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NEWSDate: Mar 09, 2010 Copyrights Mean New Vote For Hockey Name
By Billy Byler, Augusta Chronicle In the search to name Augusta's new hockey team, the franchise's ownership and staff have narrowed the options down to five finalists. But legal problems and potential lawsuits mean the list of finalists won't sound familiar to local hockey fans who voted for their favorite in a top 20 list released by the team last month. The five finalists -- the Augusta Brigade, Chill, Patriots, River Hawks and Snipers -- will go before the public in an online vote to decide the name. An earlier online poll produced a mixed bag of results, with no single name receiving more than 15 percent of the vote. But team general manager Gilles Richard said the real reason the names in the first poll were dropped as possibilities stem from the potential for legal complications. "I didn't realize it was going to be this difficult," Richard said. "You have to consider all these teams, not just hockey names." Of the 20 names, at least 13 could have run into copyright or trademark issues, including Augusta River Dogs and Augusta Nationals, which finished first and second in the voting. |
