PWHL unveils names and logos for four expansion teams

The Professional Women’s Hockey League unveiled the names and logos of its four expansion teams Tuesday. The Detroit Clutch, Hamilton Havoc, San Jose Sea Lions and Vegas Vanguards join the league for the 2026–27 season.

Detroit’s circular logo combines a wheel and an automotive clutch, with grooves that evoke a vinyl record in a nod to Motown. Hamilton’s crest depicts a peregrine falcon rendered in steel, pairing the city’s official bird with a reference to its steelmaking industry.

San Jose’s crest shapes a sea lion into a wave against a setting sun, drawing on the Bay Area’s Pacific coastline. The Vegas crest features a Mojave Desert kit fox beneath a star framed by a V.

Hamilton visits the Montréal Victoire and San Jose hosts the Minnesota Frost on Dec. 5. Detroit and Vegas play each other the next day at T-Mobile Arena. All four clubs will wear jerseys with their city names across the front in their inaugural season. The new identities will appear on game jerseys in 2027–28.