What would be a great team name for a second Toronto NHL franchise? This may include the corridor from Toronto through those of us here in London, and right down to Windsor, and may also form part or all of the Golden Horseshoe and Niagara Region!
So let's see your creative flair, your originality and creativety! I'll even throw in a $50 dinner for two at East Side Mario's for the most original name! We'll gather up the ten most popular names over the next few weeks and then put those names into a poll which our forums participants will vote on, the winner will be determined prior to Christmas and will have a dinner for two compliments of "The Cage" that they can enjoy over the holidays, how's that sound everyone?
So put on your thinking caps and start submitting your votes by replying to this thread! Thanks everybody! Have fun with this!
My first entry will be ...... The GTA Renegades! Imagine the artwork that would work with that one! It's got to be better than the "Leaves" (what the hell is that anyway? A Blue Maple Leaf? And leaves get soggy and lose their life in the fall ..... hmmmm ...... maybe they were onto something afterall huh? (teehee)
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October 22 2008, 5:30 PM
Tony, how's about the Toronto Beaver Pelts? Pelts are usually soft and warm and adored by both men and women. The Pelts would play out of the new Beaver Dam Arena at Downsview across from California Sandwich. The Arena would be in the shape of a Beaver Tail with two big teeth at the front. Tickets would be 1/2price vs Leafs tickets and every season ticket holder would recieve a beaver pelt at the door.
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The team WON'T be in Toronto. Toronto's future is soccer. Any new owner realizes its gotta cater to the 905 & 519 crowd ,hence I select from the GTA....are ya ready:
THE HAMILTON HANSONS
Named after hockey's most famous family. Fans could bring their own toys , drive the Zamboni , beat on the vending machines and watch..." old time hockey , Toe Blake".
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Every player has the same uniform, colour pattern and all, obviously, but the crest/logo will be a dog of the Husky breed and each player will have the image of a different dog.
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Ah, the Toronto Huskies -----------------------------
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October 23 2008, 8:10 AM
A name from the past.
When I was a youngster, Toronto had an NBA team and it was called the Toronto Huskies. I believe it was around 1948/49/50 somewhere in there. The Huskies played at MLG for, I think, 2 seasons and then folded. When the Raptors started, they considered reviving the Husky name, however on search, they ran into so many products and teams with the name Husky (eg: Husky Oil) in Canada and the US that they chose not to run through the possible legal implications and opted out of using the name Husky.
As I recall the Huskies had a pretty good NBA team, I guess "Hogtown" wasn't ready for basketball at the time. Now there's some trivia, anyone know why Toronto was called "Hogtown"?.
I think "Toronto Huskies" would be a great name for a 2nd NHL team in the Toronto area.
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I knew of the '46-47 Toronto Huskies team.
The inaugural NBA game was played at Maple Leaf Gardens on November 1, 1946.
The New York Knickerbockers defeated Toronto Huskies 68-66.
The Huskies went on to a 22-38 record and did not make the playoffs.
They finished in a fifth place tie with the Boston Celtics.
Toronto = Hogtown
It is a reference to the livestock that was processed in Toronto.
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The Lakers started in Detroit in 1946/47 and were known as the Detroit Gems. In 1947/48 they moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minnesota's state motto is "The Land of 10,000 Lakes", so the new team became known as the Minneapolis Lakers. When the team moved to LA in the early 70's, they chose to retain the name "Lakers".
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I knew before I ever even heard of the interenet ...
The Lakers came from Minnesota, there are a few lakes there. lol
I have always been a sports fan.
True I am not old enough to know first hand, but Toronto's "Hogtown" nickname is fairly well known. I am more then old enough to remember the Maple Leaf Foods plant at ST.Clair and Weston RD/Keele St.
Besides, I was raise by my parents in this city.
I knew that the Raps were not the first NBA team in Toronto and that the team was called the Huskies and that the first NBA game was played here.
The interenet helped today in finding the year the Huskies played and the exact date of the game I mentioned.
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I also knew about the huskuies without internet but hogtown thanks to my dad and grandfather explaining why we are called hog town pretty cool though and I think
Toronto Hog's would be an awesome name for a team
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One little mistake, the food processing plant at Weston Rd & St Clair Ave/Keele St. was owned by Canada Packers Inc. from 1927 to 1991. In 1991 Canada Packers Inc and Maple Leaf Mills Limited merged to form the present day Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
The huge Ontario Stock Yards were located on the south side of St Clair Ave. The unsuspecting animals were led accross St Clair each day to the slaughter house at Canada Packers. When the wind was blowing from the North/West you could smell the lovely aroma as far south as Bloor Street. Aaahhh, those were the days, especially when it was 95 degrees in the summer months.
Canada Packers and the Ontario Stockyards used to sponsor hockey teams in the old Ravina Gardens Senior League, back when Senior hockey was pretty close to AHL and NHL caliber. In fact Conn Smythe of the Leafs used to let the Ravina Senior League play their final playoff series at Maple Leaf Gardens. Many players from the league eventually found their way to the AHL and the NHL.
Don't you just love trivia!
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November 3 2008, 2:56 PM
Is that it? Just a handful of suggested team names for a second team located in or around the GTA? C'mon folks, I thought that the offer of a nice pre Christmas dinner out with your loved one would be more than reason enough to spark the creative passions of our Cage dwellers!
So c'mon, tell your friends, get the wife to think of a cool name for you, submit more than one name if you wish, but let's get this thing going!!!!!
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KINGSVILLE — Ice and impaired charges often go together — but not like this.
An Essex County woman found out you don’t have to be driving on a road to be charged with impaired. About 9:40 p.m. Thursday, an off-duty OPP sergeant was approached at the Kingsville arena by concerned citizens who reported that the Zamboni was hitting the boards, missing sections of the ice and being driven erratically. At one point, witnesses reported that the driver stopped on the ice and was slumped over the wheel.
After driving off the surface, the officer arrested the woman, who was taken to the local OPP station. Police say she was not cooperative. OPP say a mickey of vodka was found with the driver.
A 34-year-old Kingsville woman was charged with impaired driving and over-80.
She’s scheduled to appear in a Windsor court in December
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November 5 2008, 4:22 PM
Okay, so far we have several names that have initialy been entered, but please get your family and friends to submit more! Please remember that there's a $50 East Side Marios Dinner Voucher up for grabs here!
Here's the compiled list so far!
The GTA Renegades (my personal favorite, teehee)
The Toronto Beaver Pelts
Mississauga Rattlers
Big Smoke
Toronto St. Pats
Toronto Wacky Waving Inflatable Flailing Arm Tube Men (aka The Toronto Maple Leafs)
Toronto Oak Leafs
Golden Horseshoe Colts or Thoroughbreds
The Hamilton Hansons
Toronto Huskies
Hogs Hollow Habitants
The Blackberries
The Toronto Hogs
The Lakers
Toronto St. Pits
The Metro Express
RIM Raiders
The Toronto Yorktowns
Toronto Islanders
Yorktown
So that's twenty submissions so far, but please keep them coming so that we can narrow down the list and then have a poll to determine the winner! Good luck to everyone!
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The "Upper Canada Rebels" - after the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion (they marched down Yonge Street) - this little rebellion was one factor that led to Canada gaining independence from the Brits later in the century.
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November 25 2008, 12:37 PM
Is that it? Is that the very best we can come up with for a Toronto (GTA) twin to the Maple Laughs? ... hey I may be on to something here .... The Toronto Twins is my latest contribution for this contest! You may all submit as many entries as you wish, but the deadline for nominations "WILL" be December 12th so that we can then have a one week poll to determine the winner on December 19th, in time for the winning entrant to collect their $50 dinner for two at East Side Marios prior to Christmas!
So let's go, let's get your entries in prior to the deadline of December 12th!
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The whole thing with team names now adays is that they have to be marketable to the younger audience and I just don't see trilliums appealing to the younger, or older male crowd, as that is the majority of the market.
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Since this thread is into the ridiculous level I will add several names.
Toronto Oak Leafs
Toronto Pine Cones
Toronto Rivers
Toronto Fir Trees
Toronto Snow Flakes
Toronto Geese
Toronto Squirrels
Toronto Northmen
Toronto Big Smoke
Toronto Chills
Toronto Multi-Culturals
Toronto Nians(Torontonians)
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I see that SMC did indeed mention "Toronto Oak Leafs" first, of course he should get credit. I noticed that someone else also mentioned "Northmen" as well.
I did not intend to take any name already used.
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the Toronto BIG SMOKE. there have been thoughts / threads about various pro teams that don't have an 's' on the end. miami heat, utah jazz, ??? many others, i know we'll get help here.
in tony's $50 dinner deal there were some others as well as the BIG SMOKE without an 's' but i like mine. Toronto is known as the Big Smoke to some, T dot to others, and other assorted. PICK ME -- PICK ME -- PICK ME ................
i agree with the dog that this thread has sunk to the ridiculous ........ PICK ME and get it over with ........ $50 bucks would do me and my 8 hungry kids about 1/2 that is required at mickey d's .....
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Re: What would be a great team name for a second Toronto NHL franchise? WIN A $50 DINNER FOR 2
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December 9 2008, 2:43 PM
How bout... the Toronto Great White North
The Toronto Mackinaws (and their team colours can be plaid! now all we have to do is lure Joe away from the Leafs...)
Oooh ooh! I got it... The Dukes of York
(reminiscent of the "mighty ducks of anaheim" or Stouffville's proper name, "the spirit of stouffville")
BAM if that's not a winner right there, I don't know what is.
Either that or the Yorkshire Puddings would be ok, too.
Bahaha Yorkshire Terriers!! the players could all wear pink bows. ooh cute!
Toronto Gardiners
did someone already say The Hogtown Hogs?
The Cabbagetown Carnies? (I don't even WANT to know what those uni's would turn out looking like)
I need to get back to work.
*I can see your five hole*
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Re: What would be a great team name for a second Toronto NHL franchise? WIN A $50 DINNER FOR 2
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December 14 2008, 6:28 PM
The "FIVE" finalists "WILL" be announced in the morning, as a couple of friends are assisting me in narrowing it down to the best five names! So get ready to vote starting Monday morning (December 15th) to ensure that the winner receives their prize prior to Christmas!
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So that I can courier your prize tomorrow so that you receive it before Christmas! Thanks to everyone who participated, or as in Wexdogs' case whined, grovelled, complained and was just downright negative throughout the contest.
But thank goodness that "most" people aren't living with, or should I say in Wexdogs negativety as we had over 180 votes cast in this contest!
