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Unveiling of Las Vegas team name and logo pushed back to November

2016 NHL Awards - Board Of Governors Press Conference

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 22: (l-r) Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak and Bill Foley celebrate the admittance of a new NHL franchise during the Board Of Governors Press Conference prior to the 2016 NHL Awards at Encore Las Vegas on June 22, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Hockey fans have patiently been waiting for the announcement of the Las Vegas team name and logo and they’ll have to wait a little longer.

The big unveiling was supposed to occur in early October, but it sounds like it’ll be pushed back to the month of November.

“We had a webinar (Thursday) with adidas and the NHL and we’re still tweaking the logo and the use of the colors,” Owner Bill Foley said, per the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “It probably means we’re going to have to push back the big announcement because it’s going to take time to get everything printed on the shirts and hats. The jerseys will take a little longer to produce.”

Even though we don’t know the exact name of the new franchise, it’s already been determined that it’ll be Silver Knights, Desert Knights or Golden Knights.

In other Vegas news...

The team has signed a 20-year ground lease with the Howard Hughes Corporation to build a practice facility in Summerlin.
“Our hockey club is very appreciative of the commitment made by The Howard Hughes Corporation in conjunction with the development of our practice facility,” said Foley. “This facility will be a giant step in the development of an expanded youth hockey and adult league program in Clark County. We would like to thank and acknowledge the leadership of the Clark County Commission, and in particular, Chairman Steve Sisolak and Commissioner Susan Brager, for their support.”

Here’s an excerpt from the team release:

The two-rink practice facility will be built on a 4.6 acre parcel located in Summerlin®, a master-planned community in Las Vegas developed by The Howard Hughes Corporation. Summerlin has ranked among the best-selling master-planned communities in the country for much of its 26 years and was named in 2014 by Money magazine as one of the “Best Places to Live in America.” Groundbreaking on the new facility is expected to take place later this month with a tentative completion date set for August 2017.