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The Banff Winter Carnival women’s ice hockey tournament was an ice hockey tournament played in Banff, Alberta, Canada. In the early years, it was contested to determine the women’s ice hockey provincial champions of Alberta. In later years, the winner would be awarded the Alpine Cup.
held the distinction of being the only women’s ice hockey team at the tournament to be coached by a woman.
The Fernie Swastikas
played their last ever game in the 1926 Tournament.
History
At the 1918 tournament, the Edmonton MonarchsEdmonton Monarchs
The Edmonton Monarchs were a women's ice hockey team that started as the Edmonton Victorias in 1914. The club represented Victoria High School in Edmonton.-Victorias:...
held the distinction of being the only women’s ice hockey team at the tournament to be coached by a woman.
The Fernie Swastikas
Fernie Swastikas
The Fernie Swastikas were a women's hockey team that was formed in 1922 in Fernie, British Columbia. Their uniform used as a symbol the swastika, which before World War II was a common religious symbol, and especially a sun sign. In 1923, the Swastikas won the Alpine Cup at the Banff Winter...
played their last ever game in the 1926 Tournament.
List of winners
- The following is a list of all the champions from the Banff Winter Carnival. The Banff Winter Carnival organizers were known to pay each team up to twenty-five percent of gate receipts to help cover team expenses. In later years, the Carnival would guarantee travel expenses for the competing teams.
Year Winner 1917 Calgary Regents 1918 Edmonton Monarchs 1919 Calgary Regents 1920 Calgary Regents 1921 Calgary Regents 1922 Vancouver Amazons 1923 Fernie Swastikas 1924 Calgary Hollies 1925 Calgary Hollies 1926 Edmonton Monarchs 1927 Calgary Hollies 1928 Calgary Hollies 1929 Edmonton Monarchs 1930 Edmonton Monarchs 1931 Edmonton Monarchs 1932 Edmonton Monarchs 1933 Edmonton Rustlers 1934 Red Deer Amazons 1935 Red Deer Amazons