Northern Super League's 6 clubs unveil kits, league prepares for launch

As the clock ticked down to the Northern Super League's launch, president Christina Litz made the rounds to check in on its clubs' final preparations.

The reveal of each of the six clubs' kits Thursday was another signpost on the road to the Canadian women's professional soccer league that opens April 16 when Calgary's Wild FC visit Vancouver Rise FC at BC Place.

"It's amazing going to these different markets and seeing how much things have progressed in the last few months," Litz said Thursday at Calgary's McMahon Stadium, where a FIFA-approved pitch was about to be installed and a locker room was under renovation.

"An event like today, when we're unveiling the kit, is another sign to the market that we're coming and we're real."

Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver are the NSL's original six. Each team will play 25 matches from April to October with the top four advancing to playoffs.