The MerBlades are absolutely fabulous. They're gonna be my team for now. 

That Gila monster is your best logo yet. Brilliant work.

The sixth franchise to be granted was the Bay Area Cyborgs. The 'Borgs will serve as an appetizer for Northern California hockey fans before the NHL San Jose Sharks arrive later this fall. This year, the 'Borgs will play at the Cow Palace, which will also serve as the Sharks' temporary home. A new arena in San Jose will open in Fall '93. Should the Cyborgs stick around, they'll will move into The Tank in Summer '94.




1991 Cyborgs Roster

FORWARDS
67 - (C) Anthony Marshall (Edmonton, AB)
65 - (A) Nicholas McCain (Detroit, MI)
82 - (A) Simon Bishop (Hamilton, ON)
98 - Quinn Law (Portland, OR)
29 - Brooks McLaughlin (Minnetonka, MN)
12 - Mats Karlsson (Malmo, Sweden)
9 - Mattias Helminen (Helsinki, Finland)
90 - Oliver Gill (Peterborough, ON)

DEFENSEMEN
44 - Stanley Robinson (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
21 - Archie Rees (Hartford, CT)
10 - Kenneth Reid (Fargo, ND)
41 - Yannick Pomerleau (Montreal, QC)

GOALIES
53 - Olivier Chevalier (Quebec City, QC)
69 - Peter Nelson (Victoria, BC)

The RHL's Los Angeles franchise was granted to NHL Kings chairman Bruce McNall, current Kings captain Wayne Gretzky and NBA Lakers chairman Dr. Jerry Buss. The team will play its home games at the Great Western Forum. But first, the Los Angeles Times is holding a run-off to vote on the name and logo for the team.

The naming of the franchise is now down to two candidates.

The Action; Both a popular Hollywood genre and a command used by the director on the set of a film or TV series.

The Surfers; For the surfing culture of LA and the city's coastal proximity.

They both look good but I like the bolder look for the Action, feels much more Roller League to me. I did wonder if adding some movement stripes similar to the LA Express logo might really sell it though. I like the Action LA monogram as well. Very slick.

Edit: I think you could keep the Surfers logo for a potential second LA franchise maybe in Anaheim or Long Beach or something.

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At long last, the RHL's franchise in the City of Angels can finally be unveiled!

The Los Angeles Action!

Owned by Dr. Jerry Buss, Bruce McNall and Wayne Gretzky, the Action will play their home games at the Great Western Forum.



1991 Action Roster

FORWARDS
20 - (C) Bradley Collins (Grand Forks, MN)
34 - (A) Max Brooks (Chicago, IL)
15 - (A) Adonis Petty (Pittsburgh, PA)
6 - Aaron Palmer (Regina, SK)
77 - Miko Lipponen (Espoo, Finland)
47 - Timo Kangas (Helsinki, Finland)
79 - Sebastian Mann (Brandon, MB)
82 - Beau Adams (Comox, BC)

DEFENSEMEN
70 - Colt Taylor (Hamilton, ON)
50 - Xander Till (Burnaby, BC)
89 - Victor Lee (Boston, MA)
91 - Francois St. Louis (Montreal, QC)

GOALIES
96 - Ivar Nordquist (Malmo, Sweden)
87 - Ludwig Haglund (Gothenburg, Sweden)