Mississauga Aeros

The 'Mississauga Aeros are a women's semi-professional ice hockey team, established in 1999 as the Beatrice Aeros (named after their sponsor, Beatrice Foods Canada) and as the Toronto Aeros in 2003. The Aeros play in the National Women's Hockey League (1999). They played their home games at the Beatrice Ice Gardens at York University in Toronto, Ontario. They have since re-located to the Hershey Centre in Mississauga and are now called the Mississauga Aeros.

Coaches/Other Staff

 * Ken Dufton - Head Coach
 * Barb Fisher - former GM

Championship
List of NWHL Championship Cup won since 1999:
 * 2005 - Toronto Aeros vs Montreal Axion, hosted in Brampton
 * 2002 - Beatrice Aeros vs Brampton Thunder
 * 2001 - Beatrice Aeros vs Sainte-Julie Panthères
 * 2000 - Beatrice Aeros vs Sainte-Julie Panthères, hosted in Brampton
 * 1998 - Fran Rider Cup (second place at Esso Women's nationals)

History
On March 22, 1998, Dana Antal scored at 5:31 of a 10 minute overtime period on a pass from Jennifer Botterill as Team Alberta (represented by the Calgary Oval X-Treme) defeated Team Ontario (represented by the Beatrice Aeros) by a 3-2 mark to win the Esso Nationals. [1]

During the 1999-2000 NWHL season, the Beatrice Aeros played the Sainte-Julie Pantheres in the championship game. In the second game of the final, Cherie Piper scored the game winning goal with 9:06 left to play in the first period, and Lauren Goldstein earned the shutout for the Aeros. [2] With the 1-0 win, Beatrice earned the championship based on goal differential.