PWHL·NewThe two newest PWHL franchises in Vancouver and Seattle unveiled their inaugural season jerseys on Tuesday. Both teams will have names and logos to begin the season, and those will be incorporated into the 2026-27 season jerseys.Expansion teams to get names, logos before season beginsKarissa Donkin · CBC Sports · Posted: Oct 21, 2025 1:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes agoPWHL Vancouver forward Sarah Nurse wears the team’s inaugural away jersey. The team will play its first game against PWHL Seattle on Nov. 21. (PWHL)The PWHL’s newest two teams now have jerseys.The league unveiled inaugural jerseys for both PWHL Vancouver and Seattle on Tuesday, exactly one month before the expansion teams will face off for the first time in Vancouver.The Bauer jerseys feature the city name stitched across the chest for both home and away sweaters. Both teams will have names and logos before the season begins, which will be incorporated into the teams’ 2026-27 jerseys.For now, Vancouver’s jersey features a colour palette that was “inspired by the city’s natural surroundings,” including “pacific blue and cream with an earthy bronze accent.”“I feel so excited that fans are finally getting to see our jerseys for the first time,” PWHL Vancouver forward Sarah Nurse said on Tuesday. “It truly feels surreal to think that in a month, I’ll be wearing that in a game for the first time. I already feel like we have such a strong fan base in Vancouver and can’t wait to compete on the ice in front of all of them on opening night.”Seattle’s sweaters have “deep slate green and cream with a river blue accent.”Hilary Knight headlines the star-studded roster PWHL Seattle built through an expansion draft process. (PWHL)“These jerseys pay tribute to the PWHL’s inaugural season with their classic design, honouring the journey that led us to our first year in Seattle,” PWHL Seattle GM Meghan Turner said. “We’ll be proud to wear our city name in our own inaugural season — a continued reminder of the roots we’re establishing here and our commitment to representing this city with pride.” The PWHL season begins on Nov. 21, with Seattle at Vancouver one of two games on the schedule that night.Star-studded expansion teamsBoth teams were built through an expansion draft process that saw the existing six teams across the league lose big-name stars.Vancouver goes into the season with one of the deepest blue lines in the league, led by three members of the Walter Cup-winning Minnesota Frost: Sophie Jaques, Claire Thompson and Mellissa Channell-Watkins.In addition to Nurse, Vancouver has signed B.C.’s own Hannah Miller and Jennifer Gardiner up front.Former Ottawa Charge goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer signed with Vancouver during the expansion process, and the team also added Kristen Campbell from the Toronto Sceptres via trade.PWHL Vancouver goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer wears the team’s home jersey for the inaugural season. (PWHL)Seattle, meanwhile, has both size and skill in spades. The team could roll out a top line of Hilary Knight, Alex Carpenter and Hannah Bilka that would rival any in the league.PWHL Vancouver will be the anchor tenant inside its home rink of Pacific Coliseum, which will host the season opener between Vancouver and Seattle on Nov. 21.Seattle will play out of Climate Pledge Arena, which is also home to the NHL’s Seattle Kraken and WNBA’s Seattle Storm. That team will host the Minnesota Frost for its first franchise home game on Nov. 28.ABOUT THE AUTHORKarissa Donkin is a reporter with CBC Sports who covers the PWHL, women’s hockey and lots more. You can reach her at karissa.donkin@cbc.ca.
New PWHL teams in Vancouver, Seattle unveil jerseys
