aqib
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Seattle Cougars – Just No, We already have the cougars. Plus we already have the Panthers
Seattle Eagles – I think pro teams try to stay away from having same name as another pro team.
Seattle Emeralds – No thank you. I’m not someone that you need to name something after an animal. But a gem?
Seattle Evergreens – Meh. Not a fan. Do people want this because we’re the evergreen state?
Seattle Firebirds – Seattle firebirds and seattle Thunderbirds? Is this a trick to try and convince the thunderbirds to go back to breakers?
Seattle Kraken – I like it. It’s menancing, strong and powerful. It has strong connection to our region’s maritime and shipping history. Plus the jersey/merchandise/theme concepts has sold me on it.
Seattle Rainiers – I like it due to its connection to rainier, but you already have the Tacoma Rainiers so it is a non starter.
Seattle Renegades – eh. I am open to ‘Minor league style names’ if it makes sense to our region. Renegade does not fit that.
Seattle Sea Lions – I’m open to this, but not a real favourite.
Seattle Seals – eh. Just not a fan.
Seattle Sockeyes – I like it. Fishing is important to the region and sockeyes is prominent. I also like you can have fun with the name AND is historically important to the local tribes (sockeye is apparently the anglician word for ‘Red Fish’).
Seattle Totems – I love this one, it has strong hockey history (fairly recent), it was supposed to be the name of the NHL team in the 70s, the only concern is there is potential for cultural appropriation, due to the fact Totems are not necessarily native to our local tribes (although they were known to create wooden carvings of spirits etc). This would be something that OVG would handle with care
Seattle Whales – too close to the Whalers
A couple of things: If Seattle Whales is too close to Whalers then why isn't Seals to close to Golden Seals?
Also, just don't do Totems. Just stay away from native american themed names unless there is a specific tribe you name the team after and that tribe says its ok. Even if you have a respectful logo (i.e. not Chief Wahoo in Cleveland) and a name that isn't an offensive term (I'm talking to you Washington NFL team) you can't control all the fan behavior. Even though Seattle is a more politically correct place then Atlanta or Cleveland you can't rule out fans wearing feathers or face paint etc.