PWHL Fans! The long awaited wait is over.

PWHL Las Vegas has its team name and team logo, the newest franchise in Las Vegas will be known as the Vegas Vanguards.

“I absolutely love the name. I think it is very fitting. 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,” said Hayley Scamurra, Vegas Vanguards forward. “I love the details and our logo — I think the fox is incredible. I was excited to see how everything came together.”

The primary colors for one of the four newest expansion teams will be Cactus Green, Fox Ivory, Desert Gold, and Midnight Navy. All of these colors truly embrace the colors of the desert.

Kit Fox 

The star of the team is the Kit Fox. From the Nevada Department of Wildlife, the Kit Fox lives in the Mojave Desert. The Kit Foxes are the smallest species of fox in North America. They also have a very caring and helpful nature to them. Kits from previous years will often stay to help raise the new kits. These foxes are what this new Vegas team strives to be: the ability to face adversity and adapt to new situations.

North Star 

Above the fox lies the North Star. The North Star in the Vanguards logo was inspired by the famous Vegas Star you see on the “Welcome to Las Vegas” signs. This North Star is a symbol representing looking toward what’s next and leading the way to something better.

Vanguards 

The name Vanguards was inspired by the pioneers who helped build the West. It touches on the same themes as the Kit Fox: being resilient, having courage, adapting to new environments, and starting new journeys together.  The bold font embodies the spirt of Vegas combining the old American West and the New Las Vegas, 

The Vegas V

The entire logo itself is shaped in a V form that represents the Vegas V, which stands for having the courage to venture out into something new. The theme is resiliency and adapting to new changes. 

Overall Theme 

Resilience, adaptability, and having courage are the main themes. Building something new, setting a culture and an identity, being able to handle adversity, and caring for one another. The Vanguards will play their first-ever regular season game on December 6th against the Detroit Clutch.