Sentinels to Play “Home” Games at Hofstra, Giants Stadium & Rentschler Field

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ — At a press conference today, United Football League Commissioner Michael Huyghue announced the New York franchise will be named the Sentinels and unveiled innovative team uniforms showcasing the Sentinels’ “Premiere” season colors of black, silver and green. The name “Sentinels” was selected after more than thirty thousand fan entries and interpretation from industry experts and an in-house creative team on what attributes the fans were seeking with their submissions. New York Sentinels Owner Bill Mayer and Sentinels Head Coach Ted Cottrell were also in attendance at the press event.

“It was critical to us that we took our time in selecting team names that we felt best reflected the local community while simultaneously defining the personality of the team,” said Commissioner Huyghue. “When selecting a name for the New York franchise, we wanted to pay homage to the individuals who protect the city including the NYPD, FDNY, the Port Authority and so many other dedicated organizations who bravely watch over the city.”

Previously, the UFL announced Miami-based GameWear Team Sports as the League’s official uniform supplier. Award-winning designer Ron Caruso of Purepartner created all the teams’ uniforms using derivatives of the official League logo for all the designs while making each one distinctive.

“The inspiration for the ‘Premiere’ season uniform design comes directly from the UFL shield and its foundation colors which represent ‘green grass’, ‘blue sky’ and silver for innovation,” said Caruso. “Throughout the uniforms, we used the dimensional ‘arc’ of the shield on the chest and supporting ‘arcs’ on the sleeves and pants. The unique font of the numbers reinforces the shield’s classic bold typeface with angles and dimensional treatments conveying depth and motion. The four uniform designs work together in a unified branded system, providing manufacturing efficiencies while allowing each team to retain its own unique and differentiated character.”

Yesterday, the United Football League announced the Florida Tuskers. Earlier in the week, the United Football League introduced the Las Vegas Locomotives and the California Redwoods. A complete listing of team names and photos of uniforms will be available on the League’s website, www.ufl-football.com, along with pictures and video from the press events.

“We are extremely pleased with the names selected for all of our teams and the overall ‘Premiere’ season uniform design,” said Frank Vuono, COO of the UFL. “Name selection for a new sports franchise can be an arduous process having to take into account the disqualification of many great possibilities due to trademark and copyright infringements. There was a team of experts including Charley Inc., Bendigo Company, GameWear Team Sports, Ron Caruso and Purepartner who assisted in the name selection and uniform design processes and we are grateful for all of their hard work.”

The UFL launched its Name the Team Campaign with the redesign of its website in February. From that time, more than thirty thousand entries were submitted. Fans who submitted the selected names will be notified and given the appropriate credit.

Mayer also announced that the Sentinels will play its three home games in its “Premiere” season at Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex on October 29(th), Hofstra University on November 4(th) and Rentschler Field in Hartford on November 14(th).

“In an effort to reach fans across the tri-state region, we are playing at multiple stadiums in our ‘Premiere’ season,” said Mayer. “The fan interest for the New York are a team has been immense and we want to expand our reach so that all fans may attend a ‘home’ game and be able to embrace the New York Sentinels as their team.”

The New York Sentinels’ first game will be in Orlando on October 10(th) and will be broadcast on HDNet at 6:00 PM Pacific. The Sentinels’ first home game is October 29(th) against the Redwoods at Giants Stadium and will be broadcast on VERSUS.

From the Orlando Sentinel:

The fact that the Tampa Bay Rays have reached an agreement to acquire an interest in the UFL’s Florida franchise plays a role in the team name. The Tuskers wil play three home games, two of which will be played in the Citrus Bowl, with the opener slated for Oct. 10 at 7 p.m., with the second home game Oct. 22 against California. The third Orlando game venue for Oct. 30 against Las Vegas will be played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orl-ufl-team-orlando-name-tuskers-081209,0,4537140.story

We can now confirm that the UFL Team in Orlando will be named the “Florida Tuskers”. 

Originally the UFL had registered the name “Orlando Tuskers” as a trademarked name, but later they also registered the name “Florida Tuskers” .  We can confirm that they have settled on the name “Florida Tuskers” as the name for the Orlando franchise.

The Uniform colors will be blue, black and white.  The premiere season identifier for the Florida Tuskers will be an “FL”.  The uniforms follows the pattern that has been established for all four teams of the UFL for the inaugural season. 

If anyone is wondering, a “Tusker” is a wild boar that is indigenous to the Forida wild-lands.

We welcome the Tuskers of the United Football League!

The Orlando press conference is at 1:30EDT.  The Florida Tuskers of the UFL will become official. News will be available on http://uflfansite.com

If green means GO then yes, they are ready to go!

First of all I would like to add that “Redwoods” is a much better name than “Rockfish”. This is a vast improvement. Keep in mind that nobody in the Northwest is going to malign the vaunted Redwood, and therefore nobody is going to complain about this name. I also believe that the league can successfully market this name, and by using “California” in the name they are likely planning to market the team across the entire State. This could work to build up state-wide support for the UFL before the team gets to roll out teams in other California markets.

The uniforms are nice as usual. The colors are green, blue and white with a CA as a shoulder patch.  However it is already starting to seem repetitive, and we have only seen two of these “cookie cutter” uniforms so far. I believe it was a good trade-off to have similar uniforms for the first season, but I am starting to think they should have revealed all the uniforms at once. The critics are already starting to growl about these uniforms and there are two more opportunities for the criticism to gain momentum.

Lastly, I was thinking that the uniforms for the “Redwoods” might be red. I guess that is what happens when you switch from a fish to a tree one week prior to the team name reveal.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ — At a press conference today, United Football League Commissioner Michael Huyghue announced the California franchise will be named the Redwoods and unveiled innovative team uniforms showcasing the Redwoods’ “Premiere” season colors of green, blue and white. The name “Redwoods” was selected after more than thirty thousand fan entries and interpretation from industry experts and an in-house creative team on what attributes the fans were seeking with their submissions. California Redwoods Owner Paul Pelosi was also in attendance at the press event.

“It was critical for us to select team names that we felt best reflected the local community while simultaneously defining the personality of the team,” said Commissioner Huyghue. “The Redwoods, large, strong trees native to California, symbolize many traits that the UFL and the California franchise plan to embody. The Redwoods and the UFL are reaching for the stars and are eco-friendly.”

Redwoods’ owner Paul Pelosi wanted his team’s name to possess attributes that signified strength, respected the environment and suggested growth opportunities.
Previously, the UFL announced Miami-based GameWear Team Sports as the League’s official uniform supplier. GameWear Team Sports is one of the leading athletic uniform outfitters in the country and has worked extensively in growing the sport of football on the grassroots level. Award-winning designer Ron Caruso of Purepartner created all the teams’ uniforms using derivatives of the official League logo for all the designs while making each one distinctive.

“The inspiration for the ‘Premiere’ season uniform design comes directly from the UFL shield and its foundation colors which represent ‘green grass’, ‘blue sky’ and silver for innovation,” said Caruso. “Throughout the uniforms, we used the dimensional ‘arc’ of the shield on the chest and supporting ‘arcs’ on the sleeves and pants. The unique font of the numbers reinforces the shield’s classic bold typeface with angles and dimensional treatments conveying depth and motion. The four uniform designs work together in a unified branded system, providing manufacturing efficiencies while allowing each team to retain its own unique and differentiated character.”

Yesterday, the United Football League introduced the Las Vegas Locomotives at a press event. Similar events will be held in Orlando on Wednesday and in New York on Thursday. Photos of each of the team’s uniforms will be available on the League’s website, www.ufl-football.com, along with video from the press events.

“We are extremely pleased with the names selected for all of our teams and the overall ‘Premiere’ season uniform design,” said Frank Vuono, COO of the UFL. “Name selection for a new sports franchise can be an arduous process having to take into account the disqualification of many great possibilities due to trademark and copyright issues. There was a team of experts headed up by Jeff Sofka of Bendigo Co., and included Charley Inc., GameWear Team Sports, Purepartner, and many others who assisted in the name selection and uniform design processes and we are grateful for all of their hard work.”

The UFL launched its Name the Team Campaign with the redesign of its website in February. From that time, more than thirty thousand entries were submitted. Fans who submitted the selected names will be notified and given the appropriate credit.

Coach Dennis Green who was unable to be in attendance at the press conference due to a previous commitment gave the name high marks. “The true measure of success for a football team is how we produce on the field. The UFL’s success will also be measured in how we connect with the fans in our community. With the Redwoods’ name, we are showcasing our plan to firmly set roots in the community and our desire to cultivate this team into a successful franchise.”

The California Redwoods’ first game of the season will be in Las Vegas on October 8(th). The Redwoods’ first home game will be on Saturday, October 17 at AT&T Park against the Florida franchise. Tickets go on-sale tomorrow and can be purchased by calling Tickets.com at 800.225.2277 or logging onto www.tickets.com.

A couple of news items have come to light.

First of all FOX5 in Las Vegas is reporting that the fans are dissapointed with the Locomotives name. As well the article quotes LV Head Coach Jim Fassel as being surprised by the name.

According to a FOX5 Web poll, an overwhelming majority of respondents, 85 percent, said they do not like the name Locomotives.

“I remember when they first called me and said Locomotives was the name, I said, ‘What? Locomotives? You got to be kidding me,’” said head coach Jim Fassel, who admitted he wasn’t aware of its connection to Las Vegas history.

To the contrary UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue is featured in a great article in Sports Business Daily:

UFLCommissioner Michael Huyghue “termed the UFL’s first season a ‘good experimental year’ and ‘our dress rehearsal’ as fans learn more about the product”

That should set things straight! Fans need to learn more about the product, and in the end the product will be football. As well, fans of this new league must realize that this is going to be a bumpy road, and I believe that Michael Huyghue has the right attitude.

When does the football start?

In a recent trademark registration, on 6 Aug 09, the United Football league registered the team name “San Francisco Redwoods”.  This indicates a last minute change of the expected team name from the previously registered “Rockfish” to newly registered “Redwoods”.

In addition, the league has also registered the trademark “California Redwoods”.  However the league has registered the graphical “SF” as a trademark.  This would indicate that the league is going forward with the “San Francisco” moniker.

The United Football league also registered the graphical marks “LV”, “FL” and “NY” for the other team jerseys.

The UFL plans to unveil the official San Francisco team name and uniform later today, where we expect this latest information to be confirmed.

This information was discovered using the US Trademark search engine

Go Redwoods!

Here is a photo of the new jersey of the Las Vegas Locomotives:

Discuss the new jersey:
http://uflfansite.com/forums/index.php?topic=51.0

The United Football League today officially introduced us to the new Las Vegas Locomotives. The team colors are blue, silver and white. The uniforms are designed as a blend of the team colors and the UFL logo, which means that the league is not unveiling a “Locomotives” logo at this time, and are keeping things generic as a “unified branding system”.

The inspiration for the ‘Premiere’ season uniform design comes directly from the UFL shield and its foundation colors which represent ‘green grass’, ‘blue sky’ and silver for innovation,” said Caruso. “Throughout the uniforms, we used the dimensional ‘arc’ of the shield on the chest and supporting ‘arcs’ on the sleeves and pants. The unique font of the numbers reinforces the shield’s classic bold typeface with angles and dimensional treatments conveying depth and motion. The four uniform designs work together in a unified branded system, providing manufacturing efficiencies while allowing each team to retain its own unique and differentiated character.

Click here for the full press release

We will have a photo of the uniform here when it becomes available.