Kings to Anaheim for 2011-12 season?

[ZigZag]

Although it probably won't help, a group of the biggest business men in the area met and said that regardless of the Kings staying or not we absolutely need a new sports arena downtown. And they put up the Powerbalance Pavilion signs on the arena finally lol.

Maloofs probably planned the move a long time ago.

 

[$tunna]

Anaheim Kings? ehh.

 

[Mexi]

^i heard they're going to keep the Anaheim name
and either use Royals or have some sort of contest to pick a name

 

[DJT]

Hmmmm that would be interesting.

 

[Pugz]

that contest is fair. but i think the nbs should try to get them to adopt an older team name. i just wanna see new jerseys

 

[STLZACH]

If they would move to KC instead, I MIGHT actually watch a basketball game.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Cal Kings?


sounds better than Anaheim Kings

 

[Mexi]

^they wont be kings since the hockey team has that name already

like i said, Anaheim Royals or Anaheim [insert name here]
they're going to keep the Anaheim tag

 

[DJT]

The Anaheim Kings of Anaheim...lol

 

[mutigers28]

Id prefer them to move to KC lol. Does the LA area really need 3 teams?

If they moved back to KC they could be the KC Kings again aha

 

[cruzg24]

They should move the Kings to Las Vegas, now that would be an area where a team could thrive.

 

[mutigers28]

They should move the Kings to Las Vegas, now that would be an area where a team could thrive.

Doesnt Vegas not have pro teams because of how easy it would be to bet on your own game or something?

 

[Elite]

Vegas doesn't have any pro teams because no one would show up to games (like the Miami teams) and because the whole feeling everyone gets from the words "Las Vegas" are gambling and the professional sports league don't want to associate themselves with that

 

[Mexi]

it's funny

when they moved to Kansas City, they had to change the "Royals" name because the baseball team had it already. so they went with "Kings" and eventually moved to Sacramento

now they're going to have to change "Kings" because the hockey Kings are already down here

 

[snipezo]

The kings are from la though aren't they?

 

[.GR]

anaheim is basically in la

 

[Mexi]

Snipe, same market
i live in L.A. and get Ducks and Angels games

about 40 miles from L.A.. but it takes like an hour and a half to get there

 

[ZigZag]

The current Arena is nearly that far out of sacramento :suicide:

 

[Mexi]

i used to live 5 minutes from Arco

I feel terrible. I saw first hand how much they love the Kings up there

 

[Pugz]

On March 3rd, the United States Patent and Trademark Office received an application by a Nevada corporation seeking exclusive rights to use the name "Los Angeles Royals."

Another application filed the same day reserves the name "Anaheim Royals." The city of Anaheim, which owns the Honda Center, has reportedly insisted that any team playing there carry the city's name.

The web domains losangelesroyals.com and anaheimroyals.com have also been registered within the past three weeks.

A name change would help the team avoid confusion with the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.

Sacramento attorney Scott Hervey, who also represents the Maloof family, was involved in the trademark applications.

The Kings, who were once called the Kansas City Royals, have played a few games lately in retro uniforms with that nickname.
Via ABC Sacramento