Admittedly, this nickname doesn’t make the most sense. Lowell, Mass., is based around a body of water, though that would be the Merrimack River, not a lake.
Then again, seagulls are still identified as seagulls, even when they hover over fresh water, so why not let Lowell have its Lock Monsters? I mean, for reasons other than the AHL’s difficulty sustaining an eighth team in the crowded region of New England?
