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	In ~~1933~~, the [[Edmonton Monarchs]] suffered their first loss in ~~four~~ years at the hands of the newly formed Rustlers team. The members of the Rustlers were aged 15 to 18 years. During the entire ~~year~~, the Rustlers were undefeated in regular season and post season play versus the Monarchs.<ref>Women on Ice: The Early Years of Women's Hockey in Western Canada, Wayne Norton, p.141, Ronsdale Press, 2009, {{ISBN\|978-1-55380-073-6}}</ref>		In 1932, the [[Edmonton Monarchs]] suffered their first loss in three years at the hands of the newly formed Rustlers team. The members of the Rustlers were aged 15 to 18 years. During the entire 1933 season, the Rustlers were undefeated in regular season and post season play versus the Monarchs.<ref>Women on Ice: The Early Years of Women's Hockey in Western Canada, Wayne Norton, p.141, Ronsdale Press, 2009, {{ISBN\|978-1-55380-073-6}}</ref>

	==Defeat of Preston==		==Defeat of Preston==

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The '''Edmonton Rustlers''' were a women's [[ice hockey]] team that competed during the Great Depression.

==Monarchs rivalry==
In 1933, the [[Edmonton Monarchs]] suffered their first loss in four years at the hands of the newly formed Rustlers team. The members of the Rustlers were aged 15 to 18 years. During the entire year, the Rustlers were undefeated in regular season and post season play versus the Monarchs.<ref>Women on Ice: The Early Years of Women's Hockey in Western Canada, Wayne Norton, p.141, Ronsdale Press, 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-55380-073-6}}</ref>

==Defeat of Preston==
In winter 1933, Lady Bessborough, the wife of Governor General of Canada Lord Bessborough donated a championship trophy for the Dominion Women’s Amateur Hockey Association.<ref>Coast to Coast:Hockey in Canada to the Second World War, p.142, Edited by John Chi-Kit Wong, University of Toronto Press, 2009, {{ISBN|978-0-8020-9532-9}}</ref> The trophy would be contested between the Edmonton Rustlers and the [[Preston Rivulettes]].<ref>Coast to Coast:Hockey in Canada to the Second World War, p.142, Edited by John Chi-Kit Wong, University of Toronto Press, 2009, {{ISBN|978-0-8020-9532-9}}</ref>

The success of the Edmonton Grads women's basketball team winning the National Basketball Championship in 1932 was essential to the Rustlers gaining support for the National Hockey title.<ref>Women on Ice: The Early Years of Women's Hockey in Western Canada, Wayne Norton, p.142, Ronsdale Press, 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-55380-073-6}}</ref>

In the championship game, the Rivulettes were down by a score of 2-0. They came back to tie the game, but Hazel Case of the Rustlers scored the game-winning goal.<ref>Coast to Coast:Hockey in Canada to the Second World War, p.143, Edited by John Chi-Kit Wong, University of Toronto Press, 2009, {{ISBN|978-0-8020-9532-9}}</ref> In 1934, the Rivulettes were not able to raise the $1,800 to stage a rematch with the Rustlers.<ref>Coast to Coast:Hockey in Canada to the Second World War, p.145, Edited by John Chi-Kit Wong, University of Toronto Press, 2009, {{ISBN|978-0-8020-9532-9}}</ref>

==References==
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