The Puck Drop: Rating the newly announced PWHL logos and team names

After a storied inaugural season with six teams last year, the Professional Women’s Hockey League announced their teams’ new logos and team names on Monday after a year in the making. In this edition of The Puck Drop, I will rank these logos from best to worst.  

1. Minnesota Frost 

Since the PWHL and its teams’ announcement, Minnesota being given purple immediately caught my eye. Growing up, when I would create my own teams on the various EA NHL video games, my jerseys would always be purple, because it’s my favorite color. Seeing that come to life with Minnesota healed my inner child. Also, can we talk about how well the name “Frost” suits them? Minnesota is well-known for how cold it gets in the winter months, so if they could pick any name, this might have been the most perfect one. The logo itself is very simple with an “F” that resembles an icicle. Many teams chose to have different colors added to their team color palette, but I am so glad that Minnesota stuck with the striking purple. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. 

2. Montreal Victoire  

This logo was a close second for me. Last year, I was not exactly satisfied with the red they had chosen for Montreal originally, but this new logo, mixed with beige and navy blue, looks sleek. When I first looked at it, it resembled a logo you would see in Major League Soccer. The way the logo is shaped looks like a shield of armor, and, besides New York, it is the only one with the team’s name on the logo. Speaking of the team’s name, I love the fact that it is in French. Victoire really rolls off the tongue nicely and gives the vibe that they are a team the others in the league will have to look out for.  

3. Boston Fleet 

I’m going to be completely honest and say that I was not happy with the green they originally chose for Boston, but with the new logo, I really like the color concept. It’s pretty like Minnesota’s logo with the singular letter, but instead of an “F”, it’s a “B,” that sort of resembles the edge of a fishhook with waves on the inside of the letter. I know a lot of people loved the logo, but for me personally, I wish they had gone with a different name.  

4. Ottawa Chargers  

It feels like a custom at this point for Calgary teams to have the color concept of red, orange, yellow and white. This is another logo where the letter is the image, but they could have gotten more creative with it. I’m also not sure what the logo represents, it looks like a washer. I will say, though, I like the concept.  

5. New York Sirens  

When I hear sirens and New York in the same sentence, I usually think of the sirens from police cars that are the cities’ signature soundtrack. I understand that they mean the siren, like the mermaid, but I feel they could have integrated that into the logo instead of 3D letters.  

6. Toronto Sceptres  

This logo and team name has gotten a lot of mixed reviews. Personally, I love the name, but I am not exactly excited about how they mixed blue and yellow. The logo also integrates both letters from its name, but it doesn’t really stand out to me as the others have above. 

Although the PWHL has not officially sent out any schedule releases yet, fans will have many opportunities to see these new logos and team names in action. The PWHL will have each team play 30 games, including neutral game sites.