IceCap 22,331 Posted February 13, 2013 Yeah, the horse route is promising. It'll be a unique NHL identity, assuming the flaming mane-less snot horse logo stays retired in Calgary. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJ Sands 3,823 Posted February 13, 2013 Yeah, the horse route is promising. It'll be a unique NHL identity, assuming the flaming mane-less snot horse logo stays retired in Calgary.Green, athletic gold, and black.EDITCrap, the Stars will have green and gold by the time this team comes. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee. 419 Posted February 13, 2013 The Stars have had green gold and black since time eternal. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJ Sands 3,823 Posted February 13, 2013 The Stars have had green gold and black since time eternal.By then they will have reclaimed green is what I meant.EDITBTW, I threw together a quick (and incomplete) concept for this idea. If anybody wants to help me finish it, PM me. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
epper 27 Posted February 13, 2013 Of all the options presented, my favourites are:1) Toros2) Rogues3) Keeping Coyotes (if that's the team that moves) 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youcan'tseeme 78 Posted February 13, 2013 What about Toronto Invaders? Kind of a play on them being in Leafs territory, could go with a Vikings type theme or maybe a Knight? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceCap 22,331 Posted February 13, 2013 What about Toronto Invaders? Kind of a play on them being in Leafs territory, could go with a Vikings type theme or maybe a Knight?I would like a knight-centric identity. It's not something anyone else really uses in the pros, and someone really should. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian in Boston 2,725 Posted February 13, 2013 The Hogs...Think these guys would mind a Markham-based NHL franchise borrowing it?(Ducks and runs.) Seriously, I was going to suggest Toronto Hogs or Toronto Ice Hogs. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian in Boston 2,725 Posted February 13, 2013 The Hogs...THAT'S a good idea. That could lead to a very nice logo if they went with something boar themed.EDIT- Something like this.Toronto Tuskers, perhaps? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slapshot 793 Posted February 13, 2013 Yeah, the horse route is promising. It'll be a unique NHL identity, assuming the flaming mane-less snot horse logo stays retired in Calgary.Green, athletic gold, and black.EDITCrap, the Stars will have green and gold by the time this team comes.What about green and silver? Or brown and light blue? Brown/light blue certainly couldn't be confused for the Leafs, and would be incredibly unique to any of the 4 major sports. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian in Boston 2,725 Posted February 13, 2013 What about Toronto Invaders? Kind of a play on them being in Leafs territory, could go with a Vikings type theme or maybe a Knight?I would like a knight-centric identity. It's not something anyone else really uses in the pros, and someone really should.A knight-themed visual identity would fit with my suggestions of either Toronto Guardians or Toronto Sentinels. Toronto Paladins would work as well. Or, you could simply dub the team (pun most definitely intended) the Toronto Knights. No doubt, the London Knights would pitch a fit over the last alternative. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pheer 34 Posted February 13, 2013 How about one after THE Toronto landmark? The Toronto Towers? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceCap 22,331 Posted February 13, 2013 Toronto Tuskers, perhaps?I like that the most out of any of the hog-themed names.What about green and silver? Or brown and light blue? Brown/light blue certainly couldn't be confused for the Leafs, and would be incredibly unique to any of the 4 major sports.I like the brown and light blue suggestion, but I think it needs gold, seeing as a horse-themed name would be referencing the area's nickname, the Golden Horseshoe.A knight-themed visual identity would fit with my suggestions of either Toronto Guardians or Toronto Sentinels. Toronto Paladins would work as well. Or, you could simply dub the team (pun most definitely intended) the Toronto Knights. No doubt, the London Knights would pitch a fit over the last alternative.Toronto Sentinels is pretty cool. I like the name Paladins enough, but I think that's been successfully co-opted by the MMO/RPG crowd How about one after THE Toronto landmark? The Toronto Towers?BigBubba said it best, it's either a really cool name or something incredibly lame an Arena Football team would use. I'm not sure which. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 28,768 Posted February 13, 2013 You guys can so totes have IceHogs if it means we no longer have to bear the ignominy of putting prospects on assignment with the "Rockford IceHogs." Now to fix the Rockford part! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceCap 22,331 Posted February 13, 2013 You guys can so totes have IceHogs if it means we no longer have to bear the ignominy of putting prospects on assignment with the "Rockford IceHogs." Now to fix the Rockford part!I always wondered why the Blackhawks never had an affiliation with the Wolves. I know they're owned by two different groups, but you'd think would have signed some mutual non-aggression pact or something. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJ Sands 3,823 Posted February 13, 2013 Yeah, the horse route is promising. It'll be a unique NHL identity, assuming the flaming mane-less snot horse logo stays retired in Calgary.Green, athletic gold, and black.EDITCrap, the Stars will have green and gold by the time this team comes.What about green and silver? Or brown and light blue? Brown/light blue certainly couldn't be confused for the Leafs, and would be incredibly unique to any of the 4 major sports.I'd like gold to be a part of the identity because of the so-called 'Golden Horseshoe.'Brown, gold, light blue? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 28,768 Posted February 13, 2013 You guys can so totes have IceHogs if it means we no longer have to bear the ignominy of putting prospects on assignment with the "Rockford IceHogs." Now to fix the Rockford part!I always wondered why the Blackhawks never had an affiliation with the Wolves. I know they're owned by two different groups, but you'd think would have signed some mutual non-aggression pact or something.Far from it. The Wolves aggressively marketed themselves in opposition to the Blackhawks during the Dark Ages. Even without the bad blood, I wouldn't want the Blackhawks affiliated with the Wolves, who still maintain their IHL spirit of aspirations greater than that of a mere farm team. It certainly hasn't helped the Jets to have inherited a developmental roster that saw its prospects demoted or benched for "proven AHL players." What the Blackhawks have now is pretty much what the Flames have had, which is to exist on a largely evaluative basis and to hell with wins, losses, or what the locals think. Works better in Rockford, though.The only way affiliating with Rosemont would work would be to buy out Don Levin and run the Wolves as the IceHogs, but that runs the risk of alienating the diehard Wolves fans (they're still out there) who have come to expect a competitive team and enjoyable gamenight experience. Status quo is fine. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moosebean11 35 Posted February 13, 2013 Toronto Garrisons - Toronto was founded as a fort? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cupie 0 Posted February 13, 2013 What about the Toronto !Everybody likes them... Girls have them, boys dig them. It does not marginalize any segment of the populations. It a win win. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigerslionspistonshabs 1,641 Posted February 13, 2013 Toronto Garrisons - Toronto was founded as a fort? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
