The Mississauga Chiefs were a professional women's ice hockey team that played in the Canadian

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(NWHL) and the

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(CWHL). They played in

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at the Hershey Centre and the Iceland Mississauga in the

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. 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.

History

The Mississauga Chiefs were founded in 1993 in the

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 ...

(COWHL) where they played for five seasons. In 1998, the COWHL was reorganized and became the

(NWHL). The team changed their name to Mississauga Ice Bears from 2000 to 2003 and the Oakville Ice from 2003 to 2007. In 2007–08, the NWHL disbanded and the clubs were re-organized to join the

(CWHL). As part of the new league, the Oakville Ice merged with the

Mississauga Aeros The Toronto Aeros, often called Beatrice Aeros after their primary sponsor, the North York Aeros, and the Mississauga Aeros were a semi-professional women's ice hockey team that played in Toronto and Mississauga, Ontario. The team played its home ...

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

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. The Chiefs participated in the

2010 Clarkson Cup The 2010 Clarkson Cup was contested at the Elgin Barrow Arena in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. The four competing teams included the Brampton Thunder, Minnesota Whitecaps, Mississauga Chiefs, and Montreal Stars. Quali ...

. 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 Jennifer Botterill, (born May 1, 1979) is a Canadian former women's hockey player and current hockey broadcast television analyst who played for Harvard University, the Canadian national team, the Mississauga Chiefs, and the Toronto Aeros. Sh ...

and

Sami Jo Small Sami Jo Small (born March 25, 1976) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. As a member of the Canadian national team, she was a three-time Olympic medallist and four-time World Championship medallist. One of the founders of the now defun ...

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

Season-by-season

Source:

Clarkson Cup 2010

semifinals

Former staff

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

Notable players

* Cherie Piper *

Cheryl Pounder Cheryl Pounder (born June 21, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec) is a women's ice hockey player. She played defence for the Canadian Women's Hockey League's Mississauga Chiefs, and competed in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Pounder attended hig ...

Awards and honours

*Jennifer Botterill,

Angela James Bowl The Angela James Bowl was a women's ice hockey trophy introduced in 2007-08 to recognize the top points scorer in the newly formed Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). The trophy was donated in order to help preserve the statistical history of th ...

(2008) *Jennifer Botterill, Central Division All-Star (2008) *Jennifer Botterill, CWHL Top Forward (2008)

References

External links

Mississauga Chiefs Website

Oakville Ice website

Oakville Ice Alumni
{{Professional Women's Hockey seasons Women's ice hockey teams in Canada Defunct ice hockey teams in Canada Ice hockey teams in Ontario Canadian Women's Hockey League teams Women in Ontario