Ferdinand Cesarano Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 The name "Aces" has a military meaning: a flying ace. Maybe that gives it an outside chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben in LA Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 On September 2, 2016 at 2:02 PM, CreamSoda said: It does matter because there is already a team in the same STATE that has the name. Proximity is a thing. Los Angeles Kings Sacramento Kings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 I've previously suggested Las Vegas Battlers, Las Vegas Paladins, Las Vegas Sidewinders, Las Vegas Vipers, Las Vegas Wranglers, and Las Vegas Thunderbirds. That said, what about the Las Vegas Lancers? Lancers were cavalrymen who fought with a lance. During the Middle Ages, warfare involving lances was conducted by armoured combatants and the knightly sport of jousting arose as a means of developing and refining lance warfare skills. As a result, the name would lend itself to a logo package containing depictions of knights, which we know is important to Foley. It's also nicely alliterative. A possible negative is that the USHL's Omaha Lancers may be no more accommodating than the OHL's London Knights when it comes to sharing an identity with an NHL franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcan'tseeme Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 2 hours ago, Brian in Boston said: I've previously suggested Las Vegas Battlers, Las Vegas Paladins, Las Vegas Sidewinders, Las Vegas Vipers, Las Vegas Wranglers, and Las Vegas Thunderbirds. That said, what about the Las Vegas Lancers? Lancers were cavalrymen who fought with a lance. During the Middle Ages, warfare involving lances was conducted by armoured combatants and the knightly sport of jousting arose as a means of developing and refining lance warfare skills. As a result, the name would lend itself to a logo package containing depictions of knights, which we know is important to Foley. It's also nicely alliterative. A possible negative is that the USHL's Omaha Lancers may be no more accommodating than the OHL's London Knights when it comes to sharing an identity with an NHL franchise. Lancers is great, Crusaders, Cavalry, even Horsemen if he wants a Knight like mascot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan33 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 23 hours ago, CreamSoda said: Jesus I hate this Foley guy... This is the NHL, not the damn military. Can we take away his team now?! Agreed. Why does every new identity have to have a damn military connection anyways. The only team to look remotely good from this association is the Winnipeg Jets. With the recent Florida rebrand, the military inspired flourishes produced the most lazy and slapdash elements... Like the tired shield and the goofy "Captain Florida" badges. This is a trend that cannot die fast enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 On 9/2/2016 at 3:02 PM, CreamSoda said: It does matter because there is already a team in the same STATE that has the name. Proximity is a thing. "proximity" Las Vegas is closer to Phoenix and Los Angeles than it is to Reno. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 On 9/2/2016 at 3:37 PM, Bucfan56 said: Its a factor because it's stupid to name a team down south the same name as one of the teams in their in-state rival city when there are so few teams in the state. It's completely lazy and uninspired. Name them the Silver Desert Flamingos for all I care. Just don't do something dumb like duplicating names in such a ridiculously small (for population) state. See above. Reno might as well as be on another planet when it comes to the calculus of Las Vegas major league teams. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 On 9/2/2016 at 6:32 PM, coltravesty said: He wants a two word name that represents the military values. Las Vegas Thanks Obamas On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4One Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 So apparently all those names Foley registered was just to throw people off. The preferred name and colours have been given the thumbs up by the league while they still need to finetune the logo. Foley is hoping to release the name in mid-October and start selling merchandise in December. All you people who wanted Sand Knights are out of luck. Definately seems like there will be a military theme. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/las-vegas-owner-registered-fake-names-misdirection-ploy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 13 hours ago, youcan'tseeme said: Lancers is great, Crusaders, Cavalry, even Horsemen if he wants a Knight like mascot. Yeah... that would go over well. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Yeah, Muslims get too blow-uppy and head-choppy to offend them like that. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 1 hour ago, the admiral said: Yeah, Muslims get too blow-uppy and head-choppy to offend them like that. Jews and Orthodox Christians also might get a little hacked off at that nickname. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Bear Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 So Foley wants a two word, military themed name. I like the names Las Vegas Lancers and Vegas Vipers among others (Bighorns, Scorpions, Flamingoes), but since these don't fit his 'criteria', my guesses are: (Las) Vegas Stealth Bombers (Las) Vegas Atom(ic) Bombs (Las) Vegas Silver Knights (Las) Vegas Silver Stallions (Las) Vegas Desert Hawks (as in the helicopter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimalCookie Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I had a suspicion that Foley and the NHL would pull off something like this, just to see the reaction. However, I would honestly love for them to throw everyone (including the Raiders) off and go with something like Las Vegas Silver Raiders. (Somewhat of a) Military connection, two-word name, silver for Silver State, and the Raiders have to look for another city, if not a new stadium in Oakland. Everyone wins for the 5 years that this team is in LV and not Seattle/Quebec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltravesty Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Nevada Boogie Knights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I present this exhibit from the National Lacrosse League circa 2002-2007: Also from the German DEL circa 1998-2013: | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Kinda looks like a crayfish because of the red. Maybe that's why there haven't been many scorpion teams. No one's afraid of a crayfish. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Other "pro" hockey in the desert: the WPHL and CeHL's New Mexico Scorpions: What about Abu Dhabi? | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaSteve Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 This thread is descending into madness and I'm loving it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey week Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 30 minutes ago, ScubaSteve said: This thread is descending into madness and I'm loving it I'll respect any opinion that you can defend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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