Help Name Some Hockey Teams

[wilhelmce]

So a long recurring dream of mine is that one day a rival league, much in the vein of the WHA, would rise to go against the NHL and bring back real hockey. haha. With the two new hockey simulators (Dabo and OOTPB's project) both announcing modible leagues, its a dream I can realize. And although premature, I would love to have the ground work done.

One of the hardest things is finding places to put teams that make sense in the "real" world as simply having 30-teams in the markets that already support NHL would be ridiculous. So, that said, what names would you give these cities teams in a new WHA? And are there some other cities you think could support a professional, somewhere between AHL and NHL, sized team?

Note: The locations I chose below are based on proposed NHL relocation sites, size of market, and the highest average attendances in the AHL/OHL/WHL/QMJHL

All that said, what nicknames would you give these cities teams?

Toronto
London
Quebec
Saskatoon (could be called Saskatchewan)
Kelowna (could be British Columbia)
New York
Houston (could be called Texas)
Grand Rapids (could be called Michigan)
Lake Erie (could be called Cleveland)
Kansas City
Hershey (could be called Pennsylvania)
Las Vegas
Seattle