Mississauga Chiefs

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Mississauga Chiefs
City Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
League Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (1993–1998)
National Women's Hockey League (1998–2007)
Canadian Women's Hockey League (2007–2010)
Founded1993 (1993)
Folded2010 (2010)
Home arena Hershey Centre and Iceland Mississauga
ColoursDark blue, pale blue and white
General manager Jim Holman (last)
Head coach Rick Osborne (last)
Franchise history
1993–2000Mississauga Chiefs
2000–2003Mississauga Ice Bears
2003–2007Oakville Ice
2007–2010Mississauga Chiefs

The Mississauga Chiefs were a professional women's ice hockey team that played in the Canadian National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) and the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). They played in Mississauga, Ontario at the Hershey Centre and the Iceland Mississauga in the Greater Toronto Area. 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.

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History

The Mississauga Chiefs were founded in 1993 [1] in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (COWHL) [2] where they played for five seasons. In 1998, the COWHL was reorganized and became the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). The team changed their name to Mississauga Ice Bears from 2000 to 2003 and the Oakville Ice from 2003 to 2007. [3] In 2007–08, the NWHL disbanded and the clubs were re-organized to join the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). As part of the new league, the Oakville Ice merged with the Mississauga Aeros 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 Brampton Thunder. The Chiefs participated in the 2010 Clarkson Cup. 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 and Sami Jo Small. [4]

The Chiefs' name continued to be used by the organization for their Mississauga Jr. Chiefs and youth girls' programs. [5]

Season-by-season

YearGPWLTGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
1998–99 402315211775483rd, Western Div.Eliminated in first round
1999–00 402113613379483rd, Western Div.Did not qualify
2000–01 402116310797453rd, Western Div.Did not qualify
2001–02 30121088281322nd, Western Div.
2002–03 2619143122111423rd, Central Div.
2003–04 361717211899363rd, Central Div.
2004–05 36131769799343rd, Central Div.
2005–06 3620151118100423rd, Central Div.
2006–07 21156010751315th, NWHLEliminated in first round[ citation needed ]
2007–08 30218111561432nd, Central Div.Lost in finals
2008–09 261682343rd, CWHLLost in finals
2009–10 302181432nd, CWHLQualified for 2010 Clarkson Cup without playoffs

Source: [6] [7]

Clarkson Cup 2010

DateParticipantsScore
March 27, 2009 Minnesota Whitecaps vs. Mississauga ChiefsMinnesota, 3–0

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Former staff

Notable players

Awards winners

Honours

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