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Maverick Mitchell
September 7, 2024  (3:41 PM)
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PWHL Boston changes their team name.
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Back in October, PWHL Boston filed for multiple trade marks in order to change their team name, and the front runner is quite surprising.

First reported by The Hockey News article published by Ian Kennedy, One of the names the team is considering would be the "Boston Wicked", which of course would be to pay homage to the popular Boston slang term.

In Boston however, Wicked is rarely used in this way. Rather, in New England, "wicked" is used as a degree adverb usually meaning "very" or "extremely." In this case, the Boston Very or the Boston Extremely don't land well. While it was popularized in a single line from the movie Good Will Hunting ("my boy's wicked smart"), the phrase itself as it's tied to Boston, existed long before the 1997 film that won two Academy Awards. In use, Boston residents might say something is "wicked cool" or "wicked awesome," or that the weather outside is "wicked hot."

Or in the case of Boston signee Jessica DiGiloramo, she stated she's "wicked excited to be playing for Boston."

And in terms of local connections, we really can't forget the popular reality TV show based in Gloucester, Massachusetts "Wicked Tuna" which has been running for more than a decade. The show recently wrapped up their 12th season, airing since 2012, and even sparked a spin-off, "Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks" which itself ran for seven years.


When the PWHL season commences in October, it will mark 1-year since the team trade marked these names, do you think we will see the new name and jerseys this season?

Source: The Hockey News
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Source: Bruins Insider
Boston sports team makes a surprising change to their name

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Major Boston sports team to make surprising change to their name

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