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The Saskatchewan Prairie Ice were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League

Western Women's Hockey League

The Western Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's hockey leagues in Canada. The league was established in 2004, and consisted of teams in Canada and one from the United States...

(WWHL). The team played its home games in Lumsden

Lumsden, Saskatchewan

-History:Settlers first arrived in 1881 and the area came to be commonly known as Happy Hollow. When the Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railway came through the community in 1889, the name was changed to Lumsden after Hugh Lumsden, a senior engineer with the railroad.The town has been...

, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

History

After playing exhibition games throughout Saskatchewan in 2003-04, the Prairie Ice joined the Calgary Oval X-Treme

Calgary Oval X-Treme

The Calgary Oval X-Treme were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League . The team played its home games at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada...

, Minnesota Whitecaps

Minnesota Whitecaps

The Minnesota Whitecaps are a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League . The team play its home games in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area...

, Edmonton Chimos

Edmonton Chimos

The Edmonton Chimos are a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League . The team played its home games at River Cree Twin Arenas in Edmonton, Canada. The Owner is Arlan Maschmayer.- History :...

and British Columbia Breakers

British Columbia Breakers

The British Columbia Breakers were a professional women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League . The team played its home games in Langley, a suburb of Vancouver, Canada. The Owner of the Breakers was Nu Global Sports Inc.-History:...

in forming the Western Women's Hockey League

Western Women's Hockey League

The Western Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's hockey leagues in Canada. The league was established in 2004, and consisted of teams in Canada and one from the United States...

in 2004-2005. In 2006, the two leagues were reunited under the NWHL

National Women's Hockey League

The National Women's Hockey League was a women's ice hockey league. This League was in service between 1999 and 2007.-History:The NWHL superseded the old Central Ontario Women's Hockey League in 1998-99. After the old COWHL dropped down to three teams in 1997-98, the new league expanded to...

banner. However, this was short lived as the NWHL and WWHL could not reach an agreement upon a playoff schedule. As a result, the merger was not consummated. With the collapse of the NWHL in the summer of 2007, the Western Women's Hockey League was once again a completely independent league. The Prairie Ice have suspended operations in summer 2007.

Season-by-season

See also: 2004–05 WWHL season
2004–05 WWHL season
The 2004–05 WWHL season was the first season of the Western Women's Hockey League. Previously this league did not exist and the western teams were in a division of the National Women's Hockey League.-Final standings:...
See also: 2005–06 WWHL season
2005–06 WWHL season
The 2005–06 WWHL season was the second season of the Western Women's Hockey League. The Calgary Oval X-Treme enjoyed an undefeated season and claimed the WWHL Champions cup.-Final standings:...
See also: 2006–07 WWHL season
2006–07 WWHL season
The 2006–07 WWHL season was the third season of the Western Women's Hockey League. The Calgary Oval X-Treme enjoyed an undefeated season and claimed the WWHL Champions cup.-Exhibition:...

Year by year|-
Year	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
2004–05	21	1	19	1	24	132	3
2005–06	24	4	16	4	49	114	12
2006–07	24	0	22	2	31	164	2

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points,

Season standings

Year	Regular Season	Playoffs
2004-05	5th	no participation to playoff
2005-06	4th	elimined in first round
2006-07	5th	no participation to playoff

Last Roster 2006-07

Goalies
Number		\|Player		\|Former Team	\|Hometown
31	Canada	Hearn Sara
20	Canada	Rachel hubert
1	Canada	Robin Petkau	University of Saskatchewan Huskies	Pense, Saskatchewan

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Canada
|align=center|Sally Sutter
|align=center| Saskatchewan Prairie Ice
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Canada
|align=center| Janet Babchishin
|align=center| Regina Sharks
|align=center| Priestville, Saskatchewan
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Coaching Staff 2006-07

General Manager:
Head Coach:
Assistant Coach:

External link

Western Women's Hockey League Website

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