In minor trademark news, all names on the Utah name survey have now been added to pending trademarks under Uyte, LLC

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  1. Also possibly important, but the survey lists the “Utah Yeti” but the trademark lists the “Utah Yetis.” I don’t know trademark law but this difference does bother me.

  5. Powder is honestly the worst of the bunch. How do you even make a jersey and logo around that?

  6. tbh I like the Powder. I don’t know why and I’m confident everyone else will hate it.

  8. Caribou is my favorite from that list, but honestly they’re all pretty underwhelming in my opinion.

  9. i actually really like mountaineers..

    but i guess maybe people will associate it too much with WVU..

  10. I feel like some of those are put in to be shit to make other ones seem stronger

    We banned this “just throw in some shit versions so the option we like gets picked” practice at my work after clients kept picking the shit ones. It’s a dangerous game to play with the history of the internet taking over surveys for a joke

  11. Kunznetsov and Vrana will sign in the summer. Bonuses paid in powder.

  12. All of these truly suck. And if this is the best they can come up with… eeeek.

  16. Swarm and Hive are the only good ones here and play into the state flag. Don’t overthink this Utah.

  17. The list is pretty bad. Myotis (My·​o·​tis) kind of sounds like Coyotes.

    Other options: Vespers, Canyon Bats, etc.

    I guess I just want them to be named after a little bat.

  18. Swarm has all sorts of potential. Fucking “Powder” with a league where cocaine usage is more than a horribly kept secret? They have to be fucking with us.

  20. These all really suck. At least it can’t get as bad as golden knights which sounds like a kindergarten class came up with and uses a spartan helmet logo.

  22. There’s already the Utah Jazz for basketball, so how about the Utah Free Jazz for hockey? Where there’s no coaching or structure and everyone just skates around doing whatever they want.

  23. Caribou is one of the best but there’s no Caribou in Utah so I don’t want them to go with that name. I’m big on team names being connected to the actual city or state they’re based on. I know it’s dumb but I can’t help it, the fact that Utah already has the Jazz annoys me. Same with Memphis being the Grizzlies, why couldn’t you change to the Black Bears after you re-located? At least there are black bears in Tennessee

  28. Just imagine the intensity of sitting through a session of Krak(en)-Powder.

  31. What a missed opportunity to go with Utah Wolves. Keep the theme canine.

  33. Golden Spikes /s 

    Edit: added /s because the names are so bad this would fit on the list

  35. Squall black diamond mountaineers glaciers caribou canyons all good shit. Kraken was a mistake

  39. I thought Utah Elk could have been a contender. It’s their state animal, after all.

  40. The Jazz have fared well with an unconventional music genre as a name. Even have the Blues in hockey, too. I feel like there’s gotta be something else useable… rockabillies?

  41. I like Utah Blizzard and Freeze, but I also love pretty much all weather related team names.

  43. I can hear it now…. “The Utah Blizzard intermission report has been brought to you by Dairy Queen… “

  47. I actually do like Utah Squall, but it brings too many opportunities to use “squalor” and “squaller.”

  48. Utah Glaciers is pretty badass, if not for the implication of slowness.

  50. I guess they’re pretty married to “Utah” which I totally get, but I feel like “Salt Lake” rolls into the nickname a lot better, and opens up a lot more digestible options.

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