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The '''British Columbia Female Midget AAA Hockey League''' is a provincial female major midget ice hockey league in [[British Columbia|British Columbia, Canada]]. It is run by [[BC Hockey]] and [[Hockey Canada]], the regional and national governing bodies of minor hockey in the respective areas.
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The '''British Columbia Female Midget AAA Hockey League''' ('''BCFMAAA''') is the highest-level provincial women's [[minor ice hockey]] league in [[British Columbia]], Canada. It is run by the [[British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association]] (BC Hockey), a member of [[Hockey Canada]] and the regional governing body of [[ice hockey]] in British Columbia. The league comprises five teams, representing four geographic "zones", and is played over a 32 game regular season. The winning team of the league playoffs has the opportunity to compete for the [[Esso Cup|ESSO Cup]], Hockey Canada's National Female Midget Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Fraser Valley Rush – About Us|url=http://fraservalleyrush.com/page.php?page_id=46142&team_id=156403|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117203755/http://fraservalleyrush.com/page.php?page_id=46142&team_id=156403 |archive-date=January 17, 2016 |access-date=2020-12-02|website=Fraser Valley Rush}}</ref>


== About ==
== About ==
<ref>{{Cite web|title = Female Midget AAA - About|url = http://www.bchockey.net/FMAAA/FMAAA_About.aspx|website = www.bchockey.net|accessdate = 2015-11-26}}</ref> The BC FMAAA was initiated in the 2007-2008 season in response to the membership's desire to provide an opportunity for elite female hockey players to come together on zone teams to challenge other elite Female Midget teams. It is the female version of the [[BC Major Midget League]].
The BC FMAAA was initiated in the 2007–08 season in response to the membership's desire to provide "an opportunity for elite female hockey players to come together on zone teams to challenge other elite Female Midget teams."<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Leagues - About: U18FAAA (U18 Female AAA)|url=https://www.bchockey.net/Leagues/Content.aspx?id=334|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808175554/https://www.bchockey.net/Leagues/Content.aspx?id=334 |archive-date=August 8, 2020 |accessdate=2015-11-26|website=[[British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association|BC Hockey]]}}</ref> It is the women's counterpart of the [[BC Major Midget League]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Patton|first=Kristi|date=2015-02-16|title=Female Midget AAA set to follow in Midget Male AAA footsteps|url=http://hockeynow.ca/minor-hockey/female-midget-aaa-set-to-follow-in-midget-male-aaa-footsteps|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126171821/http://hockeynow.ca/minor-hockey/female-midget-aaa-set-to-follow-in-midget-male-aaa-footsteps|archive-date=2015-11-26|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Hockey Now}}</ref>


Prior to the 2015-2016 season, local minor hockey association's were required to host their major midget teams, and oversee them accordingly. As of the '15-'16 season, BC Hockey will now be responsible for overseeing teams and registering players. They will also be responsible for creating the league's schedule, and administrating the league's finances. An Academic Advisor will also be made available to all teams to inform players of their post-secondary options. Through BC Hockey's partner agreements, the FMAAA teams will receive support in the form of uniforms, equipment, and team apparel from [[Easton (company)|Easton]]; charter bus transportation from [[International Stage Lines]]; and accommodation from [[Sandman Hotels]]. Additionally, BC Hockey will facilitate funding for ice and dryland training, and provide honorariums for team staff.<ref>{{Cite web|title = FMAAA Changes for 2015-2016 Season|url = http://www.independentsportsnews.com/british-columbia/fmaaa-changes-for-2015-2016-season|website = The Independent Sports News|accessdate = 2015-11-26|language = en-gb}}</ref>
Prior to the 2015–16 season, local minor hockey associations were required to host their major midget teams, and oversee them accordingly. Beginning in the 2015–16 season, the oversight of teams and registration of players was centralized under the provincial association, BC Hockey, with the intention of moving toward greater standardization. BC Hockey became responsible for creating the league's schedule, administrating the league's finances, funding and scheduling ice and dryland training, and providing honorariums for team staff. An academic advisor was made available to all teams to educate players about post-secondary options. Through BC Hockey's partner agreements, the FMAAA teams receive support in the form of uniforms, equipment, and team apparel from [[Bauer Hockey]]; charter bus transportation from International Stage Lines; and accommodation from [[Sandman Hotels]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Montroy|first=Liz|date=2016-03-11|title=BC's Female Midget AAA Program|url=https://womenshockeylife.com/bcs-female-midget-aaa-program/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Women's Hockey Life|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2015-01-20|title=FMAAA Changes for 2015-2016 Season|url=http://www.independentsportsnews.com/british-columbia/fmaaa-changes-for-2015-2016-season|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126180426/http://www.independentsportsnews.com/british-columbia/fmaaa-changes-for-2015-2016-season|archivedate=2015-11-26|accessdate=2015-11-26|website=Independent Sports News|language=en-ca}}</ref>


Members of the Vancouver Island Seals and their parents registered complaints with the media in April 2019 about the Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association (VIAHA) and BC Hockey's handling of the team. Yannick Truter, the Seals' captain during the 2018–19 season, called on BC Hockey to refund the approximately $7,500 the organization collected from each player, after the team was provided only two practice slots for the entire season and four slots for games. They alleged that "without club and parental support, as well as sympathetic local associations and rinks, the team wouldn’t have been able to function." The situation was underscored by the downward trend of VIAHA participation by female players, which decreased from 390 registered players in 2014 to just 260 players five years later.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Murray|first=Nick|date=2019-04-19|title=Governing bodies accused of 'destroying' girls' hockey by Island's top team|url=https://www.vicnews.com/news/governing-bodies-accused-of-destroying-girls-hockey-by-islands-top-team/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419235659/https://www.vicnews.com/news/governing-bodies-accused-of-destroying-girls-hockey-by-islands-top-team/ |archive-date=April 19, 2019 |access-date=2020-12-02|website=[[Victoria News]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Teams ==
The league consists of 6 (six) teams: the [[Fraser Valley Rush]], [[Greater Vancouver Comets]], [[Kootenay Wild]], [[Northern Capitals]], [[Thompson-Okanagan Lakers]] and the [[Vancouver Island Seals]]. These teams are broken up between five different "zones", in which they may bring perspective players in from. The five zones are as following;


In January 2020, the league hosted what is believed to be the first female midget AAA outdoor game ever played in Canada. The Northern Capitals hosted the Greater Vancouver Comets for the historic game at Ernie Sam Memorial Arena in [[Fort St. James]], which ended with a 4–0 victory for the Comets.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Balzer|first=Kyle|date=2020-01-19|title=Northern Capitals, Greater Vancouver Comets take in historic moment for female midget AAA hockey|url=https://www.princegeorgematters.com/local-news/photos-northern-capitals-greater-vancouver-comets-take-in-historic-moment-for-female-midget-aaa-hockey-2031786|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310151353/https://www.princegeorgematters.com/local-news/photos-northern-capitals-greater-vancouver-comets-take-in-historic-moment-for-female-midget-aaa-hockey-2031786 |archive-date=March 10, 2020 |access-date=2020-12-02|website=PrinceGeorgeMatters.com|language=en-CA}}</ref>
'''Kootenay Zone''' including Beaver Valley, Canal Flats, Castlegar, Cranbrook, Creston, Elk Valley, Fernie, Golden, Grand Forks, Kaslo, Kimberley, Midway, Nakusp, Nelson, Trail,


== Teams ==
Windermere Valley
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'''North Zone''' including Burns Lake, Chetwynd, Clearview, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Hazelton, Houston, Hudson Hope, Kitimat, Mackenzie, McBride, Quesnel, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Smithers, Stewart, Terrace, Tumbler Ridge, Valemount, Vanderhoof, Williams Lake, Yukon, 100 Mile House
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'''Okanagan Zone''' including Ashcroft, Chase, Clearwater, Kamloops, Kelowna, Lillooet, Logan Lake, Lumby, Merritt, Penticton, Princeton, Revelstoke, North Okanagan (Armstrong/Enderby), Salmon Arm, Sicamous, South Okanagan (Oliver, Osoyoos), Summerland, Vernon, Winfield, Westside
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The league comprised five teams in the 2019–20 season: the [[Fraser Valley Rush]], the [[Greater Vancouver Comets]], the [[Northern Capitals]], the [[Thompson-Okanagan Lakers]] and the [[Vancouver Island Seals]]. Each team recruits players from a distinct geographic zone, with the exception of the Fraser Valley Rush and the Greater Vancouver Comets, which share the Greater Vancouver Zone; prospective players much choose a team to tryout with from the two.
'''Island Zone''' including Campbell River, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley, Gold River, Juan de Fuca, Lake Cowichan, Nanaimo, Oceanside, Peninsula, Port Alberni, Powell River, Saanich, Sooke, Tri Ports (Port Alice, Port McNeill, Port Hardy), Victoria, Victoria Racquet Club


=== 2019–20 season ===
'''*Vancouver Zone''' including Abbotsford, Aldergrove Arbutus Club, Burnaby Minor, Burnaby Winter Club, Coquitlam, Chilliwack, Cloverdale, Hollyburn Country Club, Hope, Langley, Mission, New Westminster, North Delta, North Vancouver, North Shore Winter Club, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Ridge Meadows, Richmond, Seafair, South Delta, Semiahmoo, Squamish, Sunshine Coast, Surrey, Vancouver, Vancouver Thunderbirds, West Vancouver, Whistler, Richmond Girls, Vancouver Girls, Abbotsford Female, Meadow Ridge Female, Surrey Female, Tri Cities Female
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! Team
<nowiki>*</nowiki>The Fraser Valley Rush and the Greater Vancouver Comets both draw from the same general pool of players, thus giving potential players the choice as to whether or not try out for the Rush or the Comets.
! Location

! BC Hockey Zone
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! Home venue
!<u>Teams</u>
!Former name(s)
!<u>Location</u>
!<u>Home Arena</u>
|-
|-
!Fraser Valley Rush
| '''Fraser Valley Rush'''
![[Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)|Langley]]
| [[Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)|Langley]]
| Greater Vancouver
!Langley Sportsplex
| Langley Sportsplex
| Fraser Valley Phantom, 2007–2015
|-
|-
!Greater Vancouver Comets
| '''Greater Vancouver Comets'''
![[Coquitlam]]
| [[Coquitlam]]
| Greater Vancouver
!Planet Ice Coquitlam
| Planet Ice Coquitlam
| Vancouver Fusion, 2007–2012
West Coast Avalanche, 2013–2015
|-
|-
| '''Northern Capitals'''
!Kootenay Wild
![[Nelson, British Columbia|Nelson]]
| [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]]
| North
!Nelson and District
| [[Rolling Mix Concrete Arena]]
Community Complex
| Prince George Cougars, 2008–2013
Northern Cougars, 2013–2015
|-
|-
| '''Thompson-Okanagan Lakers'''
!Northern Capitals
![[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]]
| [[Vernon, British Columbia|Vernon]]
| Okanagan
!Coliseum/Kinsman #1
| [[Kal Tire Place]]
|Okanagan Rockets, 2008–09

Thompson-Okanagan Rockets, 2009–2014
|-
|-
| '''Vancouver Island Seals'''
!Thompson-Okanagan
| [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]/[[Campbell River, British Columbia|Campbell River]]
Lakers
| Vancouver Island
![[Vernon, British Columbia|Vernon]]
| ''Various''
!Kal Tire Place/Priest
|Vancouver Island Hurricanes, 2013–2015
Valley
|-
|-
!Vancouver Island Seals
![[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]/
[[Campbell River, British Columbia|Campbell River]]/

Other
!Various
|}
|}


=== Past participants ===
== References ==
http://www.bchockey.net/fmaaa/Default.aspx


* '''Kootenay Wild''' (2015–2017), '''Kootenay Wildcats''' (2007–2017), based out of [[Castlegar, British Columbia|Castlegar]] in the Kootenay Zone
http://www.independentsportsnews.com/british-columbia/fmaaa-changes-for-2015-2016-season


== Notable alumni ==
http://hockeynow.ca/minor-hockey/female-midget-aaa-set-to-follow-in-midget-male-aaa-footsteps
Players are noted with their active team during the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=FMAAA (W) - Where are they now?|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/fmaaa-w/where-are-they-now?sort=tp|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-02|website=EliteProspects.com}}</ref>

* [[Danielle Butler]] (Thompson-Okanagan Rockets, 2011–12 and 2013–14), player with the [[EC Bergkamener Bären]] of the [[German women's ice hockey Bundesliga|German Women's Ice Hockey Bundesliga]] (DFEL)
* [[Hannah Clayton-Carroll]] (West Coast Avalanche, 2013–14), [[Forward (ice hockey)|forward]] with [[Göteborg HC]] of the [[Swedish Women's Hockey League]] (SDHL)
* [[Whitney Dove]] (Fraser Valley Phantom, 2012–13), [[defenceman]] with the [[Buffalo Beauts]] of the [[National Women's Hockey League]] (NWHL)
* [[Alex Gowie]] (Thompson-Okanagan Rockets, 2009–10), player with the [[Hungary women's national ice hockey team|Hungarian national team]] and [[MAC Budapest]] of the [[European Women's Hockey League]] (EWHL)
* [[Ella Matteucci]] (Kootenay Wildcats, 2009–10), player affiliated with the Toronto chapter of the [[Professional Women's Hockey Players Association]] (PWHPA)
* [[Kiana Wilkinson]] (Prince George Cougars, 2012–13), [[defenceman]] with the [[Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays|KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen]] of the [[Zhenskaya Hockey League]] (ZhHL)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Midget AAA Hockey in Canada}}
{{Midget AAA Hockey in Canada}}

[[Category:Ice hockey leagues in British Columbia]]
[[Category:Women's ice hockey leagues in Canada]]
[[Category:Women's ice hockey leagues in Canada]]
[[Category:Youth ice hockey leagues in Canada‎]]
[[Category:Youth ice hockey leagues in Canada]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in British Columbia]]
[[Category:Sports leagues established in 2007]]
[[Category:Women's sports in British Columbia]]

Latest revision as of 19:05, 1 October 2024

BC Female Midget AAA Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded2007 (2007)
FounderBritish Columbia Amateur Hockey Association
CEOJeremy Ainsworth (interim)
Jen Cheeseman (interim)
No. of teams5
Country Canada
ConfederationHockey Canada
Most recent
champion(s)		Greater Vancouver Comets
(2018–19)
Domestic cup(s)Esso Cup
Official websiteOfficial stats site

The British Columbia Female Midget AAA Hockey League (BCFMAAA) is the highest-level provincial women's minor ice hockey league in British Columbia, Canada. It is run by the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association (BC Hockey), a member of Hockey Canada and the regional governing body of ice hockey in British Columbia. The league comprises five teams, representing four geographic "zones", and is played over a 32 game regular season. The winning team of the league playoffs has the opportunity to compete for the ESSO Cup, Hockey Canada's National Female Midget Championship.[1]

About

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The BC FMAAA was initiated in the 2007–08 season in response to the membership's desire to provide "an opportunity for elite female hockey players to come together on zone teams to challenge other elite Female Midget teams."[2] It is the women's counterpart of the BC Major Midget League.[3]

Prior to the 2015–16 season, local minor hockey associations were required to host their major midget teams, and oversee them accordingly. Beginning in the 2015–16 season, the oversight of teams and registration of players was centralized under the provincial association, BC Hockey, with the intention of moving toward greater standardization. BC Hockey became responsible for creating the league's schedule, administrating the league's finances, funding and scheduling ice and dryland training, and providing honorariums for team staff. An academic advisor was made available to all teams to educate players about post-secondary options. Through BC Hockey's partner agreements, the FMAAA teams receive support in the form of uniforms, equipment, and team apparel from Bauer Hockey; charter bus transportation from International Stage Lines; and accommodation from Sandman Hotels.[4][5]

Members of the Vancouver Island Seals and their parents registered complaints with the media in April 2019 about the Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association (VIAHA) and BC Hockey's handling of the team. Yannick Truter, the Seals' captain during the 2018–19 season, called on BC Hockey to refund the approximately $7,500 the organization collected from each player, after the team was provided only two practice slots for the entire season and four slots for games. They alleged that "without club and parental support, as well as sympathetic local associations and rinks, the team wouldn’t have been able to function." The situation was underscored by the downward trend of VIAHA participation by female players, which decreased from 390 registered players in 2014 to just 260 players five years later.[6]

In January 2020, the league hosted what is believed to be the first female midget AAA outdoor game ever played in Canada. The Northern Capitals hosted the Greater Vancouver Comets for the historic game at Ernie Sam Memorial Arena in Fort St. James, which ended with a 4–0 victory for the Comets.[7]

Teams

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BC Female Midget AAA Hockey League is located in British Columbia
Greater Vancouver Zone
Greater Vancouver Zone
Northern
Northern
Thompson-Okanagan
Thompson-Okanagan
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
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Location of teams in the BC Female Midget AAA Hockey League

The league comprised five teams in the 2019–20 season: the Fraser Valley Rush, the Greater Vancouver Comets, the Northern Capitals, the Thompson-Okanagan Lakers and the Vancouver Island Seals. Each team recruits players from a distinct geographic zone, with the exception of the Fraser Valley Rush and the Greater Vancouver Comets, which share the Greater Vancouver Zone; prospective players much choose a team to tryout with from the two.

2019–20 season

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Team Location BC Hockey Zone Home venue Former name(s)
Fraser Valley Rush Langley Greater Vancouver Langley Sportsplex Fraser Valley Phantom, 2007–2015
Greater Vancouver Comets Coquitlam Greater Vancouver Planet Ice Coquitlam Vancouver Fusion, 2007–2012

West Coast Avalanche, 2013–2015

Northern Capitals Prince George North Rolling Mix Concrete Arena Prince George Cougars, 2008–2013

Northern Cougars, 2013–2015

Thompson-Okanagan Lakers Vernon Okanagan Kal Tire Place Okanagan Rockets, 2008–09

Thompson-Okanagan Rockets, 2009–2014

Vancouver Island Seals Victoria/Campbell River Vancouver Island Various Vancouver Island Hurricanes, 2013–2015

Past participants

[edit]
  • Kootenay Wild (2015–2017), Kootenay Wildcats (2007–2017), based out of Castlegar in the Kootenay Zone

Notable alumni

[edit]

Players are noted with their active team during the 2020–21 season.[8]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Fraser Valley Rush – About Us". Fraser Valley Rush. Archived from the original on January 17, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Leagues - About: U18FAAA (U18 Female AAA)". BC Hockey. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  3. ^ Patton, Kristi (February 16, 2015). "Female Midget AAA set to follow in Midget Male AAA footsteps". Hockey Now. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Montroy, Liz (March 11, 2016). "BC's Female Midget AAA Program". Women's Hockey Life. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "FMAAA Changes for 2015-2016 Season". Independent Sports News. January 20, 2015. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  6. ^ Murray, Nick (April 19, 2019). "Governing bodies accused of 'destroying' girls' hockey by Island's top team". Victoria News. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Balzer, Kyle (January 19, 2020). "Northern Capitals, Greater Vancouver Comets take in historic moment for female midget AAA hockey". PrinceGeorgeMatters.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "FMAAA (W) - Where are they now?". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
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