The Edmonton Rustlers were a women's ice hockey team that competed during the Great Depression.
6-576: In 1933, the Edmonton Monarchs 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. In winter 1933, Lady Bessborough, the wife of Governor General of Canada Lord Bessborough donated a championship trophy for
12-873: 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
18-690: The Victorias competed against the Calgary Crescents and the Calgary Regents. It was the first women's ice hockey rivalry between the cities of Edmonton and Calgary. In 1918, the Victorias were renamed the Monarchs. In their first game, they played the University of Alberta women's ice hockey club. The team participated at the Banff Hockey Carnival women's ice hockey tournament in 1918. The team
24-522: 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. Edmonton 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. The Victorias played from 1914 to 1917. In 1917,
30-722: Was the last ever game for the Swastikas. In 1929, the majority of the players were former players with the University of Alberta women's ice hockey team. The result was four consecutive Alpine Cup championships from 1929 to 1932. After winning the Misener Cup in 1929, the Monarchs issued an open challenge to a men's team from the Edmonton Rotary Club . The city of Edmonton would organize women's ice hockey into three divisions in 1930: junior, intermediate and senior. The Monarchs and
36-532: Was the only women's ice hockey team at the tournament to be coached by a woman. In the semifinals, the Monarchs defeated a team from Vulcan. In the finals, the Monarchs triumphed over the Calgary Crescents. After 1918, the Monarchs were coached by a man. The Monarchs would not win at the Banff Winter Carnival tournament again until 1926. In the final, the Monarchs would defeat the Fernie Swastikas . It
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