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The expansion franchise revealed its name and logo on Nov.
22. It has until June 7, 2017 to respond to the trademark
denial.
"There are countless examples of college sports teams and
professional sports teams with coexisting names," the Golden
Knights said in a statement to Sports Illustrated. "We will plan
on making these arguments and others in our detailed written
response."
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly offered the league's support
and said there is no plan to rename the franchise in a statement
released Thursday.
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The Calgary Flames recalled defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon from
the Stockton Heat of the American Hockey League and assigned
defenseman Brett Kulak to the same club.
Wotherspoon, 23, scored a goal and tallied five assists in 19
games with Stockton this season.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled defenseman Luke Witkowski from
the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
Witkowski, 26, tallied six shots on goal but zero points in six
games with the Lightning earlier this season. He totaled three
assists over 11 contests with Syracuse in 2016.
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The Minnesota Wild reassigned left wing Teemu Pulkkinen to the
Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League.
Pulkkinen, 24, was recalled before the Wild's 3-2 win at the
Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night, but did not play. He
scored one goal in eight prior games with Minnesota in 2016.
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The San Jose Sharks reassigned defenseman Mirco Mueller to the
San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League.
Mueller, 21, was recalled before the Sharks' 4-2 loss to the
Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night but did not play.
(Editing by Larry Fine) ))
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