Name the team contest started by the Oilers

[N.W. Bruin]

The Oilers announced the name the team contest.

Oil Kings
Junior Oilers
Frostbite
Mercuries
Flyers
Energy
Capitals
Metro
Road Runners
Only Oil Kings, Mercuries, and Road Runners have a serious shot. Oil Kings for nostalgia. Mercuries for history and the Ford tie in. And the Road Runners jerseys and mascot are already done from the AHL, dressing room included

[dondo]

it would be a curse in my mind to name them after one of the lamest franchises edmonton has ever seen (the road-runners I mean)

I like Oil Kings

but the Mercuries would be a change of pace from the usual oil patch references

Oil Kings is more WHL-y name in my mind though.

[Beaner]

I like Oil Kings, Mercuries and Road Runners.

Any one of those would be a good choice.

[HAF]

If my vote counted I'd go with Oil Kings. It sounds classy and is a great tribute to tradition.

[Tiger Trauma]

My first vote would be Oil Kings
otherwise i like road runners, as well

Edmonton Mercuries sounds a bit wierd to me

[Broncs in RD]

How about the ICE......oh ya that was already used by the old Edmonton team.....that had to move.

[GF71]

I would prefer Oil Kings, but I am partial to the Road Runners as well.

[scrunt]

I'm definitely in favour of the Oil Kings.

If we could go off the board I'd suggest the Edmonton Crude. Or the Edmonton Ratholers.

[Wildeyes]

the frostbite would be cool to with a bear logo with a hockey stick and frostbite across the bottom

[Tinner]

when you go to their website you'll see that you only get a choice of names to pick from. They have already narrowed it down to those names.....Oil Kings, Frostbite, Mercurys, Flyers, Capitals, Energy, Junior Oilers, Metros, River Kings and Roadrunners.

My top 3 would be: Oil Kings, Roadrunners and Flyers