From The Ground Up: Northeast Names
The five markets with the most votes to be included in the Northeast Division of our fantasy hockey league are final. Over 10,000 individual votes were cast in the poll.
Here, I'm outlining those markets (alphabetically) along with the acceptable locators (listed below) for your team name nominations — which I'll begin accepting today by comment only.
- BOSTON, Massachusetts
Massachusetts | New England | Boston | Worcester - MONTRÉAL, Quebec
Montreal - NEW YORK, New York
New York | New York City | New Jersey | Long Island - QUEBEC CITY, Quebec
Quebec | Quebec City - TORONTO, Ontario
Ontario | Toronto | Hamilton | London
DO NOT SUBMIT NAME NOMINATIONS VIA EMAIL. THEY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Submit your team name nominations by leaving a comment below. Email submissions will be discarded. I will accept nominations for one week at which point new comments on this post will be closed. Up to 20 name submissions that fit within the following parameters will be included in the name selection process which will begin next weekend.
If you want your submission included, DO NOT:
• use the name of any current or past NHL or WHA team.
• use the name of any current AHL or ECHL team.
• use the name or close variation of any current or past professional sports team within the same market or geographical area.
• use the name of any team from Project: IHA.
• use any name that would be considered vulgar, obscene or in any way inappropriate. (Sorry, this is my call.)
If you decide to use a locator not already on the list above, be prepared to have it discarded. I'm not setting that in stone as a restriction, but I'm also not guaranteeing I'll include anything not on the list. Sorry for all the restrictions but sometimes you have to "guide" originality.
It was suggested that when submitting names you also submit a short reasoning for that name. I won't require that but I will recommend it since it might help your submission get votes later on if folks know where you got your idea.
Don't forget to make your submissions for the North Division. You have until September 20.
Start submitting!
I've been reading some of the submissions and it's a little pathetic. I think a lot of you are trying too hard to find a name that "means something" to the point where you're losing sight of the fact that we're trying to name sports teams. Forget about trivial nonsense and suggest some names you'd want to chant in an arena of 20,000 people. Just something to think about when making your nominations.
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Reader Comments (128)
New York Empire
Montreal...
Quebec Harfangs
Boston...
Toronto Blizzard
1st, Let me suggest New England as a Boston team locator.
2nd, I am very surprised that Quebec City is in and no Pennsylvania team is. Come on guys!
3rd,
Boston (New England if you change your mind) Wickies (lighthouse workers)
Toronto Towers
Quebec Nationales
Montreal Frenchies
New York Ports/Port Authorities
Worcester Romans
Montreal Monarchs
Long Island Avengers
Quebec City Cavaliers
Hamilton Huron
Boston Sons of Liberty
Quebec City Owls (Province bird)
Toronto Cloverleafs (might be too similar to the Maple Leafs)
i think maybe new england should be a locator for boston instead of worcester, but whatever.
i love the name new york empire, some dont like names that dont end in "s" but i think it works for the lightning and avalanche
I've added New England to Boston.
1st, of course quebec city gets a team over pennsylvania... Canada deserves as many teams as possible.
2nd, please do not bring politics into this and use the name Quebec Nationales, and don't be insulting and use Montreal Frenchies, and toronto pretty much never gets blizzards...
Quebec Voyageurs (french fur traders)
Quebec Bastions
Quebec Fortress
Quebec Saints
Réal Montreal
Montreal Royals
Montreal Mont Royal (all 3 play upon the original name of Montreal, Mont Réal which means Mount Royal in middle french)
Toronto Yorkers (named for the original name of toronto, york)
Toronto Bluffs
Ontario Tomahawks
Upper Canada Glengarrys (named for the original name of ontario, and one of the canadian infantry units made of canadians in the war of 1812... teams colours would have to be green for this)
I didn't like this setup in the voting, too many cities that should have teams in this cdvision, but oh well.
New England Clam Chowdah
Montreal Quebecois
Montreal Underground
Boston Shamrocks
New York Applecore
I realized the applecore is a Junior team.
Boston Revolution - Revolutionary war influence
Toronto Iroquois - Native Tribe
Toronto Sky - Skydome? I thought it sounded nice.
Montreal Metros - The Metro? Duh.
Montreal Royals - Named after the mountain.
Quebec Nationals - The major political party I guess.
New York Dukes - Namesake. I couldn't think of anything that wasn't already taken.
Massachusetts Minutemen: Boston's historic roots make for a great name. The minutemen were the citizen-soldiers who responded to the call for muster at a minute's notice during the Revolutionary War
Montreal Quebecois: The pride of Quebec province comes through in the name Quebecois.
Toronto: Can't think of a good one!
New York: Ditto
Quebec Frontenacs: The Chateau Frontenac is the defining symbol of Quebec City.
Quebec Fleurs
Montreal Saints
New England Conquerors
New York Urbanites
Ontario Mariners
Boston Pride
Montreal Combat
Long Island Crash
Quebec Force
Toronto Horseshoes
Oops forgot the descriptions:
Boston Pride: Boston is a big American city, very proud of their American spirit and pride.
Montreal Combat: Combat is French for Fight.
Long Island Crash: Long Island has many beaches, and the Crash is like the crashing of a wave.
Quebec Force: Don't really know the reason behind it, it just sounds cool.
Toronto Horseshoes: Toronto is part of a very populated region in Ontario that people call the Golden Horseshoe. So the team could be the Toronto Horseshoes with gold as part of the color scheme.
ok guys, stop saying montreal royals
Project IHA borston royals
how about toronto metros? skylins?
Boston Rebels
Montreal Mohawks
Montreal Rebelles
Montreal Patriotes
New York Yellow Cabs
Quebec Explorateurs
Quebec Grenouilles (for french frogs)
Toronto Square Heads (joke)
Toronto Metropolitans
Toronto HC (hockey club)
Boston Minutemen
Les Baleines de Montreal (whales of Montreal)
New York Privateers
Quebec Iroquois
Toronto Towers
New England Colonials (erm, obvious)
Montreal Royals (Mount Royal duhh)
New York Freedom
Quebec City Citadels
Hamilton Blast (blast furnaces)
whoever said Hamilton Huron....Hamilton isn't even close to lake huron, the name makes little to no sense at all :)
I do this all the time. Going through the submissions, here are names I see that can't be used, and for what reason:
Montreal Monarchs- AHL Manchester Monarchs
Boston Shamrocks- NBA Boston Celtics (Irish theme)
Montreal Royals/variations- ECHL Reading Royals/IHA Boston Royals
Boston Revolution- MLS New England Revolution
Here are names that are too similar to other sports teams, but I'm not sure they can't be used.
Toronto HC- MLS Toronto FC
I'll be keeping a running list.
New York Heros
I like colonials for New England/Boston
I like Toronto Towers, nice alliteration
Quebec should just be Quebec, not Quebec City.Maybe Quebec and Montreal should have a french nickname. But I dont speak much french.
I just want to point out there there is no French word for fight.
I'm told that there are 67 words that mean surrender though.
Sad there is no Buffalo.
ty for saying that ksy92003
i also saw saints(project IHA los angeles)
i think montreal should be a team that uses HC
HC Montreal
Ben: Lighten up man, Frenchies is a joke. I honestly have no idea what they should be named but that would be awesome. Plus I hate the Habs :P
As far as I know Nationales is just the region they are in in Canada, nothing more. You probably know more about Canadian politics than me.
And I would think Pittsburgh or Philly should get at last one team between them, given their combined history, passion, and love of hockey. I think Canada can sacrifice Quebec City, especially since they already have all 5 North teams Plus Montreal and Toronto.
logocruncher: Massachusetts Minutemen is the name of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, which is a big college in Mass.
Boston - Shamrocks
Montréal - Voyageurs
New York - Cosmo
Québec - Fleur-de-lys
Hamilton - Steelcats
BOSTON Collegiate (the area has over 300,000 college students)
MONTRÉAL Patriotes (Patriots in french, right?)
NEW YORK Flash
TORONTO Lakers
Québec could also be called Fleurdelysés, fleur-de-lys is the French symbol, Montréal Voyageurs (Montréal used to be to starting point of a lot of expeditions for fur trade or for land exploration)
I don't thnik Canada can sacrifice Québec, even if they aren't part of today's NHL they a certainly a hockey market, especially in a fantasy league...
New England Neptunes
Massachusetts Makos
Boston Blue Claws (for the rare Blue Lobsters)
Montreal Independents
Montreal Neanderthals
Montreal Gargoyles
New York Emperors
New York Freedom (might be too obvious, sorry)
Quebec Wreckers
I love the offering of Hamilton Hurons by Jacklejack
Toronto Torpedoes
Maybe I underestimate quebec, I am from the states after all and I can't vividly remember the Nordiques' existence, but I guess my point is far more pro-Pennsylvania than Anti-Canada, and I would guess that Montreal and Toronto, Boston, and NY are locks so Quebec is the odd man out.
that's what I'm trying to say.
Boston Colonials
Montreal Quebecois
New York Freedom Fighters
Quebec Bombardiers
Toronto Fortress
New England Energy - known for being energy efficient
Boston Sprinters - representing Boston Marathon
Boston-or-New England Liberty - known as "The Cradle of Liberty"
New York Emperors
Boston Irish,Shamrocks,Celts,Clansmen :P
Ontario Braves
Montreal Dukes
Quebec Musketeers (Mousquetaires)
I understood your point Gingerbread, that's fine with me... The way the division is made makes it akward, I agree. But Canadian hockey fans like their national sport, lol.
And of course, they don't need to have a French name, but since they are the only French speaking places (a case could be made for Québec, as Montréal is pretty bilingual), with certain parts of Maritimes and Louisiana, it gives a certain twist to the names.
Some suggestions for Montréal and Québec surprised me: I've seen Neanderthals (I don't know what to say, are people really perceiving French as... must be a joke), Grenouillles (Frogs? why not Pea Soups? another nickname the French got form the British rulers), Baleines (??? you can see some way up North in the St-Laurent, way past Québec City, near Tadoussac).
Keep on the good work guys
Boston Crucible
Montreal Crusade
Montreal Red Army
Toronto Blue Wave
Toronto Nationals
Quebec Carcajous (wolverines)
Quebec Guerriers (warriors)
New York Firefighters
New York Brigade
New England Minutemen
New York City Cabbies
Ontario Originals
Quebec Ice
For the record my suggestion of Neanderthals was not in any way, shape or form a jab at the fine people of Montreal or Canada. And just a reminder, this is for entertainment purposes only...let's try to remember that and not use this as a forum for political comment...Christ!
New Jersey Turnpikes
New England Pilgrims
Montreal Riot
Long Island Lighthouse
Quebecois de Quebec
Toronto Towers
Boston Irish
Montrèal Olympiques
New York Empire
Quebec Carnaval
Toronto Skyline (or Skyliners, if you must)
Boston Massacre
New England Rebels
Masschusettes Midshipmen
Boston Clippers
Boston Battleships
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New York Empire
New York Titans
New York Gunners
New York Mafia
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Toronto Maple Leafs (...no?)
Toronto Terror
Toronto Raptors (oh, that won't work either...)
Toronto Thrill
Toronto Thunder
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Montreal Royals
Montreal Crowns
Montreal Legacy <-- I like that one
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Quebec Wolves
Quebec Strike
Quebec Burn
Quebec Chargers
Quebec Power
Quebec Crusiers
That's all for right now!
Sorry if I repeated anything from anywhere...
Boston Battalion (a reference to the storied military background of the area)
Montreal Majesty/Majesté (Reference to Mont Royale and the city's stature in the country)
New York Nationals (One of the most famous cities in the US)
Quebec Habitants (A reference to the French homesteaders)
Toronto Tanks/Tankers (No reason really...)
New England Rebels (Boston Tea Party)
Boston Party (Same as above)
Boston Liberty
Quebec Plains (for the Plains of Abraham)
Quebec Fleur-de-lys (current symbol of French Canada)
Quebec Beavers (original symbol of French Canada before taken over by the English)
New York Mafia
New York Dutch (for the original colonists)
New York Mohawks (For the native tribes that once lived there)
New York Empire (Empire State)
Montreal Royals
Montreal Explorers (For Jacques Cartier)
Montreal Kanadica (For those "part of our heritage" commericals)
Toronto Business (Business part of Canada)
Toronto Lakers (City on Lake Ontario)
@ Marc:
NY Cosmos can't be used since there was a NY City Cosmos soccer club in '70s (famous for signing Pele).
@ admin:
NY Titans are a National Lacrosse League team.
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New York City Silence: famous Blackout in '77 and also the phenomenon where people get so used to the city noise, they are uncomfortable in silence.
New York City Suits: professionals/businessmen wear suits...
New York Exchange: NY Stock Exchange
Long Island Aviators: long aeronautics history including Lindberg's and Earhart's taking off points, Grumman Factory which produced F6F Hellcat, and the defense contractor Lockheed Martin who produced the F-22 Raptor
I would also suggest the addition of the locater "Hudson Valley" to New York
New England Warlocks
A reference to the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts
Long Island Airmen: same reason as "Aviators" but since other cities are getting sugguestions for "Aviators" I thought I'd change it up a little
How about kitchener, waterloo or guelph, which are all closer to Toronto than london
Quebec Frontenacs- chateau frontenac big icon
Montreal Ore- ore means gold, which is colour of gravy on the popular poutine (its that or Montreal Jaune, for cheese being yellow, or Montreal Frites for the fries covered in cheese and gravy on poutine)
Guelph Rebelion- mennonites of the area rebel against modernization with horse and buggy
New England Redcoats or Reds- England and the red coats from wars past
New York Speed- All new yorkers like speed, right?
Boston Bradys- just kidding
New England "Cant-Win-A-Super Bowl-Without-Tom-Bradys".
Boston "Can't beat da Rays"
Joke names obviously.
Massachusetts Massacres
Montreal Maniaks
New Jersey Garbage
New Jersey Trash
New Jersey Overkill
New Jersey Municipal Waste
New Jersey Joyzees
London Tea Leafs
Boston Clovers
Montreal Raiders
New York Bombers
Quebec City Nomads
Hamilton Hitchhikers
Boston Brawlers
Montreal Blizzard
Toronto Cannotwins
Toronto Alwayslose
New York Authority (port authority, transit authority)
New York Choppers (Motorcycles or helicopters)
Long Island Sounds (Long Island Sound)
Boston Dropkicks (Dropkick Murphys)
Any of these cities would work with Nor'easters too.
Boston Brawlers (good alliteration, plus an homage to their large Irish-American population)
Montreal Lions (Montreal=Royal Mountain, plus the lion is the king of beasts)
New York Heroes (homage to NYPD, FDNY, and everybody who helped handle 9/11)
Quebec Voltigeurs (warrior-like reference)
Toronto Ravens (darker play on Bluejays)