The Mississauga Aeros were a women's semi-professional ice hockey team. Its original name was the North York Aeros, and then in 1999, the franchise was named the Beatrice Aeros because it was sponsored by the Beatrice Dairy Foods company. In 2003, it was renamed the Toronto Aeros. The Aeros played in the National Women's Hockey League and played their home games at the Beatrice Ice Gardens at York University in Toronto, Ontario. The franchise relocated and became the Mississauga Aeros.
All-Time Roster
| Number | Player | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | F | Amy Turek 
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Castor Centre, Alberta |
| 91 | D | Geraldine Heaney | Belfast, Northern Ireland - former Captain (retired) 
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| 55 | F | Stephanie Kay
| |
| 44 | F | Somer West
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Bowmanville, Ontario |
| 14 | F | Cherie Piper
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Toronto, Ontario |
| 8 | C | Angela James
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Thornhill, Ontario |
| 19 | C | Lara Perks
|
Trenton, Ontario |
| 33 | F | Amanda Benoit
| |
| 77 | F | Cassie Campbell
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Richmond Hill, Ontario - now with CBC Sports |
| 27 | F | Cheryl Muranko
| |
| 10 | D | Kelly Smith
| |
| 21 | F | Marcie Deering
| |
| 71 | D | Becky Kellar
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Hagersville, Ontario - now with the Oakville Ice |
| 9 | D | Gillian Ferrari
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Thornhill, Ontario - now with Brampton Thunder |
| 11 | D | Cheryl Pounder
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Montreal, Quebec |
| 20 | D | Sunny Marling
| |
| 7 | D | Bradi Cochrane
| |
| 22 | N/A | Heather Logan
| |
| 17 | F | Sari Krooks
| |
| 34 | N/A | Nicole Corriero
|
former Junior Aeros captain |
| 87 | F | Sheri Maisonneuve
| |
| 2 | F | Karen Richard
| |
| 12 | N/A | Kelly Stuart
| |
| 4 | N/A | Melissa Taylor
| |
| 36 | G | Lisa Robertson (ice hockey)
| |
| 35 | G | Lauren Goldstein
| |
| 30 | G | Kendra Fisher
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- now with the Durham Lightning |
| 1 | G | Sami Jo Small
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Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1 | G | Mandy Cronin 
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Kettering, Ohio (raised in York, Maine and now lives in North York, Ontario - formerly with the Telus Lightning now with the Brampton Thunder |
| 21 | D | Nathalie Rivard
|
Cumberland, Ontario - retired and now children's book author |
| 93 | F | Heather Ginzel
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Brampton, Ontario |
| F | Margot Verlaan
|
Kitchener, Ontario | |
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
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.
Esso Nationals
Over the years, teams from the COWHL represented the province of Ontario in the Canadian National Women’s Hockey championships (also known as the Esso Nationals). The winner of the gold medal was also awarded the Abby Hoffman Cup.
- Silver medal, 1996, Fran Rider Cup[3]
- Silver medal, 1998, Fran Rider Cup (second place at Esso Nationals) [4]
- Bronze Medal, 1999, Maureen McTeer Trophy (given to the team that finishes in third place at the Esso Nationals) [5]
References
- ↑ Alberta downs Ontario 3-2 in Overtime in Gold Medal Final to win 1998 Esso Women’s Nationals Hockey Championship. Hockey Canada (March 22, 1998). Retrieved on 28 June 2010.
- ↑ http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1999-00/Mnews.html#NI-039
- ↑ Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.66, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
- ↑ Alberta downs Ontario 3-2 in Overtime in Gold Medal Final to win 1998 Esso Women’s Nationals Hockey Championship. Hockey Canada (March 22, 1998). Retrieved on 28 June 2010.
- ↑ Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.430, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
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