After months of speculation, we finally know the name of the NHL’s 31st franchise. The Vegas Golden Knights will join the Vancouver Canucks in the Pacific Division in 2017.
Going into Tuesday night’s event, there were only three remaining options, being the only three trademarked names: the Golden Knights, the Silver Knights and the Desert Knights.
Majority owner of the Golden Knights, Bill Foley, explained why he wanted to include “Knights” in the name:
“We selected ‘Knights’ because knights are the defenders of the realm and protect those who cannot defend themselves.