The Windy Barons?
The Windy Barons?
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Remember all the headline potentials with Wind.
"Americans break Wind in 5-1 blowout."
Yeah, I realize I'm not quite the authority Smooth is, (like he said...) but I do like the name Wind. I guess when I was younger the fart jokes might have concerned me, but now they're obviously not something I think about.
Like I said (may I use that, smooth?) Blazers would be my first choice. Far and away my first choice. I just always liked the name Wind, even when Wichita had it. The little swirling, befaced Tornado holding the hockey stick logo was pretty cool, I thought.
And it'll never happen, anyway, so no need worrying about it.
WildCats, Oil Blazers, Oaks, Hell Fighters, Barons, Kings, Oily birds..lol,
BLAZERS!isThe best choice, end of story!lol
Wildcats. What does a Wildcat have to do with Hockey? Oil Blazers: Although an oil well can catch fire, they do not really "blaze." They have high flames, but do not blaze. So, Oil Blazers makes no sense. Oaks? Still no sense. Hellfighters. You may or may not know it, but a John Wayne movie released in 1968, was called "Hellfighters," and was a biography of Red Adair, who was an oil firefighter known worldwide. So, yes, there is an oil relation, but still does not fit. Kings? Maybe the AAA afiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, but not here. Barons? No and only because of the rich history of the Blazers name. The longest running franchise in Oklahoma City history (hockey) was the Blazers. Still, very well established. Oily Birds?... Like I said...
By that logic, wouldn't the NBA team still be the SuperSonics and Triple A ball still be the 89's. Both teams seemed to have improved under the new branding.
I'm rather neutral on hockey, but given the public success of other teams, it seems almost unfair not to give the new OKC based team a shot at earning its own street cred via its own leadership, talent and banner.
Clay agreed to leave the name and statistics in Seattle. Plus, Oklahoma City has nothing to do with Boeing developing a super sonic jet. The renaming of the baseball team I was against for the very reasons I have cited about the possible renaming of the hockey team. BTW. You do not "rebrand." You rename. I know a lot of people misuse that term, so it's not you I am commenting about. It's all people that misuse it.
I will not change my mind about keeping the Blazers name, but a second choice would be.... (drum roll, please)... "Oklahoma City Blizzard."
I like the name Blizzard....the theme song could be Snowblind from Styx!!
As I mentioned in the other thread, I think to keep the name Blazers is a monumental mistake. It's a new a different team and league and will be a totally different type of hockey. Keeping the name Blazers, while it's nice and people are used to it, is too close to the old team and it's too ease for the casual fans to dismiss the team because they've been there and done that.
ha lets call them the Super sonics!
It's funny how people want to separate us from the team formally known as the Oklahoma City Blazers.
Look, what we need to do is separate us from that fiasco formally known as the Springfield Chickens.
Good Lord...let's hope they don't bring THAT style of AHL hockey to Indian Territory.
New team, new league, new start = New name.
Matt obviously never witnessed a Springfield Falcons game.
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