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Coyotes are native to Utah, so that could work.  I looked at a list of animals native to Utah and found some possible original options that haven't been said (not in the Big 4 leagues):

Foxes

Bighorns

Pronghorns

Jackrabbits

Merlins (hawk family)

Kestrels

14 minutes ago, Sport said:

Always thought "Coyotes" as a team name is really cool. You can abbreviate it to Yotes or Dogs, comes with a fun howl cheer the fans can do. Plus it's got good logo potential. I wouldn't mind if they kept it for Utah. The kachina logo doesn't make much sense there, but neither does Jazz. 

 

 

Theres always these....

2 minutes ago, henburg said:

Is there any chance we see a sort of "Washington Football Team" situation next year in Utah if this all goes through? Seems like a very rapid turnaround to rebrand the team, which sounds like a necessity due to some deals with Muruelo/Arizona, and Smith will probably want to get this right considering how the last rebrand he oversaw was received by fans. 

 

I could really see them rolling with something like what the PWHL has this year before committing to an identity full time.

 

The Thrashers sale and relocation to Winnipeg was announced May 20, 2011 and they had unis ready for the following season.  The only issue I could see at hand would be the Adidas to Fanatics transition and that may cause the possible Utah team to remain the Coyotes at least in the short term.

You'd have to think if the league is doing up the schedule for a possible Salt Lake relocation, then there might be a more than 50% chance of it going thru.  Lets be honest, when the Thrashers became Winnipeg, the Jets remained in the Southeast division for I think 3 seasons until the realignment.  Thankfully Salt Lake and Arizona wouldn't need major realignment, but I think that Jets relocation caught the league a little off-guard or at least unexpected.

3 hours ago, tigerslionspistonshabs said:

So at this point, let's say the Vegas deal implodes after the A's make the move to Sactown....would they likely then stay in Sacramento?

I think at that point Sacramento could be an option, but you'd likely have the Salt Lake's and Nashville's of the world kicking the tires too.

Locking the thread from last year.  For future conversation, please see the 2024 thread

4 hours ago, spartacat_12 said:

Ryan Smith has just shared a survey asking people to submit name suggestions for a potential Utah NHL franchise

 

Among the names being mentioned in the replies, not very many catch my attention. Blizzards seems like the best option, but of course most of the people suggesting it seem to just want to use the singular 'Blizzard'. 

Blizzard seems a bit to close to Avalanche (I know different phenomenon, but still adjacent).

On 4/5/2024 at 11:55 PM, flasah said:

The teams has filed to trademark “Sacramento Athletics” and “Sacramento A’s”

Probably more to protect that brand from trademark poachers.

On 4/6/2024 at 4:11 PM, JohnnyCowboy5 said:

 

"There have been 20 uniforms released so far, with nine more to be added during the 2024 season -- starting with the Philadelphia Phillies (April 12) and followed by the New York Mets (April 26), Tampa Bay Rays (May 3), Detroit Tigers (May 10), Cleveland Guardians (May 17), St. Louis Cardinals (May 25), Toronto Blue Jays (May 31) and Minnesota Twins (June 14). We'll also get another set this season from the Los Angeles Dodgers (June 21), which will make them the first team with two City Connect looks. After this new batch arrives, the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics will be the only teams without one.

Here's our breakdown of the uniforms that have dropped to date. We'll continue to update the list as new City Connect unis are unveiled."

 

Tracking all of MLB's City Connect jerseys and debut dates - ESPN

 

Is this true?

Interesting as May 3 is a Friday which the Rays note as Devil Rays Day and wear the throwbacks.  Makes me wonder if they'll be themed towards the throwbacks or just worn that day and then randomly  through the year.

All this talk about the yellow A's jersey, which hasn't been worn since 2018.  The dark green A's jersey was worn as recently as 2021.

6 minutes ago, Seadragon76 said:

So, with the A's moving to Sacramento for two years... what does that do to the River Cats?

We were talking about that earlier in the thread.  Options to consider could be:

- Remain in Sacramento and share with the A's.

- Share a current MiLB stadium (Fresno?, Stockton?)

- Relocate temporariliy to an unused former MiLB stadium (Lancaster?)

- Far chance, but as Sacramento is a Giants affiliate, could Oracle Park in San Francisco be an option???

I'm sure more will come out in the coming months, but one of the above is the likely outcome.

1 hour ago, GDAWG said:

 

According to Front Office Sports:

 

 

For a union as powerful as the MLBPA, they have been very silent on the whole A's relocation.  

I know when the Jays played i Buffalo during the pandemic, the Bisons were temporarily relocated to Trenton, NJ.  Not sure if that was a pandemic protocol issue or a logistical issue at the venue, but we'll see soon enough.

32 minutes ago, coco1997 said:

 

Maybe, but I'd lean probably not. With the Women's Final Four in Cleveland and the logo has shades of blue, so it's probably a one off or something.

1 hour ago, Pigskin12 said:

Sunday home games or all Sunday games? I really hope it's not reserved for just one day out of the week.

Going by past seasons, probably just home games.  Of course, it can change this season, but they've only had home games so far so we dont know.

1 hour ago, CaliforniaGlowin said:

From what I heard it's black on Fridays and blue on Sundays.

That would check out, as this pic was from Friday's game

16 hours ago, NOLAPelicans23 said:

Might be the reason we've seen the Blue Jays only wear their alternate for the entire series with the Rays

Might be, but Toronto has worn the blue alt on the road in Tampa Bay for an entire series before.

I'm still looking for a pic, but I would have to say the Rays might have a sleeve ad coming soon.  The ray patch logo on the sleeve is now interchangeable and some players have it facing forward on the right sleeve and some have it facing backwards on the left sleeve.

Also, looks set very low on the sleeve...ugh.  Looks awful.  At this point, come up with something new that is symmetrical or just drop it.

Edit: snagged pics and posted to X.  Toronto's name and number on the back don't look awful, and I think its due to being single color.  Rays are navy outlined in white which makes them look tiny.

The league also approved a doubleheader on Christmas Day, a Wednesday.  The four teams that play on Christmas Day will also play the Saturday prior (which will have a likely tripleheader)

17 hours ago, coco1997 said:

This is a nice look. Which other teams' minor leaguers have jerseys that their parent clubs don't wear?

FCL Astros

FCL Mets

The FCL Rays have used their own in previous seasons too

13 minutes ago, Anubis2051 said:

What's going on with the Rawlings logo on some players? I noticed a bunch of Guardians players with it as well. Didn't the league purchase Rawlings several years back?

The Rawlings jerseys are likely the jerseys that the complex leagues use.  Minor leagues require the uniforms to be different outfitters than the majors for some reason.  I used to work for the Blue Jays and Phillies in Florida and thats what was explained to me.

2 hours ago, MNtwins3 said:

Teams have different jerseys for the minor leaguers. Twins have a red version of their current home uniform that only the minor leaguers use

 

This is true as well.  The teams in the complex leagues (formerly Gulf Coast and Arizona Leagues) use these jerseys.

2 hours ago, 1stAndPhoremost said:

Not to jump backwards into two weeks ago, but did anyone else catch the Phillies Spring Breakout prospect team in the red alt jerseys?  A lot of these players weren't around last year, and those that were wouldn't have worn their usual (lower) numbers....so did Nike break their own rule just for a one-off game?

Could have been extra stock the team had around from 2023.

1 hour ago, Jezus_Ghoti said:

Is this the first confirmation of a Broncos change? It looks ... very concerning. 

Interesting, I just noticed that there's no color version of the Broncos draft hats, only graphite.

1 hour ago, Shumway said:

I got really worried when I saw the Lions one on its own, and it had a black primary logo. I'm a little less worried now that I see every team has a graphite version.

 

(I'm still terrified)

 

Edit: Dang it. The Lions have both a graphite AND a black hat, although the black hat at least has a blue logo. But I've got the feeling a black alt uniform is on the way

There's a blue hat in there as well.

NFL Draft Hats Available in Charcoal and Team color options

Houston is the only team missing.  NY Jets are listed, but they only have the old draft hats available.