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On 6/23/2016 at 6:32 PM, neo_prankster said:

Would "Dealers" raise any objections?

 

Is this a serious question?  If so, I highly doubt the league would want such an obvious drug reference, even though you likely mean card dealers.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Ice_Cap said:

Anyone expecting a vice-related name will be disappointed.

 

It'll probably be Black Knights or Knights. The only good thing to come out of this asinine expansion.

 

I think they're really missing out on an opportunity to do something with snakes.  The snake is an apropos representative of the desert, and there's tons of names you could go with that don't need to be something as bland as Snakes:  Copperheads, Cobras, Mambas, or maybe Vipers for :censored: 's sake!  The Las Vegas Vipers!?  C'mon people.

 

Or to go even further, Pit Vipers!?  Gambling pit, snake eyes - both evocative enough of the gaming element that defines Vegas without blatantly calling the team the Gamblers.  

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If they're going with Knights. Just go with Knights. Nobody will add 'Black' before the name when talking about them. Americans love to shorten team names (hello Cavs and Pens and dozens of others), and a whole extra word is getting axed immediately (hello Niners, Sixers, Sonics,D-Backs, T-Wolves, Leafs, Hawks, Wings, and Sox (Marinara and Alfredo)).

 

So, just go with Knights if that's the route you want to take.

 

Just don't go the OKC route with something stupid like Storm, Heat, Lightning (hey, three Florida based teams)...

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Somebody suggested an over-the-top name to match the Vegas atmosphere.

 

Maybe the

Walk of Shamers?  

Stayers (what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas)?

Lost It Alls?

Debt Jumpers?

 

Actually, after thinking about gambling debts I had a visual.

How about Las Vegas JackRabbits?

 

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12 hours ago, Sykotyk said:

If they're going with Knights. Just go with Knights. Nobody will add 'Black' before the name when talking about them. Americans love to shorten team names (hello Cavs and Pens and dozens of others), and a whole extra word is getting axed immediately (hello Niners, Sixers, Sonics,D-Backs, T-Wolves, Leafs, Hawks, Wings, and Sox (Marinara and Alfredo)).

 

So, just go with Knights if that's the route you want to take.

 

Just don't go the OKC route with something stupid like Storm, Heat, Lightning (hey, three Florida based teams)...

 

You mean like the old Las Vegas Thunder IHL team?  ^_^

 

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On 6/24/2016 at 9:26 PM, CS85 said:

 

I think they're really missing out on an opportunity to do something with snakes.  The snake is an apropos representative of the desert, and there's tons of names you could go with that don't need to be something as bland as Snakes:  Copperheads, Cobras, Mambas, or maybe Vipers for :censored: 's sake!  The Las Vegas Vipers!?  C'mon people.

 

Just use the Las Vegas Sin logo if called any of the snake names.  (I love Vipers BTW!)

 

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Here are my two suggestions. Don't know if they have been mentioned yet or not.

 

1. Las Vegas Silverbacks

***  The silverback symbolizes strength, underrated speed, intelligence and dominance, as it is the leader of the band of gorillas., traits wanted in a hockey player. Incorporating the word Silver in to the team's nickname also pays homage to both Nevada's state nickname and the  rich history of silver mining in the state. I also honestly feel a silver, black and gold color scheme with a ferocious silverback logo would sell like fire and the name has wide spread marketability to people of all ages.

 

2. Las Vegas Jacks

*** Not Black Jacks.. Just Jacks. The name standing alone could symbolize blackjack or jackpot; terms symbolic with Vegas' casinos; the jackhammer which is a major tool used by the silver miners (thus paying homage to the industry which defined the state in its earliest beginnings and even still looms large to this day) and the jackrabbit which is prevalent in the state. A jackrabbit logo also could be a seller. 

 

Just a few ideas.

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1 hour ago, Oso said:

Here are my two suggestions. Don't know if they have been mentioned yet or not.

 

1. Las Vegas Silverbacks

***  The silverback symbolizes strength, underrated speed, intelligence and dominance, as it is the leader of the band of gorillas., traits wanted in a hockey player. Incorporating the word Silver in to the team's nickname also pays homage to both Nevada's state nickname and the  rich history of silver mining in the state. I also honestly feel a silver, black and gold color scheme with a ferocious silverback logo would sell like fire and the name has wide spread marketability to people of all ages.

 

2. Las Vegas Jacks

*** Not Black Jacks.. Just Jacks. The name standing alone could symbolize blackjack or jackpot; terms symbolic with Vegas' casinos; the jackhammer which is a major tool used by the silver miners (thus paying homage to the industry which defined the state in its earliest beginnings and even still looms large to this day) and the jackrabbit which is prevalent in the state. A jackrabbit logo also could be a seller. 

 

Just a few ideas.

 

Good creativity, but ultimately too many "it could also refer to" and "pay homage to" examples.  Simpler is better.  Black Jacks could work because it narrows it down to gambling.  Maybe it would be too close to Blackhawks though.  

 

A silverback gorilla would be an odd choice, IMO.

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On 6/24/2016 at 10:26 PM, CS85 said:

 

I think they're really missing out on an opportunity to do something with snakes.  The snake is an apropos representative of the desert, and there's tons of names you could go with that don't need to be something as bland as Snakes:  Copperheads, Cobras, Mambas, or maybe Vipers for :censored: 's sake!  The Las Vegas Vipers!?  C'mon people.

 

Or to go even further, Pit Vipers!?  Gambling pit, snake eyes - both evocative enough of the gaming element that defines Vegas without blatantly calling the team the Gamblers.  

 

Vipers would be cool (copperheads and rattlers belong to the viper family).  Mambas and Cobras aren't really native to the continent.  Copperheads are more eastern US.

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Maybe I'm in the minority, but aside from my first choice of Aces, I've always liked the Wranglers name a whole lot. And I think black-vegas gold-slate gray-whatever could really work with the name as well. I'm certain however that it's a pretty big long shot as far as its chances are concerned. 

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On 6/24/2016 at 10:56 PM, Sykotyk said:

If they're going with Knights. Just go with Knights. Nobody will add 'Black' before the name when talking about them. Americans love to shorten team names (hello Cavs and Pens and dozens of others), and a whole extra word is getting axed immediately (hello Niners, Sixers, Sonics,D-Backs, T-Wolves, Leafs, Hawks, Wings, and Sox (Marinara and Alfredo)).

 

So, just go with Knights if that's the route you want to take.

 

Just don't go the OKC route with something stupid like Storm, Heat, Lightning (hey, three Florida based teams)...

I'm starting to hate the non S plural nicknames in sports. With the exception of the Avalanche and the Heat; they fit the geographical regions. Also both Sox teams in the MLB as well.

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14 minutes ago, Tygers09 said:

I'm starting to hate the non S plural nicknames in sports. With the exception of the Avalanche and the Heat; they fit the geographical regions. Also both Sox teams in the MLB as well.

Those are called 'Collective Nouns'. And yeah, I've grown tired of them. At least MLB is because of cks making an 'X' sound, which is just as bad as NLL having the LumberJax, etc. Though for some reason Sox just is unquestioned in baseball.

 

But, in the 90s, geez, collective nouns went nuts. Lightning, Wild, Avalanche, Heat, Magic, and the minor leagues lost their heads with it. Especially Arena Football. Even now, in an eight team league, they have Kiss, Steel, Soul, and Storm.

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They could try to appeal to fans from Utah and be the Knightzz. 

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Well, I think Magic worked fine for Orlando considering the Disney ties. That one has never really bothered me (nor has Heat or Avalanche, really). Plus, it just sounds so natural now that I couldn't really imagine them being called anything else.

 

As far as others are concerned though, I do agree. I've always disliked "Thunder" especially and hated it when OKC adopted it (as well as, stupidly, two different Utah high schools built in the last ten years). So yeah, I wouldn't be too keen on Las Vegas trying it out either.

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8 hours ago, Sykotyk said:

Those are called 'Collective Nouns'. And yeah, I've grown tired of them. At least MLB is because of cks making an 'X' sound, which is just as bad as NLL having the LumberJax, etc. Though for some reason Sox just is unquestioned in baseball.

 

"Sox" is unquestioned because it was created by newspapermen needing a shortened nickname for their headlines.  Not by a marketing committee trying to sound "edgy" or capitalize on some sort of youth trend.

 

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3 hours ago, BringBackTheVet said:

They could try to appeal to fans from Utah and be the Knightzz. 

 

It'd be pretty great if the Utah Grizzlies were the Utah Grizzliezz.  

 

 

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Black Knights.  

 

LV NHL expansion bid was run by a company called Black Knight Sports & Entertainment, same name as owner Bill Foley's financial services co.

Foley graduated from West Point, also called the Black Knights.

 

It's gonna be Black Knights.

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