North York Aeros

The Mississauga Aeros were a women's semi-professional ice hockey team. Its original name was the North York Aeros, and then in 1999, the franchise was named the Beatrice Aeros because it was sponsored by the Beatrice Dairy Foods company. In 2003, it was renamed the Toronto Aeros. The Aeros played in the National Women's Hockey League and played their home games at the Beatrice Ice Gardens at York University in Toronto, Ontario. The franchise relocated and became the Mississauga Aeros.
==All-Time Roster==
 	 	 	
Number	 	Player 	Hometown
6 	F 	Amy Turek 	Castor Centre, Alberta
91 	D 	Geraldine Heaney 	Belfast, Northern Ireland - former Captain (retired)
55 	F 	Stephanie Kay 	
44 	F 	Somer West 	Bowmanville, Ontario
14 	F 	Cherie Piper 	Toronto, Ontario
8 	C 	Angela James 	Thornhill, Ontario
19 	C 	Lara Perks 	Trenton, Ontario
33 	F 	Amanda Benoit 	
77 	F 	Cassie Campbell 	Richmond Hill, Ontario - now with CBC Sports
27 	F 	Cheryl Muranko 	
10 	D 	Kelly Smith 	
21 	F 	Marcie Deering 	
71 	D 	Becky Kellar 	Hagersville, Ontario - now with the Oakville Ice
9 	D 	Gillian Ferrari 	Thornhill, Ontario - now with Brampton Thunder
11 	D 	Cheryl Pounder 	Montreal, Quebec
20 	D 	Sunny Marling 	
7 	D 	Bradi Cochrane 	
22 	N/A	Heather Logan 	
17 	F 	Sari Krooks 	
34 	N/A	Nicole Corriero 	former Junior Aeros captain
87 	F 	Sheri Maisonneuve 	
2 	F 	Karen Rickard 	
12 	N/A	Kelly Stuart 	
4 	N/A	Melissa Taylor 	
36 	G 	Lisa Robertson (ice hockey)	
35 	G 	Lauren Goldstein 	
30 	G 	Kendra Fisher 	- now with the Durham Lightning
1 	G 	Sami Jo Small 	Winnipeg, Manitoba
1 	G 	Mandy Cronin 	Kettering, Ohio (raised in York, Maine and now lives in North York, Ontario - formerly with the Telus Lightning now with the Brampton Thunder
21 	D 	Nathalie Rivard 	Cumberland, Ontario - retired and now children's book author
93 	F 	Heather Ginzel 	Brampton, Ontario
 	F 	Margot Verlaan 	Kitchener, Ontario
 	F 	Jordan McDonnell 	East York
==Coaches/Other Staff==
* Ken Dufton - Head Coach
* Barb Fisher - former GM
==Championship==
List of NWHL Championship Cup won since 1999:
* 2005 - Toronto Aeros vs Montreal Axion, hosted in Brampton
* 2002 - Beatrice Aeros vs Brampton Thunder
* 2001 - Beatrice Aeros vs Sainte-Julie Panthères
* 2000 - Beatrice Aeros vs Sainte-Julie Panthères, hosted in Brampton
===History===
*On March 22, 1998, Dana Antal scored at 5:31 of a 10 minute overtime period on a pass from Jennifer Botterill as Team Alberta (represented by the Calgary Oval X-Treme) defeated Team Ontario (represented by the Beatrice Aeros) by a 3-2 mark to win the Esso Nationals. 
*During the 1999-2000 NWHL season, the Beatrice Aeros played the Sainte-Julie Pantheres in the championship game. In the second game of the final, Cherie Piper scored the game winning goal with 9:06 left to play in the first period, and Lauren Goldstein earned the shutout for the Aeros. http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1999-00/Mnews.html#NI-039 With the 1-0 win, Beatrice earned the championship based on goal differential. 
==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.
*Silver medal, 1996, Fran Rider CupWho's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.66, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
*Silver medal, 1998, Fran Rider Cup (second place at Esso Nationals) 
* Bronze Medal, 1999, Maureen McTeer Trophy (given to the team that finishes in third place at the Esso Nationals) Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.430, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
==References==
Category:Women's ice hockey teams in Canada
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams