Edmonton Chimos

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Edmonton Chimos
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City Edmonton, Alberta
LeagueWestern Women's Hockey League
Founded1973 (1973)
Folded2011 (2011)
Home arena River Cree Twin Arenas
ColoursRed, White and Blue
General managerDee Bateman
Head coachJason Schmidt

The Edmonton Chimos were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL). Founded in 1973, the team closed out its 38-year existence playing its home games at River Cree Twin Arenas in Edmonton, Canada. At that time, the team owner was Arlan Maschmayer.

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History

Edmonton Chimos (1980), Provincial A women's champions Edmonton Chimos Hockey Team, Provincial A Womens Champions, Alberta 1979 -1980 (40261340182).jpg
Edmonton Chimos (1980), Provincial A women's champions
Edmonton Chimos (1984), National champions Edmonton Chimos Hockey Team, 1984 Shopper's Drug Mart Women's Champions (40261334722).jpg
Edmonton Chimos (1984), National champions

The Chimos were founded in 1973 [1] following ads looking for women in the Edmonton area who wanted to play hockey. By the 1980s, they had become the dominant women's team in Alberta, capturing every Alberta provincial championship, except for one, from 1982 to 1997. Representing Alberta at the Esso Canadian national championships 16 times in their history, the Chimos have captured the National title four times: 1984, 1985, 1992 and 1997. In 2001, the Chimos were approached to join the National Women's Hockey League, along with their provincial rival, the Calgary Oval X-Treme. They joined the league in 2002 with the Calgary Oval X-Treme and the Vancouver Griffins to form the NWHL's Western Division. The Griffins folded after only one season, leaving just the two Alberta teams. Consistently overmatched by their Calgary rivals, and lacking true competition in the NWHL as the West division did not fly east, the Alberta clubs broke away from the NWHL to help form the five team Western Women's Hockey League in 2004 before the two leagues were once again united under the NWHL banner in 2006. 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 goal of the new league is to promote women’s hockey in the west. [2]

For 2011–12 season, The Edmonton Chimos and Strathmore Rockies combined to form Team Alberta the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). The new team played in different locations in Alberta. The team became based out of both Calgary and Edmonton to accommodate all of western Canada's elite female players. [3] [4] [5] Team Alberta would later become the Calgary Inferno.

Season-by-season

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YearGPWLTGFGAPts
2002–03 243210351327
2003–04 1211109642
2004–05 211281655334
2005–06 2416531024735
2006–07 241581886331
2007–08 249114747822
2008–09 2414100827928
2009–10 18774404818
2010–11 171160564123

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

Season standings

YearLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffs
2002-03 NWHL 3rd, WesternDid not qualify
2003-04 NWHL 2nd, WesternDid not qualify
2004-05 WWHL 3rdLost in final round
2005-06 WWHL 2ndLost in first round
2006-07 WWHL 2ndLost in first round
2007-08 WWHL 4thDid not qualify
2008-09 WWHL 3rdLost in first round
2009-10 WWHL 3rdLost in first round
2010-11 WWHL 2ndno participation to playoff

Roster

The following roster is from [ when? ].

Goaltenders
#CountryPlayerCatchesAgeAcquiredFormer TeamHometown
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Keely Brown L48 Toronto Lady Blues - CIS Kitchener, Ontario
31 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Sugiyama L372010 Grant MacEwan Griffins - ACAC Edmonton, Alberta
Defence
#CountryPlayerShootsAgeAcquiredFormer TeamHometown
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tegan Rose L302010St. Albert Slash - AMMFHL Gibbons, Alberta
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin Duggan (C)R412007 Yale Bulldogs - NCAA Beaumont, Alberta
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Meaghan Mikkelson (A)R392007Canadian National Women's Team St. Albert, Alberta
14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brittaney Maschmeyer R352010 Syracuse Orange - NCAA Bruderheim, Alberta
17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Courtney Sawchuk (A)L352010 St. Lawrence Skating Saints - NCAA Sherwood Park, Alberta
25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Taylor Williamson R312010 Spruce Grove, Alberta
81 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelsey MacMillan R382009 Sherwood Park, Alberta
88 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tara Swanson L352010 Wetaskiwin, Alberta
Forwards
#CountryPlayerShootsAgeAcquiredFormer TeamHometown
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly Godel R352010Edmonton Titans - NAFHA Hythe, Alberta
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mallory Matheson L382008 NAIT Ooks - ACAC Binscarth, Manitoba
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jennifer Moe L312010Lloydminster Steelers - AMMFHL Bonnyville, Alberta
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lauren Chiswell L372010 Grant MacEwan Griffins - ACAC Edmonton, Alberta
18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chelsea Purcell (A)R372010 Saskatchewan Huskies - CIS Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan
19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kathy Yeats L47 Coronation, Alberta
21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lindsay Robinson R382009 Alberta Pandas - CIS Edmonton, Alberta
24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laura Dostaler R332009Fort Saskatchewan Juniors Beaumont, Alberta
27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Colleen Olson R362008 Sherwood Park, Alberta
33 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Britney Millar L43 Mercyhurst Lakers - NCAA Kingston, Ontario
77 Flag of Germany.svg Manuela Hebel L382010Mannheim Kurpfalz Freising, Germany

[6] [7] and [8]

Coaching staff

[9]

Awards winners

Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point, goal, and assist scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed WWHL regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; G/G = Goals per game; A/G = Assists per game; * = current Chimos player

Note: Statistics kept since 2004.

Honours

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Edmonton Chimos History, http://www.edmontonchimos.com/default.aspx?p=history
  2. ↑ Edmonton Chimos History, http://www.edmontonchimos.com/default.aspx?p=history
  3. ↑ John Down, Calgary Herald, CWHL expanding into Alberta this season, https://calgaryherald.com/sports/CWHL+expanding+into+Alberta+this+season/4644934/story.html%5B%5D
  4. ↑ Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press, Canadian Women's Hockey League to add Calgary team and create one league, [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ Canadian Elite Women’s Hockey Moves West with League’s Expansion to Alberta, "News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  6. ↑ "Edmonton Chimos Senior AAA Hockey - Roster : Powered by RAMP Interactive". www.edmontonchimos.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "Edmonton Chimos Senior AAA Hockey - Coaching Staff : Powered by RAMP Interactive". www.edmontonchimos.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10.
  10. ↑ "Alberta downs Ontario 3-2 in Overtime in Gold Medal Final to win 1998 Esso Women's Nationals Hockey Championship". Hockey Canada. March 22, 1998. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
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