The Professional Women’s Hockey League has revealed the names and logos for four expansion teams ahead of the 2026-27 season, including Hamilton’s Havoc.
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The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) unveiled the names and logos for four expansion franchises ahead of the 2026-27 season, with Hamilton’s team set to take the ice as the Havoc.
The PWHL said in a release that the Havoc’s logo features a steel reimagining of Hamilton’s official bird, the peregrine falcon, using rust, gold, and ivory colours. The league added that the Havoc’s branding "speaks to a city where nature and industry exist side by side."
Detroit’s expansion franchise will be called the Clutch, with a circular logo referencing a wheel and automotive clutch and reflecting the city’s automotive heritage.
San Jose’s team will be known as the Sea Lions, and its emblem honours the San Francisco Sea Lions baseball club of the West Coast Negro Baseball Association.
Las Vegas’s expansion club will be called the Vanguards. Its logo features a kit fox with ears forming a "V" beneath a star.
The PWHL said expansion teams will wear city-branded jerseys during their inaugural season, while the new team logos will appear on redesigned jerseys in their second season.
The PWHL enters the upcoming season with 12 teams — five in Canada and seven in the United States — up from six in its inaugural 2024 season.
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