NHL in Seattle - First year will be 2021-2022; Arizona moving to Central division

[untouchable21]

Any potential team names floating around yet? I'm assuming the Metropolitans will be in the mix for historical reasons.

Thought I heard somewhere that it might be Seattle Sockeyes

 

[Bondurant]

If I were the Seattle owner I would offer money to the Thunderbirds and the WHL for rights to the Thunderbirds name and logo. But maybe the Thunderbirds franchise would say no to giving up those rights.

Will the market support NHL and WHL? If NHL expansion means the demise or relocation of the Seattle Thunderbirds, this wouldn't be a bad idea. Paying tribute to local hockey history that has been running since '85 (since '77 as the Breakers).

As for the other prospective names, the ones I've seen most are Metropolitans, Kraken, Sockeyes and Totems.

 

[BatVader]

Kraken is bad. Always has been, always will be.

Sirens for life.

Don’t know if a bunch of alpha male hockey players wanna be known as “The Sirens”

 

[phillyb]

The Metropolitans is a terrible name for a hockey team, especially when it's already the name of a division. I hope that's not the final answer.

 

[These Are The Days]

Congrats, Seattle!

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Get em in soon I want the cap to go up lol.

 

[Prince Pasta]

Seattle Totems? Washington Volcanoes? Seattle Puget Sounders? Washington Cascades? Washignton Olympians?

 

[Nizdizzle]

Don’t know if a bunch of alpha male hockey players wanna be known as “The Sirens”

Seattle Mermaids, coming up

 

[DoobieDubas]

seattle tide pods

 

[Groo]

Congrats Seattle. Great sports city
Seattle Chinooks
Bunch of snooks

 

[KCC]

I wanted Seattle salmon/sockeyes it sounds silly at first but it is a staple in the city and we could have had a fish logo.

 

[cowboy82nd]

Is the official vote happening today?

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

Don’t know if a bunch of alpha male hockey players wanna be known as “The Sirens”

But are they sexy alpha male hockey players? They might accept it.

 

[GKG18]

Sockeyes won the local polling. Who knows what ownership will do with that. Announcement at 9am PST, televised on TSN and presumably NHL in the US.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Sockeyes won the local polling. Who knows what ownership will do with that. Announcement at 9am PST, televised on TSN and presumably NHL in the US.

Sockeye is a good hockey pun and could lead to epic mascot battles with Gritty.

 

[JianYang]

Let's throw Seattle Emeralds in there, as it is the emerald City.

 

[Dynamite Time]

Some names that I have heard and liked:

Seattle Kraken
Seattle Tuna Chops
Seattle Rain
Seattle Biscuits
Seattle Sea Turtles
Seattle Tomahawks
Seattle Space
Seattle Windows
Seattle Goombas

Okay, I made some of those up.

Seattle Biscuits?

 

[BKIslandersFan]

The Metropolitans is a terrible name for a hockey team, especially when it's already the name of a division. I hope that's not the final answer.

Its not a horrible name, but if they go for that NHL would have to change the name for that division.

 

[Dynamite Time]

Seattle Swamp just popped up in my mind.

 

[compan]

The arena location is an incredible inconvenience, but I guess I get to see my Bs once a year without needing to fly somewhere or drive across the border.

 

[Dynamite Time]

Seattle Jam. aka Pearl Jam

 

[KingBran]

Seattle Biscuits?

Take out the "ttle"

 

[Gunnersaurus Rex]

If I were the Seattle owner I would offer money to the Thunderbirds and the WHL for rights to the Thunderbirds name and logo. But maybe the Thunderbirds franchise would say no to giving up those rights.

The Thunderbirds logo and name is perfect. The colours are the Canucks colours so they would need to go a different way.

But I agree, the WHL team does not change their name.

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Really.
I’m a fan of Starbucks. Taste 1000 times better than that watered down crap Tim Hortons serves.

Clearly you never had Dunkin Donuts

 

[COHawk]

Kraken is bad. Always has been, always will be.

Sirens for life.

Fully disagree. Though it doesn't necessarily roll of the tongue super nice, some absolutely incredible logos could come with that mascot.

Thought I heard somewhere that it might be Seattle Sockeyes

I do really like this one too.