Let's hear it for the New Orleans Pelicans!

[Garbageman]

What a stupid, stupid name! Did someone else have a claim on the name Crawdaddys?

Supposedly the name New Orleans Brass was thrown out because of the way the Saints became the 'Aints, so the Brass would be the 'Ass.

Hopefully the Vlasic pickle pelican will be their mascot. And "Surfin' Bird" their fight song.
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The New Orleans Hornets are expected to become the New Orleans Pelicans, perhaps as early as the 2013-14 season, according to a Yahoo! Sports report.

Yahoo! Sports, citing numerous sources, reports the team also considered Krewe and Brass as potential nicknames.

The Hornets have planned to change their name since New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, who also owns the rights to the Pelicans nickname, bought the team in April.

Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan said in November he'd be interested in bringing the Hornets' name back to Charlotte.

"It's definitely an interest down the road, but right now it's the New Orleans Hornets," Jordan told the Charlotte Observer. "We would definitely entertain the opportunity. That's as much as we can say right now. We've heard the community ask the question, and we would listen."

The pelican is Louisiana's state bird and appears on both the state seal and flag. A New Orleans minor league baseball team held the Pelicans nickname in all but nine seasons from 1887-1959, and again in 1977.

The Hornets moved to New Orleans from Charlotte in 2002, and when Benson bought the team earlier this year, he said he would like to change the name to something more fitting of Louisiana. His wife, Gayle, reiterated that idea and added that the franchise also would like to change the team colors from teal and purple to red, gold and navy blue.

[Tenacious_Dio]

Terrible name. Sounds like a Single A baseball team.

Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan said in November he'd be interested in bringing the Hornets' name back to Charlotte.

That would be cool.

[bane]

Terrible name. Sounds like a Single A baseball team.

Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan said in November he'd be interested in bringing the Hornets' name back to Charlotte.

That would be cool.

They should have just gotten "Jazz" back from Utah. I've been to Utah. The name isn't exactly fitting.

[LAglamrocker]

thats truly great

[NeverSurrender]

The Brass was the name of the hockey team they had in the 90s. My team used to play them all the time.

[cc117]

[quote="Tenacious_Dio"]Terrible name. Sounds like a Single A baseball team.

Myrtle Beach Pelicans

[NeverSurrender]

Terrible name. Sounds like a Single A baseball team.

Myrtle Beach Pelicans

We also had the Pensacola Pelicans baseball here. Now it's Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Horrible.

[ShearMagic]

This is the logo for Pelicans Lahti, playing in Finnish Elite Ice Hockey League.