Talk:Ottawa Intrepid

National Capitals Pioneers spelling

@RedPatch: I know the logo says National Capital/s/ Pioneers but I couldn't find a single source that uses that unusual spelling. Both modern and period sources (e.g. 1) do not have the "s". BLAIXX 00:14, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

@Blaixx: Some newspapers from 1987 use Capitals. [1] [2]. Someone also copy and pasted a 1987 article on this forum on a February 15 post which also uses Capitals. Given both forms were used (with S and without S), I decided to change it to the one that matched the logo. RedPatch (talk) 00:34, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

My appologies, there are some sources with the S but I still think the majority are without [3][4][5]. Search hits definitely favour the "Capital" spelling. I wonder how that name ever ended up on the logo because it sounds so awkward to say out loud and doesn't make any sense given that it refers to the singular National Capital Region. BLAIXX 00:54, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

I agree that its a really awkward sounding name. I only noticed when I noticed that the French name was plural that the logo also showed the English name as plural as well. Seems both forms (singular and plural) were common usage. Pinging @Walter Görlitz: for a third opinion since they also regular edit Canadian soccer articles. RedPatch (talk) 02:39, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Wow. This is odd indeed. The logo does have the "s" but their brochure clearly does not. I missed the entire CSL era so I cannot recall the team (other then the Vancouver 86s and Edmonton Brickmen or Brick Men (again depending on sources. Perhaps we can do what we did with that lede, indicating the variant spellings? Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:55, 15 April 2021 (UTC)