The Salt Lake Golden Eagles will become the Detroit Vipers, according to the Detroit Free Press.

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"It was a name we were going to use for the soccer team," said Tom Wilson, president of The Palace of Auburn Hills, which purchased the Salt Lake City IHL franchise and will move it to Detroit. "Everyone liked it."

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