From The Ground Up: Southeast Names
The five markets with the most votes to be included in the Southeast Division of our fantasy hockey league are final. Over 4,000 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.
- ATLANTA, Georgia
Georgia | Atlanta | Macon - BALTIMORE, Maryland
Maryland | Baltimore | Columbia - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina
North Carolina | Carolina | Charlotte | Asheville - TAMPA, Florida
Florida | Tampa | Tampa Bay | St. Petersburg | Sarasota - WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
D.C. | Washington | Chesapeake
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 any name that has already been selected for this project.
• 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 South Division. You have until September 27.
Start submitting!
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Reader Comments (77)
Baltimore Banners (birthplace of "The Star-Spangled Banner")
Florida Elephants (Sarasota is winter home to Ringling Bros.)
Atlanta Celestials
Carolina Meteors
Washington Pharaohs
D.C Smash
Washington/D.C. Law
Georgia Blaze
Tampa Bay Tridents
Tampa Bay Tropics
Baltimore Lords
Maryland Mammoths
The Great Blue Heron is the bird on some Maryland license plate. It is a pretty cool looking bird. It is a symbol of the Chesapeake Bay. A bird name for a Maryland sports team would also follow the current pattern(Orioles, Ravens). With that said, any of the following could work:
Chesapeake Herons
Baltimore Herons
Chesapeake Blue Herons
Baltimore Blue Herons
Chesapeake Great Herons
Baltimore Great Herons
Great Blue Heron facts:
-The largest heron in North America.
-As it takes off from a perch, a great blue heron holds its neck in an S-shaped position and flies with slow, deep wingbeats.
more facts:
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/bfg_blue_heron.aspx?menuitem=14373
picture:
http://thechesapeakebay.com/postcard/pictures/heron.gif
Atlanta Arrows
Baltimore Bombers
Baltimore Barons
Charlotte Crickets
Charlotte Flight
Tampa Bay Black Jacks (pirate flag)
Florida Flamingoes (pink identity!)
Washington Warblers
Washington Monuments
Atlanta Blazers
Atlanta Rebels
Baltimore Bayriders
Baltimore Red Tides
Charlotte Spiders
Washington Americans
Washington Judges
Tampa Bay Thunder
Tampa Bay Deluge
Atlanta Air Dogs
Atlanta Cannons
Baltimore Bilge Rats
Baltimore Blasters
Carolina Colonists
Carolina Eighty Niners
Tampa Bay Big Tops
Tampa Fruit Pickers
Washington Insiders
DC Privateers
Atlanta Phoenix
Atlanta Firebirds
Atlanta Turbulence
Atlanta Smokies
Baltimore Cruise
Baltimore Seagulls
Baltimore Tide
Charlotte Royals
Carolina Crescents
Tampa Seadogs
Tampa Manatees
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Tampa Sandies
Washington Monuments
D.C. Americans
Washington Patriots
D.C. Statesmen
* ATLANTA, Georgia
Georgia | Atlanta | Macon
Atlanta Alleycats
* BALTIMORE, Maryland
Maryland | Baltimore | Columbia
Maryland Crushers (logo crab-related)
* CHARLOTTE, North Carolina
North Carolina | Carolina | Charlotte | Asheville
Asheville Eruption
* TAMPA, Florida
Florida | Tampa | Tampa Bay | St. Petersburg | Sarasota
Florida Orange
* WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
D.C. | Washington | Chesapeake
Washington Colonials
***The key to a good team name is for a strong, powerful name that instills an intimidating image in your opponents' heads***
-Atlanta Sentinels
-Baltimore Blitzkrieg
-Charlotte Tempest
-Tampa Hammers
-Washington Locusts
Washington Knights
Would have a sweet logo, gets away from the played out Capitals/Monuments/Political/Eagles/Patriotic names that always get thrown to DC
Georgia Spiders
Baltimore Bluecrabs
Carolina Crush
St. Pete Storm
D.C. Destroyers
Georgia Pine(s)
Inspired in part by the Ray Charles song Georgia on My Mind, i think the lyrics is, "moonlight through the pines..." Lots of Pine trees in Ga. Plus its completely unique, except for Stanford, can't think of any other plant related team. Colors might be green and light brown and white or some variation like that
Washington Sentinels
Charlotte Independents
Tampa Riptide
Baltimore Foxes
Atlanta Dragons
* ATLANTA, Georgia
Georgia | Atlanta | Macon
Georgia Hounds
* BALTIMORE, Maryland
Maryland | Baltimore | Columbia
Baltimore Rockfish
* CHARLOTTE, North Carolina
North Carolina | Carolina | Charlotte | Asheville
North Carolina Gem Miners
* TAMPA, Florida
Florida | Tampa | Tampa Bay | St. Petersburg | Sarasota
Tampa Mutineers
* WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
D.C. | Washington | Chesapeake
D.C. Birds of Prey
Georgia Appalachians
Baltimore Defenders
Baltimore Battalion
Baltimore Cannons
Carolina Confederates
ATLANTA Copperheads
BALTIMORE Bugeyes (boat used for fishing in the Chesapeake Bay)
CAROLINA Zodiacs
FLORIDA Caimans
WASHINGTON Veterans
Jeez, if Georgia becomes the Peaches, I'm going to laugh.
Atlanta Murder
Reasons: Murder means a group of crows and it goes with the bird imagery of the city with the Falcons, Thrashers and Hawks.
Washington Liberty=duh.
Washington Revolution=also duh.
Florida Torrents
Tampa Takeover
Washington Nationals (I know there's a baseball team named that, but I figure the IceHL team won't suck.)
But to clarify the last one is a joke name.
Carolina Wildcats (cat imagery Panthers/Wildcats)
Carolina Palmettos (One of those Carolinas is the Palmetto states)
I hadn't seen this one yet and thought it appropriate for the military base in Tampa
TAMPA TORPEDOES
Tampa Bay Submarines
Tampa Bay Radar
Tampa Bay Stealth
Tampa Bay Battleships
Just outta curiosity, even though the locator is for Tampa, Florida (b/c Tampa Bay isn't a city), does any sport team just say Tampa? I think they all go Tampa Bay.
It's cause they don't want to disenfranchise the Pinellas County folks ;)
Haven't read any of the other comments...
Atlanta Aces
Atlanta Fire
Baltimore Mob
Baltimore Bullies
Charlotte Trax (i.e. race tracks)
Carolina Crushers
Tampa Bay Sun
Tampa Bay Waves
Can't think of anything for Washington...
Atlanta Chiefs (Cherokee Tribe of Georgia)
Baltimore Fleet (Port of Baltimore and US Naval Academy even though it is Annapolis so you can make it the Maryland Fleet)
Charlotte Flight (First Flight was in NC)
Tampa Bay Bolts (Lightning in Florida)
Washington Eagles (American symbol)
St. Pete Sting Rays is too similar to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Tampa Bay Torrent is too similar to the Tampa Bay Storm.
Tampa Bay Sharks is already an NHL team (San Jose Sharks).
Tampa Bay Bolts, Thunder are too similar to the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Mutiny was a former MLS team.
Atlanta Heat, Inferno, Burn, Fire are too similar to the Atlanta Flames.
Washington Bullets was an NBA team, currently the Washington Wizards.
Washington Eagles is too similar to the Washington Capitals, who have recently used an eagle as their logo and currently use it as their alternate
Atlanta Admirals.
Tampa Bay Titlewave.
Washington Pride.
Baltimore Seadogs.
Charlotte Cannons.
Florida Sun.
For Atlanta: Stone Mountain Confederates (if it's okay, if not, Georgia Peaches)
Baltimore: Maryland Bayonets
Raleigh: Charlotte Motors
Tampa: Florida Sunshine
Washington: DC Politicals
Sarasota Small Sunny Bunnies
Atlanta Poppers OR Pop- Coca-cola factory here
Baltimore Crush- fercious team, they will crush you
Carolina Cottonmouths- the snake and the old cotton picking days
Sarasota Scorch- its hot here
Washington Power- washington is powerful