Name Nominations: Hartford & Yellowknife
The time has come to start suggesting names for the IceHL's 2012 expansion franchises. Last week it was announced they were awarded to Hartford, Conn. and Yellowknife, NT.
To nominate team names for consideration, simply post them in a comment below. If you see someone before you has suggestd a name you like, say so in your comment. The more popular suggestions are more likely to be among the 25 selected for the voting process. I will base those 25 on whether they are creative, unique, and of course, popular.
Here is a list of locators you may use to precede your team nicknames:
- Hartford
Connecticut | New England - Yellowknife
Northwest Territories | Northwest
You can be creative and suggest other names. The worst that could happen if they're not acceptable is they won't be included in the voting. But so as not to waste anyone's time, don't bother submitting Whalers. It won't be considered.
There are some other important don'ts. You may NOT use the name of any current or past IceHL, NHL or WHA team, nor any current ECHL, AHL, CHL, WHL, QMJHL or OHL team. You may NOT use the name (or any variation thereupon) of any current or past sports franchises in the market or geographical area. And if your suggestion is vulgar, obscene, or in any way inappropriate, it will not be considered.
Only names nominated in the comments of this post will be considered. Do not email or tweet your suggestions if you want them to be included in the voting process.
Submission period ends: Monday, March 26
Voting on eligible name nominees is scheduled to begin on April 6, following the end of the Pacific Division jersey voting. (That begins this Thursday, March 15. Submissions closed on Sunday night.)
Some other upcoming IceHL events: Later this month, I'll start accepting jersey design submissions for the Southeast Division and then we'll hold a poll to determine how the IceHL will be realigned after it expands to 32 teams this year. In April, we'll vote on Southeast Division jerseys after we wrap up the Pacific. We'll also get to some other minor questions that I think the community should decide. Fun year ahead for the IceHL!
Chris
We're barely a day into this, but I feel the need to chime in on these name nominations. I want to encourage you guys to stop trying to hard to find a name that "means something." If you have to try so hard that the name sounds absolutely awful for a hockey team, then it's not worth it.
Ask yourself one question about the names you suggest. Can you imagine chanting them alongside 20,000 other screaming fans without feeling like a dolt? If not, it's probably not worth recommending.
Also, the name Hartford Harpoons or any variation of it or "Whalers" will NOT be accepted for voting. This league is not going to be a rehash of the NHL. We're going to do something original here. There are so many creative people in this community that I know we can do better than simply copying history.
Reader Comments (103)
The Hartford Hurt.
i'm not sure just like the way it sounds.
Yellowknife Gold Wings
Yellowknife Golden Wings
Northwest Permafrost
Connecticut Constitution
Yellowknife Knifers
Yellowknife Stabbers
Yellowknife Knives
Yellowknife Blades
Yellowknife Switch Blades
Yellowknife Slicers
Yellowknife Yellowknives
Yellowknife Rebels
Yellowknife Kosmos
Yellowknife Wildcats
Hartford Hornets
Hartford Spitfires
Hartford Huskies
Northwest Warriors
Yellowknife Ice
Northwest Territories Terriers
Hartford Habits
New England Pekoes
Connecticut Crusteaceans
Hartford Bulldogs
After reading through all the comments i cant think of any name options that have not already been posted. But of the ones ive read i really like:
Northwest Mounties
Hartford Dutchmen
Hartford Minors
Northwest Ice
Same as many people here, although I do understand the concept of harpoons would be somehow close to whalers, Hartford Harpoon... ! It just sounds great (maybe the alliteration?) and imagine just how cool the visuals could be, what with merging harpoons and hockey sticks.
For the same reason I also appreciate the North West Narwhals, it sounds familiar to say and imagine narwhals playing hockey with their noses!
Otherwise-
Northwest Frost
Northwest Aurora
Northwest Wolfpack
Northwest Gold Rush, as in we're rushing for the gold medal
Northwest Shamans
Yellowknife Kosmos (after the soviet satellite that crashed, also the K reminds of the Knife)
Hartford Chiefs - refers to the leaders of the constitution + Mark Twain's citation of Hartford being the "chief" of beautiful cities
Hartford Citadel
New England Fortress (hope they have a good goalie)
New England Flying Dutchmen
The polar bear is the territorial symbol of the Northwest Territiories, so...
Yellowknife Ice Bears (my personal favourite)
Yellowknife Polar Bears (only one that has been used by others)
Yellowknife Bears
Conneticut Constitutions (been used)
Conneticut Colts (been used)
So many suggestions.
I second Sea Wolves for Hartford. And for Yellowknife, I second Blades, Trappers (sounds like it might make a lame logo, though), and Yeti.
And I'd back off the S's.... I think the plural of Yeti is Yeti... same with Aurora... or at least those team names might be better without them.
A Narwhal would make a great logo subject, maybe for the Trappers or the Prospectors or the Miners. See? I really am good at this.
Bridgeport Fisherman
After reading the suggested names for the two incipient franchises, the name's I like are:
Hartford Astros
and
Northwest Wildcats
Along with my previous suggestions:
New England Anglers
Yellowknife Ions,
I would also support:
Hartford Oaks
Yellowknife Ravens
Definately agree with Bx* post about Yellowknife Ravens! What a great name! They even had to put a golf handicap for ravens at the country club in Yellowknife! Go Ravens!
been in New England all my life and we love our roots very much we mostly all bleed for are home teams and are country, but we six nation are that SIX nation so i think
NEW ENGLAND SIXERS!!!!
six nations one team so to repeat my name would be NEW ENGLAND SIXERS
yellowknife wolves
the Yellowknife Wastelanders (the YKW)
I like Northwest Mounties and Yellowknife Chill
I would also like to submit Yellowknife Ice