An NHL franchise’s name and identity means absolutely everything. The name, colors, jerseys and overall feeling that fans will associate with their favorite team. As the new Utah Hockey Club is now finding out, getting this right is crucial. Today, we take a look at how other teams across the NHL approached this daunting challenge.
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The Red Wings naming history is accurate.
The bruins were originally brown and yellow but later changed to black and yellow
Holy crap, what a shame going from Blades to Sharks because of "gang violence associated", what a bunch of bitches the owners are lmao
As a South Florida native and like the Igloo to the Penguins, I affectionately call the arena that the Panthers play in, the Catbox. I'll be there tomorrow for game 3 of the ECF. GO CATS!
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WOLFPACK?!?!?!
vegas golden SHOWERS
New York got another NHL team so that the WHA couldn't buy a team on the island so they couldn't compete with the NHL
Great Video. I saw another one of these, but, I liked this one a bit better
Utah Wendigos
damn the true origin of the Blackhawks name was quite a let down, I was always lead to believe it was after and to honour the Blackhawk Tribe and war chief in the Illinois region
How do you have the flames in the thumbnail when the Oilers are by far a way more popular team in Alberta? 🤣
The Sabres will now and forever be the Flying Zeppelins and the Sharks will now and forever be the Rubber Puckies.
as a Dallas fan anything other than Stars wouldn't really do it
did you really just have a thumbnail with only the united states and nhl teams? then you talk about identity and show lord stanley's cup. americans…
No oilers logo on the thumbnail is crazy
Given that Utah is known as the Beehive State, I'd call the team Utah Swarm.
Some of this information is wrong. Like the Rangers name for example, it was not a nod to a baseball team. It was a nod to the Texas Rangers state police. The black hawks name was not just about the restaurant, it was for the unit named for Cheif Black Hawk, hence the logo. The bruins store wasn't black and gold, it was brown and gold. They later changed to black. This is a fun video, but I'm curious about the research.
When the Vegas expansion was first announced I really wanted them to be the Vegas Blackjacks. They probably would've been called the BJs by everyone else so I get why that didn't stick.
The Texas Rangers baseball team was established in 1961, so maybe THAT team was a nod to the hockey team, not the other way around. TONS of errors in this videos.
Ah yeah the penguins playing in an igloo totally makes sense since they are only separated by whatever distance it is from the arctic to antarctic 😂
12:33 HOLD UP RIGHT THERE BUDDY!!! THE NEW YORK RANGERS NAME, IS NOT A NOD TO THE TEXAS RANGERS BASEBALL TEAM!!! If you think it is, you know nothing about hockey or baseball. In order for the New York Rangers name to be a nod to the Texas Rangers baseball team, the Texas Rangers baseball team would’ve had to been founded before the New York Rangers, and they weren’t. The New York Rangers were founded in 1926, while the Texas Rangers were founded as the Washington Senators in 1961. In 1972, They moved to the Dallas area, and became the Texas Rangers, almost 50 years after the New York Rangers were founded.
Your map on the thumbnail would suggest that Alberta has no Oilers team , just the shitty Flames. I didn’t come to watch your video , just to point out you have obviously no clue .
“americans” is a dumb team name impinge naming your nhl team after the country its in thats idiotic especially if there’s a e in it bc it’s french I single being French goofy ah
Little correction : The 'Canadiens' name is not just because of the french spelling, it's because back in '09, the french-canadians were called Canadians or Canadiens while the anglophone were just called English.
Maple leaves were on every incarnation of the Canadian Red Ensign flag, in the bottom section of the shield. You put it on the screen. The maple leaf was the Canadian symbol long before the current flag. Its on countless Canadian buildings, coins, documents and songs that predate the hockey team.