Las Vegas’ PWHL team officially named Vegas Vanguards

Introducing, the Vegas Vanguards.

Las Vegas’ expansion franchise in the PWHL announced its identity and brand Tuesday, one month before the franchise begins its inaugural season.

The name, according to the league, celebrates those who “lead the way, embracing challenges and creating new opportunities.”

The Vanguards open their inaugural season Dec. 6 against Detroit at T-Mobile Arena.

The logo is a kit fox, the smallest species of fox in North America that is native to the Mojave Desert. The Las Vegas star is placed between a silhouette of a “V.” The typography is inspired by the American frontier, the league says.

That surrounds the Vanguards’ primary colors of cactus green, fox ivory, desert gold and midnight navy.

“I absolutely love the name. I think it is very fitting,” Vanguards forward Hayley Scamurra said. “We are all pioneers of this game that we love so much, and now we get to be the first pro women’s hockey team in Vegas, so I think that’s really exciting.”

The PWHL unveiled the names for all four expansion teams. The Vanguards join the Detroit Clutch, Hamilton Havoc and San Jose Sea Lions that expanded the league to 12 teams.

The Vanguards unveiled their sweaters for the upcoming season last month. Per the league’s tradition, the jerseys will not have the logo on them for the first season. Instead, Vegas will be stretched diagonally across the front on the Vanguards’ green home sweaters and white road jerseys.

“Few words capture the spirit of women’s hockey as fittingly as Vanguards, especially in the desert, a place defined by trailblazers who dared to build something new,” PWHL executive vice president of business operations Amy Scheer said in a statement. “From the beginning, the PWHL has been about breaking ground to create new opportunities.

“The Vegas Vanguards reflect that same pioneering spirit, helping lead the sport forward and inspiring the next generation of players, fans, and leaders to imagine what’s possible.”

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