Hockey - Name that Team

While in New York this past weekend, the Newsday sports section featured the origins of the NHL team names. For an added twist, the names are presented here first, with the answers following. See how well you do. I make no claims for the validity of the answers, the article notes the sources as "Team Web sites, Wikipedia, media guides, and various Internet sites. Further, there are fewer answers than teams as some answers are valid for more than one team.

1. Anaheim Ducks
2. Atlanta Thrashers
3. Boston Bruins
4. Buffalo Sabres
5. Calgary Flames
6. Colorado Avalanche
7. Columbus Blue Jackets
8. Carolina Hurricanes
9. Chicago Black Hawks
10. Dallas Stars
11. Detroit Red Wings
12. Edmonton Oilers
13. Florida Panthers
14. Los Angeles Kings
15. Minnesota Wild
16. Montreal Canadiens
17. Nashville Predators
18. New Jersey Devils
19. New York Islanders
20. New York Rangers
21. Ottawa Senators
22. Philadelphia Flyers
23. Phoenix Coyotes
24. Pittsburgh Penguins
25. San Jose Sharks
26. St. Louis Blues
27. Tampa Bay Lightning
28. Toronto Maple Leafs
29. Vancouver Canucks
30. Washington Capitals

Answers:

A. Fan Contest - applies to nine teams, bonus points for identifying why the choice was made.

B. Slang for a county resident

C. Named for a legendary beast

D. Named for "local" wildlife - applies to four different teams.

E. Named for a movie

F. Named for natural disasters that are prevalent in the area - applies to three teams.

G. Its the Owner's fault - applies to four teams.

H. The Geography made the case for the name - applies to four teams.

I. An actual historical reason.

J. It's the politics - two teams

K. The arena lent itself to the team name, although it's a stretch.

Good Luck!