LAS VEGAS, NV – FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak, Senior Vice President of Arenas for MGM Resorts International Mark Prows, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Fidelity National Financial Inc. Chairman and President of Hockey Vision Las Vegas Bill Foley, Schneider Electronics CMO Chris Hummel, President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority Rossi Ralenkotter are flanked by models in hockey gear during a news conference at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino announcing the launch of a season ticket drive to try to gauge if there is enough interest in Las Vegas to support an NHL team on February 10, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Las Vegas franchise would play in a USD 375 million, 20,000-seat arena being built on the Strip by MGM Resorts International and AEG that is scheduled to open in the spring of 2016. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Uniform colors have already been picked for a Vegas NHL team

The NHL hasn’t given the city of Las Vegas a hockey team quite yet, but that hasn’t stopped those connected to the project from selecting uniform colors for the future squad. Prospective Vegas owner Bill Foley participated in a social media interview with fans and he revealed three colors the team would be using should they receive approval from the NHL.

https://twitter.com/LVWantsHockey/status/590677950955200512

Why those three colors? It may be due to the fact they are the same colors worn by the teams at West Point, a school Foley has a strong connection to. He previously considered naming a Vegas team the Black Knights after the school, but he later backed away from that position in favor of letting the fans choose the name. This might be a more subtle way of honoring the school.

It’s pretty difficult to weigh in on the colors without seeing the scheme or logo. Black is a color already used pretty heavily by NHL teams and you have to hope the combination doesn’t end up looking too much like the Bruins or Penguins. Regardless of what logo or color scheme the new team uses (yes, we’re going to go ahead and assume that a team is coming to Vegas), there’s going to be a ton of scrutiny.

(H/T Icethetics)

About David Rogers

Editor for The Comeback and Contributing Editor for Awful Announcing. Lover of hockey, soccer and all things pop culture.

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