By official decree of this season&#039;s renegade (no relation) IDL board, captains will get to pick their own team names this season!<br /><br />In order for this to be possible, there must be a few ground rules:<br /><br />1.&nbsp; All names must be board-approved.&nbsp; Captains submit* some number of names they might want for their teams, the board vetoes any names they feel like vetoing, and the captains get to choose from what remains.&nbsp; We are going to censor names based on a.) ridiculously offensive language, including b.) overt sexual references, c.) unpronounceability, d.) personal attacks, and e.) unforgivable lameness.&nbsp; We are not going to provide a list of words and body parts you cannot say, so use your best judgment.&nbsp; All currently existing names are pre-approved, and many captains have indicated that they will continue using their same name.<br /><br />2.&nbsp; If a captain does not get a name certified by such-and-such a deadline, he will be forced to use his team&#039;s original name until next season.<br /><br />3.&nbsp; Because we would like to see some type of (real) cohesion of teams over seasons, captains must use their team name for at least two seasons (if they captain next season at all).&nbsp; So, choose your names wisely, because you will be stuck with them for a year.&nbsp; We hope, however, that captains will use their team names for much longer than this.<br /><br />4.&nbsp; Captains are remaining on or inheriting pre-existing teams, so their conferences and divisions do not change because of this rule.&nbsp; We are just calling our teams something else for fun.<br /><br />5.&nbsp; If another captain comes up with a name and then quits, and you want to use their name, you need their permission.&nbsp; Hopefully you will be clever enough and have enough confidence to come up with your own name.&nbsp; Plus, it complicates stats.<br /><br />The procedure:<br /><br />Because of (3), there is no need to wait until after the draft to choose your name.&nbsp; (So Canadian Bacon will only work if you get stall both seasons.)&nbsp; In fact, we would like to do it by the time captains are announced.<br /><br />I would like for all captains (who are interested in naming their teams) to submit no more than 5 names by some time Saturday so that we can approve/deny them, get back to you, and announce captains with your team names some time Sunday.&nbsp; Try to submit them earlier than 2 AM on Sunday when the board isn&#039;t on.<br /><br />This isn&#039;t like a huge deal.&nbsp; If it turns out we can&#039;t get it figured out until Tuesday, then fine, but I&#039;d rather see it done sooner than later.