southern wolf wrote:Cherry_Grape wrote:southern wolf wrote:
Wow I can't believe Polars was actually runner up. The other potential names must have been terrible.
The 6 potential Names for the Wild were Freeze, Northern Lights, Voyageurs, Wild, Blue Ox, and White Bears.
"so Majka and his group arrived at six finalists "that had potential": Freeze, Northern Lights, Blue Ox, White Bears, Voyageurs and Wild.
The six names were pitched to the fans for feedback, and Majka admits, there wasn't a clear consensus.
"It was a bit of a 'pick em' situation as we got to the end," remembered Majka. "We liked the marketing potential of "Wild", so we went with it."
http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=552722
Who knows who comes up with potential names. I actually like Timberwolves, there a Minnesota animal and they're intimidating (Well, wolves actually aren't intimidating but when people think of animal Wolves they think of the kind of Wolves in fairy tales like 3 little pigs or little red riding hood)
What were the final group of potential names for the Wolves, though?
These were the final choices:
the Minnesota...
Timberwolves
Polars
Sturgeons
Bog Lemmings
Casanovas
Ratsnakes
Peanuts (after the comic strip by Minnesotan Charles Schultz)