Sonics/NHL/New arena thread

[Maulbert]

Very exciting news! Hope it’s 2020. Any early ideas or rumors on the team name?

Seattle Sockeye won an informal Seattle Times poll over Seattle Totems.

 

[DJrmb]

Very exciting news! Hope it’s 2020. Any early ideas or rumors on the team name?

Seattle Sockeye won an informal Seattle Times poll over Seattle Totems.

:34853_doh:

I just can't get on board with that name. I really hope they have someone in the leadership group that hates it as much as me.

What some people aren't thinking about is that this is (hopefully) forever... Sockeye sounds cute and "punny" now but will it in 20 years? Plus what does it say about your franchise and city that we'd choose to name our brand new team after a joke (pun)? The karma on that should be that the team will forever be a joke of a franchise...

 

[Sports Hernia]

Very exciting news! Hope it’s 2020. Any early ideas or rumors on the team name?

Seattle Sockeye won an informal Seattle Times poll over Seattle Totems.

:34853_doh:

I just can't get on board with that name. I really hope they have someone in the leadership group that hates it as much as me.

What some people aren't thinking about is that this is (hopefully) forever... Sockeye sounds cute and "punny" now but will it in 20 years? Plus what does it say about your franchise and city that we'd choose to name our brand new team after a joke (pun)? The karma on that should be that the team will forever be a joke of a franchise...

The sockeye name has better logo possibilities. The Totems while a better name has more of a bland logo.

Whatever the name I’m sure I’ll get used to it.

The Mariners is kind of a lame name but every one got used to it.

 

[IndyHawk]

Very exciting news! Hope it’s 2020. Any early ideas or rumors on the team name?

Seattle Sockeye won an informal Seattle Times poll over Seattle Totems.

:34853_doh:

I just can't get on board with that name. I really hope they have someone in the leadership group that hates it as much as me.

What some people aren't thinking about is that this is (hopefully) forever... Sockeye sounds cute and "punny" now but will it in 20 years? Plus what does it say about your franchise and city that we'd choose to name our brand new team after a joke (pun)? The karma on that should be that the team will forever be a joke of a franchise...

I sure can't either..

 

[Ruminator]

Very exciting news! Hope it’s 2020. Any early ideas or rumors on the team name?

Seattle Sockeye won an informal Seattle Times poll over Seattle Totems.

:34853_doh:

I just can't get on board with that name. I really hope they have someone in the leadership group that hates it as much as me.

What some people aren't thinking about is that this is (hopefully) forever... Sockeye sounds cute and "punny" now but will it in 20 years? Plus what does it say about your franchise and city that we'd choose to name our brand new team after a joke (pun)? The karma on that should be that the team will forever be a joke of a franchise...

If it has to be a fish, doesn't Steelhead sound better? That would be my vote over Sockeye.

 

[chris98251]

Still like the Kraken.

 

[Maulbert]

I like the alliteration, and the pun. I absolutely love Seattle Sockeye.

 

[chris98251]

vs

 

[Maulbert]

vs

Seriously, that octopus isn't very intimidating. You act like there's an obvious difference. There isn't. Also, how is a kracken even vaguely tied to Seattle's culture? At least sockeye salmon have a geographical tie to the PNW.

 

[DJrmb]

vs

Seriously, that octopus isn't very intimidating. You act like there's an obvious difference. There isn't. Also, how is a kracken even vaguely tied to Seattle's culture? At least sockeye salmon have a geographical tie to the PNW.

According to the WSDOT Narrows Bridge Weird Facts web page, one of the world's largest octopus species makes its home in Puget Sound - the Giant Pacific Octopus, which can weigh over 600 pounds. Local legend will tell you that the largest Pacific Octopus in the world lives under the Narrows Bridge.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/patch....the-narrows-bridge-named-one-of-the5f301f767e

 

[Sports Hernia]

Ughhh on Kraken.
How about the Seattle Methheads?

 

[Sox-n-Hawks]

Seattle Swingers

hahah

 

[chris98251]

vs

Seriously, that octopus isn't very intimidating. You act like there's an obvious difference. There isn't. Also, how is a kracken even vaguely tied to Seattle's culture? At least sockeye salmon have a geographical tie to the PNW.

Obviously you have no idea, they are intelligent adaptable and can do a lot of amazing things as well are the biggest in the world and are off our coast, not that it's regional or anything, Sockeye spawn here and then migrate. the Octopus lives here.

 

[Sports Hernia]

Seattle Stinkeye?????


Ok I got nothin’! :|

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

vs

Seriously, that octopus isn't very intimidating. You act like there's an obvious difference. There isn't. Also, how is a kracken even vaguely tied to Seattle's culture? At least sockeye salmon have a geographical tie to the PNW.

Obviously you have no idea, they are intelligent adaptable and can do a lot of amazing things as well are the biggest in the world and are off our coast, not that it's regional or anything, Sockeye spawn here and then migrate. the Octopus lives here.

I get there are octopus here but the kraken legend is very much an Atlantic ocean origin.

I want sockeye, not keen on Mets (boring and will be confused with baseball), totems is meh.

 

[KitsapGuy]

Last I heard. The Totem's were going to be the NHL's name when we get one.

 

[Bobblehead]

Breakers.

 

[Sports Hernia]

Breakers.

Streakers!

 

[Sgt. Largent]

Breakers.

No team name Portland's ever used should be used on Washington State soil.

 

[Chapow]

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Seriously, that octopus isn't very intimidating. You act like there's an obvious difference. There isn't. Also, how is a kracken even vaguely tied to Seattle's culture? At least sockeye salmon have a geographical tie to the PNW.

That salmon isn't very intimidating either. Neither is a Totem. Or a Metropolitan. Or a Red Wing. Or a Flyer. Or a Maple Leaf. Or a Penguin. Etc.

Not sure why some people think team names/logos/mascots should try to be intimidating. It's not like anyone is ever going to be legitimately intimidated by a scary sounding team name or a scary looking logo anyway.