The team shares colours with another Aquillini property – the blue and green of the Vancouver Canucks – and its logo is a Sasquatch; fitting to the Pacific Northwest

The wildly popular game pits teams of six against each other in competition for big money prizes, and it's filling up arenas with scores of fans.

"On a global basis we've got almost a billion people that would declare themselves enthusiasts of e-sports,” said Chris Overholt, CEO of Overactive Media.

In an interview with BNN Bloomberg in November, Overholt explained that billions in sponsorship and advertising dollars are spent on E-sports events.

Team staff expects thousands of people excitedly walking through the gates at Rogers Arena, and said the experience will be similar to a hockey game.

"I think there's a lot of people that are hyped for this in Vancouver,” said a Elom Paradis, a local Overwatch fan at Rogers Arena Saturday.