Provincial Women's Hockey League

Provincial Women's Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	2004
Commissioner	Fran Rider, OWHA
No. of teams	17
Country(ies)	Canada (17 teams)
Most recent champion(s)	Toronto Jr. Aeros
Most titles	Toronto Jr. Aeros – 4
TV partner(s)	None
Official website	PWHL official site

The Provincial Women's Hockey League is an amateur women's ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada that was founded in 2004. It is considered to be the highest level of young women's amateur ice hockey in Ontario, and is sanctioned by Hockey Canada and the Ontario Women's Hockey Association.^[1]

1 Teams 2010-11
2 International
3 Final 4
4 Awards
- 4.1 Scholarship
  - 4.1.1 Recipients
5 References
6 External links

Teams 2010-11

As of August 9, 2010:^[2]

Aurora Jr. Panthers
Bluewater Junior Hawks
Brampton Junior Thunder
Burlington Junior Barracudas
Cambridge Fury
Durham Lightning
Etobicoke Junior Dolphins
Hamilton Junior Hawks
Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers

London Junior Devilettes
Markham Stouffville Junior Stars
Mississauga Junior Chiefs
Ottawa Senators (PWHL)
Stoney Creek Junior Sabres
Toronto Jr. Aeros
Whitby Junior Wolves
Southwest Wildcats

International

The following PWHL alumni have represented Canada in international tournaments.

Player	Team	Event
Meghan Agosta	Windsor Wildcats^[3]	2005 Air Canada Cup (women's), 2006 Olympics, 2010 Olympics
Courtney Birchard	Toronto Jr. Aeros	2011 MLP Cup
Mallory Deluce	Toronto Jr. Aeros	2011 MLP Cup
Laura Fortino	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres	2011 MLP Cup
Brittany Haverstock	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres	2011 MLP Cup
Haley Irwin	Toronto Jr. Aeros	2008 Air Canada Cup (women's), 2009 MLP Cup, 2010 Olympics
Laura McIntosh	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs	2011 MLP Cup
Stefanie McKeough	Ottawa Senators	2011 MLP Cup
Isabel Menard	Ottawa Senators	2011 MLP Cup
Caroline Prevost	London Devilettes	2011 MLP Cup
Ashley Riggs	Durham Lightning	2004 Air Canada Cup (women's)
Jillian Saulnier	Toronto Jr. Aeros	2011 MLP Cup
Britni Smith	Markham/Stouffville Stars	2007 Air Canada Cup (women's)
Natalie Spooner	Durham Lightning	2011 MLP Cup
Tara Watchorn	Durham Lightning	2011 MLP Cup
Catherine White	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs	2010 MLP Cup, 2011 MLP Cup
Jessica Wong	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres	2011 MLP Cup

^[4]

Final 4

The winner of the final four is awarded the Alumni Cup.

Season	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Fourth
2004-05		Toronto Jr. Aeros
2005-06	Toronto Jr. Aeros		Bluewater Hawks
2006-07	Toronto Jr. Aeros	Durham Lightning	Stoney Creek Junior Sabres
2007-08	Stoney Creek Junior Sabres	Ottawa Senators	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
2008-09	Ottawa Senators
2009-10	Toronto Jr. Aeros	Mississauga Chiefs	Stoney Creek Sabres	Bluewater Hawks

Awards

Regular Season champions

Season	Team
2005-06	Toronto Jr. Aeros^[5]
2009-10	Mississauga Chiefs

Goal scoring champion

Season	Player	Team
2006-07	Natalie Spooner	Durham Lightning

Scoring champion

Season	Player	Team
2005-06	Mallory Deluce	Bluewater Hawks
2006-07	Laura McIntosh	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
2009-10	Theadora Imbrogno ^[6]	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs

Goaltending champion

Season	Player	Team	2009-10	Olivia Ross	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs

Coach of the Year

Season	Coach	Team
2009-10	Dave Gwyn	Etobicoke Dolphins

Referee of the Year

Season	Referee
2009-10	Steve Randell

Scholarship

The PWHL awards a scholarship in memory of former PWHL player Christie Rose. She was an 18-year-old young woman who passed away on June 24, 2008, as a result of her injuries suffered in a car accident.^[7] The scholarship is awarded on an annual basis to recognize a young woman who shares the same qualities and characteristics as Christie.

Recipients

Year	Player	Team
2009	Kaitlyn Bannon^[8]	London Devilettes
2010	Blair Connelly	Bluewater Hawks^[9]

References

External links

Ontario Womens Hockey Association Website