National Women's Hockey League
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Current season | 2018/19 |
sport | Women ice hockey |
abbreviation | NWHL |
Association | USA hockey |
League foundation | 2015 |
Teams | 5 |
Country countries | United States |
Title holder | Minnesota Whitecaps |
Website | nwhl.zone/ |
The National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) is the top women's ice hockey division in the United States , is one of the best women's ice hockey leagues in the world and calls itself the only (women's) professional league in the world. The league was founded in 2015 and consisted of four teams for the first three years before the league was expanded by one team. The NWHL champion receives the Isobel Cup as a trophy named after Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy, daughter of Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby .
In 2015, a Winter Classic for women ( Outdoor Women's Classic ) took place for the first time , in which - one day before the NHL Winter Classic 2016 - the Boston Pride from the National Women's Hockey League and the Les Canadiennes de Montréal from the Canadian Women's Hockey League faced.
Attendees
team | Location | Year of admission | Venue | Head coach | master | Runner-up | First the reg. season |
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Boston Pride | Boston , Massachusetts | 2015 | Warrior Ice Arena | Paul Mara | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Beauts | Buffalo , New York | 2015 | HarborCenter | Cody McCormick | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Connecticut Whale | Stamford , Connecticut | 2015 | Terry Conners Ice Rink | Ryan Equale | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Metropolitan Riveters | Newark , New Jersey | 2015 | Barnabas Health Hockey House | Randy Velischek | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Whitecaps | Minneapolis-Saint Paul , Minnesota | 2018 | TRIA Rink | Jack Brodt | 1 | 0 | 1 |
master
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Jen Neale: NWHL, new women's hockey league, promises to pay players. In: sports.yahoo.com. March 26, 2015, accessed August 8, 2016 .
- ^ National Women's Hockey League set to begin in 2015-16, will pay players - The Hockey News. (No longer available online.) In: thehockeynews.com. March 26, 2015, archived from the original on April 8, 2015 ; accessed on August 8, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ NHL to host first-ever Outdoor Women's Classic presented by Scotiabank - NHL.com - News. In: nhl.com. December 31, 2015, accessed August 8, 2016 .