With NHL training camps underway, fans are watching closely to see who surprises and who disappoints, and what their team’s opening night roster will look like.
But the reason for the above is not solely one of fandom. While it may explain following your own team’s pre-season, you may also be following other teams in the league for another purpose: fantasy hockey.
There are lots of things to consider when constructing your fantasy team: injuries, potential sleepers, potential busts. But one thing that isn’t technically important for victory is still an important part in my opinion: your team’s name.
Look, you can be boring and just use your actual name and spend your time and effort on trying to win the league. But fantasy sports are supposed to be fun, and where’s the fun in that?
If being creative is not be your forte, don’t worry. This article will give you some ideas that you can steal and call your own use, whether outright or as inspiration, to win the unofficial “best name” trophy.
Player-related names
This category tends to be the most popular one. Some people will just pick one of the hop, while others may wait to see who they actually are able to draft and then choose a name off of one of their players. Whatever your poison, here are some ideas to get the creative juices flowing:
- Minimum Tage
- Other Tage ones: All the World’s a Tage; What’s My Tage Again?
- Guentzel’s Pretzels
- Lindholm Alone
- Can also substitute Ekholm
- Drai-ve Thru
- Brock Lobster
- Other Brock ones: Brock and Roll; Between a Brock and a Hard Place
- No Swayman
- Drowning my Saros
- Bratt Summer
- Return of the Macklin
- Will Smith Just Smacked the S*** Out of Me
- Flamin’ Huberdeaus
- No One Man Should Have Owen Power
Team-related names
Less common, but still an area to pick. This category allows you to choose a name off your favourite team without worrying about having a team named for a player you don’t have:
- Stormin’ Mormons (for Utah Hockey Club)
- Copper/Orange and Blue’s Clues
- Depending on if you are a Millenial Oilers fan or not
- Going Down in Flames
- Likely to be chosen by a non-Flames fan, I imagine
- Canuck If You Buck
- For a double whammy change “Buck” to “Duck”
- Blackhawk Tuah
General hockey-related names
Maybe you don’t want to show any allegiances and would rather just stick to some good old fashioned hockey puns or names:
- Because I Got High Sticking
- I Don’t Give a Puck
- Skate Spade
Hopefully the above helps you out with finding a good team name. After all, look good, feel good, play good, right?
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