Hamilton’s PWHL team named the Havoc as league unveils expansion names and logos

TORONTO — The Professional Women’s Hockey League unveiled team names and logos for its four expansion franchises ahead of the 2026-27 season, with Hamilton’s club set to take the ice as the Havoc.

The Havoc logo features a steel reimagining of Hamilton’s official bird, the peregrine falcon, with rust, gold, and ivory colours.

The PWHL said in a release that the Havoc’s branding “speaks to a city where nature and industry exist side by side.”

Detroit’s franchise will be known as the Clutch, reflecting the city’s automotive heritage through a circular logo referencing a wheel and automotive clutch.

San Jose’s team will be called the Sea Lions, whose emblem honours the San Francisco Sea Lions baseball club of the West Coast Negro Baseball Association.

Las Vegas’s team will be called the Vanguards, with a logo featuring the kit fox, whose ears form a ‘V,’ beneath a star.

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.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 10, 2026.

The Canadian Press