The four names are official
The Professional Women’s Hockey League unveiled the identities of its four 2026-27 expansion teams on November 10: Detroit Clutch, Hamilton Havoc, San Jose Sea Lions and Vegas Vanguards. The league’s official shop navigation now uses those names.
Detroit’s identity draws on automotive and musical history; Hamilton’s combines its industrial setting with a peregrine falcon. San Jose’s uses a sea lion and coastal references, while Vegas features a desert kit fox. These are the league’s descriptions of the new brands.
The new logos are separate from this season’s uniforms
The teams will still wear city-branded jerseys during their inaugural season. The league says redesigned jerseys featuring the new logos will be used in their second seasons, 2027-28.
That distinction also appears in the earlier October 8 jersey announcement, which described city names stitched diagonally across the front. Today’s identity reveal does not replace those inaugural uniforms immediately.
What changes for supporters now
The league says merchandise carrying the new brands is available through its official online shop. Its US storefront lists all four team names, but this report has not verified every item’s inventory, checkout price, shipping destination or delivery date.
Opening Weekend for the league’s fourth season, and the four clubs’ first seasons, is December 5 to 6. The new team names identify the clubs fans should look for in league news, schedules and shop categories; this announcement does not establish a particular broadcast package or ticket entitlement.
