentioned it sort of creates a natural rivalry with the Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhking Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 5 hours ago, The Giant Pacific Octopus said: Black Knight was also my favorite pinball game back in the day. Next to Gorgar of course. You are showing my age... LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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