Anaheim better not hear this

The Dodgers dropped “Brooklyn” from their name. The Giants left “New York” in the five boroughs when they moved to San Francisco.

So three New York assemblymen feel it’s only fair that the NFL teams who left the city give up their New York status. They have sponsored a bill that would stop the Giants and Jets -- as well as Major League Soccer’s Red Bulls -- from using New York, or the N.Y. abbreviation, in their names.

There was no argument on the west side of the Hudson River.

“That bill does sound like a Jersey thing, which is ironic considering that over here we basically seem to have given up on this,” George Zoffinger, head of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, told the Bergen Record.

In the bill, Assemblyman Ivan Lafayette (Queens) wrote: “At the very least, the location of the place where a team plays should be accurate, and reflect where they actually play their home games.”

Think they’d settle for the New York Giants of New Jersey?

Still, making NFL teams identify their exact location is a slippery slope.

The Irving Cowboys.

The Foxborough Patriots.

The Holding Cell Bengals.

Trivia time

Where have the Dodgers resided longer, Ebbets Field or Dodger Stadium?

Northern exposure

Proving that politicians in the U.S. aren’t the only ones wasting time and tax dollars, a parliamentary committee has summoned Hockey Canada officials to explain why Shane Doan was named team captain for the world championships.

Doan, who plays for the Phoenix Coyotes, allegedly made a derogatory remark to a French-Canadian referee during a game in 2005. He has denied the allegation.

Hey, could have been worse. Captain Sean Avery?

Still, last week all parties supported a Bloc Quebecois motion demanding hockey officials account for their actions.

“We’re talking about an organization that receives millions of dollars a year in government money,” MP Michael Chong said. “They are accountable, in part, to the government of Canada.”

Pick me! Pick me!

Kellen Lee, a 6-foot-11, 200-pound forward from Los Angeles City College, was one of 58 college players to declare early for the NBA draft, though he is unlikely to stir memories of LeBron James.

Lee had nearly as many turnovers (70) as points (116), with eight traveling violations, 14 bad passes, two lane violations and 28 here-you-take-the-ball moments, according to team statistics, in 17 games before leaving the team.

Bet Phil and Kobe can’t wait.

Playing dirty

Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan, who tossed an NCAA-record 58 touchdown passes last season, is demanding university officials clean up the program, or at least the program’s facilities.

“We spent all spring with no soap in our showers,” Brennan told the Honolulu Advertiser. “Half of the soap dispensers are broken. How hard is it for us to have soap in our lockers? Isn’t that something that should be a health issue?”

Brennan also complained about the parking situation, saying he had $800 in parking fines at the Manoa campus, with his car being towed twice.

Geez, $800 and a couple of towings? Brennan got off easy. In 1999, parking violations cost nine UCLA players $1,405 and 200 hours of community service. Of course, they were using handicap placards.

Trivia answer

Dodger Stadium, where the Dodgers are in their 46th season. They played 45 in Ebbets Field, where, rumor has it, non-season ticket holders still have to park for games.

And finally

Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia set a record in his debut with the Atlanta Braves last week -- the longest last name in major league history (14 letters). The best part about this record? BALCO is believed to have had nothing to do with it.

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chris.foster@latimes.com