I'm sure there was a lot of marketing that went into the decision. Frankly the Sockeyes would be extremely polarizing. Kraken are a bit of an amateur name as the NHL traditionally tended to be real life thing names, so to take on a mythical creature name comes across a little bold, but I could see it working. The logo I'm interested in seeing because seeing an octopus on the front could be kinda ugly. Good logos tend to be simple and sharp, so I'm curious to see what they can do without 8 legs being involved.
I'm sure there was a lot of marketing that went into the decision. Frankly the Sockeyes would be extremely polarizing. Kraken are a bit of an amateur name as the NHL traditionally tended to be real life thing names, so to take on a mythical creature name comes across a little bold, but I could see it working. The logo I'm interested in seeing because seeing an octopus on the front could be kinda ugly. Good logos tend to be simple and sharp, so I'm curious to see what they can do without 8 legs being involved.
Logo has to be simple enough so that a child could draw a reasonable facsimile.
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One other thing - Purple seems to be severely under utilized in the NHL. I'd be curious to see if they're the first to take on an purple uniform. Could be cool.
One other thing - Purple seems to be severely under utilized in the NHL. I'd be curious to see if they're the first to take on an purple uniform. Could be cool.
Primary color is almost definitely green. But who knows
Pelicans is officially worst team name in the big 4 sports. This one is a close second. Would have been a tie with sockeyes.
Guess it could have been worse...
I don't see how the Pelicans can possibly be the worst sports team name. It's the state bird of Louisiana so its at least relevant to the city/state. I can agree its not a great name for a NBA team but definitely is not the worst in my opinion. Is it because they were recent that you think they are the worst?
My nomination for worst name would be the Mighty Ducks. They are named after a kids movie from the early 90s. One of the lead kid actors was just arrested for burglary/meth. Just an embarrassing team name that is dated and should be rebranded.
Houston Texans? This has to be high on any list of bad lazy names. Can you imagine if the Edmonton Oilers were called the Edmonton Albertans? Its dumb in any state or province especially when Texas already had a team.
Which brings me to the Edmonton Oilers which is no good. They dumbed down the Oil kings nickname to this. I guess slathering yourself in oil does give you cancer so I can see how the name brings a sense of dread but who thought this was a good team name. The definition of oiler is "a person who oils things" or "an oil tanker". They are a greasy organization so I guess it fits but the original oil kings or some other variation would be less embarrassing. I don't know why their name isn't made fun of more as its legitimately one of the worst.
One other thing - Purple seems to be severely under utilized in the NHL. I'd be curious to see if they're the first to take on an purple uniform. Could be cool.
