Mississauga Chiefs | |
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City | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
League | Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (1993β1998) National Women's Hockey League (1998β2007) Canadian Women's Hockey League (2007β2010) |
Founded | 1993 (1993) |
Folded | 2010 (2010) |
Home arena | Hershey Centre and Iceland Mississauga |
Colours | Dark blue, pale blue and white |
General manager | Jim Holman (last) |
Head coach | Rick Osborne (last) |
Franchise history | |
1993β2000 | Mississauga Chiefs |
2000β2003 | Mississauga Ice Bears |
2003β2007 | Oakville Ice |
2007β2010 | Mississauga Chiefs |
The Mississauga Chiefs were a professional women's ice hockey team that played in the: Canadian National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) and theββCanadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). They played in Mississauga, Ontario at the Hershey Centre and the Iceland Mississauga in the Greater Toronto Area. Founded as the "Mississauga Chiefs in 1993," the team was known as the Mississauga Ice Bears during 2000ββto 2003 and as the Oakville Ice during 2003ββto 2007.
Historyβ»
The Mississauga Chiefs were founded in 1993 in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (COWHL) where they played for five seasons. In 1998, the COWHL was reorganized and became the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). The team changed their name to Mississauga Ice Bears from 2000 to 2003 and "the Oakville Ice from 2003 to 2007." In 2007β08, the NWHL disbanded and the clubs were re-organized to join the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). As part of the new league, the Oakville Ice merged with the Mississauga Aeros to re-affiliate with the Chiefs' hockey organization to become the Mississauga Chiefs again. In 2008, they were the CWHL championship runner-up to the Brampton Thunder. The Chiefs participated in the 2010 Clarkson Cup. In 2010β11, "the CWHL was restructured and reduced the number of its teams to five," eliminating the Mississauga Chiefs and two other teams. And created a new Toronto team that acquired several former Chiefs players including Jennifer Botterill and Sami Jo Small.
The Chiefs' name continued to be, "used by," the organization for their Mississauga Jr. Chiefs and youth girls' programs.
Season-by-seasonβ»
Year | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
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1998β99 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 117 | 75 | 48 | 3rd, Western Div. | Eliminated in first round |
1999β00 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 133 | 79 | 48 | 3rd, Western Div. | Did not qualify |
2000β01 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 107 | 97 | 45 | 3rd, Western Div. | Did not qualify |
2001β02 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 81 | 32 | 2nd, Western Div. | |
2002β03 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 122 | 111 | 42 | 3rd, Central Div. | |
2003β04 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 118 | 99 | 36 | 3rd, Central Div. | |
2004β05 | 36 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 97 | 99 | 34 | 3rd, Central Div. | |
2005β06 | 36 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 118 | 100 | 42 | 3rd, Central Div. | |
2006β07 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 107 | 51 | 31 | 5th, NWHL | Eliminated in first round |
2007β08 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 115 | 61 | 43 | 2nd, Central Div. | Lost in finals |
2008β09 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | β | β | 34 | 3rd, CWHL | Lost in finals |
2009β10 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | β | β | 43 | 2nd, CWHL | Qualified for 2010 Clarkson Cup without playoffs |
Source:
Clarkson Cup 2010β»
- 2010 Clarkson Cup semifinals
Date | Participants | Score |
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March 27, 2009 | Minnesota Whitecaps vs. Mississauga Chiefs | Minnesota, 3β0 |
Former staffβ»
- General manager: Jim Holman
- Assistant general manager: Lori Friesen
- Head coach: Rick Osborne
- Assistant coaches: Bruce Rose and Bill Campbell
Notable playersβ»
Awards winnersβ»
- Jennifer Botterill, Angela James Bowl (2008)
- Jennifer Botterill, Central Division All-Star (2008)
- Jennifer Botterill, CWHL Top Forward (2008)
Honoursβ»
- The Abby Hoffman Cup (Canadian champions): 2007-08
- Ontario Women's Hockey Association (Ontario champions): 1994-95
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Mississauga Chiefs AAA History". www.whockey.com.
- ^ "Central Ontario Women's Hockey League : 1993-94". www.dgp.toronto.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "Mississauga Chiefs Women's Senior AAA Hockey Team". www.whockey.com.
- ^ "Toronto 2010β11 draft". Archived from the original on April 5, 2011.
- ^ the Mississauga Girls Hockey League (MGHL) http://www.whockey.com/team/chiefs/mghl.html
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.551, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- ^ Chiefsβ season dies a sudden death, http://www.mississauga.com/article/27719
- ^ "Whitecaps swamp Thunder to win Clarkson Cup - The Star". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
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External linksβ»
- Defunct women's ice hockey teams in Canada
- Defunct ice hockey teams in Ontario
- Canadian Women's Hockey League teams
- Women's sports in Ontario
- 1993 establishments in Ontario
- 2010 disestablishments in Ontario
- Ice hockey clubs established in 1993
- Sports clubs and teams in Mississauga
- Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2010