The minds behind Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 new women91裸聊视频檚 professional soccer team had a lofty goal as they looked to name the club 91裸聊视频� they wanted to simultaneously inspire and capture the essence of a new era.

Vancouver Rise FC was unveiled as the moniker for the city91裸聊视频檚 new Northern Super League team on Monday.

91裸聊视频淚 think it has that sense of empowerment, that sense of feeling,91裸聊视频� said sporting director Stephanie Labbe. 91裸聊视频淚 get goosebumps, still, thinking about how much the word 91裸聊视频榬ise91裸聊视频� and this team, Vancouver Rise, can embody and can be connected to.91裸聊视频�

A teal shield-shaped logo was also revealed, crowned with three snow-capped mountains and including a bursting golden sun.

The colour of the sun is special to Labbe, who was Canada91裸聊视频檚 goalkeeper when the team captured an Olympic championship at the Tokyo Games.

91裸聊视频淧ersonally, I really like having gold in there,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚t has a special place in my heart.91裸聊视频�

The process of choosing a name and logo wasn91裸聊视频檛 easy, said Rise president Sinead King.

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91裸聊视频淲hat are the opportunities? How do we get to elevate the pathways for them? And we feel like Rise really brings that to life.91裸聊视频�

The NSL includes six founding teams in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax. Ottawa Rapid FC, Halifax Tides FC and Calgary Wild FC have already unveiled their names and logos.

The league is set to kick off its inaugural season in April, with each team playing a 25-game schedule. But there91裸聊视频檚 still ample work to be done before players hit the pitch.

Which field Rise will play on has yet to be announced, though King said Monday there may be opportunities to have some games at B.C. Place, home to Major League Soccer91裸聊视频檚 Vancouver Whitecaps and a stadium with a capacity of nearly 55,000.

Rise and the Whitecaps share an owner in Greg Kerfoot, but will operate as separate clubs.

91裸聊视频淲e want to have our own home and our own stadium,91裸聊视频� King said.

Labbe also still needs to build out the Rise91裸聊视频檚 roster, a process that can be daunting, she admitted.

91裸聊视频淥ne good thing is I love doing puzzles, and so I feel like every time I91裸聊视频檓 doing something, I91裸聊视频檓 adding another piece to the puzzle, and so it doesn91裸聊视频檛 scare me,91裸聊视频� Labbe said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 really, really exciting. And every time I get a new piece that I can add to it, it just brings more excitement, and it makes it feel more real.91裸聊视频�

Vancouver is already 91裸聊视频渄eep into the process91裸聊视频� of looking for a head coach and is hoping to name one in the next month, she added, and news of their first player signing should also come 91裸聊视频渟oon.91裸聊视频�

The team will include players who have World Cup experience, Olympic experience and youth national team experience.

Attracting athletes to Vancouver hasn91裸聊视频檛 been an issue, said Labbe, who played in Europe and the NWSL in the United States.

91裸聊视频淭he amount of talent that comes out of this country is unbelievable. And to me, it91裸聊视频檚 a lot of untapped talent right now,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚 think giving these players a place where they can actually pursue these opportunities, not just think about going to college and then maybe not pursuing it any further than that, but really dreaming of this and being a part of this.91裸聊视频�

The goal is to make NSL one of the top five leagues in the world, with teams that could compete alongside the NWSL, or the leagues in the U.K., Germany and Spain.

News about the new league may be slow to trickle out, King said, but that doesn91裸聊视频檛 mean decisions aren91裸聊视频檛 being made behind the scenes.

91裸聊视频淭he Northern Super League is incredibly organized. It91裸聊视频檚 really collaborative through all the clubs. We all want to make sure we91裸聊视频檝e got a sustainable and successful league. So I think we91裸聊视频檙e all confident that we91裸聊视频檙e going to be ready for April. There might be some hiccups along the way, because launching a league is a massive undertaking, but we91裸聊视频檙e not looking to push (the start date) back.91裸聊视频�