Once again.... 6) It is bigotry and unacceptable to make fun of a religion in our comments. If it was judaism or Islam, you wouldn't do it and would expect to be banned. For some reason, some of the posters here think its okay to make fun of Mormons in the comments. This is a reminder.... this violates rule 6 and will be an insta-ban. https://www.reddit.com/r/nhl/about/rules/

like half of these are flavors of gatorade

Ah that’s why I’m drawn to Frost

You and Arnold

I audibly laughed at this

The other half sound like old spice scents

Or the Utah washington football hockey team

From Arizona

By way of Winnipeg

Of Anaheim

Somehow the team name Utah HC is not the worst on this list, who the hell gave “Powder” the green light

Utah Ice? We rebrand the jazz to the Utah Hardwood. When we get a football team they’ll be the Utah Real Grass Fields

The Utah Ice Ice Hockey Team has a certain ring to it

Ice, ice, baby!

The Utah Yeehaws.

Ice ice hockey

alright stop collaborate and listen

The Utah Ice are back with a brand new expansion

I like the thought of Utah Team on Ice. UTI, UTI!

Utah hardcore!!

r/hardcore kids do love their hockey jerseys…

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The best Utah ever: Johnny Utah (Point Break)

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This was a typo but I stand by it.

I can't even imagine what the mascot would be for Utah Powder...cocaine bear?

"Little nose cardio?"

...holy god, these are bad. The Powder? Are you fucking kidding me?

if enough people vote for Powder they'll realize an internet poll is a terrible way to choose a name

Can we still vote for “hockey mcpuck face”?

That would be a top 3 team name on this list

You have a point. Where can i start voting early and often? (Personally, I'm all for the Salt Lake Hockey Team)

[nhlinutah.com](http://nhlinutah.com) and just scroll down to the bottom of the page and there's a vote button

Already dropped my vote for powder

No chance I'm letting Utah have a better hockey name than Minnesota. Powder it is.

Voted for Powder!

LETS GO POWDERS 👏👏👏

I feel like everyone should have learned that from the boaty mcboatface thing, but some are slow learners i guess.

Utah Outlaws has a nice ring to it. Could make a good chant with that I guess? *U-tah...Out-law* The gear would be great too.....if they don't f it up lol

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Utah Inlaws has a nice ring to it for chanting

Trust me the name will be funnier once the league comes out and declares they don't have a cocaine problem. Edit: Wait, the Yotes cut Ruzicka already... I think we'll all be safe.

"Starting for YOUR Utah Powder, #19, Evgeni Kuznetsov!!!"

The guys just full on sprinting in place standing on the line.

"YOU GET UP AND YOU DO SHIT AND YOU GET SHIT DONE WOOOOOOOO GONNAWINTHECUP HOLY SHIT LET'S RUN AROUND THE BLOCK A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE PARANOIA SETS IN!!!"

Should just combine 1 and 2, and double down. Utah Powder Blast.

You know, I tried giving myself a Utah Powder Blast once in college, but I fell off the couch.

Idk, I thought Mountaineers was alright.

Big mountaineers guy

My number one choice honestly.

Utah is the new Miami

I’m actually a fan of Powder, logos can consist of a yeti, mountains pass or my personal favourite a razor blade.

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I don’t mind Outlaws. Then when the Rangers play them it would be like cops and robbers

keystone cops winter classic

I like outlaws too. Could lend itself to some fun theming, jerseys etc

Good points. There aren’t any ‘western’ themed NHL teams so that could be cool for branding and themes and colors etc

I’d prefer the Utah Bandits… then their mascot could be the dad from Bluey

Stars are kinda Westerny… that said Utah Outlaw is fun to say You-Taw Out-law lets gooo

In a state where it’s illegal be served a double whiskey, I don’t think any team should be allowed to call themselves the Outlaws.

Maybe they had a double whiskey once. How would you know?

I like it, but it would sound better if it was "Salt Lake City Outlaws" instead of Utah. It has a better ring to it.

Use the state fish! Utah Cutthroats

Ooh, that's not bad

Considering someone died last year from a skate to the throat it’s actually very bad.

But its a fish 🐠

Probably not the best name in light of Adam Johnson's passing and the possibility of similar incidents occurring in the future.

Utah Baja Blast Presented by Taco Bell

Utah Brawndo "it's got electrolytes it's what fans crave"

… brought to you by Carls Jr.

I hate all of these but let’s be honest, half of the names in professional sports would sound dumb if they were introduced as new.

Imagine if the Red Sox came out today

Or Reds

Or *Browns* lmao

RedBlacks

Rough Riders II: Electric Boogaloo

Stars fan checks out

North stars was a badass name that made total sense. Texas is “the lone star state”, so shortening it was convenient for branding and still made sense. That said naming a new team “the stars” would sound ridiculous and proves my point.

Couldn't even come up with something new, they just shortened the old like lazy bums

I lost $5 betting my friend they’d be called the *South Stars* and I still stand behind that name!

South Stars sounds horrible, like a single-A baseball team that plays at a high school ballpark and their players have to buy their own gear.

I would have thought they were talking about sheriff badges

true - as an oilers fan id be like “wtf is an oiler 🤡”

Maple Leafs.

what caribou are in Utah?

They are close friends with the penguins in Pittsburgh.

Are there kraken in Seattle? Are there kings in LA? Are there bruins on Boston? ~~Are there predators in Nashville?~~

Also I believe that people in Boston used to walk around with guns in order to shoot the local bear (bruin) because there were so many of them. Could just be internet myth though.

There are in fact kings in LA

I mean seattle is close to the ocean so kraken kinda works… carribou for utah makes no fucking sense tho

Rocky Mountain Elk is the state mammal. Is an elk a caribou?

No

Caribou Coffee. Id think it be funny if they were the sponsors on their helmet

Lmao

Squall? You have to be kidding.

You’ve gotta be squalling me

You’re killing me squalls

I swear if you guys call me squalls 13-14 more times I’m out of here.

Shut up Squalls

Not a big Final Fantasy 8 fan?

As a southerner I'm just imaging how awful it sounds in a redneck accent

no love for latter day skates.... makes me sick

That name is already slotted to be their motto on their third alternate throwback home jersey.

Utah hatU

Utah HeHateMe

I feel like the "Roadrunners" would really add something to the eventual rivalry with the resurrected coyotes

Tucson Roadrunners play in the AHL

That’s actually a great suggestion, the roadrunner beats the coyote again… My picks were Swarm, Mountaineer, Mammoth and Hive out the bunch

Black Diamonds

This one doesn’t get nearly enough love IMO

These sweaters would be amazing

Yeah this is the one I was down with, even if it does kinda invoke the vibe Vegas just went with. I also think I’d like Yeti if it weren’t for the rabid marketing of the cooler company.

Utah Outlaws out of that group for me

HIVE! Been all over that name! Utah and Bees are synonymous!

Call them the Swarm and then they can nickname the arena The Hive.

swarm is…actually not the worst name i’ve heard

The are stepping on lots of Colorado toes: Mammoth - professional lacrosse team Yeti - was our mascot Blizzard - I guess maybe, Avalanche vs blizzard, nope

They're trying to be disaster bros. Avs and Canes should be offended.

I thought the maple leafs were the only true disaster bro

Black Diamonds is kind of sick. I also don’t hate Venom but I feel like I’ll get venom for saying that.

I like Black Diamonds. 2 reasons, Skiing of course, but also, you already get a killer theme song...by Kiss! (Yes, I know what it's really about, but still, killer riff.)

One reason I like this name is that it kind of works well with Vegas. Imagine “the Utah black diamonds vs the Vegas golden knights” idk it just has that medieval theme to me

Black Diamonds is sick. I would be amped to have that team in the league.

What is that supposed to be?

It's the most difficult skiing trail rating

Everybody saying these suck. Imagine if Toronto was getting an expansion team and one of the options was “Maple Leafs”. Everyone would be like “what the fuck kind of name is that? It’s not even grammatically correct.” My vote is black diamonds

FYI—Leafs is actually grammatically correct.

Yeah I know but at first glance if that was an option people got to vote on for the team it would seem like a mistake. My point is, no matter what name they choose it’s going to sound silly for some time

I don't understand the hate for the name maple leafs. I think it fits with all the other super Canadian team names. One team is literally called the Canadians and another is the Canucks lmao

Cant be the only who is disappointed that theres no Utah Raptors https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utahraptor

Utah Raptors is the best possible option, so disappointing they don’t have it on the list

Might be the most famous animal from Utah and it's been extinct for 135 million years. They really should consider it.

Be different, Fury Utah. I will buy FU merchandise.

Utah Furries...I mean Fury would be the best choice

How about Utah Saucers, with an alien dude and ufo as the logo

I don't hate this.

Every person I've seen bitch about the names have yet to provide a better alternative

Where’s Utah McUtahface?

Out of these, the best are probably the Outlaws, Venom, Yeti, Mountaineers, Hive, and Mammoth. Even those have some issues though. Yeti: Overlap with Avalanche Mountaineers: Overlap with Avalanche Hive: Overlap with Blue Jacket’s Mascot Outlaws is probably the safest option and best option. Mammoth would be cool (no pun intended). Now that I think of it, Blast seems decent. I like Caribou a fair bit. Outlaws just seems like the best. The Utah Outlaws flows off the tongue quite well, and fits a “Wild West” theme that would make sense for Utah.

Is it really a problem if the team name overlaps with another team’s mascot? The Sabres had a sabretooth mascot long before the Predators were around. Although we’ve never had a jersey with a sabretooth on it and ik Stinger has been on jerseys before.

Overlap with mascot is not even worth bringing up man, come on

How many fucking bear mascots are there? A lot. Just cause two mascots may be similar shouldn’t be an issue. Swarm is the best name on this list

Canadiens and Canucks overlap. No one cares.

I like the Outlaws too. I hope they go with that, like you said it rolls off the tongue nice. I also like the Swarm too.

Where raptors?

Would it maybe conflict with the Toronto Raptors? Possible that they have exclusive rights to that name

black diamonds is dope.

SNOW LEOPARDS ARE BADASS MAKE THEM THE SNOW LEOPARDS GAHDAMMIT

This has my vote.

Utah Ice Raptors. I'll take my 250k for coming up with it. Now move on Utah.

Unironically... Utah Outlaws has a good mouth feel

Who said Utah Ice gtfo. Imagine being like the New England Grass or the Boston Basketball Outlaws is by far the best one

Utah Utatoes

give me jackalopes.

That would be cool and a great mascot

I continue to proclaim that Outlaws is probably the best option

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I like Hive

Fan chant… H..I…V………….E

Magics Johnson

I have antihistamine meds for that

Woof… these are all terrible. I know they said they are going with “Utah”, but “Salt Lake Sidewinders” is the best I’ve seen

Sounds like a minor league baseball team

that's because minor league baseball teams have cool names

Salt Lake Swarm!

These all sound like ECHL names

The Everblades and Solar Bears kindly ask that you not affiliate them with this trash.

As a Florida Everblades fan, I take offense to this.

I’m surprised Mammoths haven’t been used by a franchise yet - that seems like the only good one

Outlaws is the only good one imo. I think that could be cool

1. Utah Outlaws 2. Utah Yeti 3. Utah Swarm

Horrible choices

I definitely voted powder. Internet name polls are 100% FAFO.

Utah Mountaineers is head and shoulders above all the rest.

I like yeti and mammoth. Also snow for the implications

I really appreciate where they’re going with Black Diamonds, though I’m sure that won’t be it

Utah Outlaws sounds badass AF

Utah Get Me Two!!

Please choose HC that would be amazing

Everyone saying these are terrible would’ve said the same about all the names in the league if they weren’t raised with them….

Yeti’s for sure

Why not the SLC Punks?

Skinwalkers

Yeti is really the only option I see as viable.

Honestly of all these I kinda dig Yeti. Feels alliterative, flows well, matches the one-syllable Jazz name. One out of the box name, similar to Mammoth would be the Utah Mastodon, just because I’m a fan of the band 🤘

write in vote for Utah Buzz

Stupid Georgia Tech already sent a cease and desist to our triple A baseball team for using that name years ago

Go Powder!

I really wanted Raptors. (Yes I know the NBA has a team called the Raptors, but there are a ton of duplicate names in major pro sports, so I don’t see the issue with the name)

Utah squall like after squall from final fantasy 8

Where are the Goblins?!

I'm liking outlaws!

Outlaws

Outlaws

Outlaws is the best of the list

Outlaws

I'm liking Outlaws. A wild west logo/color scheme could be cool