A report came out yesterday that the ECHL’s newest franchise, which will be located in Portland, Maine, and will begin play in the fall of 2018, is putting its team name up for popular fan vote. The five finalists are:
No, I’m not kidding about that last one, and yes, I think that “Portland Poisonous Snozzberries” would strike a little more fear into the hearts of future opponents than Wild Blueberries would.
It got me thinking about the Wild’s team name. When it was first announced that Minnesota’s new franchise would be called the Wild, I was initially very disappointed.