Isobel Cup
| Isobel Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Given for | Playoff champion of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) |
| History | |
| First award | 2016[1] |
| Most recent | Metropolitan Riveters |
The Isobel Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) 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).[3]
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]
Champions
| Year | Winning Team | Coach | Losing Team | Coach | Series | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Boston Pride | Bobby Jay | Buffalo Beauts | Ric Seiling | 2–0 (series) | Newark, NJ |
| 2017 | Buffalo Beauts | Ric Seiling | Boston Pride | Bobby Jay | 3–2 (single game) | Lowell, MA |
| 2018 | Metropolitan Riveters | Chad Wiseman | Buffalo Beauts | Ric Seiling | 1–0 (single game) | Newark, NJ |
References
- 1 2 "Isobel Cup". National Women's Hockey League. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
In 2016, Boston won the league’s first Isobel Cup.
- ↑ "NWHL's top two teams ready to face off for the Isobel Cup". espnW. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- ↑ Fink, James (April 16, 2015). "Buffalo Beauts to play at HarborCenter". Buffalo Business First. Archived from the original on 2015-06-19.
- ↑ Schram, Carol (October 10, 2017). "NWHL Partnership With NHL's New Jersey Devils Aims To Boost Profile Of Women's Hockey". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
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