Western Women's Hockey League
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| sport | Women ice hockey |
| abbreviation | WWHL |
| Association | Hockey Canada |
| League foundation | 2004 |
| League dissolution | 2011 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Country countries |
 Canada (4) United States (1)
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| Record champions | Calgary Oval X-Treme (4) |
The Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL) was a women's ice hockey league in Canada and the United States that was founded in 2004 and was then one of the best women's ice hockey leagues in the world.
history
The Western Women's Hockey League was founded in 2004 by four women's teams from western Canada and the Minnesota Whitecaps from the United States .
Before the 2007/08 season, the representatives of the WWHL agreed with the NWHL on a restructuring of the two leagues, with the WWHL being played as the Western Division of the nationwide NWHL. Ultimately, this failed because the two leagues could not agree on a common schedule and mode for the championship.
Together with the Canadian Women's Hockey League , the WWHL formed the top division in North American women's ice hockey from 2008, with the winners of both leagues playing for the Clarkson Cup at the end of the season .
In the summer of 2011, the Strathmore Rockies and Edmonton Chimos stopped playing, after which the WWHL also came to a standstill.
Attendees
| team | Location | Venue | Period | Remarks |
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| British Columbia Breakers | Langley, British Columbia | 2004-2009 | Game operations ceased in the middle of the 2008/09 season | |
| Calgary Oval X-Treme | Calgary , Alberta | Olympic oval | 2004-2009 | |
| Edmonton Chimos | Edmonton , Alberta | River Cree Twin Arenas | 2004-2011 | Cessation of game operations after the 2010/11 season |
| Saskatchewan Prairie Ice | Lumsden , Saskatchewan | Lumsden Arena | 2004-2007 | |
| Strathmore Rockies | Strathmore , Alberta | Strathmore Family Center Arena | 2006-2011 | Cessation of game operations after the 2010/11 season |
| Manitoba Maple Leafs | Winnipeg , Manitoba | MTS Iceplex | 2010-2011 | |
| Minnesota Whitecaps | Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area | various | 2004-2011 |
master
| year | master | Final opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Calgary Oval X-Treme | Edmonton Chimos |
| 2006 | Calgary Oval X-Treme | Minnesota Whitecaps |
| 2007 | Calgary Oval X-Treme | Minnesota Whitecaps |
| 2008 | Calgary Oval X-Treme | Minnesota Whitecaps |
| 2009 | Minnesota Whitecaps | Calgary Oval X-Treme |
| 2010 | Minnesota Whitecaps | |
| 2011 | Minnesota Whitecaps |
Web links
- Official website ( Memento of September 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Angelica Rodriguez: A team in the shadows: Whitecaps aim for a new home league of their own. In: hockeywilderness.com. September 25, 2015, accessed August 9, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ^ New Year, New Hopes ( memento of October 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), August 31, 2007
- ^ Kristi Patton: BC Breakers suspended; Strathmore to Host WWHL Final Instead