The Las Vegas NHL Expansion Team Finally Has a Name & Logo

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The Las Vegas Golden Knights




www.nhl.com/goldenknights

If you have a chance to watch the highlights of the unveiling on YouTube I f***ing recommend doing it. The whole thing makes TNA look like Fortune 500 Tech Company in comparison. They even revealed the logo and name by launching there own website before the video reveal by a few minutes. It's so bad. Also the name just sucks and doesn't make sense. Like the whole thing was a disaster that they couldn't be just called The Knights because Canada wouldn't allow it unless they payed royalties since they have a minor league hockey team already called The London Knights and they couldn't be called the Aces because the NHL doesn't want to be associated with gambling despite it would be honoring Nevada's rich Military History.

Plus Nevada is referred to as The Silver State. Las Vegas is referred as The Silver City. The NHL logo is primarily silver as well the blades of hockey skates. So naturally a Las Vegas Hockey Team must be called The Golden Knights instead of The Silver Knights. I really recommend checking out the reveal.

Edit:

streamable.com/5u6b

It's the sports version of the reveal of The Shockmaster

[burdette25159]

It's not going to happen but i might hope that the team makes a deal with the folks behind "One Peace" to have Gol D. Rodger as their mascot. I would have minded the team be named the Las Vegas Rat Pack in tribute to Frank Dean and Sammy

[MolotovMocktail]

Like the name, not a fan of the logo.

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

Well remember the owner wanted to go with Black Knights but West Point was all, "LOLnope".

[MolotovMocktail]

I don't mind a Knights motif; it plays into a natural rivalry with the Kings, and for those of you who say it doesn't fit Vegas, the arena's only just down the road from Excalibur.

But like I said, I'm a little disappointed in the logo. I was expecting a glittering gold chess knight, or at least a knight that looks a lot more menacing than just a helmet.

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Its the Vegas Golden Knights.

They took out the "Las" for some reason.

[Push R Truth]

I totally love that Knight logo with the V for the eyes.

That's A+

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Looks like something Valparaiso University rejected.

The owner wanted Black Knights as a tribute to West Point, got Golden Knights instead.
It can be a tribute to the Army Parachute squad that does large events.

[Hit Girl]

"Las Vegas High Rollers" would have been my suggestion.

[Reflecto]

You'd think they would sidestep this with the adjective here.

I mean, last time the NHL had a West Coast expansion team with "Golden" added to it...didn't go so well, did it?

[sfvega]

They both kinda suck, tbh. Why not just be the Knights? Also, their logo is way too Phoenix Coyotes and not enough Winnipeg Jets. It looks like an NFL Europe team.

[MolotovMocktail]

Nov 23, 2016 17:59:42 GMT -5 sfvega said:

They both kinda suck, tbh. Why not just be the Knights? Also, their logo is way too Phoenix Coyotes and not enough Winnipeg Jets. It looks like an NFL Europe team.

There's a minor league team called the London Knights that holds the copyright.

[sfvega]

Nov 23, 2016 18:17:39 GMT -5 MolotovMocktail said:

Nov 23, 2016 17:59:42 GMT -5 sfvega said:

They both kinda suck, tbh. Why not just be the Knights? Also, their logo is way too Phoenix Coyotes and not enough Winnipeg Jets. It looks like an NFL Europe team.

There's a minor league team called the London Knights that holds the copyright.

I guess that makes sense. But I'm with Kevin Nash, that adjective is just out of place in this league.

[4TheGlory]

This looks like a terrible pre made logo in NHL 2017 to create your own team

[Urethra Franklin]

I do like that the team is officially called "Vegas" not Las Vegas because a four-word city and team name would be unwieldy.

Of course the quasi-alliteration of "Nevada Golden Knights" would have worked, too.

[Drillbit Taylor]

Stupid Name

If a division rival's name is a title which out ranks you then your name is bad.

[thetower52]

That is some minor league name and logo shit

[Wailord Man]

Name and logo are lame but no one in Vegas cares when they're just using this as a way to attract the NFL, NBA, and MLB into town

[sfvega]

Dec 4, 2016 11:16:49 GMT -5 Wailord Man said:

Name and logo are lame but no one in Vegas cares when they're just using this as a way to attract the NFL, NBA, and MLB into town

There's no way that market can support that many teams. I think it'll still take a while for the NBA or MLB to warm up to them. The Raiders seem dead set on going there though, and that would be a great match really.

[Mozenrath]

I actually kinda like the logo, but the name is a bit of a mouthful.