GhostOfNormMacdonald

 I'm still sad that Lakers and North Stars, two of the best possible names for a team from Minnesota, just straight up can't be used because we lost those teams 

Hello, I wanted to give a more detailed ranking on the names now that there has been some time to process everything. I've split it into 3 tiers

Tier 1: The Good

1. Montréal Victoire

I'm choosing to interpret the name as the French version of the Roman Goddess Victoria and not Victory, just because.

Good name, awesome logo and color scheme. You can tell the PWHL put a lot of thought and effort into creating an identity fit for Montréal's unique spot as the only Francophone city that the league will probably ever have a team in (I'm still holding out for Las Nordiques).

Alluding to both winning and a Roman Goddess, as well as having a cool logo puts the Kebekers a at the top of the list

2. New York Sirens

Having watched "La Sirenita" in HS Spanish has equipped me with the knowledge that a siren isn't just a horn that goes "weewoo" but also another term for mermaids (also the whole Greek muth stuff).

I'm a sucker for mythology, so the whole "beautiful but deadly mythical beasts" thing is something I really like for women's sports team.

Nice double meaning. Good colors. Great job. Don't get the hate

Tier 2: The Mid

3. Boston Fleet

Boston and Minnesota are kind of interchangeable on this list. Nothing offensive, but also nothing that wows. I give Boston a slight edge because I like the logo better.

It's an okay name, but the irregular plural is just... meh. I'm just sick of it. Boston is on the ocean, oceans have fleets. Okie

Love the logo though. Obviously inspired by the Whalers, but what great art doesn't stand on the shoulders of giants?

4. Minnesota Frost

Lavender and purple is a great color combo, and happen to be 2 of my top 3 fave colors, so yay.

The logo is generic. Some have said the logo makes them think of mountains before icicles, which is fitting for the land of 10,000 mountains.

The name is just... it's just blah. It's like they wanted the lamest name possible. Some empty suits probably went "garsh, it sure is cold in Minnesota" and completely ignored that it's cold in ALL THE :censored:ING CITIES THEY PLAY HOCKEY IN. ITS :censored:ING HOCKEY

Frost is the least intimidating form of ice, like, guys. There was so much potential

Whatever.

Tier 3: The Bad

5. Toronto Sceptres

Using a name that's spelled different depending on if your speaking Canadian or US English probably wasn't a great choice, but that's the least of the problems.

Like, Monarchs and Queens are basic names, but sometimes that's way more preferable than a name that just doesn't make sense.

Like, scepters are the lamest part of the royal outfit. Toronto Crowns would have been better.

The monogram feels off for a hockey team. It really feels like a baseball logo, and I just don't like it.

Vibes are off.

6. Ottawa Charge

Lol

What are the chances the Commies jump to NoVa? They'll never be in DC proper, right?

Holy toledo that Tulane OU match-up is phenomenal

Vikes-9ers is a beautiful match-up, per usual

 The Goph's full banana look is fine as a one-off each year. Paying a little homage to the GOLDEN part of the name and uniform history for 60 minutes isn't the worst thing in the world 

  I hope MN has a light lavender as the away jersey. Like Montreal's cream aways, it goes with the color scheme and adds a little flavor to the identity. Idk if it would look good though, could someone more talented draw that up?   

An hour on and seeing some merch, I like frost. I think it will age better than Wild did

Boston Wicked, Minnesota Uff Da, Pittsburgh Yinz, Philadelphia Jawns, New York Fuggetaboutet, Montreal Tabernac

Also, Toronto Monarchs or Queens with a TM or TQ monogram would have been better.

The Fleet logo is the best IMO

      Frost is better than Superior, but not as good as Valkyries, or Voyageurs      could be worse     

The Goph's looked great yesterday. I loved the finish on the decals. G-M-G is more of an ASU thing, but I can't say it looks bad for Minny

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_n_eFDS8pD/?igsh=MTI5a2Z4b2hmNDdqaQ==

The Philadelphia 1776ers of New Jersey has a certain horrific ring to it

The NJ Nets ceasing to exist only for the New Jersey 76ers to become a thing would be proof we live in the most cursed timeline

It would be dumb to change the colors a ton after one season. We had an entire season where the color WAS the brand of the team. It would suck to have that nuked when it gets an actual name

    I guess I will be the 10th dentist and say I like it in the skyline. The MPLS skyline looks so good from so many angles for a city of it's size, and I find myself admiring US Bank whenever I'm driving in from the north or east. It looks like a futuristic Stave church, which fits the glass and steel faux-Scandi vibe of MPLS. I'd prefer an open stadium, but not because of how it looks in the skyline   

 I like US Bank, but I agree that we just should have built an open stadium. We can do all the kitschy faux-Scandi stuff to decorate the stadium, it doesn't need to be the WHOLE stadium

  All this talk of suburbs fighting for stadium rights makes me really glad the Twikings/Vins ditched Bloomington for downtown MPLS. I'm a 10 minute bikeride away from Target Field, and they have a place to store a bike.

Needing to go to an entirely different suburb would suck.

   A Philly team playing outside of Pennsylvania feels wrong to me. The Giants and Jets are special because where the heck are you going to fit an 80k stadium in NYC? But a Philly team in Jersey or Delaware? What? Is there something my Midwest hick mind isn't getting about the east coast? 

        Being an ASU alum and Minnesota fan/(hopefully) future student has really made my wardrobe maroon and gold heavy.   

The goph's really did look good last night thoughost       Ditch the oar stripe and its perfect     

That's, uh, interesting. Unsure how to feel about the design

Minneapolis Millerettes!

I will actually be so upset if it's Minnesota Superior. I'm not cheering for a team with such a dumb name

Agreed that Alerts is better than just Alert

Having now seen a home Mercury and Lynx games, I can confidently say the W has nice courts and a great atmosphere. Seriously, catch a game if you can. Good basketball on the cheap

Hi, I thought I would make a new topic, since we are approaching the new season have already had the draft, and are in the middle of free agency.

The only news is that aparently some people in the league have said that names will be revealed in August. The only legit news source I could find was this Star Tribune article (https://m.startribune.com/now-league-champions-pwhl-minnesota-needs-a-permanent-name-here-are-10-suggestions/600369985/?clmob=y&c=n)

Apparently no new trademarks have been filed for the names that were pulled last year after fan backlash. That's a disappointment. Since they were:

Minnesota Superior (why? Like, Duluth is my favorite city in the world, but thats just a bad name. I would honestly prefer Lakers, but idk how well that would go)
Boston Wicked ()
New York Sound (what?)
Montréal Echo (???)
Ottawa Alert (my friends from Ottawa aparently actually like the name for local reasons that were too Canuck for my Minnewegian mind to comprehend so )
Toronto Torch (wouldn't that work better for NY?)

Minnesota players (including my future wife, Taylor Heise) are aparently pushing for the name "Reign" as a nod to the artist formerly living as Prince and a play on the team colors, purple and black. I haven't heard any other serious pushes for names from other team's players.

Names will be confirmed August next month sometime, but no one has said when other than that.

What names would you like to see? Will you be following the league? Where would you hope they expand if the league continues to be a success?