The Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Cup, often shortened to Isobel Cup, is the championship trophy awarded annually to the
Premier Hockey Federation
The Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), formerly the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), is a women's professional ice hockey league located in the United States and Canada. The league was established in 2015 with four league-owned teams and h ...
(PHF) playoff winner. It is named after
Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy
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, one of the first known women to play the game and daughter of
Lord Stanley
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(the namesake of the Stanley Cup, and former
Governor-General of Canada
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).
The front of the trophy is engraved with "The Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Cup 1875–1963. This Cup, shall be awarded annually to the greatest professional women's hockey team in North America. All who pursue this Cup, pursue a dream; a dream born with Isobel, that shall never die. EST. 2016."
The first Cup was awarded in 2016
at the end of the
inaugural season of the NWHL, the first professional women's hockey league in the United States.
The league is now known as the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) and includes teams from both the United States and Canada who compete for the trophy.
Champions
See also
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List of sports awards honoring women
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References
External links
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Awards established in 2016
American ice hockey trophies and awards
Stanley family
2016 establishments in the United States
Sports trophies and awards
Sports awards honoring women
Premier Hockey Federation