Philadelphia Is an Untapped Market
This is kind of a silly post, but I’d really love to hear everyone’s thoughts on the different teams in the league.
I really want to get into the PWHL, but I can’t commit to a team until there’s a local one. I live in the Philadelphia metro area, and, you know, Philly sports fans. If I fall in love with the Sirens (since they’re closest), I’ll bring dishonor on my family if Philadelphia gets a team 😂
That said, we have a golden opportunity to actually get a team with a cool name for once. The Phantoms were the closest we had, and now they’re in Lehigh Valley. Come on. The Revolutionaries? The Liberty Belles? The Independence? The Lovers? The Cheeseskates? We even have anything electricity-themed since Ben Franklin did his electricity experiments there. We have a whole museum named after the guy. The Lightning, Kites, Keys, Strikes, Sparks. Or reference Philadelphia’s history as a blue collar industrial city and call them the Riveters or the Steel. My personal vote would be to name them after a historically important woman from Philadelphia, but that’s not always easily to build a brand from.
Anyway, ramble over. Who’s your team and why? And if you’re from the Philly area, what should our team be called?