Wow, when life gets busy and I can't be around the forum much, I miss a lot!
It's great to see so much interest in the
New England League setup. I haven't had the time to do the research that a few of you have done, so any suggestions I make are much more "off the cuff," so to speak. My dad's family is originally from Connecticut, my wife went to college in Massachusetts, and our family travels up that way fairly often.
A few years ago, I put together a league in New England and eastern Canada. Here are a few of the teams I included:
New Bedford Whalers
New Haven Blues (from Yale's colors), but I also like Eugene's
New Haven Greens a lot.
Portland Pilots
Bangor Bears
Bridgeport Orators (from "Orator Jim" O'Rourke, a Bridgeport native)
Manchester Minutemen
Montpelier Capitals (capital of Vermont)
I was big into alliterative names then; hence, the Pilots, Minutemen, and Bears.
I had the
Pittsfield Mohawks in another of my leagues. Knuck and Tex did logos and uniforms for them, too. They have a definite "retro" feel, since the league was set in the 1930s. I had Danbury in my league, too, but I like
Danbury Hatters better than the nickame I used. There's a logo/uniform set on the forum for Hatters, which was made last September.
The other teams that were done last fall were:
Bridgeport Jumbos and
Orators
Hartford Oaks and
Chiefs
Auburn-Lewiston (Androscoggin) Anglers
Manchester Minutemen
Montpelier Capitals
Worcester Hearts
New Haven Knights and
Navigators (lots of possibilities for New Haven)
Springfield Rifles
Augusta Kennebecs and
Guides
I put teams on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard in one of my leagues, too. I called the
Nantucket club the
Navigators, with navy and gold as their colors.
Martha's Vineyard were the
Tourists.
And, simply because a logo and uniform might have been done for a particular team, that doesn't mean we have to use that one. As long as our designers don't mind making new ones, that is.