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 the Canadian 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 2000 to 2003 and as the Oakville Ice during 2003 to 2007.

Mississauga Chiefs
CityMississauga, Ontario, Canada
LeagueCentral Ontario Women's Hockey League (1993–1998)
National Women's Hockey League (1998–2007)
Canadian Women's Hockey League (2007–2010)
Founded1993 (1993)
Folded2010 (2010)
Home arenaHershey Centre and Iceland Mississauga
ColoursDark blue, pale blue and white
General managerJim Holman (last)
Head coachRick Osborne (last)
Franchise history
1993–2000Mississauga Chiefs
2000–2003Mississauga Ice Bears
2003–2007Oakville Ice
2007–2010Mississauga Chiefs

History

The Mississauga Chiefs were founded in 1993[1] in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (COWHL)[2] 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.[3] In 2007–08, 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 2010–11, 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.[4]

The Chiefs' name continued to be used by the organization for their Mississauga Jr. Chiefs and youth girls' programs.[5]

Season-by-season
Year GP W L T GF GA Pts Finish Playoffs
1998–99402315211775483rd, Western Div.Eliminated in first round
1999–00402113613379483rd, Western Div.Did not qualify
2000–01402116310797453rd, Western Div.Did not qualify
2001–0230121088281322nd, Western Div.
2002–032619143122111423rd, Central Div.
2003–04361717211899363rd, Central Div.
2004–0536131769799343rd, Central Div.
2005–063620151118100423rd, Central Div.
2006–0721156010751315th, NWHLEliminated in first round
2007–0830218111561432nd, Central Div.Lost in finals
2008–09261682——343rd, CWHLLost in finals
2009–10302181——432nd, CWHLQualified for 2010 Clarkson Cup without playoffs

Source:[6][7]

Clarkson Cup 2010
DateParticipantsScore
March 27, 2009Minnesota Whitecaps vs. Mississauga ChiefsMinnesota, 3–0

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Former staff
  • General manager: Jim Holman
  • Assistant general manager: Lori Friesen
  • Head coach: Rick Osborne
  • Assistant coaches: Bruce Rose and Bill Campbell

Notable players

Awards and honours
  • Jennifer Botterill, Angela James Bowl (2008)
  • Jennifer Botterill, Central Division All-Star (2008)[9]
  • Jennifer Botterill, CWHL Top Forward (2008)

References
  1. "Mississauga Chiefs AAA History". www.whockey.com.
  2. "Central Ontario Women's Hockey League : 1993-94". www.dgp.toronto.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  3. "Mississauga Chiefs Women's Senior AAA Hockey Team". www.whockey.com.
  4. "Toronto 2010–11 draft". Archived from the original on April 5, 2011.
  5. the Mississauga Girls Hockey League (MGHL) http://www.whockey.com/team/chiefs/mghl.html
  6. 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
  7. Chiefs’ season dies a sudden death, http://www.mississauga.com/article/27719
  8. "Whitecaps swamp Thunder to win Clarkson Cup - The Star". Toronto Star.
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2010-03-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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