Central Ontario Women's Hockey League

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.Five Teams Added to COWHL, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/NWHL/1998-99/new5.htmlNew Beginning for Senior AAA Hockey, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/NWHL/1998-99/new_name.html
The league dated back to the 1978-79 season.
==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
==Miscellaneous results==
Note: Dates = issue of Toronto Star consulted.
;1985-86
Standings as of 12/2
#Burlington 9-1-0-18
#Hamilton 7-0-3-17
#Brampton 5-3-2-12
#Zacks 2-5-3-7
#Agincourt 2-7-1-5
#Mississauga 0-9-1-1
12/16
*Zacks - Agincourt 4:0
*Mississauga - Burlington 3:2
*Brampton - Agincourt 4:2
*Zacks - Burlington 2:1
12/30
*Zacks - Mississauga 2:0
*Brampton - Agincourt 3:1
*Brampton - Burlington 5:1
*Hamilton - Zacks 3:0 
1/6
*Agincourt - Mississauga 2:1
*Hamilton - Mississauga 2:1
*Agincourt - Zacks 2:1
*Brampton - Burlington 0:0
*Brampton - Zacks 3:0 
1/13
*Mississauga - Agincourt 2:2
*Agincourt - Zacks 3:0
*Hamilton - Burlington 4:2
*Brampton - Hamilton 3:1
*Mississauga - Zacks 4:0 
1/20
*Brampton - Mississauga 3:1
*Zacks - Agincourt 1:0
*Hamilton - Agincourt 0:0
*Burlington - Zacks 0:0
*Burlington - Brampton 3:1
2/10
*Mississauga - Agincourt 2:2
*Hamilton - Burlington 4:0
*Agincourt - Brampton 5:1
*Hamilton - Burlington 1:0
2/24
*Brampton - Mississauga 2:1
*Burlington - Mississauga 2:0
*Hamilton - Agincourt 4:0
*Zacks - Brampton 4:2
3/3
*Hamilton - Mississauga 8:0
*Hamilton - Agincourt 4:1
*Burlington - Brampton 3:1
*Hamilton - Brampton 3:0
*Zacks - Mississauga 3:2
3/10
*Mississauga - Hamilton 2:0
*Brampton - Agincourt 5:1
*Hamilton - Burlington 3:0
*Brampton - Burlington 2:1
*Hamilton - Zacks 3:0 
3/17
*Zacks - Agincourt 2:0
*Burlington - Mississauga 5:1
*Burlington - Agincourt 3:1
*Brampton - Zacks 5:1
3/24
*Mississauga - Zacks 2:1
;1986-87
11/17
*Toronto Aeros - Brampton 3:2
*Burlington - Agincourt 1:0
*Agincourt - Zacks 4:0 
11/24
*Mississauga - Hamilton 4:2
*'Mississauga - Agincourt 4:2
*Hamilton - Toronto Aeros 3:0
*Burlington - Zacks 2:1
*Burlington - Brampton 2:2
*Hamilton - Zacks 3:1
12/1
*Burlington - Toronto Aeros 5:2
*Toronto Aeros - Mississauga 3:2
*Brampton - Agincourt 3:2
*Hamilton - Burlington 1:0
*Brampton - Zacks 3:2
12/8
*Toronto Aeros - Agincourt 2:0
*Mississauga - Burlington 4:2
*Agincourt - Zacks 1:1
*Mississauga - Hamilton 3:2
*Brampton - Burlington 3:1
*Toronto Aeros - Brampton 5:0
*Hamilton - Zacks 1:1
12/22
*Burlington - Toronto Aeros 2:1
*Hamilton - Mississauga 3:2
*Mississauga - Burlington 3:2
*Agincourt - Brampton 2:0
*Toronto Aeros - Zacks 5:2
12/29
*Hamilton - Burlington 5:1
*Mississauga - Agincourt 15:0
1/5
*Mississauga - Toronto Aeros 5:2
*Hamilton - Zacks 4:1
*Burlington - Agincourt 5:2
*Mississauga - Brampton 7:1
*Burlington - Zacks 4:1
1/12
*Hamilton - Aeros 4:3
*Mississauga - Agincourt 3:1
*Agincourt - Burlington 3:1
*Hamilton - Mississauga 2:0
*Zacks - Brampton 2:1
1/19
*Hamilton - Toronto Aeros 5:1
*Zacks - Agincourt 4:2
*Mississauga - Burlington 3:0
*Hamilton - Brampton 3:1
*Zacks - Mississauga 2:1
1/26
*Toronto Aeros - Agincourt 5:1
*Mississauga - Brampton 3:1
*Hamilton - Agincourt 4:2
*Brampton - Zacks 3:3
2/9
*Toronto Aeros - Brampton 3:2
*Mississauga - Agincourt 3:2
*Toronto Aeros - Agincourt 6:0
*Hamilton - Burlington 2:1
*Hamilton - Brampton 2:1
*Burlington - Zacks 6:0 
2/23
*Toronto Aeros - Burlington 3:2
*Mississauga - Brampton 4:1
*Hamilton - Agincourt 2:0
*Brampton - Agincourt 4:3
3/10
*Mississauga - Toronto Aeros 7:4
*Burlington - Agincourt 4:1
*'Hamilton - Brampton 7:0
*Burlington - Brampton 2:2
*Toronto Aeros - Zacks 4:2 
;1991-92
*10/17: Toronto Aeros - Scarborough Sting 9:2
*10/18: Guelph Eagles - Mississauga Warriors 2:0 
*10/19: Toronto Aeros - Hamilton Hawks 6:2
*10/19: Guelph Eagles - Mississauga Inter. 5:0 
*10/24: Toronto Aeros - Hamilton Hawks 7:0
*10/24: Scarborough Firefighters - Mississauga Inter. 4:1
*10/31: Mississauga Inter. - Scarborough Sting 5:4
*11/3: Scarborough Sting - Hamilton Hawks 5:0
*11/6: Toronto Aeros - Scarborough Firefighters 6:0
*11/14: Toronto Aeros - Guelph Eagles 4:2
*11/14: Mississauga Inter. - Mississauga Warriors 3:0 
*11/15: Toronto Aeros - Mississauga Warriors 4:1
*11/16: Toronto Aeros - Hamilton Hawks 8:0
*11/20: Toronto Aeros - Scarborough Firefighters 4:1
*11/27: Mississauga Warriors - Scarborough Firefighters 4:2
*11/30: Hamilton - Mississauga Inter. 4:2
*12/12: Toronto Aeros - Hamilton Hawks 5:0 
*1/2: Scarborough Firefighters - Mississauga Inter. 3:2
*1/2: Toronto Aeros - Mississauga Warriors 7:0 
*1/3: Mississauga Warriors - Mississauga Chiefs 1:0
Standings as of 12/16
#Aeros 9-1-0-18 53:9
#Guelph 6-1-0-12 22:5
#Firefighters 5-2-0-10 30:16
#Warriors 3-5-1-7 20:24
#Hamilton 2-5-1-5 14:42
#Sting 2-5-0-4 17:28
#Chiefs 2-6-0-4 13:33
;1994-95
10/25
*Mississauga Chiefs - Hamilton Golden Hawks 5:0
*London Devilettes - Hamilton Golden Hawks 5:1
*Mississauga Chiefs - Peterborough Skyway 2:1
*North York Aeros - Toronto Red Wings 4:2
*Peterborough Skyway - London Devilettes 5:3
*Toronto Red Wings - Scarborough Sting 3:2
*North York Aeros - Mississauga Chiefs 3:3 
11/1
*Toronto Red Wings - Peterborough Skyway 7:3
*North York Aeros - Hamilton Golden Hawks 11:0
*Toronto Red Wings - Peterborough Skyway 4:1
*Mississauga Chiefs - Toronto Red Wings 4:2
*Mississauga Chiefs - Hamilton Golden Hawks 8:2
*Scarborough Sting - London Devilettes 3:1
*Scarborough Sting - Hamilton Golden Hawks 8:1
*North York Aeros - London Devilettes 9:1
11/8
*Peterborough Skyway - Hamilton Golden Hawks 8:2
*Hamilton Golden Hawks - Scarborough Sting 1:0
*Toronto Red Wings - Scarborough Sting 5:0
*Mississauga Chiefs - Scarborough Sting 4:1
*North York Aeros - London Devilettes 7:1
*Toronto Red Wings - North York Aeros 0:0
11/15
*Toronto Red Wings - Hamilton Golden Hawks 11:4
*Toronto Red Wings - Mississauga Chiefs 4:4
*Mississauga Chiefs - Scarborough Sting 5:0
*Peterborough Skyway - London Devilettes 3:2
*Peterborough Skyway - London Devilettes 2:1
11/22
*North York Aeros - Mississauga Chiefs 5:0
*Toronto Red Wings - Mississauga Chiefs 3:2
*Toronto Red Wings - London Devilettes 8:0
*Peterborough Skyway - Scarborough Sting 1:1
*Peterborough Skyway - Scarborough Sting 1:0
*North York Aeros - Hamilton Golden Hawks 11:0 
11/29
*North York Aeros - Peterborough Skyway 5:4
*Scarborough Sting - London Devilettes 6:0
*North York Aeros - London Devilettes 2:0 
12/13
*Toronto Red Wings - Peterborough Skyway 3:2
*Scarborough Sting - London Devilettes 7:4
*Mississauga Chiefs - London Devilettes 5:2
*North York Aeros - Scarborough Sting 5:3
*Mississauga Chiefs - North York Aeros 1:0
*Toronto Red Wings - Hamilton Golden Hawks 6:1
12/20
*Mississauga Chiefs - Peterborough Skyway 5:1
*Toronto Red Wings - Scarborough Sting 3:1
*London Devilettes - Hamilton Golden Hawks 3:1
1/17
*Toronto Red Wings - Scarborough Sting 3:3
*North York Aeros - Peterborough Skyway 6:0
*Scarborough Sting - Peterborough Skyway 6:2
*Mississauga Chiefs - London Devilettes 5:0 
1/25
*Mississauga Chiefs - Scarborough Sting 5:1
*Toronto Red Wings - Peterborough Skyway 6:3
*Mississauga Chiefs - London Devilettes 6:2
*Scarborough Sting - Peterborough Skyway 2:2
*Mississauga Chiefs - Hamilton Golden Hawks 12:1
*North York Aeros - Mississauga Chiefs 1:1
1/31
*Hamilton Golden Hawks - Peterborough Skyway 3:3
*Peterborough Skyway - London Devilettes 1:1
2/7
*Mississauga Chiefs - Peterborough Skyway 3:1
*Peterborough Skyway - Hamilton Golden Hawks 11:0
*Toronto Red Wings - Scarborough Sting 4:0
*Mississauga Chiefs - London Devilettes 7:1
2/21
*Toronto Red Wings - Peterborough Skyway 9:5
*Scarborough Sting - Hamilton Golden Hawks 4:2 
Standings as of 11/8
#Missisauga Chiefs 6-0-2-14
#Toronto Red Wings 6-2-1-13
#North York Aeros 4-1-2-10
#Scarborough Sting 3-4-1-7
#Hamilton Golden Hawks 2-7-0-4
#Peterborough Skyway 2-5-0-4
#London Devilettes 1-5-0-2
==Final Standing year by year==
===1992-93===
 
No.	Team 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	GF 	GA	Pts
1 	Toronto Aeros 	30	20	4 	6 	101	42	46
2 	Scarborough Sting 	30	10	12	8 	49 	64	28
3 	Scarborough Firefighters	30	9 	15	6 	58 	79	24
4 	Guelph Eagles 	30	8 	16	6 	51 	74	22
Final League Standings - 1992-93, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1992-93/league.data
===1993-94===
 
No.	Team 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Toronto Aeros 	30	26	2 	2 	152	32 	54
2 	Scarborough Firefighters	30	14	11	5 	103	62 	33
3 	Junior Aeros 	30	13	11	6 	101	73 	32
4 	Scarborough 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
Final League Standings - 1993-94, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1993-94/league.data
===1994-95===
Non-available
===1995-96===
 
No.	Team 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	North York Aeros 	30	26	3 	1 	166	42 	53
2 	Toronto Red Wings 	30	22	5 	3 	169	60 	47
3 	Mississauga Chiefs 	30	18	10	2 	98 	57 	38
4 	Peterborough Skyway 	30	10	14	6 	82 	115	26
5 	London Devilettes 	30	4 	23	3 	81 	159	11
6 	Hamilton Golden Hawks	30	2 	27	1 	45 	208	5
http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1995-96/league.data
===1996-97===
 
No.	Team 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	North York Aeros 	36	29	1 	6 	255	39 	64
2 	Newtonbrook Panthers 	36	25	3 	8 	210	58 	58
3 	Mississauga Chiefs 	36	26	5 	5 	213	37 	57
4 	Scarborough 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
http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1996-97/league.data
===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.http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1997-98/index.html
 
No.	Team 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	GF	GA 	Pts
1 	North York Aeros 	20	16	1 	3 	94	29 	35
2 	Mississauga Chiefs	20	11	6 	3 	65	49 	25
3 	Scarborough Sting 	20	0 	20	0 	25	101	0
http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1997-98/league.data
==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) http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1996-97/index.html
*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, Mississauge 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 	Result
Cassie 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	Gold
Lori Dupuis 	Newtonbrook Panthers 	1998 Winter Olympics	Silver
Lori Dupuis 	Newtonbrook Panthers 	2002 Winter Olympics	Gold
Jayna Hefford 	Mississauga Chiefs 	1998 Winter Olympics	Silver
Jayna Hefford 	Mississauga Chiefs 	2002 Winter Olympics	Gold
Jayna Hefford 	Mississauga Chiefs 	2006 Winter Olympics	Gold
Jayna Hefford 	Mississauga Chiefs 	2010 Winter Olympics	Gold
Geraldine Heaney 	North York Aeros 	1998 Winter Olympics	Silver
Geraldine Heaney 	North York Aeros 	2002 Winter Olympics	Gold
Karen Nystromhttps://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ny/karen-nystrom-1.html	Scarborough Firefighters	1998 Winter Olympics	Silver
Laura Schuler 	Scarborough Firefighters	1998 Winter Olympics	Silver
Vicky Sunohara 	Newtonbrook Panthers 	1998 Winter Olympics	Silver
Vicky Sunohara 	Newtonbrook Panthers 	2002 Winter Olympics	Gold
Vicky Sunohara 	Newtonbrook Panthers 	2006 Winter Olympics	Gold
==Awards and honors==
*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.Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.430, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, 
==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
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