Utah's NHL Team Names Are Not Good 

I kinda love the outlaws with the teal, black and brownish orange jerseys. Pretty sick Edit: The stags is also dope..2 favorites

You don't find penguins randomly walking around Pittsburgh

Raptors can not work due to Toronto Raptors of the NBA which Ryan Smith owns the Jazz so naming his other pro team after a Jazz competitor will NEVER HAPPEN LEGALLY. There are 17 pro and semi pro teams with Outlaws as their name so it will probably get blocked due to copyright issues. And too common.

Can't use: Raptors(Toronto), Saints(New Orleans), Mavericks(Dallas), Golden Eagles(Las Vegas), Outlaws(overused), Eagles(Philadelphia), Bucks(Milwaukee) Any name that has been used in the major sports should not be used.

I really like Mammoth. Could kick off a rivalry with Nashville

Since the Phoenix Coyotes are in line to be an expansion team like the 1999 Cleveland Browns relaunch, the Utah team should be the Roadrunners. That way if and when Phoenix gets the Coyotes back there's a built in rivalry.

KSL did a poll that had over 11,000 votes and the name that won was Yetis

If yeti wins I will buy season tickets and a jersey for every other team in the NHL

Utah Raptors would be a solid choice given the state dinosaur is the Utahraptor. Other pro teams share names... Giants, Cardinals, Jets, Rangers... so I don't see that being a problem sharing Raptors with Toronto. Utah Mammoth could be pretty solid as well. All the other choices are 'meh' at best. Maybe they could be called the Utah Powder and have their mascot be soft, fluffy snow! 😂

You don't patent a name. You trademark a name.

Stagg is definitely not it. A stagg is a Red Deer which are not in Utah, they are in places like New Zealand.

Can't be worse than the "Jazz."

Yetis is a horrible name. Sounds like what you would get if you let an elementary school vote on the name

where did you get that hat? its cool

My vote is the Utah Mammoth. It's really grown on me. Would love the Raptors, but it just reminds me too much of the Ogden Raptors.

Ryan Smith registered all those names to throw everyone off. Hes naming the team the "Yetis"

I'd bet money that "Utah Ice" wasn't submitted as a possible name for the team. My guess is it was submitted as a possible name for a business arm that will focus on Ice rink development around the state. my guess is there will be at least 2 more names submitted for trademarks before the bracket comes out. Or at least I hope all that is the case.

You could also go with "Honeybees" or something with that theme since it's the beehive state. Uniforms is ambers and black, works in the honeycomb pattern. plays come out on the ice while you have buzzing sound effects and the arena is nicknamed "The Hive". And during breaks you get shots on the "Honey-cam". It'd be a distinct name. And while it may not be the most intimidating sounding name, one could say that of Ducks and Penguins too.

The last three you named, i would be completely fine with, Stags has really grown on me over the last week, Mammoth has been my clear runaway though cuz you can have so many dope themes and concepts around a Mammoth team

Utah doesn’t even deserve an NHL team if these are the names they’re coming up with

I was just thinking about how we need to get the word out about how bad some of these options have been before I saw your video pop up

No names were submitted for a "patent". Patents deal with inventions/creations like the first light bulb, the first elevator, etc. The names were submitted for trademark registry which is was the ® symbol is on most logos that are protected this way.

You do understand why the bad names are there, right? They already have one or two names they are okay with and the bad names help force the votes towards those names.

I know Grizzlies is already a team, but I think the NHL team could buy the rights over the name

It's a shame that "Stingers" was taken by a men's Volleyball team. That was the first thing that popped in my head for a hockey team in Utah.

Those Outlaws concepts look eerily similar to a bunch of similarly names esports teams lol

Everyone talking about bees need to realize that that sounds like baseball not hockey. If Salt Lake gets an MLB team, that should be the name. But not for hockey.

Since the Utah state flag has a beehive on it, the team name could be Utah Sting, Utah Swarm or Utah Hive with the state flag as a shoulder patch and a cool logo similar to the Sarnia Sting. Can go with yellow, black and and blue.

The LDS parody names on twitter and tiktok have been amazing though

I really like the Utah Swarm. It fits because we are the beehive state and you can call the stadium the Hive

If they named them the Sasquatch you could have nights where they were the Bigfoot the yeti would be kind of fun like the sharks could use the hammerhead logo or the seals gives a lot of options

you have already four teams that share names with other leagues: Jets, Kings, Rangers, Panthers. And the Carolina Panthers were created only two years after the team in Miami. I don't think using Raptors would cause any problems. And there actually is a dinosaur called the utah raptor. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utahraptor Just like there's an animal called the Florida panther and the New Jersey devil something from folklore - so Utah Raptors is a legit name to claim for the team.

I’d like the stags as well because it’s Original and a great name. I’m not sold on the Raptors but I’d love to see a color Scheme like the Hershey Bears Brown, Gold, Black and White

Yetis, blizzard, or raptors r great names, especially blizzard and raptors, like they have a raptor type called Utah raptor, and the Utahraptor is the biggest raptor found,and 8 think in utah

I must say as someone from Ottawa, this past month I've expanded my knowledge of Utah thanks to this relocation. I think before I only knew that the state has a lot of Mormans, is in the southwest US and has Salt Lake City where the 2002 Olympics were held. And home of the Jazz (originally from New Orleans). Since then I've learnt that it has a lot of dinosaur fossils and is famous for honey. (By the way the guy's hat says "yuta jyazu" in katakana (Japanese).)

i hope that its not a name that is singular. plural names just sound better

stormin mormons or latter day skates

For the most part I agree with you on a fronts (especially regarding Mr Smith's Jazz rebrand). Except, regarding 'Utah HC' lol... it just falls into the "sh*t the bed" catagory of the list for me.

Yetis are an Himalayan legend, it makes absolutely no sense!

Mammoth is already a Colorado team

The old Golden Eagles jerseys were kinda fire

Yetis sounds cool but it makes no sense. The Yetis are a Himalayan thing and I don’t think Utah has a large population Himalayans.

The Colorado Avalanche has a "big foot" on their jersey, I don’t know if it is still there on the new one, so Yeti would not be original. I like Outlaws.

This is the first time I've heard of "Stags" and I'm liking it more and more. Definitely better than most other names I've heard.

The best team name would be the Sting or the Swarm with the Utah honeycomb state flag as a shoulder patch.

There is actually a dinosaur called the "Utahraptor." There is no way they would pick that though. Toronto has a strangle hold on that name.

Weston, they changed the logo for Blizzard...and most well off people wouldn't be caught dead at a D/Q! But Colby is showing his own version for Blizzard. Originally, there was a beautiful Elk in the center of the logo for Blizzard. Now that was cool. And Utah is known for natural beauty, purity of spirit. Icy blue and pure white would be beautiful colors for the state. I agree, the Yeti is ridiculous...why not the Unicorns? I hope they come around to Blizzard...or, at worst, the Mammoth. Your state is known for having a plethora of ancient animal bones buried in various locations. Raptors had merit, but the Toronto Raptors are already there.

All the good names were probably parented way early by someone, so we're just getting the dregs. There was not a single bee related name in the bunch.

Utah raptors is I think the best. The fact that a giant raptor species (called the Utah raptor) was found in the state makes it all the more better. Mammoth/stags are good too. Yeti is getting way too much traction and it is concerning.

I kind of like several of them. Stingers or sting, because of one, their state flag, two, because they can nickname the delta center, "the hive". The reason i came up with that, is because pittsburgh used to have a indoor soccer team called the pittsburgh stingers and one of the commentators nicknamed the civic arena "the hive". The blizzard could work, because for a logo and/or mascot, they could use any animals that are associated with the cold (yetis, deers, etc.). Mammoth could work. For a logo, instead of tusks, they could use hockey sticks. I'm not liking the utah moniker for the team. They could use the salt lake name and it could still work. Let the jazz keep it. And while we're at it, why not let new orleans take back the jazz name and find a new name for utah. Jammers, perhaps?

The Avalanche used the Yeti! Soooo NO!

Utah Stags ? So is every game going to be a Stag Party ?!?! I'd go to those games

As a surprise they will be a the Utah coyotes

Utah Saints (LDS) i mean, they already took the towns basketball team. Might as well take the NFL team’s name, too.

Yetis is a cool name It's a mythical creature

I want Utah yetis

I came up with the Utah Wolves

What about Utah Coyotes? There are MANY famous examples of teams that move and retain their name (which Utah is no stranger to). Plus, Coyotes are a species that is common to the Salt Lake region. Also -- many NHL fans shorten their team's names. In their home states, names like Av's, 'Canes, Caps, Hawks, Preds get used almost as much as the whole name. So why not "'Yotes"? (that's one syllable: Yotes - not "Yo-tees".) Utah Yotes kind of rolls off the tongue. Even if you still say the whole name "Utah Coyotes" it still has some good assonance.

Nothing worse than alliteration that isn't alliteration. Utah Yeti literally sounds like a straight to Disney+ hockey team name. I think a "beehive state" name would be better. Utah Sting, Swarm, Yellowjackets (do a Red Sox/White Sox thing with the Bluejackets)

Yeti is ok, the only problem is that the Avalanche have used Yeti themes before. Don't they have a Yeti foot on their shoulder patch? Hockey Club is horrible. It's fine for a year until they find a name. The Outlaws is ok, but it's what you name a team when you create one in Madden Football. Even some of those concept jerseys were the exact logos that Madden used. I think I like Blizzard and Mammoth the best.

I kinda like the "Salt Lake Stallions" It isnt great, but its better than a lot of them. But I've heard that they're going with Utah and definitely not Salt Lake.

Utah Fusion, Venom, Raptors and Cascades.

Hey!!! .. Salt Lake City my suggestion for your new hockey team is ......... UTAH TROOPERS ................. This name represent ...Team work.... It is not sexist and i think you can make a great jersey with this name. And this name does not exist in any professional team i know

Stags or raptors would be the best. Sadly it looks like everyone wants yeti

They always avoid cool names, stick with safe ones, and now they won’t even HAVE a name their first season. Way to start off on the dumbest foot. 🙄

Nothing plural I think. Utah Yeti, Utah Outlaw, I really like the Utah HC or Utah Hockey Club and the mascot could be a yeti haha. I like Utah Raptors. it was an dino discovered in the state. They got to this get this right though

I Can not get anyone to hear me. The SALT LAKE Sasquatch.

Mammoths>Yetis>Stags>Raptors>Outlaws>Venom>Blizzard>Ice>Fury>UtahHockeyClub need to pluralize yetis and mammoths. I would also like skinwalkers, but know that wont happen

Yeti Black Diamonds Swarm Venom

I like the idea of bringing back the Salt Lake Golden Eagles!

HOW is there not a "SAINTS" name in the hat?

I'm all in an The Outlaws

Utah yeti is the best or the mammoth

I don't like many of the current ideas. Yeti might be the best but it would be better if it was Abomination, as in abominable snow man. And yes utah does have many Bigfoot sightings. I do agree that Yeti does have an Asian vibe to it. Blizzard is okay. So is Mammoth. Outlaws is way too overused in sports, so that's out. Hocky Club? Absolutely not. And I think it would be terrible if they don't come up with a name before the launch. You only get one chance at this. And how hard is it to decide on a name? Not doing so would be inexcusable.

The Utah Ice playing on ice is kinda hilarious 😂

Agreed. The names suggested are typical small town minor league tags. What has been different is KRAKEN - doesn't even end in "S". BREAK NEW GROUND!! Some nice tries, BUT. Yeti is Himalayas. Cutthroats is high seas. I prefer ROAD RAGE over Fury. I have posts over all the sites to do with a name for the Utah NHL team. Go critique them!

I like the Yeti logo and mascot ideas/concepts more than I like the actual name. Mammoth is starting to grow on me. Also some cool Jersey and logo/mascot ideas you could do with that. Raptors would be cool but I think there’s still a minor league baseball team in Ogden with that name plus the Toronto team. I don’t know. There’s never going to be a unanimous consensus on any name they choose.

Utah Black Diamonds! A nod to the ski industry, universal associations with skill, difficulty, and a challenge. Timeless relevance and more unique than Blizzard, Fury, Venom, Raptors, Outlaws. Black & Purple primary colors; limitless brand and logo possibilities; Yeti still a potential mascot. Let's Go Diamonds, clap clap...clap clap clap!

My top 3 choices would be: Utah Raptors Utah Eagles (Not Golden Eagles for obvious reasons) Utah Hornets

i agree with what you said

Cant do Raptors due to the Toronto Raptors.

I want mammoths

"Yetis" all the way! Utah Jazz switch to the "Buzz" or the "Stingers"

I personally loVe "The Outlaws" that would be so Amazing,

Mammoth good, stags good, mavericks good, outlaws okay.

The only one that i liked that you said is Utah Raptors, Utah Stags is stupid.

I agree. The names are bad all around. They should just choose a normal animal or type of person from Utah.. Something that evokes the region... and not a fictional/fantasy being like Yeti. Names that have something to do with the people there, like the Steelers, Packers, etc. age well because you can't go back and change your city's past... Moreover, animals.. Just normal animals like Sharks, Lions, Tigers, etc. etc. are a safe bet and they should choose an animal from the area boom, done. I realize these might be kind of "boring" but the thing is you want a name that is going to work in 2070. Something that holds up. These names like "Yeti" and all the non-plural names like "Fury" are just so tacky and cheap sounding to me they sound like eSports teams and will sound dated in a few short years... Just like Kraken will. Even the H.C. -- capitalizing on the pseudo-European thing that has become popular as soccer has become more popular in America... But that is such a fad and will sound so bad so soon. Yes, names like F.C. and H.C. and European style names are cool in America in the 2010s and 2020s... But do you know when they were not cool in America? In the 1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s,... this "H.C." thing could easily become once again not cool and looked back on as that name that was chosen during the millennial and gen Z soccer fad. So far the best names that are on the table imo are Mammoth(s)? but it gets ruined a little bit because it just is not a good-sounding word. Utah Mammoths doesn't really roll off the tongue. Or is it just singular "Mammoth" ... That I don't like either, just 1 Mammoth? The positives though are that Mammoths legitimately existed in Utah/not made up, unique, Animal logos you can do so much with. Blizzards is probably my second favorite, although it is a little too generic like a create-a-team name, and also kind of evokes a similar thing to the Avalanche... But I don't hate it. Outlaws is literally a create-a-team name and is too obvious. I made a Salt Lake City Outlaws in NHL 14 or 15 or something create-a-team mode. Outlaws and Renegades were always the two create-a-team names I chose and SLC or OKC the two cities I always chose.

I like the names venom and blizzard

8:34 lol like the nba

Why not just call them the wolves or the eagles or something

Utah Dwarves.

Utah Talons

It’s true, almost all the options are terrible!

I think the name of the NHL team in Utah will be the Utah Yetis.

Armor to protect from evil and symbolic of the state. The Utah Temple Garmits!

Utah has a Raptors Ogden Raptors is a minor league Baseball team. I really don't like any of these names and they need to all go back to the drawing board.

just keep the coyotes name lol. utahs a desert, they got coyotes there im sure

Their was an actual species of raptor called the Utahraptor so that would be a great team name

1. Raptors is the best one by far and my number one choice. Yes I’m aware of the Toronto Raptor but hey a man can dream lol. 2. Stags is a great concept and I hope they do trademark it. 3. Yetis, I do like it, sure it’s not a legend that started in Utah, but it’s about what it can represent and the marketing behind it. It’s literally a snow version of a Sasquatch. Yes there are better names but it’s not a bad name and I wouldn’t be mad if this gets chosen. 4. Mammoth is another one that I wouldn’t be upset about. I think the colors could be great and can see it sticking.

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