The new NHL franchise in Las Vegas is creeping closer to having a nickname. According to SportsLogos.net’s Chris Creamer, Desert Hawks, Red Hawks and Nighthawks (or Night Hawks) are among the finalists.
The three “hawk” variants were confirmed by Bill Foley, with the Vegas owner adding there are two other names under consideration, which he chose not to reveal.
Hopefully, those two additional names are better than the three revealed by Creamer. Those names are pretty generic sounding and are all too close for comfort to Blackhawks in my opinion, with Red Hawks being very similar to Detroit Red Wings as well.