Seattle's YET still unnamed team

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Over the course of the last year Seattle CEO Tod Leiweke assured everyone that the team would be named by the end of last year. Seattle's NHL team name will arrive before end of 2019 And as the year went on and the team went still unnamed, I recall periodic speculation that it would be revealed during the 2020 Winter Classic. Well folks, we know the next Winter Classic will be in Minnesota, but........

Dragging it out like this is rather overdramatic and unncessary. At this point they may as well go ahead and throw the name "Procrastinators" in the ring for consideration. The logo for the team would be Bettingman and Lieweke sitting at a conference table across from one another with a question mark between them.

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[Jozay]

Pretty sure they said they'd announce it prior to the all star game this year.

NHL’s Seattle franchise to announce team name before all-star game - Sportsnet.ca

 

[JianYang]

I looked at this thread, and thought the name was Seattle Yetis.

Actually, I kinda like it lol.

 

[Laphroaig]

I want them to be the Totems. I'll be very unhappy if they are the Kraken.

 

[HolyCrap]

I looked at this thread, and thought the name was Seattle Yetis.

Actually, I kinda like it lol.

I did the samething. Lol.

I’ve always like the Seattle Sockeye.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Kraken please.

 

[Oliewud]

Seattle Skeeters

 

[Strakanator]

Kraken with ‘tentacle heads’ makes me super happy to think about.

 

[Nsjohnson]

I hate almost every name I've heard honestly.

The more traditional to the area names are garbage, the aesthetic names are somewhat ok but don't strike any sort of 'fear' or 'action' into the game, and all others are just plain terrible.

I don't even want to sound like a debbie downer, but gosh there has to be something good...

 

[Pucker Factor 10]

Pretty sure they said they'd announce it prior to the all star game this year.

NHL’s Seattle franchise to announce team name before all-star game - Sportsnet.ca

Now that you post that, I do recall that as a possibility as well. Good point. But somewhere (whether in print or video) it seems like somebody mentioned the other too. Oh well, you know how it is after watching or reading a few thousand videos and articles over a year or so.

In any case, it makes Leiweke look completely full of it in his "assurances" to everyone.

 

[Recipe Unlimited]

I'm absolutely furious with this. I've been had

 

[Sempiternal]

Seattle Evergreens

 

[kingsholygrail]

Seattle Starbucks.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Old-ish tweet but

 

[Garbageyuk]

I want them to ressurrect the Metropolitans name because of the history. They'd be dumb not to. Start the franchise off with the legend of a Stanley Cup won by an unknown Seattle team way back when. A rich history already built in. Plus, the jerseys that the Thunderbirds wore as a tribute looked amazing.

 

[FMichael]

Thankfully Kraken is off the list...My impression is that it'll be Totems, or a fish themed name (Steelheads, or Sockeye).

 

[raswilliam]

 

[Pucker Factor 10]

Thankfully Kraken is off the list...My impression is that it'll be Totems, or a fish themed name (Steelheads, or Sockeye).

Since Kraken is so stupid, Bettman will give it serious consideration.

 

[Dread Clawz]

Sorry but Totems is so lame. "I'm a big piece of wood". Intimidating.

 

[dBoon]

Espressos - IPAs - Rain. That's been my experience there.

Ooh, the Grunge!

 

[Kalamazoo Wings]

Skipjacks / Sultans

 

[raswilliam]

Personally, I like Firebirds, Metropolitans or Rainiers (Mount Rainier) in no particular order.

 

[RebuildinVan]

Seattle latte lovin microsoft plane builders

 

[lawrence]

Seattle Whales? really? what will the mascot even look like? fins brother?

Seattle Angels, and get it over with. the battle of heaven vs hell when they face the Devils.

 

[greasysnapper]

Sockeyes is pretty darn cool. Especially if they embrace a gritty team philosophy and build style. Could see the logo being a tough cartoon fish with a black eye and I'd buy that jersey day 1.