Who are the other ‘Knights’ teams out there?

By KIRA TERRY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

8 years ago

Fans purchase official Golden Knights merchandise at the conclusion of a ceremony to unveil the Las Vegas’ NHL expansion franchise’s official team nickname, logos and colors on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at Toshiba Plaza, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Central Florida Knights mascot walks the sidelines during an NCAA college football game between Penn State and Central Florida in State College, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. Central Florida won 34-31. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

London Knights’ Mitchell Marner, left, and Christian Dvorak lift the Memorial Cup as they celebrate their overtime victory in CHL Memorial Cup championship game hockey action against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in Red Deer, Canada, Sunday, May 29, 2016. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Army Black Knights cheerleaders wave flags after a score against the Rice Owls during a college football game on Saturday, October 11, 2014 in West Point, NY. Rice won 41-21. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)

With the announcement of Las Vegas’s NHL team name becoming official — Vegas Golden Knights — on Tuesday night, it got us thinking about what other “Knights” are actually out there.

Here’s a look at the other Knights teams:

KNIGHT TEAMS

Army Black Knights: The Army Black Knights represent the United States Military Academy, where Golden Knights owner Bill Foley attended, and is in West Point, New York

London Knights: The London Knights are a junior hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League and are based in London, Ontario, Canada.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Rutgers University’s mascot is Scarlet Knights and the school is in Piscataway, N.J.

Charlotte Knights: The Charlotte Knights are a minor league baseball team in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Central Florida Knights: The University of Central Florida is known as the Knights. UCF is a public research university in Orlando, Florida.

GOLDEN TEAMS

Golden State Warriors: The Golden State Warriors are an NBA team in Oakland, California.

Minnesota Golden Gophers: The University of Minnesota athletic teams are known as the Golden Gophers. The university is in Minneapolis.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane: The University of Tulsa teams are also known as the Golden Hurricane. Yes, singular. The school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

GOLDEN KNIGHT TEAMS

Clarkson Golden Knights: Clarkson University is a private research university and it’s located in Potsdam, New York.

Contact Kira Terry at kterry@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3880. Follow @kiraterry on Twitter.