[News] Seattle announces $660 mil private arena deal. NHL team to be announced in July?

[Fuzz]

I thought they were going to be the Seattle Flames?

[DiracSpike]

I think Seattle Rainiers is actually a pretty cool name

[Fuzz]

So did the Tacoma Rainiers.

[Puppet Guy]

since baseball raided the NHL's past with the Colorado Rockies, Seattle should raid MLB's past and go with Seattle Pilots.

[TheIronMaiden]

While we are playing this game:

The Seattle King Fishers




Double entendres are neat, bird names and economic names are a sport staple.

[Insane_Flame]

Has to be Kraken. Has the o be.

[Locke]

The Seattle Swordfish!

[ForeverFlameFan]

Seattle Supersonics... Save money!

[Parallex]

They should call themselves the Thunder... as both a nod to the Thunderbirds (who I assume will be moving) and a revenge naming to appropriate the name of Oklahoma City (who were once the SuperSonics).

But of the names listed... Kraken, 100% Kraken.

[Coach]

Eagles is the name of my Seattle team on NHL18. Would like to see it or some other reference to pacific NW and/or native culture. Totems would be cool too.

[Toonage]

Firebirds seems like a logical rename for the Flames.

But because its an expansion team, not a relocation, not sure Firebirds makes much sense.

Didn't there used to be a Seattle Totems team ages ago? That seems to make sense. Evergreens works too. "Fear the Fir"

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by habernac

Just call them the Metropolitans and be done with it.

Originally Posted by FBI

How about the Seattle Metropolitans?

I think the league basically took that name off the table when they renamed the divisions.

[psyang]

The arena should be called the SEA TURTLE.

Then their tag line would be:

SEA TTLE - what's missing? UR!

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Firebirds seems like a logical rename for the Flames.

But because its an expansion team, not a relocation, not sure Firebirds makes much sense.

Didn't there used to be a Seattle Totems team ages ago? That seems to make sense. Evergreens works too. "Fear the Fir"

Good luck wit hthat in 2018

[Toonage]

Originally Posted by corporatejay

Good luck wit hthat in 2018

I thought the same thing but apparently there is a Junior Totems team in Seattle right now.

http://www.seattlejrtotems.com/

None the less I'm sure it will be Evergreens, until the Army complains for some reason and then it will be Wintergreens

[Wormius]

The Seattle Microsofts. Or, because I assume Seattlelites don't know too much about hockey, the Seattle Pucks and Sticks.

[Krovikan]

Originally Posted by Hockey Fan #751

http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=2...637507353393-4

They'd better not choose The Seattle Kraken as the team name.

Release the Kraken!

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[Coach]

Originally Posted by corporatejay

Good luck wit hthat in 2018

I'm not sure it would be an issue.

People have problems with racist names like Redskins and logos like the Indians' (also their name).

I don't think there's really much issue over using objects or words or legends, and I think doing it respectfully is the key. If the logo was a cartoon Native person with a feather and a hockey stick, yeah no. But if it's a logo that is respectful and representative of the culture, I don't think there are issues.

Like the Native art in the Canadian flag logo in 2010. Or the Canucks logo itself.

[Toonage]

Originally Posted by Wormius

The Seattle Microsofts. Or, because I assume Seattlelites don't know too much about hockey, the Seattle Pucks and Sticks.

Seattle Clippys

[Coach]

Alternatively, I'd like to see the Seattle Rock. Lots of music history there and I think it would be something different. Always thought the NLL team name was awesome. I wonder if they would allow it.