Lol Eklund's attempt at comedy

Honestly glad people seem excited for the Vegas team and looking forward to the expansion draft to see how they get put together initially.

That said I think someone needed to reign in the owner some. I get he wanted to tie to his west point days, and is very proud of such, but once he could not get Black Knights or just Knights due to copyright laws and West Point and London not willing to sell no matter the price, it was time to change tracks and come up with something else. Don't know if Black Aces was copyright and or taken but would have had the "Black" as a toss to West Point, tied to Vegas far better with Aces, AND had a hockey connection as the Black Aces are the cast off waiting players, ala expansion giving them something to rally and build on. We're going to show you type of mentality.

The logo is very simplistic, could have been tweaked more, maybe double border on the shield for more colour. Helmet choice is meh. I get the whole negative space V thing but it doesn't seem to fit and can't believe they didn't see the Spartan, Trojan, Magneto stuff coming a mile off. Colour wise lose that grey with the green tint and go straight black and then ensure it is GOLD not more of a bronze colour.

Secondary word logo is meh too. Straight Vegas with star on either end and three making an arch above ala the Vegas sign would have looked a little better. Don't like the line and V going through it. Seems clunky and rushed.

Thing is there was such potential but honestly don't know who they got to design it but kind of dissapointing they paid for that when fans on the net have come up with far superior designs all on their own. Feel like they left a lot of untapped potential on the table there.

As for the reveal, well that didn't quite go so well but lets hope the Owner was right and opening night goes far smoother. I think they missed the boat to really cash in not unveiling and selling the jerseys too, especially coming into xmas when people are going to drop cash bigtime. Perfect time to cash in, reap the benefits and make a nice lil slush fund.

Still could have been worse and not like teams have not changed their logo before too down the road. Just feel the name thing was the biggesst mistake/let down of the whole thing because it really just seems like an owner who just refused to change and just had to get his way regardless.

Honestly glad people seem excited for the Vegas team and looking forward to the expansion draft to see how they get put together initially.

That said I think someone needed to reign in the owner some. I get he wanted to tie to his west point days, and is very proud of such, but once he could not get Black Knights or just Knights due to copyright laws and West Point and London not willing to sell no matter the price, it was time to change tracks and come up with something else. Don't know if Black Aces was copyright and or taken but would have had the "Black" as a toss to West Point, tied to Vegas far better with Aces, AND had a hockey connection as the Black Aces are the cast off waiting players, ala expansion giving them something to rally and build on. We're going to show you type of mentality.

The logo is very simplistic, could have been tweaked more, maybe double border on the shield for more colour. Helmet choice is meh. I get the whole negative space V thing but it doesn't seem to fit and can't believe they didn't see the Spartan, Trojan, Magneto stuff coming a mile off. Colour wise lose that grey with the green tint and go straight black and then ensure it is GOLD not more of a bronze colour.

Secondary word logo is meh too. Straight Vegas with star on either end and three making an arch above ala the Vegas sign would have looked a little better. Don't like the line and V going through it. Seems clunky and rushed.

Thing is there was such potential but honestly don't know who they got to design it but kind of dissapointing they paid for that when fans on the net have come up with far superior designs all on their own. Feel like they left a lot of untapped potential on the table there.

As for the reveal, well that didn't quite go so well but lets hope the Owner was right and opening night goes far smoother. I think they missed the boat to really cash in not unveiling and selling the jerseys too, especially coming into xmas when people are going to drop cash bigtime. Perfect time to cash in, reap the benefits and make a nice lil slush fund.

Still could have been worse and not like teams have not changed their logo before too down the road. Just feel the name thing was the biggesst mistake/let down of the whole thing because it really just seems like an owner who just refused to change and just had to get his way regardless.
- Roadrunner75

It's COLOR, not Colour
'Murica Jack!

It's COLOR, not Colour
'Murica Jack!

- MiloslavHorava

Yeah who's edjumacation system is better!

Honestly glad people seem excited for the Vegas team and looking forward to the expansion draft to see how they get put together initially.

That said I think someone needed to reign in the owner some. I get he wanted to tie to his west point days, and is very proud of such, but once he could not get Black Knights or just Knights due to copyright laws and West Point and London not willing to sell no matter the price, it was time to change tracks and come up with something else. Don't know if Black Aces was copyright and or taken but would have had the "Black" as a toss to West Point, tied to Vegas far better with Aces, AND had a hockey connection as the Black Aces are the cast off waiting players, ala expansion giving them something to rally and build on. We're going to show you type of mentality.

The logo is very simplistic, could have been tweaked more, maybe double border on the shield for more colour. Helmet choice is meh. I get the whole negative space V thing but it doesn't seem to fit and can't believe they didn't see the Spartan, Trojan, Magneto stuff coming a mile off. Colour wise lose that grey with the green tint and go straight black and then ensure it is GOLD not more of a bronze colour.

Secondary word logo is meh too. Straight Vegas with star on either end and three making an arch above ala the Vegas sign would have looked a little better. Don't like the line and V going through it. Seems clunky and rushed.

Thing is there was such potential but honestly don't know who they got to design it but kind of dissapointing they paid for that when fans on the net have come up with far superior designs all on their own. Feel like they left a lot of untapped potential on the table there.

As for the reveal, well that didn't quite go so well but lets hope the Owner was right and opening night goes far smoother. I think they missed the boat to really cash in not unveiling and selling the jerseys too, especially coming into xmas when people are going to drop cash bigtime. Perfect time to cash in, reap the benefits and make a nice lil slush fund.

Still could have been worse and not like teams have not changed their logo before too down the road. Just feel the name thing was the biggesst mistake/let down of the whole thing because it really just seems like an owner who just refused to change and just had to get his way regardless.
- Roadrunner75

Color scheme is terrible. The sweaters for the first couple years are going to be brutal.

It's COLOR, not Colour
'Murica Jack!

- MiloslavHorava

its such a grey area

I wanted to name the team Hockey McHockeyface.
- smellmyfinger

If they had a fan vote, this would have won.

Personally I don't care for the name.

But, I'm not cheering for them so that doesn't matter. In the end people will just call them the Knights informally and when they play against them. Just like how most people just call the Maple Leafs....the Leafs (or whatever Leaf insult is popular at the time).

So long as the fans in Las Vegas can get behind it...that's fine. Tastes differ.

so when a player snows the goalie, will that be a golden shower?

of course Eklund, you realize that Canadiens is actually spelled properly, it's simply in FRENCH, right?!?

I'm mostly excited to see the Vegas team getting suspensions for fixing games, player betting, and illegal substance abuse.
- Razzdazzle1

Right, because no player in the NHL now has access to the internet and online gambling sites like Bovada.

Las Vegas Knights sounds better, but I assume they'd have problems with London
- CanadianBodmon

Who cares... people will naturally shorten it to Knights anyway, just like they do with the Leafs, Wings, and Hawks.

of course Eklund, you realize that Canadiens is actually spelled properly, it's simply in FRENCH, right?!?
- Cedrickr

I'm sure he does, he's parodying what some random dudes on Twitter would say to show that there will always be stupid disparaging comments whatever the name is.

Who cares... people will naturally shorten it to Knights anyway, just like they do with the Leafs, Wings, and Hawks.
- Katana777

Probably what they want, since they couldn't officially take just "Knights" because of copyright, it still will be the most used form anyway.

I hate it when people use shortened versions of teams names like the Hawks, Oil, Buds, Preds, Habs, Rags, Bo!ts, Isles, Caps, Sens, Wings, Nucks, Lames, Avs, Canes, yotes etc.

I'll never call them Knights. Always Las Vegas Golden Knights.
- Iggysbff

So I am assuming then that you say North Carolina Hurricanes?

Probably what they want, since they couldn't officially take just "Knights" because of copyright, it still will be the most used form anyway.
- Popofjc

Finally, someone who gets it

Golden Knights

Having two names doesn't work. Ask the Mighty Ducks. They clearly wanted just Knights but legally couldn't. Look for them to cut out Golden in a few years, once they have the money to pay the London Knights or they find a legal loophole.
- AlfieFever

Red

Wings


Welcome to hockey

Gold is a soft metal. I wouldn't be scared of a Golden Knight. He's probably only there for decoration anyway. It's basically like being a yellow knight. Nobody cares about yellow because it's just silly. Way to screw everything up Las Vegas.

Nonsense if anything NHL commits fully to their mistakes
- Gerk

Very true.... Just look at how it stopped the St. Louis Blows from moving to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan back in 1983 when Hunter wanted to buy the team from Purina and relocate.

Personally I don't care for the name.

But, I'm not cheering for them so that doesn't matter. In the end people will just call them the Knights informally and when they play against them. Just like how most people just call the Maple Leafs....the Leafs (or whatever Leaf insult is popular at the time).

So long as the fans in Las Vegas can get behind it...that's fine. Tastes differ.
- FlareKnight

Well said

The name is terribly uncreative. The other ones EK uses as reference have some kind of connection to the other sports teams of the city, the geography of the city, or alliteration (The Flyers), or two of those. Dropping "Las" is just the stupid icing on the stupid cake (sorry, anything more eloquent would have been a waste of time). The logo looks like clip-art. After spending (I can't remember exactly) $500 Million to get into the league it really seems like they took the cheap route on all of this... But, as many have already said, we'll all be calling them the Knights anyway, and their color scheme will probably change fairly soon too...

The name is terribly uncreative. The other ones EK uses as reference have some kind of connection to the other sports teams of the city, the geography of the city, or alliteration (The Flyers), or two of those. Dropping "Las" is just the stupid icing on the stupid cake (sorry, anything more eloquent would have been a waste of time). The logo looks like clip-art. After spending (I can't remember exactly) $500 Million to get into the league it really seems like they took the cheap route on all of this... But, as many have already said, we'll all be calling them the Knights anyway, and their color scheme will probably change fairly soon too...
- ritns028

New Jersey Devils ultimately changed from green and red to black and red after finally getting sick of being referred to as the Christmas trees.... yet the Wild entered the league with basically the same color combo, so who knows.

Golden Knights is better than Golden Girls with a logo of four old broads. That said, Bea Arthur might have made a good power forward.
- dashripdot

She had the masculine voice to command attention on the ice and in the dressing room.

It's COLOR, not Colour
'Murica Jack!

- MiloslavHorava

Eichel's nickname?

The R word.
- Iggysbff

Radulov?