News Article: NWHL unveil The Toronto 6

[robertmac43]

Don't know if this is of interest to anyone but thought it deserved a thread in here. I hope the Women's game can find some success in Toronto, would be great for the sport!



INTRODUCING…THE TORONTO SIX

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[Rob Brown]

What a brutal name.

 

[Stephen]

Not a fan of the branding. Feels like a watered down branding for the city of Toronto lifted from Drake lore but I’m not sure if it really speaks to women’s hockey. That colour scheme is also not right for Toronto. Vaguely Raptors but in the hockey world black red white and gold is for the Ottawa Senators.

 

[ACC1224]

Brutal name

 

[CanadasTeam]

How original. They might as well use "The 6ix" instead..

 

[Kiwi]

The name is pretty average but as a hockey fan I'm happy that a major hockey market like Toronto has a women's team that may help encourage girls and women to get involved in hockey

The sport needs to grow and females are a big chunk of the population we don't seem to be appealing to enough imo

 

[7even]

I don't hate it. 6 players aside gives it juuust enough legs. Wouldn't be my first choice tho. Also kind of makes anyone who wanted to wear #6 a little awkward but that's neither here nor there.

I'd like to see hockey be a viable profession available to women so good luck and well wishes to them.

 

[7even]

Not a fan of the branding. Feels like a watered down branding for the city of Toronto lifted from Drake lore but I’m not sure if it really speaks to women’s hockey. That colour scheme is also not right for Toronto. Vaguely Raptors but in the hockey world black red white and gold is for the Ottawa Senators.

The Sens make a lot more use of the white. This scheme makes me think vaguely of some of the Canadian Olympic jerseys.

 

[Warden of the North]

"The media could not be played"

Probably a bad omen

 

[rent free]

"The media could not be played"

Probably a bad omen

probably a bad device on your part

 

[Warden of the North]

probably a bad device on your part

Works fine now. No idea what happened. Same browser

 

[ottomaddox]

Can we have this instead?

 

[Mickey Marner]

Probably the worst name/logo in the history of sports.

 

[Anthrax442]

Not a fan of the name. Furies were much cooler. Altho why would I care, I won't be watching it anyway.

 

[qqaz]

I don't hate it. 6 players aside gives it juuust enough legs. Wouldn't be my first choice tho. Also kind of makes anyone who wanted to wear #6 a little awkward but that's neither here nor there.

I'd like to see hockey be a viable profession available to women so good luck and well wishes to them.

I'm with you. The branding might grow on me, and I hope it does. It's not as terrible as some are suggesting. It isn't great, but it isn't terrible. It's a tough market to sell non-NHL hockey to.

I'm really hoping this team makes an impact. Women's hockey needs visibility, and deserves attention. Not sure when I can go, but I'll find a way to see some games when they start up.

 

[Leafidelity]

Looking a little too much like a Senators farm team for my liking

 

[Nineteen67]

How did Boston come away with the best name and colour scheme?

 

[robertmac43]

Definitely agree on the team name and logo. I wish they did something more traditional to hockey in Toronto like the Furies had done before them.

 

[Stephen]

 

[Nineteen67]

I only half knew about this NWHL and have never been on their website until today. I like what I see and The Isobel Cup is a great name for their trophy. I hope the League grows and is successful.

 

[Nineteen67]

Definitely agree on the team name and logo. I wish they did something more traditional to hockey in Toronto like the Furies had done before them.

I much prefer this theme, however, unbeknownst to me, we actually had the opportunity to vote in name the team poll. It is what it is. There are worse sports names and colour combos in the city, so there is that.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Good for the city and sport but holy shit that name blows

 

[AdamoR61]

Brutal name, Brutal branding. Hockey in Toronto is not red. Not to mention we traded our first overall pick to Boston as if they don't screw with us enough in mens hockey...

 

[deletethis]

One thing to wrap our heads around is that they really aren't marketing to existing NHL fans. They may not even be marketing to existing sports fans. So who knows, this may be appealing to the demographic groups they're attempting to attract.

Am I crazy? I think there's a definite masculine aesthetic to logo and wallpaper. It is not displeasing to my eyes despite not suggesting "Toronto sports" in any way whatsoever.

The name? Derivative of a fading local branding movement.

 

[nsleaf]

Leafs and Six share off-ice training: 6 go forward, 6 go back