National Women's Hockey League (1999-2007)
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| sport | Women ice hockey |
| abbreviation | NWHL |
| Association | Ontario Hockey Association |
| League foundation | 1999 |
| League dissolution | 2007 |
| Country countries |
 Canada
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| Record champions | Toronto / Beatrice Eros (4) |
| Website | nationalwomenshockeyleague.net ( Memento from May 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) |
The National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) was one of the best women's ice hockey leagues in the world between 1999 and 2007 . The league was created in the summer of 1998 on the basis of the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League , which was expanded to eight teams in the course of this. During the 1998/99 season, in February 1999, the league was officially renamed the National Women's Hockey League to reflect the expansion to the Province of Québec in the name.
As of 2000, the Mayoress of Brampton , Susan Fennell, was the commissioner of the league. Even if the league tried to be as professional as possible, this league was a pure amateur league. 2006 Fennell ended their commitment to the league. In addition, an agreement was made with the WWHL to play it off as a Western Division under the umbrella of the NWHL. In the course of the 2006/07 season, however, there were disagreements between the NWHL and the WWHL regarding the delivery mode of the play-offs, which ultimately led to the failure of the merger. In 2007, the league stopped playing and most teams moved to the Canadian Women's Hockey League .
Participating franchises
- Brampton Thunder ( Brampton , Ontario ), 1998-2007
- Oakville Ice ( Oakville , Ontario), founded in 1999 as Mississauga Chiefs, from 2000 as Mississauga Ice Bears, renamed Oakville Ice in 2003
- TELUS Lightning ( Ajax , Ontario), founded in 2000 as ClearNET Lightning, since 2001 TELUS
- Toronto Eros ( Toronto , Ontario), founded in 1999 as Beatrice Eros, since 2003 Toronto
- Axion de Montréal ( Montreal , Québec ), from 1998 Bonaventure Wingstar, later Montréal Wingstar, from 2003 Axion de Montréal
- Ottawa Raiders ( Ottawa , Ontario), founded in 1999
- Avalanche du Québec ( Québec City , Québec), founded in 1999 as Sainte-Julie Panthères, from 2001 Le Cheyenne de la Métropole, relocated to Québec in 2003
- Calgary Oval X-Treme (2002-2004)
- Edmonton Chimos (2002-2004)
- Mistral de Laval (1999-2001)
- Jofa-Titan de Montréal (1999-2000)
- Scarborough Sting (1999-2000) / Toronto Sting (2000-2001)
- Vancouver Griffins (2001-2003)
master
Since 2006, the championship between the winners of the Eastern and Central Divisions has been played under the name Clarkson Cup , while in previous years this was done under the - officially unnamed - NWHL Champions Cup . Although the NWHL and the Western Women's Hockey League were considered to be merged, the WWH teams did not play for the Clarkson Cup, but instead for the WWHL Champions Cup .
Following the dissolution of the NWHL, the Clarkson Cup was awarded to the winner of the playoff round between the teams of the Western Women's Hockey League and the Canadian Women's Hockey League .
| season | master | Finalists | venue |
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| 1998/99 | Bonaventure Wingstar (East) | Montréal Jofa-Titan (East) | |
| Brampton Thunder (Central) | Bonaventure Wingstar (Central) | Ottawa (Central) | |
| Beatrice Eros (West) | Brampton Thunder (West) | ||
| 1999/00 | Beatrice Eros | Sainte-Julie Panthères | Brampton |
| 2000/01 | Beatrice Eros | Sainte-Julie Panthères | |
| 2001/02 | Beatrice Eros | Brampton Thunder | |
| 2002/03 | Calgary Oval X-Treme | Beatrice Eros | |
| 2003/04 | Calgary Oval X-Treme | Brampton Thunder | |
| 2004/05 | Toronto Eros | Montréal Axion | |
| 2005/06 | Montréal Axion | Brampton Thunder | |
| 2006/07 | Brampton Thunder | Montreal Axion |
Web links
- Statistics and tables at utoronto.ca
- nationalwomenshockeyleague.net - Official NWHL Homepage ( Memento from May 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Five Teams Added to COWHL. In: dgp.toronto.edu. May 13, 1996, accessed February 6, 2018 .
- ^ Doug Foster: The Central Ontario Women's Hockey League has changed it's name to the: National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). In: dgp.toronto.edu. May 13, 1996, accessed February 6, 2018 .
- ↑ owha.on.ca, NWHL ANNOUNCES MAJOR EXPANSION ( Memento from August 22, 2006 in the Internet Archive ), July 13, 2006
| Playing times |
1998/99 • 1999/00 • 2000/01 • 2001/02 • 2002/03 • 2003/04 • 2004/05 • 2005/06 • 2006/07 |
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| Teams |
Brampton Thunder • Calgary Oval X-Treme • Durham Lightning • Edmonton Chimos • Mistral de Laval • Axion de Montréal • Oakville Ice • Ottawa Raiders • Avalanche du Québec • Scarborough Sting • Toronto Eros • Vancouver Griffins |
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