Toronto's new WNBA team making progress on getting a name

A request for name ideas ran from Aug. 8-28 and garnered more than 5,000 submissions, according to team president Teresa Resch, who discussed the early days of the franchise and the process leading up to the May unveil on the first edition of the team’s “Bringing Home the W” podcast. The name is expected to be revealed in November or December and the team will join the WNBA with its first game in May 2026.

“We’re asking for inspiration now and we’re getting all kinds of stuff,” Resch said on the podcast. While most of the input came from Canada (84%, according to Resch), people from 58 different countries chimed in. The team’s social media channels said more than 50% of the responses included colour suggestions. A week before the process concluded they said 13% of all submissions reflected Toronto landmarks (like the CN Tower) and 13% included a weather element. There also were tongue-in-cheek suggestions such as the Toronto Raccoons.

Resch mentioned how Dragons (an option back in the day for the Raptors) are popular now thanks to the Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon television franchises.

“I think there’s always going to be some sort of cultural, societal (tie-in) like what’s interesting now, what’s interesting here that’s going to influence it. Everybody is a winner in this, because you’re all going to have some sort of impact on this process,” Resch said.


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