Ottawa Lady Senators facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ottawa Lady Senators Intermediate AA
City	Ottawa, Ontario
League	OWHL
Founded	1998 (1998)
Home arena	Bell Sensplex
Colours	Black, Red, Gold, White
Head coach	Dana Mulvihill
Website oswh.ca
Franchise history
1998-1999	National Capital Raiders
1999-2007	Ottawa Raiders
2007-2008	Ottawa Capital Canucks
2008-Present	Ottawa Lady Senators

The Ottawa Lady Senators is a women's ice hockey organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. This group helps organize many hockey teams for girls and women of different ages. Their Intermediate AA team plays in the Ontario Women's Hockey League (OWHL). A long time ago, their top senior team also played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) until 2010. Before becoming the Lady Senators, the senior team was known as the Ottawa Capital Canucks and the Ottawa Raiders.

How the Team Started

An old logo for the Ottawa Raiders team.

The club began in 1998 as the National Capital Raiders. In 1999, they changed their name to the Ottawa Raiders. This team played in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). They played there from 1999 until 2007, when that league closed down.

In the 2007–08 season, the club changed its name again. They became the Ottawa Capital Canucks. This team then joined the CWHL. For that season, the team played their games at the Sandy Hill Arena in central Ottawa.

In 2008, the Canucks team joined forces with the Kanata Girls Hockey Association. This new, bigger organization was named the Ottawa Senators Women's Hockey Club. The Ottawa Senators NHL club even helped sponsor them! This new club had three different teams. The top Senior AAA team played in the CWHL. The Intermediate team played in the Provincial Women's Hockey League. There was also a Midget AA team that played in special tournaments. The new organization made its home at the Bell Sensplex in the Kanata area of Ottawa.

In 2010, the CWHL decided to have fewer teams. Because of this, the Senior AAA Ottawa Senators team was stopped. They no longer played in the CWHL. However, the Intermediate and other younger teams kept going. The Intermediate AA team is still a part of the Provincial Women's Hockey League today.

Players Who Made a Mark

Here are some players who played for the Ottawa Lady Senators at the Intermediate AA level. Some of them went on to play for the Canadian national team, which is shown by the symbol.

• Kateřina Bukolská – She played for teams like HC Berounské Lvice and Leksands IF.
• Fannie Desforges – She later played for the Montreal Stars.
• Erica Howe – She played for the Markham Thunder and PWHL Toronto.
• Rebecca Leslie – She played for the Calgary Inferno and PWHL Toronto.
• Amanda Leveille – She played for the Buffalo Beauts and Minnesota Whitecaps.
• Stefanie McKeough
• Jamie Lee Rattray – She played for the Markham Thunder and PWHL Boston.