The long and painstakingly slow process for the NHL and its Las Vegas team to unveil the nickname at a celebration outside T-Mobile Arena last month, added a new chapter to the saga when its trademark request was denied.
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A representative for Las Vegas’ NHL team said Thursday the franchise will work quickly for appeal after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied its applications to register the name Vegas Golden Knights.
The Vegas Golden Knights’ trademark request was denied by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday because of a “likelihood of confusion” with the registered mark of The College of Saint Rose. The Albany, New York, school also uses the Golden Knights nickname.
Gerard Gallant, the successful coach of the Florida Panthers, was let go a week ago over philosophical differences. He appears to fit the bill for what Vegas Golden Knights general manager George McPhee is looking for in a head coach.
The Rebels are still a club program as they attempt to raise the funding to go Division I NCAA varsity, but they will move up from Division II to D-I in the American Collegiate Hockey Association beginning in 2017-18.
Bill Foley, the owner of the Vegas Golden Knights NHL expansion team, said he has the legal right to use the name that is also used by the Army’s parachute team.
With a decision on participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics looming come January, the NHL is still wavering on whether it wants to allow its players to participate. The owners will meet next month to discuss whether or not to allow the players to play in return for a three-year extension of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The NHL has a list of 66 players who have no-move clauses in their contract, thus making them exempt to exposure in the league’s expansion draft on June 20.
Bill Foley had better hope his use of “Golden” for his team nickname the Vegas Golden Knights doesn’t turn out like two previous attempts did in pro hockey.
When NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was introduced to the thousands of hockey fans Tuesday at Toshiba Square at T-Mobile Arena, he was hit with a mix of boos and … more boos.