Central Ontario Women's Hockey League

The Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (COWHL) is a defunct hockey league in Ontario, Canada. During the 1998–99 season, the COWHL was renamed the National Women's Hockey League as the teams from the former league began to compete against teams from Quebec.[1][2]

Teams

Final Standing year by year

1992-93
No. Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1Toronto Aeros3020461014246
2Scarborough Sting3010128496428
3Scarborough Firefighters309156587924

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1993-94
No. Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1Toronto Aeros3026221523254
2Scarborough Firefighters30141151036233
3Junior Aeros 30131161017332
4Scarborough Sting3013125636731
5Mississauga Chiefs3011127606029
6Hamilton Golden Hawks 300291282231

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1994-95

Non-available

1995-96
No. Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1North York Aeros 3026311664253
2Toronto Red Wings 3022531696047
3Mississauga Chiefs3018102985738
4Peterborough Skyway30101468211526
5London Devilettes3042338115911
6Hamilton Golden Hawks 302271452085

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1996-97
No. Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1North York Aeros3629162553964
2Newtonbrook Panthers3625382105858
3Mississauga Chiefs3626552133757
4Scarborough Sting36121956412929
5Peterborough Pirates36112149912726
6London Devilettes 3672728120416
7Hamilton Golden Hawks 361350373852

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1997-98

For this last season, there was only three teams in the COWHL. The three teams played each other five times at home and five times on the road. In addition, they will play exhibition games against the Ottawa Senior AAA and the Brockvill Senior AAA teams.[7]

No. Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1North York Aeros201613942935
2Mississauga Chiefs201163654925
3Scarborough Sting 200200251010

[8]

Players
  • Geraldine Heaney began playing for the Toronto Aeros at the age of 13,[9] winning six provincial championships.
  • For the first 17 years of her participation in the COWHL, Cathy Phillips played for two different teams: Burlington and Hamilton. She was voted Top Goaltender 14 times and Most Valuable Player twice during her years of play in the COWHL.[10]

International

IIHF women's worlds
  • Mirjam Baechler, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team Switzerland 1992–1997) [11]
  • Amanda Benoit, North York Aeros (Team Canada 1996)
  • Cassie Campbell, North York Aeros (Team Canada 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
  • Lori Dupuis, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team Canada 1995, 1996, 1997)
  • Kelly Dyer, North York Aeros (Team USA 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995)
  • Marianne Grnak, North York Aeros (Team Canada 1994, 1995, 1996)
  • Geraldine Heaney, North York Aeros (Team Canada 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997)
  • Jayna Hefford, Mississauga Chiefs (Team Canada 1997)
  • Andria Hunter, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team Canada 1992, 1994)
  • Angela James, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team Canada 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997)
  • Sari Krooks, North York Aeros (Team Finland 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996)
  • Sue Merz, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team USA 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
  • Karen Nystrom, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team Canada 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997)
  • Margot Page, Mississauga Chiefs (Team Canada 1990, 1992, 1994)
  • Marion Pepels, London Devilettes (Team Netherlands 1990–1996)
  • Cheryl Pounder, North York Aeros (Team Canada 1994, 1996)
  • Nathalie Rivard, Mississauga Chiefs (Team Canada 1992)
  • Laura Schuler, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team Canada 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997)
  • Jeanine Sobek, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team USA 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996)
  • Vicky Sunohara, Scarborough Firefighters (1990 to 1994), Toronto Red Wings (1994 to 1996), and the Newtonbrook Panthers (1996 to 1997)[12] (Team Canada 1990, 1996, 1997)

Olympians

The following players from the COWHL represented Canada in ice hockey at the Winter Olympic games.

PlayerCOWHL TeamEventResult
Cassie CampbellNorth York Aeros1998 Winter OlympicsSilver
Cassie CampbellNorth York Aeros2002 Winter OlympicsGold
Cassie CampbellNorth York Aeros2006 Winter OlympicsGold
Lori DupuisNewtonbrook Panthers1998 Winter OlympicsSilver
Lori DupuisNewtonbrook Panthers2002 Winter OlympicsGold
Jayna HeffordMississauga Chiefs1998 Winter OlympicsSilver
Jayna HeffordMississauga Chiefs2002 Winter OlympicsGold
Jayna HeffordMississauga Chiefs2006 Winter OlympicsGold
Jayna HeffordMississauga Chiefs2010 Winter OlympicsGold
Geraldine HeaneyNorth York Aeros1998 Winter OlympicsSilver
Geraldine HeaneyNorth York Aeros2002 Winter OlympicsGold
Karen Nystrom[13]Scarborough Firefighters1998 Winter OlympicsSilver
Laura SchulerScarborough Firefighters1998 Winter OlympicsSilver
Vicky SunoharaNewtonbrook Panthers1998 Winter OlympicsSilver
Vicky SunoharaNewtonbrook Panthers2002 Winter OlympicsGold
Vicky SunoharaNewtonbrook Panthers2006 Winter OlympicsGold

Awards and honors
  • Angela James, Most Valuable Player, COWHL, 1991[14]
  • Karen Nystrom, Won COWHL scoring title in 1991-92[15] (runner-up in 1990–91, 1992–93 and

1996–97)

  • Karen Nystrom, COWHL All-Star Team every year from 1989 to 1997
  • Karen Nystrom, OWHA champion with Scarborough Firefighters, 1991[16]

Esso Nationals

Over the years, teams from the COWHL represented the province of Ontario in the Canadian National Women's Hockey championships (also known as the Esso Nationals). The winner of the gold medal was also awarded the Abby Hoffman Cup.

See also

References
  1. Five Teams Added to COWHL, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/NWHL/1998-99/new5.html
  2. New Beginning for Senior AAA Hockey, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/NWHL/1998-99/new_name.html Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Final League Standings - 1992-93, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1992-93/league.data
  4. Final League Standings - 1993-94, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1993-94/league.data
  5. http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1995-96/league.data
  6. http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1996-97/league.data
  7. "Central Ontario Women's Hockey League : 1997-98".
  8. http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1997-98/league.data
  9. IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, Szymon Szemberg and Andrew Podnieks, p.145, Fenn Publishing, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4
  10. "2004-05 OWHA Annual Report, p.13" (PDF). Ontario Women's Hockey Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  11. "Central Ontario Women's Hockey League : 1996-97".
  12. Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.430, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
  13. Karen Nystrom at Sports Reference
  14. Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.220, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
  15. Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 5, p.328, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
  16. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-06-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.66, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
  18. Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.430, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
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