Western Hockey League - Everett Silvertips

Everett Silvertips Unveil Name, Logo

Everett, WA – November 21, 2002: The Everett Hockey Team (EHT, Inc) President, Bill Yuill, unveiled today the team’s name, logo and colors. The Silvertips name was chosen out of 1,000 entries that the team received from August 16th through September 6th during its “Name The Team” Contest sponsored by Doug’s Used Car Superstore, the Everett Herald, and KRKO Radio.

The Silvertip grizzly bear is considered one of the fiercest animals in North America and is known to inhabit the Pacific Northwest including the Cascade Mountains. The winning suggestion came from Ms. Susan Hawk of Marysville, WA.

The winning suggestions for the team colors came from Mr. John Williams of Marysville and Mr. Jeffrey McClimans of Everett.

The winners of the “Name The Team” contest will receive two (2) season tickets to the Silvertips Inaugural Season, an autographed hockey stick, name recognition on a plaque at the Everett Event Center, and special on-ice recognition prior to the inaugural home game. The winners for the mascot name and the mascot description will be announced at a later date.

Team merchandise will be available in early December and will be sold exclusively at the team’s administrative office.

The Everett Silvertips begin play in the WHL in the fall of 2003. The team will play all of their home games at the new Everett Event Center being built at the corner of Hewitt and Broadway. Once completed the arena will have a seating capacity of 8,250 fans for hockey games.

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