The Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA) is the governing body of women's ice hockey in the Province of Ontario, Canada. The OWHA is a member of the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF), the Ontario branch of Hockey Canada. The Association was formed in 1975 by Cookie Cartwright to generate interest in women's ice hockey. Roughly ten years later, Fran Rider became the association's executive director.
In 1976, Rhonda Leeman Taylor took on a volunteer position with the OWHA and helped the Association grow the number of registered female teams from 101 to 203, within three years. She became the first employee hired by Hockey Ontario to assist in the development of the OWHA, then in 1980 became its first salaried female employee.
Jurisdiction The OWHA operates independently from the OHF's other member associations that govern the various levels of men's hockey. It governs all levels of women's hockey in the province, including minor, junior, and senior, at a provincial level.
Leagues
Senior Golden Blades Junior Hockey League Lower Lakes Female Hockey League (LLFHL) Windsor Essex Women's Hockey League
Intermediate AA/Junior Ontario Women's Hockey League (OWHL) - founded in 2004 as the Provincial Women's Hockey League
Minor Lower Lakes Female Hockey League (LLFHL) Western Ontario Athletic Association
Associated Groups Ottawa District Women's Hockey Association Thunder Bay Women's Hockey Association Western Ontario Athletic Association
OWHA Provincial Champions (Senior AAA) SeasonOntario WinnersRunners-upThird placeWomen's National ChampionshipsOntario result at Nationals1981-82Agincourt CanadiansBrantford, OntarioAgincourt won the 1982 Abby Hoffman Cup1982-83Burlington LadiesBrantford, OntarioBurlington won the 1983 Abby Hoffman Cup1983-84Hamilton Golden HawksSpruce Grove, AlbertaHamilton won bronze1984-85Hamilton Golden HawksSummerside, Prince Edward IslandHamilton won silver1985-86Hamilton Golden HawksNorth Battleford, SaskatchewanHamilton won the 1986 Abby Hoffman Cup1986-87Hamilton Golden HawksRiverview, New BrunswickHamilton won the 1987 Abby Hoffman Cup1987-88Hamilton Golden HawksBurlington, OntarioHamilton won bronze1988-89North York AerosCoquitlam, British ColumbiaNorth York won silver1989-90North York AerosLloydminster, SaskatchewanNorth York won bronze1990-91North York AerosVerdun, QuebecNorth York won the 1991 Abby Hoffman Cup1991-92North York AerosEdmonton, AlbertaNorth York won silver1992-93North York AerosOttawa, OntarioNorth York won the 1993 Abby Hoffman Cup1993-94North York AerosWinnipeg, ManitobaNorth York won bronze1994-95Mississauga ChiefsSummerside, Prince Edward IslandMississauga finished in fourth place1995-96North York AerosMoncton, New BrunswickNorth York won silver1996-97North York AerosRichmond, British ColumbiaNorth York won bronze1997-98North York AerosCalgary, AlbertaNorth York won silver1998-99North York AerosMississauga, OntarioNorth York won bronze1999-2000North York AerosSydney, Nova ScotiaNorth York won the 2000 Abby Hoffman Cup2000-01North York AerosBrampton ThunderDurham LightningSummerside, Prince Edward IslandNorth York won bronze2001-02North York AerosBrampton ThunderMississauga Ice BearsArnprior, Ontario and Renfrew, OntarioNorth York won silverBrampton won bronze2002-03Brampton ThunderNorth York AerosMississauga Ice BearsSaskatoon, SaskatchewanBrampton won silver2003-04Toronto AerosOakville IceDurham LightningSherwood Park, AlbertaToronto won the 2004 Abby Hoffman Cup2004-05Brampton ThunderToronto AerosOakville IceSarnia, OntarioToronto won the 2005 Abby Hoffman CupBrampton won silver2005-06Brampton ThunderOakville IceOttawa RaidersSydney, Nova ScotiaBrampton won the 2006 Abby Hoffman Cup2006-07Mississauga AerosEtobicoke DolphinsOakville IceSalmon Arm, British ColumbiaEtobicoke won silverMississauga won bronze2007-08Brampton Canadette-ThunderMississauga ChiefsBurlington BarracudasCharlottetown, Prince Edward IslandMississauga won the 2008 Abby Hoffman CupBrampton won silver
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