Confirmed with Link: Habs farm team moving to Laval for 2017-18 season

[MXD]

Le National de Laval...that was the original name.

Well, that steals the name of the only hockey club in La Ville De Québec. Expect mad people over there. More than usual at least.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Well, that steals the name of the only hockey club in La Ville De Québec. Expect mad people over there. More than usual at least.

does anyone care about Quebec City?

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

does anyone care about Quebec City?

People living in Quebec City might.

 

[Gary320]

These are some awful names.

Should have just gone with the safe unoriginal choice of Canadiens de Laval.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Should have just gone with the safe unoriginal choice of Canadiens de Laval.

Would be better than the Saints or 66.

I voted for Rocket, but Titan are also fine.

People living in Quebec City might.

It's an act.

 

[Bieber fever]

Fuzzy Laval

 

[Adamcrazy3]

Saints de Laval

 

[DavePeak]

Fuzzy Laval

Why not the Laval Red Lite? Another former Laval emblem and could be related to hockey! With sponsorship from Budweiser!

Seriously, most of these names are awful. I'll go for the Titan, for nostalgia... I remember going to the Colisée de Laval as a young kid with my father to see the Titan play in the QMJHL. Dominic Perna FTW!

 

[Agalloch]

http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=113494

3 Finalists:

The Laval PATRIOTS
The Laval RAPIDS
The Laval ROCKET

I thought 'TITAN' would be there.

 

[ROSSter]

http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=113494

3 Finalists:

The Laval PATRIOTS
The Laval RAPIDS
The Laval ROCKET

I thought 'TITAN' would be there.

Rocket it is!

 

[SnapVirus]

http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=113494

3 Finalists:

The Laval PATRIOTS
The Laval RAPIDS
The Laval ROCKET

I thought 'TITAN' would be there.

This is so ****ing bad. Looks like names picked out of a 1960's hat.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Meh, the three left are all pretty bland and unexciting to me. Oh well, I'll go with Rocket I guess. Cause, you know, Rocket Richard and all.

 

[Burke the Legend]

Kind of a strange name, like all the club is just one singular rocket? Shouldn't it be plural?

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

Kind of a strange name, like all the club is just one singular rocket? Shouldn't it be plural?

Homage to Maurice Richard.

Let's forget that the Rocket de Montreal was a failure for a Q team in the city...

 

[Kafka]

http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=113494

3 Finalists:

The Laval PATRIOTS
The Laval RAPIDS
The Laval ROCKET

I thought 'TITAN' would be there.

The proof that this city is looking for an identity.
- Laval has nothing to do with the Patriots (there was a rebelion in anglo and french territories (yes, in Ontario!), but the french group was along Le Richelieu river)
- The Rapids were replaced by a damn in la Rivière des Prairies...
- Rocket: linked to Montreal... was the former name of the junior team. And yes, originaly a reference to Maurice Richard.

I still hope that Patriots will win so that a few kids get interested in knowing the history of their Country.

IMO: Titan was the best choice, and is strongly linked to this history of that city. It seems that Le Club de hockey Canadiens wants all the control over it's new brand.

 

[BenG]

Kind of a strange name, like all the club is just one singular rocket? Shouldn't it be plural?

As someone who submitted the name, I actually had it as "Rockets" originally.

 

[puckeater]

Can't they just call it the Montreal Maroons and play out of Laval?

 

[Jeffrey]

I voted Patriotes.

It's the only name that make sense.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

I voted Patriotes.

It's the only name that make sense.

Makes sense? How?

 

[peate]

Rapids will win.

 

[Jeffrey]

Makes sense? How?

History.

 

[habsprospects]

Screw this ****, I'm not voting.

 

[roy munson]

http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=113494

The Laval PATRIOTS
The Laval RAPIDS
The Laval ROCKET

Man, those are boring. But they fit perfectly with our beloved management: meh, lifeless, unoriginal, bland and easy. I know they justify all 3, but still... Patriots refers mostly to a south shore thing and even if it didn't, I fail to see the link with hockey. The first thing it makes me think of is New England football. Rapids is really ordinary and shall I say... easy? I get the speed thing, but is it really top 3 worthy? And as much as I (still) love the Rocket, it's been done already. My choice would be Rapids, by default. 1) Leave the Rocket alone and 2) Patriots, I just can't. There's no kickoff in hockey.

I think they're dropping (willingly or not) more and more hints about the identity they're after. So long PK's energy, hello Captain Robot and get behind the bench Professor Buzzkill. Everywhere brown suits!

I'm not in a good mood today. I'm tempted to rip apart that goal song too...

 

[S Bah]

The Laval Patriots resembles in meaning les Habitants, while still giving the team it's own identity as the Jr. Canadiens, which has already seen it's time in the Habs history. The IceCaps are a team built with character players & leaders, as will the Laval team which should be a Calder Trophy Finalist within a few short yrs., IMHO.

 

[Kimota]

The Saints? I'm sure Quebec will be enthralled of a name that reminds them of the Great Darkness. Silly.

It's only the Great Darkness for people that were not in it. Saints doesn't mean much, really.

Titans is boring, same with Rocket(s), Patriots alienates a part of the population.