The WNBA's first international expansion team will be known as the Toronto Tempo, the league's 14th franchise announced on Thursday.
“Tempo is pace. It’s speed. It’s a heartbeat. And it’s what you feel when you step into the streets of this city, and in the energy of the people who call Canada home,” said Teresa Resch, president of the Toronto Tempo, said in the release. “As Canada’s WNBA team, I know the Tempo will set our own pace, move at a championship cadence, and inspire people across this country.”
The name and brand identity was selected out of a call for inspiration from more than 10,000 people who weighed in from Canada and the world, as well as a community council, the team said.