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Report: 'Desert Knights' emerges as option for Las Vegas NHL team name

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NHL approves Las Vegas expansion

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It has been well known that Bill Foley, the majority owner of the NHL's Las Vegas expansion franchise, really wants to have Knights in the team's name somehow. His connection with West Point is a big reason for that, but Knights makes a lot of sense for a team in Las Vegas, too.

While Foley's desired "Black Knights" is a definite no go because of West Point's trademark and even just "Knights" has trademark concerns, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the team may have found a solution.