The NWHL(National Women Hockey League) was a women’s league pertaining to a sport called ice hockey which was serviced from 1999 through 2007. The NWHL (National Women Hockey League) was finally established on Feb. 16, 1999 with Al Dawson being their first president. By 1998-1999, this league expanded to Brampton Ottawa and the Montreal area in. The Beatrice Aeros wont he west division and the Bonaventure Wingstons won the east division, during the inauguration. The league lasted for nine years before it discontinued following the season of 2006-2007. After the NWHL discontinued, the players from the old NWHL joined new teams in similar markets in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League.

The league, National Women’s Hockey League) was consisted of tow divisions the Eastern Division, which is the older one and the Western Division. The Easter Division later became the eastern and central divisions which consisted of seven teams that were based in Ontario and Quebec while the Western Division was formed in 2002 with the addition of the Calgary Oval X-Treme, Edmonton Chimos, and the Vancouver Griffins. The championship of the Eastern and Central Division was awarded the Clarkson Cup, since 2006 and in 2006 the NWHL Champions Cups was awarded.

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