Edmonton Rustlers
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The Edmonton Rustlers were a women's ice hockey
team that competed during the Great Depression.
suffered their first loss in four years at the hands of the newly formed Rustlers team. The members of the Rustlers were aged 15 to 18 years. During the entire year, the Rustlers were undefeated in regular season and post season play versus the Monarchs.
donated a championship trophy for the Dominion Women’s Amateur Hockey Association. The trophy would be contested between the Edmonton Rustlers and the Preston Rivulettes
.
The success of the Edmonton Grads
women's basketball team winning the National Basketball Championship in 1932 was essential to the Rustlers gaining support for the National Hockey title.
In the championship game, the Rivulettes were down by a score of 2-0. They came back to tie the game, but Hazel Case of the Rustlers scored the game winning goal. In 1934, the Rivulettes were not able to raise the $1,800 to stage a rematch with the Rustlers.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team that competed during the Great Depression.
Monarchs rivalry
In 1933, the Edmonton MonarchsEdmonton Monarchs
The Edmonton Monarchs were a women's ice hockey team that started as the Edmonton Victorias in 1914. The club represented Victoria High School in Edmonton.-Victorias:...
suffered their first loss in four years at the hands of the newly formed Rustlers team. The members of the Rustlers were aged 15 to 18 years. During the entire year, the Rustlers were undefeated in regular season and post season play versus the Monarchs.
Defeat of Preston
In winter 1933, Lady Bessborough, the wife of Governor General of Canada Lord BessboroughVere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough
Captain Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough was a British businessman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 14th since Canadian Confederation....
donated a championship trophy for the Dominion Women’s Amateur Hockey Association. The trophy would be contested between the Edmonton Rustlers and the Preston Rivulettes
Preston Rivulettes
The Preston Rivulettes were inducted into the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. Although there is no clear origin, speculation is that an incident occurred in 1930 at Lowther St. Arena. The Preston Rivulettes girls softball team were pondering their future and a member of the team suggested...
.
The success of the Edmonton Grads
Edmonton Grads
The Edmonton Grads were a Canadian women's basketball team. While long disbanded, the team continues to hold the North American record for the sports team with the best winning percentage of all time. The Grads won the first women's world title in basketball in 1924.-Origin:In 1912, J. Percy Page...
women's basketball team winning the National Basketball Championship in 1932 was essential to the Rustlers gaining support for the National Hockey title.
In the championship game, the Rivulettes were down by a score of 2-0. They came back to tie the game, but Hazel Case of the Rustlers scored the game winning goal. In 1934, the Rivulettes were not able to raise the $1,800 to stage a rematch with the Rustlers.