The Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (COWHL) is a defunct hockey league in Ontario, Canada. During the 1998–99 season, the COWHL was renamed the National Women's Hockey League as the teams from the former league began to compete against teams from Quebec.

Teams Guelph Eagles Hamilton Golden Hawks London Devilettes Mississauga Chiefs Newtonbrook Panthers Peterborough Skyway Peterborough Pirates Junior Aeros Scarborough Firefighters Scarborough Sting North York Aeros Toronto Red Wings

Final Standing year by year

1992-93 + No. Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts1 Toronto Aeros 30 20 4 6 101 42 462 Scarborough Sting 30 10 12 8 49 64 28 3 Scarborough Firefighters 30 9 15 6 58 79 24

1993-94 + No. Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts1 Toronto Aeros 30 26 2 2 152 32 542 Scarborough Firefighters 30 14 11 5 103 62 33 3 Junior Aeros 30 13 11 6 101 73 324Scarborough Sting 30 13 12 5 63 67 31 5 Mississauga Chiefs 30 11 12 7 60 60 29 6 Hamilton Golden Hawks 30 0 29 1 28 223 1

1994-95 Non-available

1995-96 + No. Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts1 North York Aeros 30 26 3 1 166 42 532 Toronto Red Wings 30 22 5 3 169 60 47 3 Mississauga Chiefs 30 18 10 2 98 57 384 Peterborough Skyway 30 10 14 6 82 115 26 5 London Devilettes 30 4 23 3 81 159 116 Hamilton Golden Hawks 30 2 27 1 45 208 5

1996-97 + No. Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts1 North York Aeros 36 29 1 6 255 39 642 Newtonbrook Panthers 36 25 3 8 210 58 58 3 Mississauga Chiefs 36 26 5 5 213 37 574Scarborough Sting 36 12 19 5 64 129 29 5 Peterborough Pirates 36 11 21 4 99 127 26 6 London Devilettes 36 7 27 2 81 204 16 7 Hamilton Golden Hawks 36 1 35 0 37 385 2

1997-98 For this last season, there was only three teams in the COWHL. The three teams played each other five times at home and five times on the road. In addition, they will play exhibition games against the Ottawa Senior AAA and the Brockvill Senior AAA teams.

+ No. Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts1 North York Aeros 20 16 1 3 94 29 352 Mississauga Chiefs 20 11 6 3 65 49 25 3 Scarborough Sting 20 0 20 0 25 101 0

Players Geraldine Heaney began playing for the Toronto Aeros at the age of 13,IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, Szymon Szemberg and Andrew Podnieks, p.145, Fenn Publishing, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2008, winning six provincial championships. For the first 17 years of her participation in the COWHL, Cathy Phillips played for two different teams: Burlington and Hamilton. She was voted Top Goaltender 14 times and Most Valuable Player twice during her years of play in the COWHL.

International

IIHF women's worlds Mirjam Baechler, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team Switzerland 1992–1997) Amanda Benoit, North York Aeros (Team Canada 1996) Cassie Campbell, North York Aeros (Team Canada 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997) Lori Dupuis, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team Canada 1995, 1996, 1997) Kelly Dyer, North York Aeros (Team USA 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995) Marianne Grnak, North York Aeros (Team Canada 1994, 1995, 1996) Geraldine Heaney, North York Aeros (Team Canada 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997) Jayna Hefford, Mississauga Chiefs (Team Canada 1997) Andria Hunter, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team Canada 1992, 1994) Angela James, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team Canada 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997) Sari Krooks, North York Aeros (Team Finland 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996) Sue Merz, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team USA 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997) Karen Nystrom, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team Canada 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997) Margot Page, Mississauga Chiefs (Team Canada 1990, 1992, 1994) Marion Pepels, London Devilettes (Team Netherlands 1990–1996) Cheryl Pounder, North York Aeros (Team Canada 1994, 1996) Nathalie Rivard, Mississauga Chiefs (Team Canada 1992) Laura Schuler, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team Canada 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997) Jeanine Sobek, Newtonbrook Panthers (Team USA 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996) Vicky Sunohara, Scarborough Firefighters (1990 to 1994), Toronto Red Wings (1994 to 1996), and the Newtonbrook Panthers (1996 to 1997)Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.430, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, (Team Canada 1990, 1996, 1997)

Olympians The following players from the COWHL represented Canada in ice hockey at the Winter Olympic games.

Player COWHL Team Event ResultCassie Campbell North York Aeros 1998 Winter Olympics Silver Cassie Campbell North York Aeros 2002 Winter Olympics Gold Cassie Campbell North York Aeros 2006 Winter Olympics GoldLori Dupuis Newtonbrook Panthers 1998 Winter Olympics SilverLori Dupuis Newtonbrook Panthers 2002 Winter Olympics GoldJayna Hefford Mississauga Chiefs1998 Winter Olympics SilverJayna Hefford Mississauga Chiefs 2002 Winter Olympics GoldJayna Hefford Mississauga Chiefs 2006 Winter Olympics GoldJayna Hefford Mississauga Chiefs 2010 Winter Olympics GoldGeraldine Heaney North York Aeros 1998 Winter Olympics SilverGeraldine Heaney North York Aeros 2002 Winter Olympics GoldKaren Nystrom Scarborough Firefighters 1998 Winter Olympics SilverLaura Schuler Scarborough Firefighters 1998 Winter Olympics SilverVicky Sunohara Newtonbrook Panthers 1998 Winter Olympics SilverVicky Sunohara Newtonbrook Panthers2002 Winter Olympics GoldVicky Sunohara Newtonbrook Panthers 2006 Winter Olympics Gold

Awards and honours Angela James, Most Valuable Player, COWHL, 1991Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.220, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, Karen Nystrom, Won COWHL scoring title in 1991-92Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 5, p.328, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, (runner-up in 1990–91, 1992–93 and 1996–97) Karen Nystrom, COWHL All-Star Team every year from 1989 to 1997 Karen Nystrom, OWHA champion with Scarborough Firefighters, 1991

Esso Nationals Over the years, teams from the COWHL represented the province of Ontario in the Canadian National Women's Hockey championships (also known as the Esso Nationals). The winner of the gold medal was also awarded the Abby Hoffman Cup.

Beatrice Aeros, Silver medal, 1996Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.66, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, Beatrice Aeros, Bronze Medal, 1999.

See also National Women's Hockey League (1999) NWHL was in service between 1998 and 2007.

References

External links Central Ontario Women's Hockey League : 1992-93 Central Ontario Women's Hockey League : 1993-94 Central Ontario Women's Hockey League : 1995-96 Central Ontario Women's Hockey League : 1996-97 Central Ontario Women's Hockey League : 1997-98