Given the negative reaction from the Ottawa fans, and the Saskatchewan owners blocking the resurrection of the Rough Rider moniker, which other nicknames would have been better for the CFL's Ottawa RedBlacks/Rouge et Noir?
Bear in mind these suggestions come from the US--but at least they're from a Yank with a working knowledge (of sorts) of the Canadian game. So, how about:
• Lumberjacks
• Mounties
• Wolverines
• Guardsmen
• Aces
Those all, to one degree or another, support the red/black colors.
Maybe instead of Lumberjacks they could be the loggers.
The Ottawa Loggers, rhymes better and pays homage to its Bytown origins.
I'd say both Lumberjacks and Loggers could be interchangeable as both suit the city having once been a lumber town.
Why did you mess with the name in the first place?
Ottawa Rough Riders..
Although Ottawa Mounties would cool, too![]()
It should be Capitols, tho.![]()
You do know, don't you, "capitol" is the spelling for a governing city? And "capital" is for the letter?The Ottawa Senators already exist— as an NHL team.
And "Capitol" is an American spelling that has no place on a Canadian team.![]()
Why would they name the team after a building, especially an American one?![]()
You do know, don't you, "capitol" is the spelling for a governing city? And "capital" is for the letter?
As for the NHL, I don't see a conflict, unless the new RedBlacks play so badly the NHLrs want their name back.![]()
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitol said:Full Definition of CAPITOL
1
a : a building in which a state legislative body meets
b : a group of buildings in which the functions of state government are carried out
2
capitalized : the building in which the United States Congress meets at Washington