TORONTO — Toronto's new WNBA team wants your help. The expansion franchise has issued a “call for inspiration,” asking fans from across Canada to 'share ideas, hopes and suggestions' for everything from the team's name to its colours and identity.
The expansion franchise has issued a “call for inspiration,” asking fans from across Canada to"share ideas, hopes and suggestions" for everything from the team's name to its colours and identity.
Fans can provide their input via www.NameYourTeam.ca or by texting WNBA to 1-833-662-3664 through Aug. 28. Resch says the team will be transparent throughout the process, sharing its progress via its website, social media and podcasts. Kilmer's chairman is Larry Tanenbaum, who doubles as chair of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which owns the NBA Raptors, NHL Maple Leafs and AHL Marlies, MLS’s Toronto FC, and CFL's Argonauts.Tanenbaum was also responsible for bringing the NBA to Toronto, with the Raptors joining the league 30 years ago.
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