After going through its inaugural season with only team colors differentiating its six teams, the Professional Woimen’s Hockey League will shift this season to nicknames and mascots, senior vice president for hockey operations Jayna Hefford said.

Known as Minnesota, Boston, Montreal, New York, Ottawa and Toronto since the PWHL was formed last fall, the league’s six teams will soon have names.

“Excited to let you know that we will have team names and logos that will be coming out very soon,” Hefford said Wednesday during a news conference introducing new Minnesota general manager Melissa Caruso. “That’s something that our team has been working incredibly hard on and I can’t wait to be able to share those with all of our fans.”

When those names will be announced remains to be determined. So, too, does the start date for a second season and team schedules, which Hefford said will include more neutral site games than last season.

The league played two games at neutral NHL arenas last season — at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena and Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena.

“We haven’t identified yet exactly where that will be,” Hefford said. “I would like to think at some point we’ll be able to expand our market reach outside of North America for particular neutral site games, but nothing has been confirmed at this date.”

X marks the spot

Minnesota played 11 home games at Xcel Energy Center last season and is expected to make the X their its in Season 2, as well.

“We don’t expect any changes for the upcoming season,” Hefford said, and Caruso said they also expect to seal a lease deal that would keep the team practicing at TRIA Rink.