From The Ground Up: Central Names
The five markets with the most votes, to be included in the Central Division of our fantasy hockey league are final. Almost 10,000 individual votes were cast in the poll.
In this post, 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.
- CHICAGO, Illinois
Illinois | Chicago | Joliet | Rockford - DETROIT, Michigan
Michigan | Detroit | Troy | Dearborn - MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin
Wisconsin | Milwaukee - MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota
Minnesota | Minneapolis | St. Paul | Bloomington - ST. LOUIS, Missouri
Missouri | St. Louis
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. All 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.
Late addition: I'll also probably be weaning out some of the more ridiculous and absurd names. I don't mind fun ones, but I think you guys know what I mean.
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 Pacific Division. You have until September 13.
Start submitting!
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Reader Comments (153)
Oh, one more suggestion from me.
Minnesota Ice Men
for one, because it's cold. For two, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Iceman
Chicago Wind- Derived from the city's moniker, "The Windy City."
Detroit Tonneau- Named after old fashioned convertible covers, because of the city's famous automotive industry.
Minneapolis Timber- For the abundance of wood sources in the area.
Milwaukee Ninkasi- Named for the Sumerian goddess of beer, because of the city's notable breweries.
St. Louis Archers- I didn't come up with this one, but I thought it had a good double-meaning from the city's famous Gateway Arch.
St. Louis Archers (The arch in St. Louis)
Milwaukee Barley Kings (All the brewing that happens their)
Detroit Motors (All the car business)
Chicago Towers (All the big towers ex. Sears and the amazing architecture)
Minnesota Cougars(Cougars inhabit the state and are dangerous)
I can only think of two names
Detriot Daredevils
Wisconsin Warriors
I liked the Spirits of St. Louis name
lol at the Chicago Obamas.
Chicago Showtime (in reference to the Broadway play)
St. Louis Aces (Still with the idea of the Spirits of St. Louis but different name) Or can we do spirits aiming for ghost logos?
Chicago SHADOW
Detroit MISSION
Milwaukee MAMMOTHS
Minnesota MOON
St. Louis SCORPIONS
PS. The Spirit of St. Louis is a former basketball team
Detriot Production or Assembly.
Or the Michigan Auto
Oh and Detriot Drive cannot be used, that was the name of an early Arena Football team.
Bloomington Blizzard
Chicago Breezers
St. Louis Archers
Milwaukee Miles
Detroit Horses
Milwaukee Teutons (Germanic tribe, later the "Teutonic Knights," an order of knights based in Prussia/Germany.)
Detroit Chevalliers (Fr. for knights)
Detroit Templars
St. Louis Madness - just cause it sounds cool
Chicago Blizzard
Detroit Roadrunners
Milwaukee Beers
Minnesota Lakers
St. Louis Spirit
Chicago Ice Gangsters
Michigan Motors
Milwaukee Shoremen
Minnesota Loons
Missouri Earthquakes
Chicago Wind
Motor City (Detroit) Speed
Milwaukee Frost
Minnesota Gemini
St. Louis Archers
Detroit Motors
My apologies if I've violated one of the restrictions (I'm not that versed in team names) or if I copied someone else's idea (I don't have time to read everything posted already.
Chicago Char (reference to the Fire)
Detroit Dynamics (refers to Detroit as a port/auto city with lots of "movement")
Milwaukee Mettle (indirectly refers to courage from alcohol, also a pun on "Metal" in reference to prominent manufacturing sector.) (Metal can replace "Mettle" if desired)
Minnesota Marines (reference to the lakes in the state)
St. Louis Souls (similar term to "Spirit" and reference to the soul music for which the city is famous for)
Minnesota Millionaires
Minnesota Mustangs
Wisconsin Warriors
Wisconsin Dodgers
Chicago Mob
Chicago Gunmen (Although I really want to suggest Hitmen but can't since the fact Calgary's got a team named that)
Milwaukee Alemen
Milwaukee Coasters (Being on the 3rd Coast - Great Lakes - and in reference to the drink coaster)
Brew City Barrelmen
Minnesota RiverRunners (start of the Mississippi is in Minny, plus the river runs between both Minneapolis and Saint Paul)
Twin Cities Terrors
Chicago Gangster
Michigan Cobras (Shelby)
Milwaukee Icebadgers
Minneapolis Sioux
Missouri Honeybees
Detroit Vrrroom!
Detroit Rocks
Minnesota Nords
Minnesota Loons (state bird)
Minnesota Skeeters (mosquitos)
Minnesota Iron or Iron Rangers
(the iron-range in northern MN is quite famous in the area)
Minnesota Berserkers
(reference to MN's viking heritage. Berserker = bear-warrior in old Norse.)
Chicago Butchers
Chicago Hogs
(reference to Chi-town's other nickname "Hog Butcher for the World"
St. Louis Riverboat Operators Union Local 105
;)
St. Louis 9'ers
(the city is named after King Louis IX)
Chicago Godfathers (mafia related of course) or Chicago Jazz (Chicago hasone of the biggest Jazz festivals in the world in August)
Detroit Vettes (reference to the Corvette, the team might be owned by GM)
Milwaukee Hops (hops are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agentin beer)
Minnesota Miracle (eleven of the twenty members of the gold medal 1980 icehockey team coached by Minnesota native Herb Brooks where also fromMinnesota)
St-Louis Archers (it was proposed before but I like it!)
Detroit Motors
St.Louis Redbirds (lots of cardinals in St.Lou)
Detroit Gears
Chicago Cannons
St. Louis Archers
Milwaukee Wave
Minneapolis Blizzard
Dearborn:
Draggers
Dragsters
Drag-ons (car theme)
Horns (dear theme)
...oops I meant 'deer' theme.
Detroit Revs
Detroit Riders (car theme)
Detroit Killaz (it was the murder capital for a long time)
Motor City Monstrosity
Detroit Riders
Detroit Hot Wheels
Chicago Goons
Chicago Boreals
Chicago Gangsters (Mob is a good pack name but its too short to evoke fear)
Chicago Hitmen
Either way a silouetted figure with a tommy gun should be the Chicago logo, IMHO.
oh and the suspense is killing me.
I'm really excited about this.
Chicago Blaze
Detroit Union
Milwaukee Sudz
Minnesota Crustaceans
St. Loius Arch
Chicago Bricklayers
Detroit Rockers
Wisconsin Lakers
Minnesota Moose
St. Louis Archers
Milwaukee Buzz (drinking reference and potentially a sweet logo)
Chicago Inferno (b/c the Great Fire)
Chicago Gangsters
St. Louis Sentinels (like a guard or gatekeeper)
Detroit Cadillac (Founder of Detroit)
Minnesota Berserks (Viking warrior)
Milwaukee Tribe (Milwaukee is named after Native American decent)
Chicago Burn (For the fire and also burn is a mafia word for murder)
Missouri Show-Mes
Missouri Thunder (as long as you don't eff up the logo like OKC did Thunder is a good name)
I am into teams using their city or states heritage into their names so i chose:
St. Louis Archers (the arch, duh)
Detroit Syndicate (for the blue-collar workers of the city)
Wisconsin Herd (for the state's dairy industry)
Chicago Soul (for the city's contribution to music)
Minneapolis Rapids (for the city's dependency on water)
St. Louis Spelunkers - For all the caves below St Louis.
Detroit Crystals - Salt crystals from the large salt deposits under the city
Detroit Armory - The US Army has a large arsenal just north of Detroit
Dearborn Edsels - Ford's HQ is in Dearborn
Wisconsin Whalebacks - Freighters used on the Great Lakes.
Wisconsin Woodsmen
Great Lakes Freighters - Not following the naming rules but a major part of the area.
* Chicago Massacre (from the Valentine's Day Massacre)
* Chicago Dachsunds (offbeat reference to Chicago hot dogs)
* Detroit Dinosaurs (after the fossil fuels required for the products of Detroit's main industry)
* Detroit Arsenal (Detroit was nicknamed the "Arsenal of Democracy" during WW2)
* Milwaukee Foxes (name of Native American tribe nearby, plus connotations of stealth and cunning)
* Milwaukee Gales (from storms on the Great Lakes)
* Milwaukee Walruses (just like the sound of it)
* Milwaukee Millers (after the beer)
* Minnesota Monarchs (after the state butterfly...yes, Minnesota has an official state butterfly)
* Twin City Tornadoes (just like the sound of it...and I know "Twin City" wasn't one of the acceptable appelations for this city, but I'm hoping for an exception)
* St. Louis Voyagers (from Lewis and Clark's expedition)
Chicago Bulldozers or Bull'dozers
Chicago Mafia
Detroit Thunderbirds
Michigan Ignition
Detroit Riot
Milwaukee Marauders
Minnesota Legends
St. Louis Stallions
Detroit Soul
Detroit Turbos
Chicago Towers
St.Louis Mounds
Chicago Red Birds (The cardinal is the state bird of Illinois)
Detroit Mustangs (The Ford Mustang is a proud member of the Ford Car Company based in Detroit, MI)
Milwaukee Warriors (The name Milwaukee, itself is from an Algonquian tribal language used in that area)
Minnesota Lumberjacks (Lumber industry in the forests up there)
St.Louis Sentinels (I like the alliteration of S's)
- Chicago Crime, Chicago Red Birds, Chicago Gangsters, Chicago Outfit, Chicago Poles, Chicago Scrapers, Chicago Towers, Illinois Irish
- Detroit Ignition, Detroit Engines, Detroit Disiel, Michigan Warriors, Michigan Machines
- Milwaukee Wave
- Minnesota Mere
- St. Louis Explorers, St. Louis Expedition, St. Louis Gateway, St. Louis Saints
- Detroit Muscle (like muscle cars)