Mississauga Chiefs

{{Short description|Former Canadian NWHL and CWHL ice hockey team}} {{Infobox hockey team | team = Mississauga Chiefs | bg_color = #002149 | text_color = white | logo = | logo_size = 150px | city = Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | league = Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (1993–1998)<br>National Women's Hockey League (1998–2007)<br>Canadian Women's Hockey League (2007–2010) | founded = {{Start date|1993}} | folded = {{Start date|2010}} | arena = Hershey Centre and Iceland Mississauga | colours = Dark blue, pale blue and white | owner = | gm = Jim Holman (last) | coach = Rick Osborne (last) | captain = | website = | name1 = Mississauga Chiefs | dates1 = 1993–2000 | name2 = Mississauga Ice Bears | dates2 = 2000–2003 | name3 = Oakville Ice | dates3 = 2003–2007 | name4 = Mississauga Chiefs | dates4 = 2007–2010 }}

The '''Mississauga Chiefs''' were a professional women's ice hockey team that played in the Canadian National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) and the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). They played in Mississauga, Ontario at the Hershey Centre and the Iceland Mississauga in the Greater Toronto Area. Founded as the Mississauga Chiefs in 1993, the team was known as the '''Mississauga Ice Bears''' during 2000 to 2003 and as the '''Oakville Ice''' during 2003 to 2007.

==History== The Mississauga Chiefs were founded in 1993<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whockey.com/team/chiefs/history.html|title=Mississauga Chiefs AAA History|website=www.whockey.com}}</ref> in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (COWHL)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1993-94/index.html|title=Central Ontario Women's Hockey League : 1993-94|website=www.dgp.toronto.edu|access-date=2011-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306004041/http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/COWHL/1993-94/index.html|archive-date=2012-03-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> where they played for five seasons. In 1998, the COWHL was reorganized and became the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). The team changed their name to Mississauga Ice Bears from 2000 to 2003 and the Oakville Ice from 2003 to 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whockey.com/team/chiefs/|title=Mississauga Chiefs Women's Senior AAA Hockey Team|website=www.whockey.com}}</ref> In 2007–08, the NWHL disbanded and the clubs were re-organized to join the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). As part of the new league, the Oakville Ice merged with the Mississauga Aeros to re-affiliate with the Chiefs' hockey organization to become the Mississauga Chiefs again. In 2008, they were the CWHL championship runner-up to the Brampton Thunder. The Chiefs participated in the 2010 Clarkson Cup. In 2010–11, the CWHL was restructured and reduced the number of its teams to five, eliminating the Mississauga Chiefs and two other teams, and created a new Toronto team that acquired several former Chiefs players including Jennifer Botterill and Sami Jo Small.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boston.cwhl.ca:80/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405131717/http://boston.cwhl.ca/draft.asp?tid=11 |title=Toronto 2010–11 draft |archive-date=April 5, 2011}}</ref>

The Chiefs' name continued to be used by the organization for their Mississauga Jr. Chiefs and youth girls' programs.<ref>the Mississauga Girls Hockey League (MGHL) http://www.whockey.com/team/chiefs/mghl.html</ref>

==Season-by-season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Year ! title="Games played" class="unsortable" | GP ! title="Wins" | W ! title="Losses" | L ! title="Ties" | T ! title="Goals for" | GF ! title="Goals against" | GA ! title="Points" | Pts ! class="unsortable" | Finish ! class="unsortable" | Playoffs |- | 1998–99 || 40 || 23 || 15 || 2 || 117 || 75 || 48 || 3rd, Western Div. || Eliminated in first round |- | 1999–00 || 40 || 21 || 13 || 6 || 133 || 79 || 48 || 3rd, Western Div. || Did not qualify |- | 2000–01 || 40 || 21 || 16 || 3 || 107 || 97 || 45 || 3rd, Western Div. || Did not qualify |- | 2001–02 || 30 || 12 || 10 || 8 || 82 || 81 || 32 || 2nd, Western Div. || |- | 2002–03 || 26 || 19 || 14 || 3 || 122 || 111 || 42 || 3rd, Central Div. || |- | 2003–04 || 36 || 17 || 17 || 2 || 118 || 99 || 36 || 3rd, Central Div. || |- | 2004–05 || 36 || 13 || 17 || 6 || 97 || 99 || 34 || 3rd, Central Div. || |- | 2005–06 || 36 || 20 || 15 || 1 || 118 || 100 || 42 || 3rd, Central Div. || |- | 2006–07 || 21 || 15 || 6 || 0 || 107 || 51 || 31 || 5th, NWHL || Eliminated in first round{{cn|date=September 2018}} |- | 2007–08 || 30 || 21 || 8 || 1 || 115 || 61 || 43 || 2nd, Central Div. || Lost in finals |- | 2008–09 || 26 || 16 || 8 || 2 || — || — || 34 || 3rd, CWHL || Lost in finals |- | 2009–10 || 30 || 21 || 8 || 1 || — || — || 43 || 2nd, CWHL || Qualified for 2010 Clarkson Cup without playoffs |} Source:<ref>Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.551, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, {{ISBN|978-1-55468-621-6}}</ref><ref>Chiefs’ season dies a sudden death, http://www.mississauga.com/article/27719</ref>

==Clarkson Cup 2010== *2010 Clarkson Cup semifinals {| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;" |- ! Date || Participants || Score |- |March 27, 2009 || Minnesota Whitecaps vs. Mississauga Chiefs || Minnesota, 3–0 |}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/article/786856--whitecaps-swamp-thunder-to-win-clarkson-cup|title=Whitecaps swamp Thunder to win Clarkson Cup - The Star|website=Toronto Star }}</ref>

==Former staff== *General manager: Jim Holman *Assistant general manager: Lori Friesen *Head coach: Rick Osborne *Assistant coaches: Bruce Rose and Bill Campbell

==Notable players== *Jennifer Botterill *Cherie Piper *Cheryl Pounder *Sami Jo Small

==Awards winners== *Jennifer Botterill, Angela James Bowl (2008) *Jennifer Botterill, Central Division All-Star (2008)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hockeymedia.ca/Womens_2009_pdf.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007191443/http://www.hockeymedia.ca/Womens_2009_pdf.pdf |archive-date=2011-10-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *Jennifer Botterill, CWHL Top Forward (2008)

==Honours== * '''The Abby Hoffman Cup''' (Canadian champions): 2007-08 * '''Ontario Women's Hockey Association''' (Ontario champions): 1994-95

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== * [http://www.whockey.com/team/chiefs/ Mississauga Chiefs Website] * [http://www.oakvilleice.net/ Oakville Ice website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110723231437/http://www.oakvilleice.net/Oakville_ICE_Development.pdf Oakville Ice Alumni]

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Category:Defunct women's ice hockey teams in Canada Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Ontario Category:Canadian Women's Hockey League teams Category:Women's ice hockey teams in Ontario Category:1993 establishments in Ontario Category:2010 disestablishments in Ontario Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1993 Category:Sports clubs and teams in Mississauga Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2010