Isobel Cup
The Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Cup, often shortened to Isobel Cup, is the championship trophy awarded annually to the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) 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, and former Governor-General of Canada).[3]
| Isobel Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Awarded for | Playoff champion of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) |
| History | |
| First award | 2016[1] |
| First winner | Boston Pride |
| Most wins | Boston Pride (3) |
| Most recent | Boston Pride |
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] The league is now known as the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) and includes teams from both the United States and Canada who compete for the trophy.[5]
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[lower-alpha 1] | |||||
| 2021 | Boston Pride | Paul Mara | 4–3 | Minnesota Whitecaps | Jack Brodt Ronda Engelhardt | Brighton, Massachusetts |
| 2022 | Boston Pride | Paul Mara | 4–2 | Connecticut Whale | Colton Orr | Wesley Chapel, Florida |
- Minnesota Whitecaps vs. Boston Pride championship game cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
See also
References
- "The Isobel Cup". Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- "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.
- "NWHL rebrands to Premier Hockey Federation". The Associated Press. TSN. September 7, 2021.
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