Canadian Women's Hockey (1947-1981)
This page features information on women's ice hockey in Canada between 1947 and 1981.
Results
- 1946-47
- 2/11: University of Saskatchewan Huskiettes - College of Law 2:2 - latter was a men's team
- 2/21: Regina Pats - Moose Jaw Wildcats 4:3
- 2/25: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Regina Pats 2:1
- 3/8: Regina Pats - University of Saskatchewan Huskiettes 4:4 - two-game series
- 3/15: Regina Pats - University of Saskatchewan Huskiettes 2:1 - "
- 1947-48
- 1/12: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Regina Pats 4:2
- 1/30: University of Saskatchewan Huskiettes - Moose Jaw Wildcats 11:3
- 1948-49
- 2/1: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Regina AC Tees 4:1
- 2/26: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Regina ACT Pats 4:4 OT
- 3/16: 'Moose Jaw Wildcats - Regina AC Tees
- 3/21: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Regina AC Tees 5:4
Winnipeg Girls Hockey League
- Carruthers Ruff-Riders - Weston Wolverines 3:1
- 1/7: Carruthers Ruff-Riders - Weston Wolverines 2:1
- 1/18: Weston Wolverines - Carruthers Ruff-Riders 1:1
- 1/21: Weston Wolverines - Windsor Rockettes 2:0
- 1/21: University Doodlebugs - Carruthers Ruff-Riders 2:2
- 1/28: Carruthers Ruff-Riders - Norwood 3:0
- 2/1: University Doodlebugs - Weston Wolverines 6:1
- 2/1: Carruthers Ruff-Riders - Norwood 4:0
- 2/4: University Doodlebugs - Carruthers Ruff-Riders 2:0
- 2/7: University Doodlebugs - Norwood 3:1
- 2/8: University Doodlebugs - Weston Wolverines 3:0
- Carruthers Ruff-Riders - Weston Wolverines 3:0 on series (5:0, 3:1, 9:1) - semifinal
- University Doodlebugs - Carruthers Ruff-Riders 3:1 on series (3:2, 1:0, 1:4, 4:1) - final
An all-star team was set to visit Moose Jaw to play for the Dominion women's championship.
- 1949-50
- 12/12: Carruthers Ruff-Riders - Weston Wolverines 3:2 @ Hallock, MN
- 2/27: Devils Lake Saints (ND) - Winnipeg All-Stars 9:7 - Saints were a men's team
Greater Winnipeg Girls Hockey League
- 12/6: Carruthers Ruff-Riders - Weston Wolverines 6:1
- 12/6: Norwood Black Hawks - Elmwood Winter Club 1:0
- 12/13: Carruthers Ruff-Riders - Norwood Black Hawks 2:0
- 12/13: Doodlebugs - Weston Wolverines 6:0
- 12/20: Doodlebugs - Carruthers Ruff-Riders 2:0
- 12/20: Weston Wolverines - Elmwood Winter Club 4:0
- 12/27: Winnipeg Canadienettes - Elmwood Winter Club 5:0
- 12/27: Brandon Wheat Queens - Norwood Black Hawks 2:0
- 1/3: Doodlebugs - Norwood Black Hawks 7:0
- 1/3: Brandon Wheat Queens - Elmwood Winter Club 2:0
- 1/10: Doodlebugs - Brandon Wheat Queens 8:1
- 1/10: Norwood Black Hawks - Winnipeg Canadienettes 1:0
- 1/17: Doodlebugs - Elmwood Winter Club 10:0
- 1/17: Brandon Wheat Queens - Winnipeg Canadiennetes 4:2
- 1/24: Doodlebugs - Elmwood Winter Club 9:0
- 1/24: Brandon Wheat Queens - Norwood Black Hawks 2:1
- 2/7: Doodlebugs - Norwood Black Hawks 3:0
- 2/7: Winnipeg Canadienettes - Elmwood Winter Club 5:0
Semifinals
- 2/14:Doodlebugs - Winnipeg Canadienettes 4:1
- 2/14: Norwood Black Hawks - Brandon Wheat Queens 2:0
- 2/21: Doodlebugs - Winnipeg Canadienettes 6:4
- 2/21: Brandon Wheat Queens - Norwood Black Hawks 3:0
- 2/28: Brandon Wheat Queens - Norwood Black Hawks 3:1
Final
- 3/2: Doodlebugs - Brandon Wheat Queens 4:1
- 3/7: Doodlebugs - Brandon Wheat Queens 2:0
Weston became the Brandon Wheat Queens and the Carruthers Ruff-Riders became the Winnipeg Canadiennetes.
Western Canada Championship
- 2/11: Winnipeg All-Stars - Moose Jaw Wildcats 10:2
- 4/7: Winnipeg All-Stars - Moose Jaw Wildcats 5:2
Dominion Women's Championship
University of Toronto, which dumped Queens University (7:2 and 3:1) and East York in playoff competition, withdrew when the women's athletic directorate at the university ruled they could not compete with teams from non-educational institutions. A Preston team, reportedly victors in their sector of Ontario, were ruled ineligible because they were not a member of an organized league.
- 4/14: Winnipeg All-Stars - Port Arthur Bombers 7:2
- 4/15: Winnipeg All-Stars - Port Arthur Bombers 7:3
Winnipeg won the Lady Bessborough Trophy.
- 1950-51
- 12/30: Assiniboia - Moose Jaw Wildcats 12:5 - Assiniboia was a men's team
- 2/10: Moose Jaw Wildcats - University of Saskatchewan Huskiettes 5:4
- 2/17: Moose Jaw Wildcats - University of Saskatchewan Huskiettes 14:0
Winnipeg Girls Hockey League
- 12/12: Winnipeg Canadienettes - Weston Monarchs 2:0
- 12/19: Winnipeg Canadienettes - Weston Monarchs 1:0
- 1/16: Winnipeg Canadienettes - Weston Monarchs 3:0
- 2/15: Doodlebugs - Winnipeg Canadienettes 3:2
- 2/22: Winnipeg Canadienettes - Doodlebugs 4:3 - final
- 2/27: Winnipeg Canadienettes - Doodlebugs 2:1 - "
- 2/28: Winnipeg Canadienettes - Doodlebugs 1:0 - "
Western Canada Championship
- 3/17: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Winnipeg Canadienettes 5:4 OT
- 3/23: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Winnipeg Canadienettes 3:2
Dominion Women's Championship
- 3/30: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Port Arthur Bearcats 4:0
- 3/31: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Port Arthur Bearcats 8:1
- 1951-52
- 1/25: East York Gord's Girls - Sarnia Polmerettes 6:1
- 2/12: Pense Eagles - Moose Jaw Wildcats 13:10 - Pense was a men's team
- 3/7: Ontario Jockeys - East York Gord's Girls 1:0 - Jockeys were a men's team
Powder Puff Hockey Tournament @ Brampton (3/11)
- East York Gord's Girls - Georgetown 4:0
- Brampton - Cooksville 3:2
- East York Gord's Girls - Brampton 8:5
Western Canada Championship
- 3/21: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Winnipeg Canadienettes 5:2
- 3/22: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Winnipeg Canadienettes 5:0
Ontario Championship
- East York Gord's Girls - Dixie 2:2, 2:1 - quarterfinal
- 3/29: East York Gord's Girls - Sarnia Polmerettes 10:1 - semifinal
- 4/16: East York Gord's Girls - Aurora Ladies 7:0 - final
- 4/22: East York Gord's Girls - Aurora Ladies 6:1 - "
- 1952-53
- 2/2: Saskatchewan Roughriders - Moose Jaw Wildcats 2:2 - Roughriders were a CFL Football team, game was played between second and third periods of Regina-Moose Jaw senior game
- 2/18: Saskatchewan Roughriders - Moose Jaw Wildcats 3:1 - game was played between second and third periods of Regina-Yorkton senior tilt
- 3/17: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Pense Eagles 3:3 - Pense was a men's team
Edmonton City Girls League
- 1/21: Gelhaus Truckettes - Purple Lantern 9:0
- 1/21: Harlem Chicks - McArthur's Ladies Wear 3:2
- 1/26: McArthur's Ladies Wear - Gelhaus Truckettes 1:0
- 1/26: Harlem Chicks - Purple Lantern 2:1
- 1/28: Harlem Chicks - Gelhaus Truckettes 1:0
- 1/28: McArthur's Ladies Wear - Purple Lantern 2:0
- 2/4: McArthur's Ladies Wear - Harlem Chicks 6:2
- 2/15: McArthur's Ladies Wear - Gelhaus Truckettes 3:0
- 2/18: Harlem Chicks' - Purple Lantern 3:1
- 2/19: McArthur's Ladies Wear - Purple Lantern 8:0
- 2/19: Gelhaus Truckettes - Harlem Chicks 4:2
- 3/3: Gelhaus Truckettes - Harlem Chicks - semifinal
- McArthur's Ladies Wear - Gelhaus Truckettes - McArthur led best of 3 series 1-0 as of 3/16 - final
McArthur's finished first, Harlem second, Gelhaus third, and Purple Lantern fourth in regular season play.
There was no dominion championship with Moose Jaw as definite dates at the Edmonton Gardens could not be secured.
- 1953-54
- Eyebrow Midgets - Moose Jaw Wildcats 5:2 - Eyebrow was a boys team
- Moose Jaw Wildcats - Eyebrow Midgets 1:0
- 2/9: Central Butte Midgets - Moose Jaw Wildcats 6:4 - Central Butte was a boys team
- 2/28: Weyburn Beavers Old-Timers - Moose Jaw Wildcats 9:4 - Weyburn was a men's team
- 3/11: Saskatchewan Teachers College - University of Saskatchewan Huskiettes 8:1
- 3/17: Moose Jaw Wildcats - University of Saskatchewan Huskiettes 12:5
- 3/29: Moose Jaw & District Old-Timers - Moose Jaw Wildcats 7:6 - Old-Timers were a men's team
- 1954-55
- 2/15: Yellow Grass Old-Timers - Moose Jaw Wildcats - Yellow Grass was a men's team
- 3/30: Leroy Braves - Moose Jaw Wildcats 9:8 - Leroy was a men's team
Saskatchewan Championship
- 2/26: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Saskatoon Huskiettes 12:2
- 3/4: Moose Jaw - Saskatoon
- 1956-57
- 1/26: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Fillmore All-Stars 14:9 - Fillmore was a men's team
- 1957-58
- 2/5: Moose Jaw Wildcats - Semans Wheat Kinks 9:5 - Semans was a team of young married women
- 1960-61
All-Ontario Girls Championship
- Oro - Bradford 3:2 - first round
- Don Mills - Creemore 3:1 - "
- Alliston Hornettes - Toronto Humberside 5:0 - "
- Scarboro Clair Lea - Beeton 5:0 - "
- Don Mills - Cannington 3:2 - second round
- Don Mills - Scarboro Clair Lea 3:0 - semifinal
- Alliston Hornettes - Oro 3:0 - "
- 3/4: Don Mills - Alliston Hornettes 3:2 OT - final
- 1961-62
All-Ontario Girls Championship @ Alliston
Besides six teams from Metropolitan Toronto, other entrants were Newmarket, Bradford, Creemore, Oro, Cannington, Uxbridge, Parry Sound, Port McNicholl, and Alliston.
A series
- 3/2: Don Mills - East Toronto 8:0 - semifinal
- 3/2: Alliston Hornettes - West Hill 4:1 - "
- 3/3: Don Mills - Alliston Hornettes 2:2 OT - final - Don Mills won the title due to a ruling giving the trophy to the team which scored first
B series
- 3/2: Port McNicholl - Creemore 2:1
- 3/2: Oro - Bradford 2:0
- 3/3: Cannington - Uxbridge 2:1 - semifinal
- 3/3: Oro - Port McNicholl 3:0 - "
- 3/3: Cannington - Oro 9:0 - final
- 1962-63
All-Ontario Girls Championship @ Alliston (3/1-2)
- 3/2: Ajax - West Hill 5:0 - A major final
- 3/2: Don Mills - Midland 3:1 - A final
- 3/2: Cannington - Oro 1:1 - B final - Cannington awarded title as it went to team that scored first
Canadian Junior Girls Hockey Tournament @ Leaside
- Ajax Shellettes - Don Mills 4:2
- Ajax Shellettes - Clairlea Jets 12:9
- Cannington Legionettes - West Hill-Highland Creek Lions 1:0
- Cannington Legionettes - Leaside Lipsticks 6:0
- Cannington Legionettes - Parry Sound 3:2
- 4/13: Ajax Shellettes - Cannington Legionettes 3:0
- 1963-64
All-Ontario Girls Championship @ Alliston
- 4/2: Six Nations - Guelph 3:0
- 4/2: Schomberg - Humberside 2:0
- 4/3: Six Nations - Schomberg 10:1 - semifinal
- 4/4: Six Nations - Newmarket 6:0 - final
Canadian Junior Girls Hockey Championship
- 4/9: Don Mills Harry's Shell - West Hill All-Stars @ Stouffville
- 1964-65
All-Ontario Girls Championship @ Alliston
- 3/27: Six Nations - Humberside 10:0
- 3/27: Ajax - Six Nations 3:3 OT - final - Ajax awarded title as they scored first
- 1965-66
All-Ontario Girls Championship Qualification @ Wallaceburg (2/20)
- Riverview Central School - Ontario Hospital School 7:0
- Tilbury - Riverview Central School 13:0
- Sombra Sonettes - Blenheim Bob Kits 2:0
- Tilbury - Sombra Sonettes 12:0 - final
All-Ontario Girls Championship @ Wallaceburg
- Ajax - Port Huron (MI) 4:0
- Tilbury - Dresden 7:2
- Six Nations - Forest 11:2
- Six Nations - Ajax 4:1
- Petrolia - Wallaceburg 7:0
- Petrolia - Tlbury 4:2
- 2/27: Six Nations - Petrolia 12:1 - final
Ontario Women's Championship @ Whitby (3/11-12)
- Barrie - Guelph 3:2
- Guelph - Parry Sound 2:0
- Guelph - Toronto Don Mills 2:0
- Guelph - Burlington 3:2
- Guelph - Ajax 1:0
Guelph won. Ajax finished second at 3-1-1, Barrie third at 3-2-0.
Southern Ontario Girls Hockey Tournament @ Hagersville
- Six Nations - Burlington 2:1
- Ajax - Guelph 1:0
- Ajax - Six Nations 6:5 - semifinal
- 3/26: Ajax - Rexdale 3:2 - final
- 1966-67
See Lipstick Tournament for details on that competition for all years.
Burlington-Dundas Ladies Hockey League
- Dundas Firettes 9-3-0-18
- Six Nations Girls 7-4-1-15
- Burlington Mowettes 6-5-1-13
- Dundas O'Neills 4-5-2-10
- Burlington Hawkettes 2-10-0-4
Provincial Women's Hockey Association (4/1 @ Picton)
Don Mills Satan's Angels won the A division by beating Ajax 3:2 in the final, while the Wallaceburg Hornettes captured the B title by beating Richmond Hill and Picton Amazin's (3:2).
Toronto Township Ladies Tournament (4/15)
- Don Mills Satan's Angels - Rexdale 3:0
- Don Mills Satan's Angels - Hagersville 7:0
- Don Mills Satan's Angels - Dundas 2:1 - final
Metro Ladies Championship
- 4/16: Don Mills Satan's Angels - Ajax 2:1
- 1967-68
Central Ontario Ladies Hockey League
Standings as of 1/10
- Don Mills 8-1-1-17 41:13
- Humberside 8-2-0-16 35:23
- Littons 5-4-4-14 37:27
- Burlington 4-4-3-11 40:39
- Barrie 4-4-1-9 22:23
- Dundas 2-5-3-7 11:30
- Guelph 1-7-2-4 13:34
- Ajax 0-5-4-4 19:29
Standings as of 2/29
- Don Mills 31 pts
- Humberside 27 pts
- Rexdale 26 pts
- Burlington 24 pts
Ontario Senior Ladies Championship @ Burlington
- Burlington - Picton 13:0
- Burlington - Don Mills 7:1
- Cobourg Pinettes - Picton 5:1 - consolation
- 3/10: Burlington - Toronto Humberside 3:1 - final
Dominion Ladies Hockey Tournament @ Doublerink Arena (4/27-28)
- Burlington - Preston 5:1 - A final
- Canadettes won - A consolation
- Canadettes All-Stars - West Hill 3:1 - B final
- Pine Ridge - Caledonia 6:4 - B final
- Belleville - Campbellford 3:1 - C final
- Cooksville - Thornhill 4:2 - C consolation
- 1979-80
Picton Ladies Hockey Tournament (3/24-25)
- Toronto Islanders - London Blues 4:2 - A final
- Brampton Canadettes - Burlington Selects 4:2 - B final
- Brampton Lions - Toronto Screaming Eagles 2:1 - C final
- Havelock - Brighton 2:0 - D final
Dominion Ladies Hockey Tournament @ Meadowvale Four Rinks (4/5-6)
- Assabet Valley (MA) - East London 2:0 - Senior A final
- Brampton Canadettes - Veres Red Devils 1:0 SO - Senior B final
- Mississauga Falcons - Brockville 3:2 - Senior C final
- Michigan - Mississauga 1:0 - Senior C+ final
- Burlington - Brampton 3:1 - Senior D final
- 1980-81
Ontario Women's Hockey Association
Senior A
- Burlington - Agincourt 2:1
- Burlington - Toronto Islanders 1:0
- Hamilton - Burlington 3:1
- Burlington - Hamilton 1:0 OT
- Burlington - Hamilton 2:1 OT - final
Dominion Ladies Hockey Tournament @ Meadowvale Four Rinks (4/18-19)
- Agincourt Canadians - Burlington 3:0 - Senior A final
- Mississauga Reps - Kingston Frontenacs 1:0 - Senior B final
- Lakefield Remparts - Dixie Devils 5:4 - Senior C Plus final
- Peterborough Angels - Ottawa Blazers 3:1 - Senior C final
- Burlington Flyers - Nepean Red Wings 5:2 - Senior D final
Sources
- Edmonton Journal
- Regina Leader-Post
- Toronto Star
- Winnipeg Tribune