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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.
It was likewise not awarded in 2021 as the league did not hold a playoff (even though the AHL did play a delayed and shortened regular season). [4] The Most Valuable Player of the playoffs is awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy. It was first awarded in 1984 and is named after the former president of the AHL, Jack Butterfield. The trophy has ...
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
On April 4, 2024, the Professional Women's Hockey League announced in a press release the name of the trophy awarded to the league's playoff champion team, the Walter Cup. [ 1 ] The name Walter Cup was proposed by Billie Jean King , one of the two instigators of the Professional Women's Hockey League and member of the league's advisory board.
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.
The Twin Cities have been home to professional women’s hockey since the Whitecaps were founded in 2004 to play in the then-Western Women’s Hockey League. Minnesota also is home to numerous ...
North American 3 Eastern Hockey League (2012–2016; formerly the Northern States Hockey League, 2012–2014) - merged with North American 3 Hockey League; North American Hockey League (1973–1977) Northeast Women's Hockey League (NCAA Division III, 2017–2023) – conference was absorbed by SUNYAC in 2023; North Eastern Hockey League (2003 ...
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 .