Manitoba Maple Leafs

Not to be confused with Winnipeg Maple Leafs.

Ice hockey team in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Manitoba Maple Leafs

City| Winnipeg, Manitoba
League| Western Women's Hockey League
Founded| 2010 (2010)
Folded| 2014 (2014)
Home arena| MTS Iceplex
Colours| Black, Red and White

The Manitoba Maple Leafs were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL). The team played its home games at the MTS Iceplex in Winnipeg, Canada.

## History

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The team joined the WWHL on June 5, 2010.[1] Its team president was Bryon Stephen.[2] The franchise was in partnership with the Winnipeg Métis Federation to provide an opportunity to participate in ice hockey for players from all ethnic backgrounds.[3]

In preparation for its first season, a selection camp took place in September, 2010 for the beginning by the season on October 29 in front of Minnesota Whitecaps.[4] The opening match at home was November 5 and the first victory of the history of Maple Leafs took place on Sunday, November 7 which ended with a 5-2 score over the Edmonton Chimos.[5] However, victories were rare for Maple Leafs in this first season. The team ended its season in the third rank in the classification of the WWHL and did not qualify for the qualifying rounds.

The Canadian Women's Hockey League announced on April 19, 2011, that it would merge with the Western Women's Hockey League for the 2011-12 season. The merger would feature one team based in Edmonton and Calgary and would be combination of the former WWHL franchises the Edmonton Chimos and Strathmore Rockies. The team played their games in various locations around Alberta.[6]

The Manitoba Maple Leafs and the Minnesota Whitecaps continued to be active teams after the end of the WWHL and played a number of exhibition games. While the Whitecaps remained active and eventually joined the new National Women's Hockey League in 2018, the Maple Leafs appear to have ceased functioning after 2014.

## Season-by-season

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See also: 2010–11 WWHL season

\-  Year  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | OTL  | GF  | GA  | Pts

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2010-11 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 80 | 2

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

## Season standing

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Year  | Regular Season  | Playoffs

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2010–11  | 3rd  | no participation to playoff

## See also

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* Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL)
* Minnesota Whitecaps
* Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL)

## References

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1. ^ http://www.manitobamapleleafs.com/news.php[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Winnipeg Free Press, Manitoba's Maple Leafs ready to get started, 19 October 2010
3. ^ http://www.manitobamapleleafs.com/seniorwomen.php[permanent dead link]
4. ^ Avi Saper,Canstar Community News, No 40-year title drought for these Maple Leafs, 13 October 2010
5. ^ WWHL,Manitoba Maple Leafs win first game over Edmonton Chimos in WWHL Action Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ Chimos Part of Merger With CWHL Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Manitoba Maple Leafs website
* WWHL website

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