Owner confirms Las Vegas team will be named (Something) Knights
Finally, some clarity.
The Las Vegas NHL franchise will indeed include Knights, with something descriptive tagged in front, owner Bill Foley confirmed on Sportsbook Radio on Friday.
In Foley's words:
We went through with Adidas again last week. We have our colors picked, we have our basic logo picked, it needs some refinement. We have moved some color schemes around, and the team will be something Knights. K-n-i-g-h-t-s. We have the name. The name is trademarked, we have the domain name. That’s all I can say right now.
It's not the name Foley wanted, but close enough.
"It's not as good as Black Knights, but it's 99% as good" -Foley
— The Sin Bin (@SinBinVegas) September 9, 2016
While Sand Knights proved to be a decoy and has been ruled out, that leaves Silver Knights, Golden Knights, and Desert Knights as the nicknames registered and trademarked by Foley.
The nickname is expected to be officially revealed sometime in October.
- With h/t to The Sin Bin