Strathmore Rockies

Strathmore Rockies
Strathmore Rockies
City	Strathmore, Alberta
League	Western Women's Hockey League
Founded	2008
Folded	2011
Home arena	Strathmore Family Center
Colours	Black, Purple and White
General manager	Samantha Holmes
Head coach	Tom Molloy

The Strathmore Rockies were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL). The team played its home games in Strathmore Family Center Arena,^[1] in Strathmore, Alberta, Canada.

History

Their first season in the WWHL was in 2008-09 and its team founders were Samantha Holmes and Brigitte Lessard.^[2] The idea to start her own team stemmed from the fact that there were many elite hockey players in Calgary, but not all of them had the opportunity to play for the Calgary Oval X-Treme. Holmes and Lessard founded the Strathmore Rockies so that elite level players in Alberta would have another team to compete for. Holmes also handled the day-to-day tasks of running the Strathmore team. Part of her accomplishments included player scouting, sponsorship and marketing campaigns to operate the team. She was also captain of the Rockies and runs local skills clinics in Calgary for young women's players.^[3]

In 2011, The Strathmore Rockies and Edmonton Chimos combined to form the new Team Alberta entry into the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) which later became the Calgary Inferno.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Season-by-season

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Year	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
2008–09	23	6	16	1	36	126	13
2009–10	18	7	7	4	40	48	18
2010–11	11	0	10	1	21	64	1

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

Season standings

Year	Regular Season	Playoffs
2008-09	4th^[7]	eliminated in first round
2009-10	3rd	eliminated in first round
2010-11	4th	no participation to playoff

Notable player

Bobbi-Jo Slusar

References

^ Built in 1990, the Arena has 700 seating in bleachers, with the potential for 500 more seats on the floor, in http://www.strathmorerockies.com/webpage/1002072/1000566
^ "Strathmore Rockies - Women's Hockey". Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
^ "Holmes keeps dreams alive". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
^ John Down, Calgary Herald, CWHL expanding into Alberta this season, https://calgaryherald.com/sports/CWHL+expanding+into+Alberta+this+season/4644934/story.html
^ Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press, Canadian Women's Hockey League to add Calgary team and create one league, [1]^{[dead link‍]}
^ Canadian Elite Women’s Hockey Moves West with League’s Expansion to Alberta, http://www.cwhl.ca/news.asp?id=73
^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.553, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6

External links

[1] Built in 1990, the Arena has 700 seating in bleachers, with the potential for 500 more seats on the floor, in http://www.strathmorerockies.com/webpage/1002072/1000566

[2] "Strathmore Rockies - Women's Hockey". Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2011-01-31.

[3] "Holmes keeps dreams alive". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2010-10-03.

[4] John Down, Calgary Herald, CWHL expanding into Alberta this season, https://calgaryherald.com/sports/CWHL+expanding+into+Alberta+this+season/4644934/story.html

[5] Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press, Canadian Women's Hockey League to add Calgary team and create one league, [1]^{[dead link‍]}

[6] Canadian Elite Women’s Hockey Moves West with League’s Expansion to Alberta, http://www.cwhl.ca/news.asp?id=73

[7] Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.553, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6

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v t e Western Women's Hockey League
Clarkson Cup National Women's Hockey League Canadian Women's Hockey League
Former teams	British Columbia Breakers Edmonton Chimos Calgary Oval X-Treme Manitoba Maple Leafs Minnesota Whitecaps Saskatchewan Prairie Ice Strathmore Rockies
Seasons	2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
Category

v t e Professional women's hockey seasons
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WWHL	2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
CWHL	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NWHL/PHF	2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 ~~2023–24~~
SDHL	2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
PWHPA	2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
PWHL	2023–24 2024–25
Clarkson Cup	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Isobel Cup	2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023