Get ready for a women's pro hockey Torrent in Seattle and the Goldeneyes in Vancouver, as the PWHL unveiled logos and nicknames for its two expansion franchises on Thursday.

The designs and names were chosen to reflect each of the two Pacific Northwest markets. It's a process that began in April at about the same time the professional women’s league announced it was expanding from six to eight teams for its third season.

The expansion teams will be competing on opening day, with Seattle playing at Vancouver on Nov. 21.

The Torrent nickname and S-shaped logo — with the word Torrent written across — draws from Washington’s powerful rivers and cascading waterways that have carved out the region’s landscape.

Meantime, the Goldeneyes nickname was inspired by the duck common to northern clim

See Full Page