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NWHL Franchises

Central Division

• Brampton Thunder, Brampton, Ontario (founded 1999)
• Oakville Ice, Oakville, Ontario (founded 1999 as Mississauga Chiefs, became Ice Bears in 2000, moved to Oakville 2003)
• TELUS Lightning, Ajax, Ontario (founded 2000 as ClearNET Lightning became TELUS in 2001)
• Toronto Aeros, Toronto, Ontario (founded 1999 as Beatrice Aeros, became Toronto in 2003)

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Eastern Division

• Montreal Axion, Montreal, Quebec (founded 1999 as Montreal Wingstar, became Axion in 2003)
• Ottawa Raiders, Ottawa, Ontario (founded 1999)
• Quebec Avalanche, Quebec, Quebec (founded 1999 as Sainte-Julie Panthères, became Le Cheyennes de la Metropol in 2001, moved to Quebec in 2002)

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Defunct teams

• Calgary Oval X-treme (2002-2004)
• Edmonton Chimos (2002-2004)
• Laval Le Mistral (1999-2001)
• Montréal Jofa-Titan (1999-2000)
• Scarborough Sting (1999-2000)/Toronto Sting (2000-2001)
• Vancouver Griffins (2001-2003)

Championship

The championship of the NWHL is awarded the NWHL Championship Cup.

A list of NWHL winners (winner is in bold):

• 2005 - Toronto Aeros vs Montreal Axion, hosted in Brampton
• 2004 - Calgary X-Treme vs Brampton Thunder, hosted in Brampton
• 2003 - Calgary X-Treme vs Beatrice Aeros, hosted in Brampton
• 2002 - Beatrice Aeros vs Brampton Thunder
• 2001 - Beatrice Aeros vs Sainte-Julie Panthères
• 2000 - Beatrice Aeros vs Sainte-Julie Panthères, hosted in Brampton

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External links

• NWHL website