Way early New Toronto WNBA team name

xAIRNESSx · Post #101 » by **xAIRNESSx** » Tue May 14, 2024 12:45 pm

Toronto RaptHers

WuTang_OG · Post #102 » by **WuTang_OG** » Tue May 14, 2024 1:15 pm

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Many7695 · Post #103 » by **Many7695** » Tue May 14, 2024 2:43 pm

WuTang_OG wrote:

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I get what they wanted to do with Valkyrie and the golden state bridge but just isn’t very creative

M3tro · Post #104 » by **M3tro** » Tue May 14, 2024 2:57 pm

Toronto Triceratops is my alternate guess

Post #105 » by **DG88** » Tue May 14, 2024 2:58 pm

M3tro wrote:Toronto Triceratops is my alternate guess

Toronto Velociraptors

Rassbusta · Post #106 » by **Rassbusta** » Tue May 14, 2024 3:10 pm

Toronto set up tings

douggood · Post #107 » by **douggood** » Tue May 14, 2024 3:16 pm

i like the name ravens/troopers/thunder

Dennis 37 · Post #108 » by **Dennis 37** » Tue May 14, 2024 3:21 pm

SpezNc wrote:
WaltFrazier wrote:
Jadoogar wrote:I like Huskies or something Dinosaur related to keep the theme consistent.

Lady Raptors? Raptorettes?

Just kidding but I think most dino names are cumbersome and hard to pronounce.

I like Diamonds suggested above, but it's not so Toronto oriented.

I think Canada was involved in combatting blood diamond ! Also I was under the impression there was diamond up in the far north

But obviously kinda agree its not really Toronto oriented .

Lot of ravines in Toronto.

Toronto Ravines. Julien, of TPB, would love that.

I don't think a local name will be found. Toronto is very diverse and nothing really represents all of Toronto.

https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/parks-gardens-beaches/ravines-natural-parklands/

dohboy_24 · Post #109 » by **dohboy_24** » Tue May 14, 2024 3:22 pm

If you review all the professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, CFL, WNBA, NLL) in North America expect for the MLS (Major League Soccer) teams with FC for football club, Sporting, Real, or SC for soccer club for a team name, there are 28 cities with names that do not end with the letter S:

NBA - Miami Heat (est. 1988)
NBA - Orlando Magic (est. 1989)
NBA - New Orleans/Utah Jazz (est. 1974)
NBA - Oklahoma City Thunder (est. 2008)

MLB - Boston Red Sox (est. 1901)
MLB - Chicago White Sox (est. 1904)

NHL - Colorado Avalanche (est. 1994)
NHL - Tampa Bay Lightning (est. 1992)
NHL - Minnesota Wild (est. 2000)
NHL - Seattle Kraken (est. 2021)

WNBA - Atlanta Dream (est. 2008)
WNBA - Chicago Sky (est. 2006)
WNBA - Connecticut Sun (est. 1999)
WNBA - Indiana Fever (est. 2000)
WNBA - New York Liberty (est. 1997)
WNBA - Minnesota Lynx (est. 1999)
WNBA - Phoenix Mercury (est. 1997)
WNBA - Seattle Storm (est. 2000)

MLS - Columbus Crew (est. 1996)
MLS - DC United (est. 1996)
MLS - New England Revolution (est. 1996)
MLS - New York Red Bulls (est. 1996)
MLS - Philadelphia Union (est. 2010)
MLS - LA Galaxy (est. 1996)

NLL - Colorado Mammoth (est. 2003)
NLL - Georgia Storm (est. 2016)
NLL - Edmonton/Saskatchewan Rush (est. 2005)
NLL - Toronto Rock (est. 1998)

Since 75% of the WNBA cities have team names that do not end with the letter S, it's possible the Toronto WNBA team will follow that trend rather than the trend at large amongst all professional sports leagues.

If so, these could be among the names considered:

Toronto Aurora
Toronto Arsenal
Toronto Athena
Toronto Aura
Toronto Brigade
Toronto Battalion
Toronto Breeze
Toronto Blizzard
Toronto Blaze
Toronto Express
Toronto Freeze
Toronto Rapture
Toronto Snowstorm
Toronto Tempest
Toronto T-Rex

Any others you can think of?

douggood · Post #110 » by **douggood** » Tue May 14, 2024 3:32 pm

DG88 wrote:
M3tro wrote:Toronto Triceratops is my alternate guess

Toronto Velociraptors

there is no association with the raptors so i think they will likely avoid that theme.

golden state warriors and Valkyrie work, both in the same theme, both share ownership group/arena etc.

bballsparkin · Post #111 » by **bballsparkin** » Tue May 14, 2024 4:14 pm

Beavers

I don't really like any of the names. Huskies is good. But as I read maybe not so much for women. :dontknow:

Northern Lights perhaps. But not really. A cooler name for Dragons for the jeresy logo perhaps.

edit: I like Ravens. Thunder is not bad.

SpezNc · Post #112 » by **SpezNc** » Tue May 14, 2024 4:46 pm

dohboy_24 wrote:If you review all the professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, CFL, WNBA, NLL) in North America expect for the MLS (Major League Soccer) teams with FC for football club, Sporting, Real, or SC for soccer club for a team name, there are 28 cities with names that do not end with the letter S:

NBA - Miami Heat (est. 1988)
NBA - Orlando Magic (est. 1989)
NBA - New Orleans/Utah Jazz (est. 1974)
NBA - Oklahoma City Thunder (est. 2008)

MLB - Boston Red Sox (est. 1901)
MLB - Chicago White Sox (est. 1904)

NHL - Colorado Avalanche (est. 1994)
NHL - Tampa Bay Lightning (est. 1992)
NHL - Minnesota Wild (est. 2000)
NHL - Seattle Kraken (est. 2021)

WNBA - Atlanta Dream (est. 2008)
WNBA - Chicago Sky (est. 2006)
WNBA - Connecticut Sun (est. 1999)
WNBA - Indiana Fever (est. 2000)
WNBA - New York Liberty (est. 1997)
WNBA - Minnesota Lynx (est. 1999)
WNBA - Phoenix Mercury (est. 1997)
WNBA - Seattle Storm (est. 2000)

MLS - Columbus Crew (est. 1996)
MLS - DC United (est. 1996)
MLS - New England Revolution (est. 1996)
MLS - New York Red Bulls (est. 1996)
MLS - Philadelphia Union (est. 2010)
MLS - LA Galaxy (est. 1996)

NLL - Colorado Mammoth (est. 2003)
NLL - Georgia Storm (est. 2016)
NLL - Edmonton/Saskatchewan Rush (est. 2005)
NLL - Toronto Rock (est. 1998)

Since 75% of the WNBA cities have team names that do not end with the letter S, it's possible the Toronto WNBA team will follow that trend rather than the trend at large amongst all professional sports leagues.

If so, these could be among the names considered:

Toronto Aurora
Toronto Arsenal
Toronto Athena
Toronto Aura
Toronto Brigade
Toronto Battalion
Toronto Breeze
Toronto Blizzard
Toronto Blaze
Toronto Express
Toronto Freeze
Toronto Rapture
Toronto Snowstorm
Toronto Tempest
Toronto T-Rex

Any others you can think of?

I like Arsenal although I am not sure about a the same name as a famous football club . But I low key like that name .

As for Aurora, northern lights I had a bit of fun with the AI

SpezNc · Post #113 » by **SpezNc** » Tue May 14, 2024 4:50 pm

Many7695 wrote:
WuTang_OG wrote:

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I get what they wanted to do with Valkyrie and the golden state bridge but just isn’t very creative

I find it a bit “too corporate “ . Seems like the vibe nowadays is to be as simplistic as possible in the logo.

At least we know now it’s not going be the Toronto Valkyries . One less option!

Potential · Post #114 » by **Potential** » Tue May 14, 2024 5:25 pm

Merit · Post #115 » by **Merit** » Tue May 14, 2024 5:30 pm

WaltFrazier wrote:Unity? I know there are team names that don't end in s but none named for a concept quite like that. How about, Diversity? Or Wokeness?

Rights

Merit · Post #116 » by **Merit** » Tue May 14, 2024 5:32 pm

Toronto Towers

ciueli · Post #117 » by **ciueli** » Tue May 14, 2024 5:40 pm

Toronto Queens. Only team in a constitutional monarchy, it makes sense.

Coco Costanza · Post #118 » by **Coco Costanza** » Tue May 14, 2024 6:00 pm

Many7695 wrote:
WuTang_OG wrote:

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I get what they wanted to do with Valkyrie and the golden state bridge but just isn’t very creative

It also oddly removes any Valkyrie imagery. Like, should we focus on wings on helmets, swords? Nah, let's just go with the bridge.

WuTang_OG · Post #119 » by **WuTang_OG** » Tue May 14, 2024 6:03 pm

Toronto Titans

According to the Theogony of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the primordial parents Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth), with six male Titans—Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Cronus—and six female Titans, called the Titanides (αἱ Τῑτᾱνῐ́δες, hai Tītānídes) or Titanesses—Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, ...

biebstothelotto · Post #120 » by **biebstothelotto** » Tue May 14, 2024 6:21 pm

Dennis 37 wrote:
biebstothelotto wrote:The Toronto RUSH!!!
Based off of a famous local band, sounds cool, and they could play their songs at games. The Toronto Limelight could be good in this vein as well.

Well then,

The Toronto Max Webster!!!

The cat's in the bag, the neighbours holler, this party's higher than the Eiffel tower!

But 'The Rush' sounds like the name of a sports team

Which name for new WNBA team in Toronto ?