10 Reasons the NHL is Also Coming to Brooklyn
10. Renaming the Team Would Be Really Fun
Why keep the name “Islanders,” a once-great franchise now mired in more than two decades of apathetic futility? Naming the relocated franchise would generate tons of enthusiasm and would give Brooklyn a chance to really take ownership of the team. Here are a few of our early suggestions (you’re welcome, Mr. Prokhorov).
· The Brooklyn Blades
· The Brooklyn Flannels
· The Brooklyn Browns
· The Brooklyn Rivermen
· The Brooklyn Dodjerz (alternate spelling to avoid legal action, of course)
· The Brooklyn Artisans
· The Brooklyn Seltzers
· The Brooklyn Pit Bulls
· The Brooklyn Brewers
· The Brooklyn Grizzly Bears (works on many levels: Canada, bears, indie rock…)
UPDATED: Well, it would now appear the Islanders are, in fact, coming to Brooklyn…