The Provincial Women's Hockey League is an amateur women's ice hockey

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 league in Ontario

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, Canada

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 that was founded in 2004. It is considered to be the highest level of young women's amateur ice hockey in Ontario, and is sanctioned by Hockey Canada

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 and the Ontario Women's Hockey Association.

Teams 2010-11

As of August 9, 2010:

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London Junior Devilettes Markham Stouffville Junior Stars Mississauga Junior Chiefs Ottawa Senators (PWHL) Stoney Creek Junior Sabres Toronto Jr. Aeros Whitby Junior Wolves Southwest Wildcats

International

The following PWHL alumni have represented Canada in international tournaments.

Player	Team	Event
Meghan Agosta Meghan Agosta Meghan Agosta is a women's ice hockey forward, currently playing for Mercyhurst College. Agosta played for the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She has represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, winning gold medals at both...	Windsor Wildcats	2005 Air Canada Cup (women's), 2006 Olympics, 2010 Olympics
Courtney Birchard Courtney Birchard Courtney Birchard competed for the Canadian national women’s ice hockey team. She made her debut for Team Canada in the 2010 Four Nations Cup. She was drafted 6th overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2011 CWHL Draft....	Toronto Jr. Aeros	2011 MLP Cup
Mallory Deluce	Toronto Jr. Aeros	2011 MLP Cup
Laura Fortino	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres	2011 MLP Cup
Brittany Haverstock	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres	2011 MLP Cup
Haley Irwin	Toronto Jr. Aeros	2008 Air Canada Cup (women's), 2009 MLP Cup, 2010 Olympics
Laura McIntosh	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs	2011 MLP Cup
Stefanie McKeough	Ottawa Senators	2011 MLP Cup
Isabel Menard	Ottawa Senators	2011 MLP Cup
Caroline Prevost	London Devilettes	2011 MLP Cup
Ashley Riggs	Durham Lightning	2004 Air Canada Cup (women's)
Jillian Saulnier	Toronto Jr. Aeros	2011 MLP Cup
Britni Smith	Markham/Stouffville Stars	2007 Air Canada Cup (women's)
Natalie Spooner Natalie Spooner Natalie Spooner played for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team from 2007 to 2008, and rejoined the program in 2010. Currently, she competes for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program...	Durham Lightning	2011 MLP Cup
Tara Watchorn Tara Watchorn Tara Watchorn competed for the Canadian national women’s ice hockey team. She made her debut for Team Canada in the 2010 Four Nations Cup.-Playing career:...	Durham Lightning	2011 MLP Cup
Catherine White Catherine White (ice hockey) Catherine White has competed for Hockey Canada in numerous international tournaments. Currently, she is a member of the Cornell Big Red...	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs	2010 MLP Cup, 2011 MLP Cup
Jessica Wong	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres	2011 MLP Cup

Final 4

The winner of the final four is awarded the Alumni Cup.

Season	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Fourth
2004-05		Toronto Jr. Aeros
2005-06	Toronto Jr. Aeros		Bluewater Hawks
2006-07	Toronto Jr. Aeros	Durham Lightning	Stoney Creek Junior Sabres
2007-08	Stoney Creek Junior Sabres	Ottawa Senators	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
2008-09	Ottawa Senators
2009-10	Toronto Jr. Aeros	Mississauga Chiefs	Stoney Creek Sabres	Bluewater Hawks

Awards

• Regular Season champions

  Season	Team
  2005-06	Toronto Jr. Aeros
  2009-10	Mississauga Chiefs

• Goal scoring champion

  Season	Player	Team
  2006-07	Natalie Spooner Natalie Spooner Natalie Spooner played for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team from 2007 to 2008, and rejoined the program in 2010. Currently, she competes for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program...	Durham Lightning

• Scoring champion

  Season	Player	Team
  2005-06	Mallory Deluce	Bluewater Hawks
  2006-07	Laura McIntosh	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
  2009-10	Theadora Imbrogno	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs

• Goaltending champion

  Season

  Player

  Team

  2009-10

  Olivia Ross

  Mississauga Jr. Chiefs

• Coach of the Year

  Season	Coach	Team
  2009-10	Dave Gwyn	Etobicoke Dolphins

• Referee of the Year

  Season	Referee
  2009-10	Steve Randell

Scholarship

The PWHL awards a scholarship in memory of former PWHL player Christie Rose. She was an 18-year-old young woman who passed away on June 24, 2008, as a result of her injuries suffered in a car accident. The scholarship is awarded on an annual basis to recognize a young woman who shares the same qualities and characteristics as Christie.

Recipients

Year	Player	Team
2009	Kaitlyn Bannon	London Devilettes
2010	Blair Connelly	Bluewater Hawks