Strathmore Rockies

Ice hockey team in Strathmore, Alberta

Strathmore Rockies

City| Strathmore, Alberta
League| Western Women's Hockey League
Founded| 2008 (2008)
Folded| 2011 (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

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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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See also: 2008–09 WWHL season, 2009–10 WWHL season, and 2010–11 WWHL season

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

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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

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Year  | Regular Season  | Playoffs

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2008-09  | 4th[7] | eliminated in first round
2009-10  | 3rd  | eliminated in first round
2010-11  | 4th  | no participation to playoff

## Notable player

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* Bobbi-Jo Slusar

## See also

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* Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL)

## References

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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

## External links

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* Strathmore Rockies website
* WWHL website

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