Oso Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 16 hours ago, jmac11281 said: Neon Knights would be the absolute worst name in all major league sports. It would even rival some of the worst minor league team names. It'd make the ABA team names look good in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianLion Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 why are they seemingly hell bent on having a descriptive adjective in the name? Just pick a name, you don't need to be "Black," "Silver," "Chartreuse," "Mighty," "Neon," or "Fighting" whatever. Just be a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Squared Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 3 minutes ago, BrianLion said: why are they seemingly hell bent on having a descriptive adjective in the name? Just pick a name, you don't need to be "Black," "Silver," "Chartreuse," "Mighty," "Neon," or "Fighting" whatever. Just be a thing. Because marketing. They wouldn't be from Vegas without a Prostitution Purple primary with Second Wife Silver trim. My TeePublic Shop My Instagram Art Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 "Knights" would be my first choice. Any name that's "____ Knights" would be shortened to just "Knights" by fans and media anyway. "Silver Knights" would be cool in the sense that it combines the awesome name of "Knights" with the local flair that @BeerGuyJordan wants. Nevada is the "Silver State" after all. They could also adopt a form of dark-ish grey for their primary dark sweater. Which would help them stand out from a branding perspective. Think of what the gold primaries did for Nashville's branding. "Neon Knights" again has a local tie-in, with the signage of Vegas itself. It's also so goofy it passes "no, never do that" territory into a realm of hipster-dom I would totally be on board with. I would like to see a Big Four team with the name "Knights," but I would never buy a Las Vegas Black Knights, Silver Knights, or Knights sweater. A Las Vegas Neon Knights sweater though? Hells yeah. Everything else naming-wise is a non-starter ("Aces," anything gambling related) or lame ("Scorpions," "Sidewinders," anything named after local wildlife). "Outlaws" is the best non-Knights choice, but all the imagery is either a non-starter (guns) or just really done to death (so many "cowboys wearing bandanas logos). Knights gives you so much imagery that's never been used at the Big Four level before (the closest being the Chargers' on-and-off flirtations with the charger horse imagery). Give it a local adjective like "Silver" or "Neon" if you must and go to town. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkychewbarky Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 "Knights" is nice. In fact, "Knights" is my 2nd choice for a name. Las Vegas Knights sounds real good, but so does Seattle Knights, Toronto Knights, Houston Knights, etc. etc. That's why the name is always in the top 10 of popular sports team names...it sounds good with anything. It's pretty common. If Mr. Foley wants some sort of "Knights" thing, I hope he goes with just "Knights". However, IMO, "Knights" is a distant 2nd to "Aces". Yea, I know...The league has nixed any name even remotely connected with gaming. ...And I get that the NHL doesn't want something like the "Las Vegas Crappers" with sweaters like this... The NHL has put a team in a city that's full of casinos and has a rich and dynamic gaming heritage... But hey, don't even think of acknowledging or referencing that fact. How silly is that... "Ain't no gambling here folks, 'cause we're called (trumpets) the "Knights"!..." I'm glad that works for you, Ice_Cap. "Knights" has some great imagery and marketing potential...as does "Aces". You can see the the two names go head-to-head right here in 62 colourful pages. (...and you won't find a stitch of gambling references in either concept...) "Knights & Aces" on ISSUU *The Battle of Seattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkychewbarky Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 5 hours ago, C-Squared said: They wouldn't be from Vegas without a Prostitution Purple primary with Second Wife Silver trim. Low blow, C... *The Battle of Seattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WavePunter Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 They could go Pittsburgh Steelers-esque by incorporating magenta/cyan/neon green, etc as small accent touches like the Steelers use in the asteroids of their logo.. Perhaps carry it over a bit further, but 2 or 3 "vegas-y" colors could add some local flare to an intimidating and respectable uniform without being over the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkychewbarky Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 5 minutes ago, WavePunter said: They could go Pittsburgh Steelers-esque by incorporating magenta/cyan/neon green, etc as small accent touches like the Steelers use in the asteroids of their logo.. Perhaps carry it over a bit further, but 2 or 3 "vegas-y" colors could add some local flare to an intimidating and respectable uniform without being over the top ...also kinda like the Blackhawks (best NHL home unis). They have multi-coloured chest and shoulder patch logos on a pretty basic 2-colour + white uniform. *The Battle of Seattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikWings Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 If they want Neon in the name Neon Lights is better than Neon Knights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreamSoda Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 May as well call them the Neon Tigers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerGuyJordan Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 To play on the idea of a logo with the colors, a plume on the logo's helmet would be a great place for a little magenta. 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...
Mingjai Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 On 8/4/2016 at 0:47 AM, Sykotyk said: The logo, stylized wordmark and "Las Vegas Knights" name in general would qualify. Knights by itself won't. But, most teams do not own a trademark (not copyright, know the difference) to just their nickname. It's almost always in relation to their city/location name. The big concern here is in fact trademarks, which include use of their city/location team name, logos, wordmarks, team colors, uniforms, and combinations thereof. That said, teams also own copyrights covering the logos and marks themselves, so makers and sellers of knock-off hockey jerseys are potentially liable for both trademark and copyright infringement. The reason why we hear less about the copyright infringement is because the trademark infringement is the bigger offense in terms of economic harm caused. Visit my store on REDBUBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4One Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 It might not be Knights after all, thanks to the OHL London Knights who own the rights to use the name in Canada. Apparently, Las Vegas wouldn't be allowed to use the name in Canada, only in the U.S. unless they wanted to pay up. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/las-vegas-nhl-name-search-complicated-london-knights/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJAnfield Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 http://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2016/aug/03/las-vegas-nhl-team-making-slow-steady-progress-nam/?utm_source=mostpopular&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=mostRead no Black Knights, though some variation of the knight name may still be in play. NHL would prefer a name without the gambling tie-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WavePunter Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 I still think Jokers is a good name.. Or it'd be interesting to see something like Las Vegas Nights.. Referencing the exciting nights to be had in Vegas.. Lots of black/colourful imagery.. Same sounding name.. Idk, could be worthwhile exploring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webfooter Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Based on that story, they may as well just announce it as the Knights since they've already seemingly eliminated everything but Knights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFB Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Neon Knights is such a fun nickname there's 0% chance the NHL would let it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh.0 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 1 hour ago, GFB said: Neon Knights is such a fun nickname there's 0% chance the NHL would let it happen. This is the same league that let the Mighty Ducks slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykotyk Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 3 hours ago, Josh.0 said: This is the same league that let the Mighty Ducks slide. * of Anaheim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFB Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 10 hours ago, Josh.0 said: This is the same league that let the Mighty Ducks slide. I'm sure that little bit of whimsy had absolutely nothing to do with the NHL wanting to get into Disney's deep pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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