Isobel Cup
 | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Playoff champion of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) |
| History | |
| First award | 2016[1] |
| First winner | Boston Pride |
| Most wins | Boston Pride Buffalo Beauts Metropolitan Riveters Minnesota Whitecaps (1) |
| Most recent | Minnesota Whitecaps |
The Isobel Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) playoff winner.[2] It is named after Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy, one of the first known women to play the game and daughter of Lord Stanley (the namesake of the Stanley Cup).[3]
The first Cup was awarded in 2016[1] at the end of the inaugural season of the NWHL, the first professional women's hockey league in the United States.[4]
Champions
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-up | Coach | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Boston Pride | Bobby Jay | 2-0 | Buffalo Beauts | Ric Seiling | Newark, New Jersey |
| 2017 | Buffalo Beauts | Ric Seiling | 3–2 | Boston Pride | Bobby Jay | Lowell, Massachusetts |
| 2018 | Metropolitan Riveters | Chad Wiseman | 1–0 | Buffalo Beauts | Ric Seiling | Newark, New Jersey |
| 2019 | Minnesota Whitecaps | Jack Brodt Ronda Engelhardt |
2–1 (OT) | Buffalo Beauts | Cody McCormick | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 2020 | Not awarded[a] | |||||
- ^ Minnesota Whitecaps vs. Boston Pride championship game cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Isobel Cup". National Women's Hockey League. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
In 2016, Boston won the league's first Isobel Cup.
- ^ "NWHL's top two teams ready to face off for the Isobel Cup". espnW. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ Fink, James (April 16, 2015). "Buffalo Beauts to play at HarborCenter". Buffalo Business First. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015.
- ^ Schram, Carol (October 10, 2017). "NWHL Partnership With NHL's New Jersey Devils Aims To Boost Profile Of Women's Hockey". Forbes. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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