The Strathmore Rockies participate in the Western Women's Hockey League. Their first season in the WWHL was in 2008-09 and its team founder was Samantha Holmes.
Birth of a franchise[]
Samantha Holmes 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 Oval X-Treme. Holmes 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 is also captain of the Rockies and runs local skills clinics in Calgary for young women's players.[1]
Year by year[]
Team photograph from 2008
| Year | Rank | GP | W | L | T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Fourth[2] | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 2009-10 | Third | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
Franchise merger[]
The CWHL announced on April 19, 2011, that it would merge with the Western Women's Hockey League for the 2011-12 season. The merger will feature one team based in Edmonton and Calgary and is a combination of the former WWHL franchises the Edmonton Chimos and Strathmore Rockies. The team will play their games in various locations around Alberta.[3]Strathmore Rockies founder Samantha Holmes-Domagala, will join the sponsorship division of the CWHL and look after the requirements of the expansion team. [4]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/sports/story.html?id=d1aef14d-31fc-4b22-b71f-176719f31d9b&k=71946&p=1
- ↑ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.553, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- ↑ Chimos Part of Merger With CWHL
- ↑ http://www.cwhl.ca/news.asp?id=73