Women's Hockey Idea
I've had an idea to make a professional women's hockey league, like the NHL but for women. I have had this idea for many years now, and it was long created before the NWHL. I just haven't had the opportunity to fund it. So I have in mind 32 teams, 16 in the West and 16 in the East. Conferences and Divisons are below.
WEST
Pacific
Los Angeles Queens 1
Arizona Lady Coyotes 3
Portland Rangers 5
Calgary Cyclones 7
Central
Colorado Greenbacks 9
Winnipeg Lady Jets 11
Minnesota Blizzard 13
Iowa City Rush 15
Midwest
Chicago Warhawks 17
St. Louis Spirit 19
Nashville Rhythm 21
Indianapolis Speed 23
South
Houston Galaxy 25
Santa Fe Scorpions 27
New Orleans Devils 29
Dallas Blades 31
EAST
Northeast
2 Rochester Renegades
4 New York Fleet
6 Boston Revolution
8 Syracuse Surge
Atlantic
10 Philadelphia Liberty
12 Washington Eagles
14 Ohio Seventeens
16 Charlotte Stars
North
18 Toronto Lady Maple Leafs
20 Montréal Soul
22 Ottawa Sounders
24 Québec Lady Nordiques
Southeast
26 Tampa Bay Raid
28 Charleston Torrents
30 Orlando Dolphins
32 Atlanta Shock
This part of the Women's Hockey Idea is the Minor League, AHL to NHL equivalent. The numbers with the teams go with the WNHL, for example the Olympia Lynx are 5, their affiliate (WNHL) is the Portland Rangers.
WEST
Pacific
Olympia Lynx 5
San Diego Sonics 1
San Jose Hammerheads 3
Carson City Vipers 27
North
Regina Aeros 11
Edmonton Warriors 7
Bismarck Winterhawks 17
Milwaukee Stealth 13
South
Oklahoma City Royals 22
Austin Stars 16
Shreveport Devils 29
Memphis Rivercats 19
Central
Iowa Citadels 15
Knoxville Ramparts 23
Kansas City Natives 21
Denver Altitude 9
EAST
Northeast
2 Augusta Sharks
24 Warwick Saints
6 Long Island Freedom
31 Brooklyn Blades
Atlantic
12 Hershey Lady Bears
10 Wilkes-Barre Raiders
4 New Jersey Angels
25 Delaware Comets
Southeast
28 Carolina Monsters
32 Richmond Heat
26 Gainesville Gladiators
30 Georgia Valkyries
Midwest
18 Detroit Firebirds
20 Hamilton Lancers
8 Ohio Thunder
14 Pittsburgh Lady Penguins
The teams below are apart of Junior Level Hockey Leagues, equivalent to the OHL, WHL, ECHL, QMJHL, DEL, SPHL, etc.
WNWHL - Women's Northwest Hockey League
1.) Spokane Bombers
2.) Boise Blizzard
3.) Vernon Guardians
4.) Saskatoon Shock
5.) Calgary Mustangs
6.) Abbotsford Kodiaks
7.) Edmonton Force
8.) Regina Rams
9.) Billings Barracudas
10.) Fort McMurray Sergeants
11.) Yorkton Wild
12.) Lethbridge Capes
13.) Seattle Dragons
14.) Kelowna Broncos
15.) Prince George Wildcats
16.) Ashcroft Senators
17.) Kamloops Lions
18.) Oliver Inferno
19.) Brandon Wheat Queens
20.) Langenburg Raid
WGLHL - Women's Great Lakes Hockey League
1.) Green Bay Chill
2.) Lake Erie Thunderhawks
3.) Columbus Pilots
4.) Detroit Nighthawks
5.) Buffalo Rampage
6.) Chicago Energy
7.) London Queens
8.) Toronto Otters
9.) Mississauga Sonics
10.) Sarnia Express
11.) Barrie Stallions
12.) Alpena Avalanche
13.) Toledo Titans
14.) Belleville Fusion
15.) Milwaukee Pulse
16.) Marquette Natives
17.) St. Ignace Lake Monsters
18.) Benton Harbor Bruins
19.) Wasaga Beach Arrowheads
20.) Oswego Lady Rebels
WACHL - Women's Atlantic Coast Hockey League
1.) Ocean City Lady Admirals (Maryland)
2.) Atlantic City Stonecrabs
3.) Dover Aces
4.) Rockville Owls
5.) Virginia Beach Rangers
6.) Myrtle Beach Stingrays
7.) Raleigh Vipers
8.) Norfolk Battle
9.) Wilmington Crusaders
10.) Baltimore Bayhawks
11.) Roanoke Rapids Thunder
12.) Salisbury Attack
13.) Georgetown Vikings
14.) Hampton Firestorm
15.) Southern Shores Whale
16.) Elizabeth City Monarchs
17.) Havelock Phantoms
18.) South Hill Rebellion
19.) Lakehurst Outlaws
20.) Cambridge Predators
WNEHL - Women's Northeast Hockey League
1.) Portland Whalers
2.) Vermont Bobcats (Burlington)
3.) Concord Jets
4.) Providence Polar Attack
5.) Albany Torrents
6.) Lowell Monsters
7.) Long Island Sting
8.) Halifax Islanders
9.) New Glasgow Wave
10.) Sherbrooke Mavericks
11.) Manchester Pelicans
12.) New Haven Pythons
13.) Bridgeport Phoenix
14.) Colchester Wings
15.) Trois-Rivières Rivercats
16.) Gloucester Armada
17.) Norwich Narwhals
18.) Newark Disaster
19.) Reading Freedom
20.) Pittsburgh Steelcats
WSAHL - Women's South Atlantic Hockey League
1.) Miami Marauders
2.) Jacksonville Shadow
3.) Savannah Sharks
4.) Tallahassee Heat
5.) Birmingham Blades
6.) Brunswick Union
7.) Valdosta Tomahawks
8.) Clarksville Cyclones
9.) Fort Lauderdale Generals
10.) North Port Riptide
11.) Gainesville Piranhas
12.) Pensacola Rhinos
13.) Ridgeland Rockets
14.) Bristol Sentinels
15.) St. Augustine Stealth
16.) Montgomery Havoc
17.) Baton Rouge Bulldogs
18.) Shreveport Stingers
19.) Meridian Mammoths
20.) Knoxville Knights
WPHL - Women's Pacific Hockey League
1.) Sacramento Sound
2.) Salinas Wolf Pack
3.) San Diego Spartans
4.) San Francisco Pirates
5.) Fresno Raptors
6.) Bakersfield Suncats
7.) San Bernadino Flames
8.) Long Beach Gladiators
9.) Anaheim Aeros
10.) Pasadena Comets
11.) Santa Barbara Eagles
12.) Ridgecrest Rage
13.) Redding Colts
14.) San Jose Cougars
15.) Fremont Flash
16.) Klamath Falls Saints
17.) Arcata Charge
18.) Altamont Stars
19.) Roseburg Bison
20.) Medford Icehawks
WCHL - Women's Central Hockey League
1.) Witchita Wolverines
2.) Sioux City Huskies
3.) Iowa Lady Liberties (Des Moines)
4.) Grand Forks Warhawks
5.) Fargo Flyers
6.) Oakbank Griffins
7.) North Platte Patriots
8.) Rockford Renegades
9.) Columbia Storm
10.) Little Rock Boars
11.) Thunder Bay Oilers
12.) Kansas City Threat
13.) Lexington Legends
14.) Rapid City Panthers
15.) Sidney Surge
16.) Indiana Miners (Jasper)
17.) Kenora Giants
18.) Nebraska Reign (Lincoln)
19.) Memphis Rush
20.) Minnesota Tigers (Rochester)
WSWHL - Women's Southwest Hockey League
1.) Salt Lake City Cavaliers
2.) Tuscon Hurricanes
3.) Flagstaff Swarm
4.) Boulder Bearcats
5.) Dallas Lady Mallards
6.) Oklahoma City Wrath
7.) Lubbock Seals
8.) Kayenta Winterhawks
9.) Cedar City Chiefs
10.) Moab Lightning
11.) Phoenix Ramparts
12.) Carson City Oil Queens
13.) Albuquerque Hornets
14.) Las Vegas Royals
15.) Cheyenne Herd
16.) Colorado Alpines (Colorado Springs)
17.) San Antonio Sabers
18.) Galveston Steed
19.) Amarillo Crunch
20.) Austin Capitals