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The history of women's ice hockey in the United States can be traced back to the early 20th century. In the 1920s, the Seattle Vamps competed in various hockey tournaments. In 1916, the United States hosted an international hockey tournament in Cleveland, Ohio, that featured Canadian and American women's hockey teams.
Top-level and professional women's hockey in North America has developed in starts and stops since the late twentieth century. [1] The National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) launched in 1999, featuring teams mainly in Ontario and Quebec. Some teams from Western Canada competed intermittently, but a Western Women's Hockey League was
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). [2] The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Canada .
All-American Hockey League (1987–1988) All American Hockey League (2008–2011) America East Hockey League (2005–2008) Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (1886–1898) American Amateur Hockey League (1896–1917) American Hockey Association (1926–1942) Atlantic Coast Hockey League (1981–1987) Atlantic Coast Hockey League (2002–2003)
The Philadelphia Firebirds transferred from the North American Hockey League. The Hampton Gulls transferred from the Southern Hockey League. 1978–79: 1979: North Division: 4 South Division: 5 The Hampton Gulls ceased operations. The New Brunswick Hawks joined as an expansion team. 1979–80: 1980: North Division: 5 South Division: 5
Australian Women's Ice Hockey League (AWIHL), founded in 2005; Bulgarian Women's Hockey League; European Women's Hockey League (EWHL), formerly called Elite Women's Hockey League, founded 2004; German Women's Ice Hockey League (DFEL) Icelandic Women's Hockey League; Italian Hockey League Women; Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo Femenino (LNHHF; lit.
Hilary Knight, Marie-Philip Poulin and their fellow U.S. and Canadian national team stars now have an idea of where they will be playing when the Professional Women’s Hockey League launches in ...
The Canadian Women's Hockey League, founded in 2014, did not pay salaries, but did pay stipends and bonuses. [30] It folded in 2019 due to financial instability. The National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), the first women's league to pay salaries, was established in the United States in 2015 and expanded into Canada in 2020.