The 2018–19 CWHL season was the 12th and final season of the
Canadian Women's Hockey League
The Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL; ) was a women's ice hockey league. Established in 2007 as a Canadian women's Senior ice hockey, senior league in the Greater Toronto Area, Montreal, and Ottawa, the league expanded into Alberta (2011) and ...
.
Offseason
*July 16: The CWHL contracted the
Vanke Rays' membership after one season to focus solely on the Kunlun Red Star team in China.
*July 19:
Jayna Hefford was appointed to the position of interim commissioner of the CWHL, replacing inaugural commissioner
Brenda Andress, who tendered her resignation.
*August 3: The Kunlun Red Star franchise was rebranded as the
Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays
HC Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star (), abbreviated Shenzhen KRS, is an ice hockey team in the Chinese Women's Ice Hockey League (WCIHL). They play in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China at Shenzhen Dayun Arena.
The Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star were founded in 201 ...
as part of integrating the CWHL's two teams in China. Rob Morgan, who served as the head coach of the
Vanke Rays during the previous season, was also named as the general manager for the consolidated Chinese team.
*August 20, 2018: The Boston Blades relocated to
Worcester, Massachusetts
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and rebranded as the
Worcester Blades. Home games are scheduled for the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center.
One league movement
Starting in March 2018, and throughout the offseason, current and former players took to
social media
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to promote the concept of one unified professional women's hockey league. Players had utilized the
hashtag
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#OneLeague to indicated their support.
CWHL draft
Heading into the draft, the league reported that general managers were authorized to "pre-sign" their first and second round selections prior to the draft. The window for pre-signing expired on August 17.
Head coaching and front office personnel changes
Head coaches
Front office
Standings
Final standings
: Advanced to playoffs
Clarkson Cup playoffs
Awards and honors
Regular season
Postseason awards
*
2019 Clarkson Cup Playoff MVP:
Brianna Decker
*First Star of the Game:
Zoe Hickel
*Second Star of the Game:
Ann-Sophie Bettez
*Third Star of the Game:
Kacey Bellamy
References
External links
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Canadian Women's Hockey League seasons
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Long stubs with short prose
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