The Saskatchewan Prairie Ice were a professional

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team in the

Western Women's Hockey League The Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL) was a women's hockey league in Canada. The league was established in 2004, and consisted of teams in Canada (some former National Women's Hockey League teams) and one from the United States. The league offi ...

(WWHL). The team played its home games in Lumsden,

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

, Canada.

History

After playing exhibition games throughout Saskatchewan in 2003-04, the Prairie Ice joined the

Calgary Oval X-Treme The Calgary Oval X-Treme were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL). The team played its home games at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Oval X-Treme were a member of the National Wome ...

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Edmonton Chimos The Edmonton Chimos were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL). The team played its home games at River Cree Twin Arenas in Edmonton, Canada. The Owner was Arlan Maschmayer. History The Chimos ...

and British Columbia Breakers in forming the

in 2004-2005. In 2006, the two leagues were reunited under the NWHL banner. However, this was short lived as the NWHL and WWHL could not reach an agreement upon a playoff schedule. As a result, the merger was not consummated. With the collapse of the NWHL in the summer of 2007, the Western Women's Hockey League was once again a completely independent league. The Prairie Ice have suspended operations in summer 2007.

Season-by-season

*See also: 2004–05 WWHL season *See also: 2005–06 WWHL season *See also:

2006–07 WWHL season The 2006–07 WWHL season was the third season of the Western Women's Hockey League. The Calgary Oval X-Treme enjoyed an undefeated season and claimed the WWHL Champions cup. Exhibition *Oct 23, 2006: Calgary Flames Alumni took on the Calgary Oval ...

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points,

Season standings

Last Roster 2006-07

Source:

Coaching Staff 2006-07

* ''General Manager:'' * ''Head Coach:'' * ''Assistant Coach:''

Notable former players

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http://www.westernwomenshockeyleague.com/leagues/rosters_profile.cfm?clientID=1754&leagueID=3639&teamID=86744&playerID=190700

References

External links

Western Women's Hockey League Website
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