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{{infobox hockey team
| team = Edmonton Chimos
| logo = Edmontonchimoslogo.png
| city = [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]
| league = Western Women's Hockey League
| founded = {{Start date|1973}}
| folded = {{Start date|2011}}
| arena = [[Enoch Cree Nation|River Cree Twin Arenas]]
| colours = Red, White and Blue
| coach = Jason Schmidt
| GM = Dee Bateman
}}

The '''Edmonton Chimos''' were a professional [[women's ice hockey]] team in the [[Western Women's Hockey League]] (WWHL). Founded in 1973, the team closed out its 38-year existence playing its home games at [[Enoch Cree Nation#Economy|River Cree Twin Arenas]] in [[Edmonton]], [[Canada]]. At that time, the team owner was Arlan Maschmayer.

== History ==

[[File:Edmonton Chimos Hockey Team, Provincial A Womens Champions, Alberta 1979 -1980 (40261340182).jpg|thumb|Edmonton Chimos (1980), Provincial A women's champions]]
[[File:Edmonton Chimos Hockey Team, 1984 Shopper's Drug Mart Women's Champions (40261334722).jpg|thumb|Edmonton Chimos (1984), National champions]]

The Chimos were founded in 1973<ref>Edmonton Chimos History, http://www.edmontonchimos.com/default.aspx?p=history</ref> following ads looking for women in the Edmonton area who wanted to play hockey. By the 1980s, they had become the dominant women's team in Alberta, capturing every Alberta provincial championship, except for one, from 1982 to 1997. Representing Alberta at the [[Esso Women's Nationals|Esso Canadian national championships]] 16 times in their history, the Chimos have captured the National title four times: 1984, 1985, 1992 and 1997.
In 2001, the Chimos were approached to join the National Women's Hockey League, along with their provincial rival, the [[Calgary Oval X-Treme]]. They joined the league in 2002 with the [[Calgary Oval X-Treme]] and the [[Vancouver Griffins]] to form the NWHL's Western Division. The Griffins folded after only one season, leaving just the two Alberta teams. Consistently overmatched by their Calgary rivals, and lacking true competition in the NWHL as the West division did not fly east, the Alberta clubs broke away from the NWHL to help form the five team Western Women's Hockey League in 2004 before the two leagues were once again united under the NWHL banner in 2006. 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 goal of the new league is to promote women’s hockey in the west.<ref>Edmonton Chimos History, http://www.edmontonchimos.com/default.aspx?p=history</ref>

For 2011–12 season, The Edmonton Chimos and [[Strathmore Rockies]] combined to form [[Team Alberta]] the [[Canadian Women's Hockey League]] (CWHL). The new team played in different locations in Alberta. The team became based out of both Calgary and Edmonton to accommodate all of western Canada's elite female players.<ref>John Down, Calgary Herald, CWHL expanding into Alberta this season, https://calgaryherald.com/sports/CWHL+expanding+into+Alberta+this+season/4644934/story.html{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press, Canadian Women's Hockey League to add Calgary team and create one league, [https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i35FFHWQg9G8fq3V_tmton8Cxn_A?docId=6614211]{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>Canadian Elite Women’s Hockey Moves West with League’s Expansion to Alberta, {{cite web|url=http://www.cwhl.ca/news.asp?id%3D73 |title=News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League |access-date=2011-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516142333/http://cwhl.ca/news.asp?id=73 |archive-date=2011-05-16 }}</ref> Team Alberta would later become the [[Calgary Inferno]].

==Season-by-season ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Year by year|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | Year
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" title="Games played" class="unsortable" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" title="Wins" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" title="Losses" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" title="Ties" | T
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" title="Goals for" | GF
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" title="Goals against" | GA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" title="Points" | Pts
|- align=center
| [[2002–03 NWHL season|2002–03]] || 24 || 3 || 21 || 0 || 35 || 132 || 7
|- align=center
| [[2003–04 NWHL season|2003–04]] || 12 || 1 || 11 || 0 || 9 || 64 || 2
|- align=center
| [[2004–05 WWHL season|2004–05]] || 21 || 12 || 8 || 1 || 65 || 53 || 34
|- align=center
| [[2005–06 WWHL season|2005–06]] || 24 || 16 || 5 || 3 || 102 || 47 || 35
|- align=center
| [[2006–07 WWHL season|2006–07]] || 24 || 15 || 8 || 1 || 88 || 63 || 31
|- align=center
| [[2007–08 WWHL season|2007–08]] || 24 || 9 || 11 || 4 || 74 || 78 || 22
|- align=center
| [[2008–09 WWHL season|2008–09]] || 24 || 14 || 10 || 0 || 82 || 79 || 28
|- align=center
| [[2009–10 WWHL season|2009–10]] || 18 || 7 || 7 || 4 || 40 || 48 || 18
|- align=center
| [[2010–11 WWHL season|2010–11]] || 17 || 11 || 6 || 0 || 56 || 41 || 23
|}

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

==Season standings==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!League
!Reg. Season
!Playoffs
|-
| 2002-03
| [[National Women's Hockey League (1999)|NWHL]]
| 3rd, Western
| Did not qualify
|-
| 2003-04
| [[National Women's Hockey League (1999)|NWHL]]
| 2nd, Western
| Did not qualify
|-
| 2004-05
| [[Western Women's Hockey League|WWHL]]
| 3rd
| Lost in final round
|-
| 2005-06
| [[Western Women's Hockey League|WWHL]]
| 2nd
| Lost in first round
|-
| 2006-07
| [[Western Women's Hockey League|WWHL]]
| 2nd
| Lost in first round
|-
| 2007-08
| [[Western Women's Hockey League|WWHL]]
| 4th
| Did not qualify
|-
| 2008-09
| [[Western Women's Hockey League|WWHL]]
| 3rd
| Lost in first round
|-
| 2009-10
| [[Western Women's Hockey League|WWHL]]
| 3rd
| Lost in first round
|-
| 2010-11
| [[Western Women's Hockey League|WWHL]]
| 2nd
|no participation to playoff
|-
|}

==Roster==
The following roster is from {{when|date=March 2023}}.
{| width=100%
!colspan=6 |{{center|<big>Goaltenders</big>}}
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|#
!width=7%|Country
!width=20%|Player
!width=8%|Catches
!width=8%|Age
!width=8%|Acquired
!width=20%|Former Team
!width=20%|Hometown
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''1'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Keely Brown (goaltender)|Keely Brown]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|{{age|1976|7|28}}
|align=center|
|align=center|[[Toronto Lady Blues women's ice hockey|Toronto Lady Blues]] - [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport|CIS]]
|align=center|[[Kitchener, Ontario]]
|-
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''31'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Kristen Sugiyama]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|{{age|1987|2|8}}
|align=center|2010
|align=center|[[MacEwan University|Grant MacEwan Griffins]] - [[Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference|ACAC]]
|align=center|[[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]
|-
!colspan=6 |{{center|<big>Defence</big>}}
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|#
!width=7%|Country
!width=20%|Player
!width=8%|Shoots
!width=8%|Age
!width=9%|Acquired
!width=20%|Former Team
!width=20%|Hometown
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''6'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Tegan Rose]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|{{age|1993|11|8}}
|align=center|2010
|align=center|St. Albert Slash - AMMFHL
|align=center|[[Gibbons, Alberta]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''9'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Erin Duggan]] '''([[Captain (ice hockey)|C]])'''
|align=center|R
|align=center|{{age|1983|2|21}}
|align=center|2007
|align=center|[[Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey|Yale Bulldogs]] - [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
|align=center|[[Beaumont, Alberta]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''12'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Meaghan Mikkelson]] '''([[Captain (ice hockey)|A]])'''
|align=center|R
|align=center|{{age|1985|1|4}}
|align=center|2007
|align=center|Canadian National Women's Team
|align=center|[[St. Albert, Alberta|St. Albert]], [[Alberta]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''14'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Brittaney Maschmeyer]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|{{age|1989|1|20}}
|align=center|2010
|align=center|[[Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey|Syracuse Orange]] - [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
|align=center|[[Bruderheim]], [[Alberta]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''17'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Courtney Sawchuk]] '''([[Captain (ice hockey)|A]])'''
|align=center|L
|align=center|{{age|1988|10|30}}
|align=center|2010
|align=center|[[St. Lawrence Skating Saints women's ice hockey|St. Lawrence Skating Saints]] - [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
|align=center|[[Sherwood Park]], [[Alberta]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''25'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Taylor Williamson]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|{{age|1993|6|18}}
|align=center|2010
|align=center|
|align=center|[[Spruce Grove]], [[Alberta]]
|-
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''81'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Kelsey MacMillan]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|{{age|1986|8|1}}
|align=center|2009
|align=center|
|align=center|[[Sherwood Park]], [[Alberta]]
|-
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''88'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Tara Swanson]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|{{age|1989|7|9}}
|align=center|2010
|align=center|
|align=center|[[Wetaskiwin]], [[Alberta]]
|-
!colspan=6 |{{center|<big>Forwards</big>}}
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|#
!width=7%|Country
!width=15%|Player
!width=8%|Shoots
!width=8%|Age
!width=9%|Acquired
!width=25%|Former Team
!width=20%|Hometown
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''5'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Kelly Godel]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|{{age|1988|12|7}}
|align=center|2010
|align=center|Edmonton Titans - NAFHA
|align=center|[[Hythe, Alberta]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''8'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Mallory Matheson]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|{{age|1986|4|29}}
|align=center|2008
|align=center|[[Northern Alberta Institute of Technology|NAIT Ooks]] - [[Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference|ACAC]]
|align=center|[[Binscarth, Manitoba]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''11'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Jennifer Moe]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|{{age|1993|1|11}}
|align=center|2010
|align=center|Lloydminster Steelers - AMMFHL
|align=center|[[Bonnyville, Alberta]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''16'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Lauren Chiswell]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|{{age|1987|8|11}}
|align=center|2010
|align=center|[[MacEwan University|Grant MacEwan Griffins]] - [[Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference|ACAC]]
|align=center|[[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''18'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Chelsea Purcell]] '''([[Captain (ice hockey)|A]])'''
|align=center|R
|align=center|{{age|1987|5|24}}
|align=center|2010
|align=center|[[Saskatchewan Huskies]] - [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport|CIS]]
|align=center|[[Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''19'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Kathy Yeats]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|{{age|1977|5|5}}
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|[[Coronation, Alberta]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''21'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Lindsay Robinson]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|{{age|1986|10|2}}
|align=center|2009
|align=center|[[Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey|Alberta Pandas]] - [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport|CIS]]
|align=center|[[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''24'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Laura Dostaler]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|{{age|1991|9|17}}
|align=center|2009
|align=center|Fort Saskatchewan Juniors
|align=center|[[Beaumont, Alberta]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''27'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Colleen Olson]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|{{age|1988|8|21}}
|align=center|2008
|align=center|
|align=center|[[Sherwood Park]], [[Alberta]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''33'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Britney Millar]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|{{age|1981|7|21}}
|align=center|
|align=center|[[Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey|Mercyhurst Lakers]] - [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
|align=center|[[Kingston, Ontario]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''77'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|GER}}
|align=center|[[Manuela Hebel]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|{{age|1985|12|13}}
|align=center|2010
|align=center|Mannheim Kurpfalz
|align=center|[[Freising]], [[Germany]]
|-
|}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmontonchimos.com/default.aspx?p=teamroster |title=Edmonton Chimos Senior AAA Hockey - Roster : Powered by RAMP Interactive |website=www.edmontonchimos.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710171321/http://www.edmontonchimos.com/default.aspx?p=teamroster |archive-date=2011-07-10}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.westernwomenshockeyleague.com/leagues/stats_1team.cfm?sel_roster=active&leagueID=3639&clientID=1754&sortby=PTS1&teamID=267931&showGameType=2 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718032437/http://www.westernwomenshockeyleague.com/leagues/stats_1team.cfm?sel_roster=active&leagueID=3639&clientID=1754&sortby=PTS1&teamID=267931&showGameType=2 |archive-date=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.westernwomenshockeyleague.com/leagues/stats_1team.cfm?sel_roster=reserve&leagueID=3639&clientID=1754&sortby=PTS1&teamID=267931&showGameType=2 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718032525/http://www.westernwomenshockeyleague.com/leagues/stats_1team.cfm?sel_roster=reserve&leagueID=3639&clientID=1754&sortby=PTS1&teamID=267931&showGameType=2 |archive-date=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Coaching staff ==
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmontonchimos.com/default.aspx?p=coachingstaff |title=Edmonton Chimos Senior AAA Hockey - Coaching Staff : Powered by RAMP Interactive |website=www.edmontonchimos.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710171335/http://www.edmontonchimos.com/default.aspx?p=coachingstaff |archive-date=2011-07-10}} </ref>
* '''Head Coach:''' Jason Schmidt
* '''Assistant Coach:''' Chip Sawchuk
* '''Assistant Coach:''' Matt Appelt
* '''Trainer:''' Pat Toner

==Awards winners==
* [[Colette Prefontaine]], Best Goaltender, 1998 Esso National championships<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/10135/la_id/1.htm|title= Alberta downs Ontario 3-2 in Overtime in Gold Medal Final to win 1998 Esso Women's Nationals Hockey Championship|date=March 22, 1998 |publisher=Hockey Canada|access-date=28 June 2010}}</ref>

===Scoring leaders===
These are the top-ten point, goal, and assist scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed WWHL regular season.

'''''Note:''' Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; G/G = Goals per game; A/G = Assists per game; * = current Chimos player''

'''''Note:''' Statistics kept since 2004.''

{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#ddd;border-bottom:1px #fff solid"|Points
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Player || Pos || GP || G || A || Pts || P/G
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Danielle Bourgeois]] || F || 63 || 51 || 48 || '''99''' || 1.57
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Britney Millar]]* || F || 128 || 34 || 39 || '''73''' || .57
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Erin Duggan]]* || D || 88 || 16 || 35 || '''51''' || .58
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Meaghan Mikkelson]]* || D || 46 || 19 || 29 || '''48''' || 1.04
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Tricia Guest]] || F || 40 || 22 || 19 || '''41''' || 1.03
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Jennifer Jeffrey]] || D || 88 || 7 || 34 || '''41''' || .47
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Ashleigh Schols]] || F || 48 || 11 || 25 || '''36''' || .75
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Kathy Yeats]]* || F || 147 || 10 || 26 || '''36''' || .24
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Aimee Whittaker]] || F || 40 || 15 || 17 || '''32''' || .80
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Kristen Hagg]] || F || 24 || 10 || 20 || '''30''' || 1.25
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#ddd;border-bottom:1px #fff solid"|Goals
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Player || Pos || G || G/G
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Danielle Bourgeois]] || F || 51 || .81
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Britney Millar]]* || F || 34 || .27
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Tricia Guest]] || F || 22 || .55
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Meaghan Mikkelson]]* || D || 19 || .41
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Erin Duggan]]* || D || 16 || .18
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Aimee Whittaker]] || F || 15 || .38
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Suzette Gillingham]] || F || 15 || .36
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Courtney Sawchuk]]* || D || 14 || .33
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Cami Wooster]] || F || 11 || .46
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Ashleigh Schols]] || F || 11 || .23
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#ddd;border-bottom:1px #fff solid"| Assists
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Player || Pos || A || A/G
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Danielle Bourgeois]] || F || 48 || .76
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Britney Millar]]* || F || 39 || .30
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Erin Duggan]]* || D || 35 || .40
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Jennifer Jeffrey]] || D || 34 || .39
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Meaghan Mikkelson]]* || D || 29 || .63
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Kathy Yeats]]* || F || 26 || .18
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Ashleigh Schols]] || F || 25 || .52
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Cassea Schols]] || D || 23 || .34
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Saige Pacholok]] || D || 21 || .30
|- style="background:#eee;"
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Kristen Hagg]] || F || 20 || .83
|}
{{col-end}}

==Honours==
* [[Esso_women%27s_hockey_nationals|The Abby Hoffman Cup]]: 1984, 1985, 1992, 1997

==See also==
*[[Western Women's Hockey League]] (WWHL)
*[[List of ice hockey teams in Alberta]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Edmonton-Chimos/183482561586#!/pages/Edmonton-Chimos/183482561586?v=wall Edmonton Chimos Facebook page]

{{Western Women's Hockey League}}
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[[Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1973]]
[[Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2011]]
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[[Category:Western Women's Hockey League teams]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Alberta]]
[[Category:2011 disestablishments in Alberta]]
[[Category:Women's sports in Edmonton]]
[[Category:Women's ice hockey teams in Alberta]]

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