M I S S I S S A U G A A E R O S - C h i e f s
Women's Elite Hockey
Congratulations to Jennifer Botterill as she made Team Canada for a FOURTH straight Olympics!! and to Cherie Piper who made a stunning comeback after being released from last year's team to earn her spot in her second Olympic Games.
L A T E S T R E S U L T S . . . .
January 10th vs Ottawa 4-0 W
January 9th vs Ottawa 4-0 W
January 3rd vs Vaughan 2-0 W
December 20th vs Brampton 2-3 L
December 19th vs Burlington 3-5 L
Official CWHL website
U P C O M I N G G A M E S . . .
Mississauga vs Montreal Stars
Sunday, Jan 17, 11:30pm
Icelands Arena, Mississauga
Mississauga vs Montreal Stars
Saturday, Jan 23, 8:00pm
Etienne DesMarteaux, Montreal
Mississauga vs Montreal Stars
Sunday, Jan. 24, 11:30am
Concordia Univ. Montreal
Mississauga vs Burlington Barracudas
Sunday, Jan. 31, 11:30am
Icelands, Mississauga
For a complete schedule please click on "Schedule"
L A T E S T N E W S . . .
Chiefs Douse Flames The Mississauga Chiefs snapped a three-game losing streak on Sunday afternoon after defeating the Vaughan Flames 2-0 in Canadian Women’s Hockey League action at Icelands arena. Chiefs drop third straight The Christmas break couldn’t have come any sooner for the Mississauga Chiefs of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League.
January 3rd, 2009
Mississauga News
“It feels fantastic to snap the streak, especially to start off the new year,” said head coach Bradi Cochrane. “Vaughan had our number the last few times we played against them but we came out with a game plan that we were able to execute.”
This was the final meeting between the two clubs for the year with both teams winning three games each.
“It was a big win for us,” said Cochrane. “We’re still a bit short benched but we did a good job taking away Vaughan’s transition game, which is probably one of the best in the league. Our consistency was much better than previous games and our hard work is paying off.”
Mississauga’s Jenny Brine opened the scoring with her first goal of the season six minutes into the first period. It proved to be the game winner.
Chiefs’ goalie Sami Jo Small backstopped the victory for her third shutout of the season.
“These games are really important for us to win,” said Small. “I don’t think I can really take the credit for the shutout though (because) my defence was amazing right from the get-go. I think our defence probably made more stops than I did.”
Small’s shutout bid was almost broken with five minutes left in the third when Vaughan had thought they scored. However, after a quick discussion by the referees, the goal was waived off.
“I didn’t see what happened but apparently one of Vaughan’s players was actually in the crease when they scored,” said Small. “We definitely lucked out on that one.”
Angela Di Stasi netted her ninth goal of the season as an insurance marker for the Chiefs in the first period while Mississauga native Ashley Stephenson added an assist.
With the win, Mississauga improves to 13-6-1 on the season, seven points behind first place Montreal Stars.
Mississauga travels to Ottawa on Saturday to play a two-game series against the Senators before returning home on Jan. 17 to host the Stars.
mississauganews@live.com
December 20th, 2009
Amit Gosai - Mississauga News
On Sunday, the Chiefs dropped their third straight game falling 3-2 to the Brampton Thunder at The Icelands.
Chiefs head coach Bradi Cochrane said her team has one simple problem.
“We’re not playing three periods of hockey,” said Cochrane. “Today, I would say we played only two periods and when you give a team like Brampton a three goal lead, they’re not going to stop.”
After three quick goals by Brampton, Mississauga’s Rebecca Davies got the Chiefs on the board with a power play marker with three minutes remaining in the first.
“We can’t afford to give up those kind of leads in this league, teams will definitely shut us down,” said Cochrane. “At this level, players are just too skilled and they will take advantage.”
Brampton head coach Lori Loftus said the early three goal lead was definitely unexpected.
“Sami Jo (Small) is a fabulous goalie and it’s usual to put three past her quickly like that, so we just knew we had to hold on that lead to be able to complete the game,” said Loftus. “It’s always tough competition against the Chiefs, that’s why it always feels good to come away with a win against them.”
After a scoreless second period, Mississauga’s Angela Di Stasi got the Chiefs back into the game with a power play marker of her own, five minutes into the third.
However, with the goalie pulled and the clock winding down, the one goal difference was as close as the Chiefs came.
Cochrane said her team knows what they have to do; they just need to execute it.
“Right now our consistency is not there,” said Cochrane. “We’re just looking at the big picture now, we can talk about it all we want but if we don’t put it on the ice, nothing is going to happen.”
With the loss, Mississauga drops to 12-6-1 on the season, seven points behind the first place Montreal Stars.
After a much needed Christmas break to recuperate, the Chiefs will return to action in the New Year, when they host the Vaughan Flames on Sunday, Jan. 3 at The Icelands.
CWHL
Clarkson Cup
Follow along
Aero-Chiefs journey to the 2009-2010 Clakrson Cup.
CHERYL POUNDER
CONGRATULATIONS
CASSIE CAMPBELL-PASCAL
both who had the honour of carrying the Olympic Torch
OLYMPICS 2010
click on image Kevin & Trudy Allen Dr Christine Young
DID YOU KNOW?
Follow along as current Mississauga Aero-Chiefs
Jennifer Botterill and Cherie Piper
attempt to lead Canada to its third straight gold medal
www.jenniferbotterill.com
Other former Mississauga Aero-Chiefs on Team Canada
Hayley Irwin
Toronto Aeros 2005-2007
Becky Kellar
Toronto Aeros 1999-2003
Gillian Apps
Toronto Aeros 2002-2005
CWHL SPONSORS
Friends of the CWHL
Frank Mercsh
Melanie Whitehead
Rod and Pat Small
Armstrong and Small Eye Care Centre
Three Mississauga Chiefs have competed for Canada in sports other than hockey.
Sommer West - softball
Ashley Stephenson - basball
Heather Logan - cycling
