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.
fantasy, fantasy northeast, info, project 
Reader Comments (128)
I love the Montreal Olympics (or Olympiques in french.) It's good because it sounds almost the same in french and english, it's a nice reference to the identity of the city, and it stays away from any political reference. (I think any Montreal team would be particularly cautious not to divide its potential fanbase, and would therefore avoid nationalistic names)
I don't know if this name can be used though, since the Olympiques de Gatineau already play in the QMJHL. Can the english version still qualify?
For Quebec, I think Quebec Vaisseaux could be a very good name. It's the french for Vessel, and it's a strong symbol of Quebec city, as it's already featured on the flag and the logo of the city. It's also an original team name, and I think a great logo could be made out of it.
For the rest of the division:
New England Pilgrims
New York Five (reference to the boroughs)
For Toronto, I have no precise suggestion, but it could be a name related to the diversity of the population living there.
Quebec Celtiques
Montreal Revolution
Toronto Giants
New York Rush
Boston Rapids
Montreal Challengers
Montreal Olympique
Explorateurs de Québec (Explorers)
New York Clippers
New York Gothams
New York Skyline or Skyliners
New England Night Riders (Paul Revere)
Boston Shamrocks
New England Commodores
Toronto Yorks
Toronto Towers
Toronto Metros
Boston Blizzard (blizzard of 78)
InstantClassic19 said...
CrossoverT said...
Massachusetts Massacres
Montreal Maniaks
New Jersey Garbage
New Jersey Trash
New Jersey Overkill
New Jersey Municipal Waste
New Jersey Joyzees
London Tea Leafs
----------------------------------------
Someone is a Rags fan, lol.
----------------------------------------
No i just find new jersey a humorous and intriguing place full of boundless stereotypes
btw Overkill is for the band who halls from Asbury "Fog"
the rest of the jersey names come form various stereotypes
GO WINGS!
Massachusetts Minutemen
Toronto Great Lakers
Toronto Huskies
Toronto Mosaics
Toronto Internationals
Toronto Mustangs (Horseshoe logo)
New York Elite
elite for firefighters and police
New England Colonials
New Jersey Revolution
Toronto Falcons
Montreal Racers
Quebec Owls
New York Kings
Montreal Mounties
Boston Generals
Toronto Mets
Quebec City Bulls (Bulls as in Bull Moose)
New England Apaches
Montreal Patriots
New York City Apples
Quebec Firefighters
Hamilton Mustangs
Boston Gaels
Montreal Imperials
New York Skyscrapers
Quebec Capitales
Toronto Moose
Boston Harbormen
Boston Breakers
Boston Bravery
New England Militia
Bsoton Blue Claws
Boston Black Magic
New England Freedom
BOSTON Tugboats
Boston Blue Crue (or Blue Birds)
Montreal Royals
New England Nor'easters - for the type of storm
Boston Blizzard
Boston Rebels
Boston Bayhawks
Boston Brawlers
Boston Bullies
Boston Vandals
Montreal Lions
Montreal Lynx
Montreal Majesty
New York Heroes
New York Skyliners
New York Ninjas
New York Freedom
Quebec Orage (Storm)
Quebec Fureur (Fury)
Quebec Chateau
Quebec Frontenacs
Toronto Light
Toronto Sound
Toronto Fishers
Toronto Ravens
-New England Riders (for Paul Revere's famous ride)
-Montreal Royals (for Mount Royal in the city)
-New York Guardians (for the fallen of 9/11)
-Quebec Centinels (because it sounds cool)
-Ontario Empire (also because it sounds cool)
Montreal Royals was the name of an old minor-league baseball team-so that can't be used.
Boston Batallion
Montreal Flight
Toronto Raiders
Quebec City Chaos
New York Rush
Boston Saints
Boston Goodfellas
Montreal Patriots
New York Saints
New York City Liberty
Toronto Goblins
New England Orcas
New England Mustangs
Quebec Ravens
New Jersey Jack-tars. It's a cool name for a sailor that I've never heard any team use.
Hamilton Roughnecks. another name for steel worker.
Long Island Labs. the dog. good logo possibilities. Everyone loves labs.
New York Grays - Whales
New York Gothams
New York Rhinos
Boston Bees. Striped jerseys like the bug.
Boston Silversmiths
Toronto Emperors - a penguin
Montreal Mallards
Quebec City Quails
Quebeck City Cukoos
New York Empires - the empire state
Massachussetts Militia
Montréal Remparts
New York Superheroes
Quebec Liberté
Toronto 67's :D
Apologies if this gets double-posted; I think the system ate my first post. (Plus I made a change or two)
* Boston Brahmins (historical term for Boston's oldest families)
* Les Missiles de Montreal (same name in English and French, an oblique reference to Maurice Richard)
* New York Juggernauts (because NYC is freaking huge)
* New York Monsters (just like the sound of it)
* C.H. Quebec (A European name for one of North America's most European cities...and please note that in French it would be C.H., not H.C.)
* Les Fantomes de Quebec (reference to "Phantom" Joe Malone)
* Toronto Buffalo (I just find it amusing for some silly reason)
Hamilton Bloodhounds
Toronto Tritons
Montreal Mauraders