Las Vegas Golden Knights Official Abbreviation?

[The Comish]

Does anyone have confirmation on what the NHL's newest franchise will use as their abbreviation?

With two names, they can't use LVGK. I'd love to see VEG, but I think VGK makes the most sense.

Anyone hear anything official? I can't find anything on NHL.com or Google, although my computer skills are sketchy. A little help so I can update my Excel spreadsheets from the expansion draft and upcoming FA frenzy?

[metaldude26]

They aren't the "Las Vegas Golden Knights". They are the "Vegas Golden Knights". VGK is all I have seen.

[hockeyrobot]

They aren't the "Las Vegas Golden Knights". They are the "Vegas Golden Knights". VGK is all I have seen.

I have seen that as well.

[The Comish]

They aren't the "Las Vegas Golden Knights". They are the "Vegas Golden Knights". VGK is all I have seen.

That's the dilemma though, the team is located in "Las Vegas", not "Vegas", so it messes with obsessive compulsives sense of alphanumeric order. Not saying that's me, just sayin'...

[rataylor22]

That's the dilemma though, the team is located in "Las Vegas", not "Vegas", so it messes with obsessive compulsives sense of alphanumeric order. Not saying that's me, just sayin'...

It's located in "Las Vegas", but their official team name doesn't include the Las. As far as the team is concerned, that part doesn't exist. If that's your issue, start the crusade of the Florida Panthers (FLA) being in Sunrise (SUN)

[Jouko-Pouko]

I believe I saw VGK being used at the draft, although to me VEG would make more sense.

[The Comish]

It's located in "Las Vegas", but their official team name doesn't include the Las. As far as the team is concerned, that part doesn't exist. If that's your issue, start the crusade of the Florida Panthers (FLA) being in Sunrise (SUN)

I will as soon as Vegas is declared a state, but Florida is a weird example, naming a team after the state when there is another team in the state? I was okay with Phoenix changing to Arizona, but it would be weird if Calgary changed their name to Alberta Flames when Edmonton is playing in the same province, but I digress.

Also, if we're dropping Las from Vegas as an official name, then why not drop Los from Angeles...you know, other than Vegas is hugely popular.

Anyway, I was genuinely interested in the official acronym. Looks like VGK is the leading candidate.

[Pengwin7]

Good mercy, I hope its VEG.
For some reason VGK makes me think of vaginas, scratchy ones... every time.
And that bothers me. Now it shall bother ye, as well.

More seriously, Fantrax has players listed with team abbrev as "VGK" - assuming they get fed this from a NHL-approved database, than VGK it is.

[ericdaoust]

Pretty sure it's already decided. VGK.

[Dobber]

That's the dilemma though, the team is located in "Las Vegas", not "Vegas", so it messes with obsessive compulsives sense of alphanumeric order. Not saying that's me, just sayin'...

It can't be you ... you only spell comish with one M!!

[lucafen4]

I think they're just the Vegas knights because you pronounce "Las" too close to "Loss" and there's too many potential puns there. It could just be m an my conspiracy theories though

[ericdaoust]

I think they're just the Vegas knights because you pronounce "Las" too close to "Loss" and there's too many potential puns there. It could just be m an my conspiracy theories though

Yes because in Los Angeles they are known as the Angeles Kings...

[lucafen4]

Yes because in Los Angeles they are known as the Angeles Kings...

maybe one owner was thinking and the other wasn't?

[Pengwin7]

I do sort of wonder if going with Vegas was/is a very smart tactic.
1. An owner/marketer would realize that teams eventually get their named shortened... the Mighty Ducks became the Ducks... the Devil Rays became the Rays. And "Vegas Nights" is a given slogan... so let's get people there - saying "Oh, I'm gonna head out there and catch a Vegas Knights game.". Sounds pretty good, right.
2. LVGK seems a little too close to LBGT... just saying - the letter cadence is a bit odd. (No pun intended, I'm down with the community.)
3. The football team issue. If you call them Las Vegas... then the team would be listed right next to Los Angeles in every single hockey listing. Alphabetically, being straight Vegas separates them.


Per picture above - seems they weren't always on page with being only "Vegas".

That football thing is going to be a major rift for a while.
I'm gonna speculate that there was a conversation at some point within the past year where Raiders ownership asked Gnights ownership if they wouldn't mind calling themselves "Vegas".
As a further note... one might wonder if the Raiders will officially be the Las Vegas Raiders... or if, they too, will (at some point) become (simply) the Vegas Raiders.

#BehindClosedDoors

[olafson1393]

Do any team official abbreviations use letters from their mascot name? I was thinking VGK, but I think most teams are just their city, unless there is a need to differentiate (NYI, NYR). Are the Kings LA or LAK?