01-26-2015, 03:59 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Calgary
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Did you know
That the Nashville Predators logo being a saber tooth tiger has to do with when excavators found the remains of a sabertooth cat during the construction of the First National Bank building in downtown Nashville in the 1970s.
I always thought their logo was a bit random considering it's Nashville.
Anyone else have other bizarre stories about the history of logos?
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01-26-2015, 05:31 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: The Netherlands
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I did not know that!
I've wondered where it came from so thanks for answering that for me.
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01-26-2015, 05:37 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: North America
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This SN article goes over how each NHL team was named, which sheds some insight to the logo's. Interesting stuff..
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-team-names/
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01-26-2015, 08:15 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Wow, people in San Jose have terrible naming ideas....
Rubber Puckies, Screaming Squids, Salty Dogs??
Was also wondering why Atlanta was there and Winnipeg wasn't, but then I noticed the article date.
Last edited by Flaming Choy; 01-26-2015 at 08:17 AM.
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01-26-2015, 08:22 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Calgary
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Unfortunatelly, it doesn't expalin why they have a 3-star Dragonball as shoulder patches. 
i recall someone saying it has to do with the State of Tennessee, please correct me if i'm wrong, because i'm more likely to believe they wasted their wish from Shenron to bring Alexander Radulov back from the KHL for 9 regular season games and 8 playoff games
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01-26-2015, 08:28 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Red Deer, AB
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Im surprised at the amount of people who didnt see that the Wild's logo was a bear head until it was pointed out to them
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01-26-2015, 08:33 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by ssjshmo
Unfortunatelly, it doesn't expalin why they have a 3-star Dragonball as shoulder patches.
i recall someone saying it has to do with the State of Tennessee, please correct me if i'm wrong, because i'm more likely to believe they wasted their wish from Shenron to bring Alexander Radulov back from the KHL for 9 regular season games and 8 playoff games |
The Tennessee state flag.
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01-26-2015, 08:37 AM
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Well the question now is why does Tennessee have a 3-star Dragon ball on their flag?
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01-26-2015, 08:47 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Florida Panthers - Franchise owner, and Blockbuster Video owner, Wayne Huizenaga picked the name because he wanted to draw attention to the Panther, as the native wildcat of Florida was endangered at the time.
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That's actually pretty cool.
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01-26-2015, 08:47 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: STH since 2002
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Boston Bruins got their colors at that time brown yellow white from the owner Adam's Grocery chain and the name Bruins were both created by GM Art Ross. (Yes that Art Ross) Bruin was an old world term for a bear.
A Brown Bear looked better than a Black Bear even though there are no Brown Bears in Massachusetts.
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01-26-2015, 08:57 AM
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Also, the three stars of the Tennessee flag are inside a guitar pick on the jersey
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01-26-2015, 09:07 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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The Flames are a team that play in "Alberta" and "Canada".
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01-26-2015, 09:08 AM
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Franchise Player
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i was told years ago that montreal's logo stands for center hice
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01-26-2015, 10:19 AM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DropIt
Im surprised at the amount of people who didnt see that the Wild's logo was a bear head until it was pointed out to them
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Count me in that group as well.
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01-26-2015, 10:25 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DropIt
Im surprised at the amount of people who didnt see that the Wild's logo was a bear head until it was pointed out to them
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Yeah really. I recall some people thinking it was a tornado. It looked like a bear the first moment I saw it.
Although, it did start the debate about whether it was a bear or a cat (I was firmly entrenched on the bear side). But then someone pointed out that it is more like a wolverine or badger, which actually makes sense.
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01-26-2015, 11:02 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Flames fan in Seattle
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San Jose Rubber Puckies.. Wow that would have been the worst in the league.
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01-26-2015, 11:18 AM
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My face is a bum!
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God the 90s where a terrible time for team name suggestions:
Storm, Ice, Fog, Freeze 
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01-26-2015, 11:19 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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I can't believe that the Islanders almost went with Ducks.
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01-26-2015, 01:18 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: TEXAS!!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DropIt
Im surprised at the amount of people who didnt see that the Wild's logo was a bear head until it was pointed out to them
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I'm still surprised at the number of people who mistakenly think it's a bear, and not a cat, which all rightly-thinking people like myself clearly realize.
lulz
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01-26-2015, 01:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DropIt
Im surprised at the amount of people who didnt see that the Wild's logo was a bear head until it was pointed out to them
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That's when it's safe to say the logo designer has failed. You can't see it unless you're looking for it as the logo is too busy.
Honestly, with the sun ear it looks more like a rat than a bear..
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