Thursday, February 1, 2024

Comprehensive List of Suggested Nicknames for the Utah NHL team

The National Hockey League may come to Utah as soon as the 2024-25 season.  But it will be soon.  I have perused the internet and social media and found what other people said should be names for the Salt Lake hockey team.  I will update this as I find others.  Here is the list.

Former/current Hockey Team Names in Utah:

Salt Lake Golden Eagles
Salt Lake/Utah Grizzlies

Native American Words:

Utah Kwana (Ute word for Eagle)
Utah Quchu (Shoshoni word for Bison)

Animals:

Salt Lake Scorpions (There are scorpions in Northern Utah.  This is my choice.)
Salt Lake Bison
Salt Lake Sidewinders
Utah Hawks
Utah Bighorn
Utah Yellow Jackets
Utah Hornets
Utah Mustangs (Either the horse or the airplane)
Salt Lake Sockeye (Alliteration, but sockeyes don’t make it to Utah. Rainbow Trout are Steelheads that never make it to saltwater.  Steelheads are taken by a hockey team in Boise)
Utah Cutthroat (Type of Trout, perhaps a little too violent, even for hockey.)
Utah Caribou (Not native to Utah, but works.)
Utah Elk
Salt Lake Stingers

People:

Utah Pioneers
Utah Copperheads (Copper miners, but could also be the snake)

Military:

Salt Lake Thunderbirds (After the Air Force Thunderbirds)
Utah Leathernecks (Nickname for Marines)
Utah Vipers (For the F-16, there are no reptile vipers in Utah.  This is the one the wife likes.)
Utah Warthogs (A-10 Warthogs)
Utah Talons (T-39, the main training aircraft)

Other Myths:


Utah Yeti
Salt Lake Sasquatch


Dinosaurs:


Utah Raptors (There is a dino called the Utah Raptor)


Weather:


Utah Blizzard

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