Calgary Oval X-Treme


The Calgary Oval X-Treme were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League . The team played its home games at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Oval X-Treme were a member of the National Women's Hockey League for two seasons before breaking away to help form the WWHL in 2004.

History

The Oval X-Treme were founded in 1995 as an amateur team for women's hockey players in Calgary, quickly developing a heated rivalry with their northern counterparts, the Edmonton Chimos. In 2002, the Oval X-Treme were approached, along with the Chimos, to join the National Women's Hockey League. The two teams joined the Vancouver Griffins to form the West division of the NWHL. After the 03-04 season, where the Oval X-Treme and Chimos faced only each other due to prohibitive costs to fly out east, the two franchises left the NWHL to form the five team Western Women's Hockey League. In 2006, the two leagues were reunited under the NWHL banner. However, this was short lived as the NWHL and WWHL could not reach an agreement upon a playoff schedule. As a result, the merger was not consummated. With the collapse of the NWHL in the summer of 2007, the Western Women's Hockey League was once again a completely independent league.
The Calgary Oval X-Treme suspended activities for the 2009-10 season.
Partially as a result of the Canada national team being based in Calgary, the Oval X-Treme featured many of Canada's top women's hockey players, including Hayley Wickenheiser, Danielle Goyette and Cassie Campbell. As a result, the Oval X-Treme became the undisputed powerhouse of women's hockey in western Canada, winning five consecutive league championships, and compiling a regular season mark of 95-3-2-1 in their last five seasons.
Gina Kingsbury joined the Oval X-Treme in 2006. She had 31 points in 19 games as the Oval X-Treme went on to win the Esso Women's National Championship. In her second season with the Oval X-Treme, Kingsbury scored 20 goals and added 25 assists in 23 games.

Season-by-season

in National Women's Hockey League :
in Western Women's Hockey League :
YearGPWLTGFGAPts
2002–03242310838139
2003–0412111064922
2004–052120011521851
2005–062422021264346
2006–072423011722446
2007–082424001622748
2008–092320211433442

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.

Season standings

YearLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffs
2002-03National Women's Hockey Leaguefirst place in Western DivisionNWHL Champions
2003-04National Women's Hockey Leaguefirst place in Western DivisionNWHL Champions
2004-05Western Women's Hockey Leaguefirst placeWWHL Champions cup
2005-06Western Women's Hockey Leaguefirst placeWWHL Champions cup
2006-07Western Women's Hockey Leaguefirst placeWWHL Champions cup
2007-08Western Women's Hockey Leaguefirst placeWWHL Champions cup
2008-09Western Women's Hockey LeagueFirst placedefeat in final

Last Roster 2008-09

NumberPlayerFormer TeamHometown
33Kendall NewellPhoenix, Arizona
1Amanda TappCalgary Oval X-TremeCalgary, Alberta

NumberPlayerFormer TeamHometown
41Erica Ferrer
29Bryanne Panchuck
28Karen McLaughlinCalgary Oval X-TremeListowel, Ontario
27Gina KingsburyCanada National TeamRouyn-Noranda, Quebec
14Jocelyn Zabrick
12Angela FrautschiSwitzerland National TeamSaanenland, Switzerland,
11Rebecca RussellU-22 Canada National Team Lethbridge, Newfoundland
10Carrie OlsenCalgary, Alberta
9Cherie PiperCanada National TeamScarborough, Ontario
7Kaley HallU-22 Canada TeamCalgary, Alberta
6Katy Josephs
4Jennifer JonssonOakview, Manitoba
3Anja StiefelSwitzerland National TeamWil, Switzerland,
and

Coaching Staff 2008-09

Notable players