Junior Women's Hockey League
Encyclopedia
The Junior Women's Hockey League is an ice hockey
league established in 2007
to provide opportunities for young females to develop into collegiate student-athletes. A successful league in only its first season, the JWHL has seen 18 players sign with NCAA Division-I for the 2008-09 season, while 5 players have skated for the U.S. or Canadian under-18 national teams. The JWHL was developed to bring together teams that regularly produce NCAA Division-I . The league was planned to expand from 4 teams to up to 10 teams for the 2008-2009 season. The JWHL has teams in both the US and in Canada and will be entering its fourth season of play in 2010-11.
Games are played with three 20-minute stop-time periods with ice typically being resurfaced between periods. Most games in the US are played on college campuses. Games are played by USA Hockey or Hockey Canada rules depending on the location of the venue.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
league established in 2007
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to provide opportunities for young females to develop into collegiate student-athletes. A successful league in only its first season, the JWHL has seen 18 players sign with NCAA Division-I for the 2008-09 season, while 5 players have skated for the U.S. or Canadian under-18 national teams. The JWHL was developed to bring together teams that regularly produce NCAA Division-I . The league was planned to expand from 4 teams to up to 10 teams for the 2008-2009 season. The JWHL has teams in both the US and in Canada and will be entering its fourth season of play in 2010-11.
Seasonal Competition
Teams in the JWHL are assigned to a division (East or West), based mostly on where the organizations are located (but not always). Each team plays against the other teams in its division 4 times and against the teams in the other division 2 times during the regular season for a 26 game regular season. Following the regular season, a playoff is held to determine the JWHL Champion.Games are played with three 20-minute stop-time periods with ice typically being resurfaced between periods. Most games in the US are played on college campuses. Games are played by USA Hockey or Hockey Canada rules depending on the location of the venue.
JWHL Challenge Cup
The JWHL's premier event takes place in mid-February with the hosting of the JWHL Challenge Cup. The Challenge Cup brings together all of the JWHL teams as well as invited teams from across the US and Canada. The Challenge Cup has been hosted by The Washington Pride in the Washington, DC area, and is supported by the NHL's Washington Capitals.Major Junior East Division
- Boston Shamrocks (BostonBostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
) - Colorado Select (Denver, ColoradoColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
) - National Sports Academy Mountaineers (Lake Placid, New YorkLake Placid, New YorkLake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
) - North American Hockey Academy Winter-Hawks (Stowe, VermontStowe, VermontStowe is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,339 at the 2000 census. Tourism is a significant industry.-Geography:...
) - The Washington Pride (Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
)
Major Junior West Division
- Balmoral Hall School Blazers (WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
) - Edge School Mountaineers (CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
) - Minnesota Thoroughbreds (Saint Paul, MinnesotaSaint Paul, MinnesotaSaint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
) - Pacific Steelers (VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
) - Warner Hockey School Warriors (Warner, AlbertaWarner, AlbertaWarner is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in County of Warner, approximately 65 km south of the city of Lethbridge. Warner is a farming community. Warner is situated at the intersection of Highway 4 and Highway 36, about 38 km north of the Montana border and...
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Championship
A list of JWHL winners (winner is in bold):- 2011-12:
- 2010-11: North American Hockey Academy (Stowe,VT) vs Edge School Mountaineers (Calgary, Alberta)
- 2009-10: Alberta Warner Warriors wins the Championship!
- 2008-09: North American Hockey Academy (Stowe, VT) vs. Balmoral Hall School Blazers (Winnipeg, MB). Site: University of North Dakota Ralph Englestad Arena
- 2007-08: North American Hockey Academy (Stowe, VT) vs. Pacific Steelers (Vancouver, BC). Site; South Surrey Arena, BC
Elizabeth 'Liz' Turgeon Memorial JWHL Player of the Year Award
- 2011-12:
- 2010-11: Hayley Skarupa, (Washington Pride)
Major Junior East Division
| No. | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North American Hockey Academy | 27 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 31 | 51 |
| 2 | Washington Pride | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 96 | 78 | 32 |
| 3 | National Sports Academy Mountaineers | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 88 | 98 | 26 |
| 4 | Colorado Select | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 81 | 110 | 23 |
| 5 | Boston Shamrocks | 27 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 20 | 148 | 1 |
Major Junior West Division
| No. | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edge School Mountaineers | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 101 | 61 | 40 |
| 2 | Balmoral Hall School Blazers | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 77 | 56 | 30 |
| 3 | Minnesota Thoroughbreds | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 85 | 68 | 28 |
| 4 | Warner School Warriors | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 79 | 87 | 27 |
| 5 | Pacific Steelers | 27 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 54 | 107 | 12 |
Major Junior East Division
| No. | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North American Hockey Academy | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 104 | 48 | 43 |
| 2 | Colorado Select | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 134 | 66 | 41 |
| 3 | National Sports Academy Mountaineers | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 97 | 81 | 29 |
| 4 | Washington Pride | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 84 | 84 | 25 |
| 5 | Boston Shamrocks | 26 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 33 | 167 | 4 |
Major Junior West Division
| No. | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner School Warriors | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 97 | 52 | 37 |
| 2 | Minnesota Thoroughbreds | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 76 | 66 | 28 |
| 3 | Edge School Mountaineers | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 82 | 71 | 27 |
| 4 | Balmoral Hall School Blazers | 26 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 56 | 79 | 19 |
| 5 | Pacific Steelers | 26 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 34 | 96 | 7 |
Junior Division
The JWHL is sponsor of Junior Division ( formerly called Red Division). The teams below will be competing in the JWHL during the 2009-2010 season in the Red Division" (Under 16 years).- Ontario Hockey Academy Broncos (Cornwall, OntarioCornwall, OntarioCornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
) - NAHA Red (Stowe, VermontStowe, VermontStowe is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,339 at the 2000 census. Tourism is a significant industry.-Geography:...
) - New Jersey Rockets (Bridgewater, New JerseyBridgewater Township, New JerseyBridgewater Township is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. , the township population was 44,464.Bridgewater Township was originally created by Royal Charter on April 4, 1749, from portions of the Northern precinct, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of...
) - New York Lady Islanders (Syosset, New YorkSyosset, New YorkSyosset is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, in the northeastern section of Town of Oyster Bay near the North Shore of Long Island. The population was 18,829 at the 2010 census...
) - The Washington Junior jr Pride (Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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Final Standing 2010-11 Regular Season
| No. | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAHA Red | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Ontario Hockey Academy Broncos | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 24 | 26 |
| 3 | New York Lady Islanders | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 59 | 11 |
| 4 | New Jersey Rockets | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 65 | 9 |
| 5 | Washington jr Pride | 17 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 65 | 6 |
External links
JWHL Teams Websites
- Hall School Blazers
- Boston Shamrocks
- Colorado Select
- Edge School Mountaineers
- Minnesota Thoroughbreds
- National Sports Academy Mountaineers
- North American Hockey Academy Winter-Hawks
- Pacific Steelers
- Washington Pride
- Warner Hockey School Warriors
See also
- United States women's national U-18 ice hockey teamUnited States women's national U-18 ice hockey teamThe American women's national under 18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team in the United States. The team represents the United States at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's U18 Championships....
- Canada women's national U-18 ice hockey teamCanada women's national U-18 ice hockey teamThe Canadian women's national under 18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team in Canada. The team represents Canada at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's U18 Championships....