National Women's Hockey League facts for kids

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The National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) was an exciting ice hockey league for women in Canada. It started in 1999 and played its last games in 2007. Many of the best female hockey players from around the world played in this league. They also played in another league called the Western Women's Hockey League. Susan Fennell, who was the mayor of Brampton, Ontario, helped lead the NWHL as its commissioner, which is like being the president of the league.

Teams in the NWHL

Over the years, many different teams were part of the NWHL. These teams had players from all over Canada and even some from other countries. Here are some of the teams that played in the league:

Brampton Thunder
British Columbia Breakers
Calgary Oval X-Treme
Edmonton Chimos
Montreal Axion
Montreal Jofa Titan
Minnesota Whitecaps
Oakville Ice
Ottawa Raiders
Laval Le Mistral
Quebec Avalanche
Saskatchewan Prairie Ice
Scarborough Sting
Strathmore Rockies
TELUS Lightning
Toronto Aeros
Vancouver Griffins

NWHL Champions

Every year, teams competed to win the league championship. Winning the championship meant they were the best team that season. Here are the teams that won the NWHL championship each year:

1999–2000 - Beatrice Aeros
2000-01 - Beatrice Aeros
2001-02 - Beatrice Aeros
2002-03 - Calgary X-Treme
2003-04 - Calgary X-Treme
2004-05 - Toronto Aeros
2005-06 - Montreal Axion
2006-07 - Brampton Thunder

Images for kids

Minnesota Whitecaps player Chelsey Brodt Rosenthal lifts the Isobel Cup in 2019
Harrison Browne of the Buffalo Beauts lifts the Isobel Cup in 2017.

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