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    Women's football has grown enormously in the last decade in Western Canada and is well established in the Maritimes (see post #19), raising the question about whether it's time to start such a league in Central Canada.

    Just 10 years ago, all of this – seven different tackle football games in both the Manitoba Girls Football Association and the Western Women’s Canadian Football League – would have seemed like a far-fetched fantasy.
    And now?
    Well, there are days when even MGFA Commissioner Tannis Wilson can’t wrap her head around the rapid growth of women’s football in this province.
    “And yet as much as we’re growing,” began Wilson in an interview with bluebombers.com, “our biggest issue right now is just getting people to know that we exist.” ...

    Here’s a start:
    • The MGFA, founded six years ago, was the first program in the world to offer girls aged nine to 16 the chance to play against girls. It is a spring league that allows girls to compete against each other and not conflict from playing against boys in the Manitoba Minor Football Association in the fall.
      The MGFA began play in 2011 with three teams – the East Side Eagles, St. Vital Mustangs and Charleswood Broncos – and now has eight teams at the Senior level (aged 13-16), including the Eagles, Mustangs Red and Mustangs Black, Broncos and also the North Winnipeg Nomads, St, James Rods, Interlake Thunder and Sunrise Coyotes. The Nomads, Eagles, Thunder and Mustangs also run teams at the Junior level (9-12). All games feature six women on the field per team and as registration grows, the plan is convert to games with nine players per side.
    • The WWCFL, meanwhile, is the largest full-tackle women’s football league in Canada with seven teams in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba: the Calgary Rage, Edmonton Storm and Lethbridge Steel comprise the Western Conference while the Saskatoon Valkyries, Regina Riot, Manitoba Fearless and Winnipeg Wolfpack make up the Prairie Conference.
    http://www.bluebombers.com/2017/05/1...-growing-game/

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    In 2014, a Central Canada Football League was announced but it never got off the ground from what I can tell.

    Central Canada Women’s Football League (CCWFL) Official Launch

    BY ADMIN · APRIL 9, 2014



    On April 9, the Central Canada Women’s Football League announced the official launch of a new women’s tackle football league in Ontario.

    The Central Canada Women’s Football League is seeking women aged 18 and over to fill all positions in their newly formed 2015 teams. Women aged 16 and 17 are also welcome to participate in the CCWFL as “Rookies”, where they will be given the option to train and practice with teams until they are eligible to participate in game play.

    The CCWFL aspires to give all women the opportunity to advance their tackle football training on an equal playing field and to be a part of one of the first tackle football leagues in Ontario for women.

    Women’s tackle football has a rich history in Canada. Founded in 2001, the Montréal Blitz are currently the only Canadian team to play in the semi-professional Independent Women’s Football League where they’ve won 4 titles in the past 6 years. The Maritime Women’s Football League was established in 2004 and currently has teams in Fredericton, Saint John, Moncton and Halifax. Taking root in 2011 following the inaugural 2010 IFAF Women’s World Championship the Western Women’s Canadian Football League (WWCFL) currently boasts teams in Calgary, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Okotoks, Regina, Saskatoon and two in Winnipeg.



    http://footballcanada.com/central-canada-womens-football-league-ccwfl-official-launch/




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    Regina Riot blew out Calgary Rage in the Western Women's Canadian Football League championship game on June 10th.

    http://leaderpost.com/sports/footbal...l-championship

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    With names of the WWCFL teams such as Regina Riot (http://www.canadahistory.com/section...on/Regina.html), Calgary Rage, Grand Prairie Northern Anarchy and Lethbridge Steel, it is obvious that the women on these teams in choosing these names are being subversive to the established view of many that football is a man's game, not for those many consider dainty and feminine.

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    On Saturday in the Maritime Women's Football League, Saint John Storm shut out the Moncton Vipers 25-0, thereby earning a spot in the SupHer Bowl on Saturday June 24th in Saint John.
    In the other semi-final, Capital Area Lady Gladiators defeated Halifax Xplosion 7-0 to become Saint John's in the SupHer Bowl.

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    Saint John Storm edged the (Halifax) Capital Area Lady Gladiators 7-6 to win the SupHer Bowl in the Maritime Women's Football League.

    The Saint John Storm Tackle Football Team defeated the Capital Area Lady Gladiators Football Team by a score of 7-6 to become the 2017 SupHer Bowl champs for the fourth year in a row, solidifying their dynasty within the MWFL.
    Both teams were tied at a touchdown a piece going into the fourth quarter. With little time left the Storm were able to kick a rouge, taking a one point lead. Despite a hard fought battle by the Gladiators offence and defence, they were unable to get back into scoring position before time ran out.
    https://www.facebook.com/MaritimeWomensFootballLeague/

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    The Western Women's Canadian Football League (WWCFL) has started up again and already completed the first two weeks of its 2018 season. The following post discusses why women play football.



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    The writing on the tweet regarding "Why do we play?" is too small to read so here is what the answer says:

    It's a question female football players - and female athletes in general, no matter what their sport - get asked often. And usually after giving their answer to the question, they're asked to reaffirm their reasons. "Really" and "You like that". Many times the questions, and the follow-ups, are asked because people don't believe that the same qualities that attract male athletes to any given sport, are the same qualities that attract female athletes.

    Well, who better to disprove that belief than a bunch of female athletes? We've asked players from across our league to help us explain the reasons why women play football and answer these questions once and for all.

    We also encourage other female athletes to join the conversation and explain why women play the particular sport they're involved with.



    You can find some on the women's answers to this questions in the thread of tweets below.

    https://twitter.com/WWCFL

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    The Montreal Blitz are a women's football team that has played football in an American league until 2016. However, this year they will be playing games against Canadian teams from New Brunswick and Mississauga.

    They are the only Canadian team in a women's American football league.[1] The team won four championships in the Independent Women's Football League, at various levels. Their highest achievement came in 2012 when the beat the Sacramento Sirens 28-27 to become World Champions of the IWFL.[2]
    The Blitz were created in 2001. In 2004 Quarterback Saadia Ashraf bought the team from the original owners.[3] In 2015, the management of the team was transferred from Saadia Ashraf to Football Féminin Blitz de Montréal, a non-profit created to run the team.[4] They played in the IWFL until 2016, when they decided to leave the league due to financial and travel constraints.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Blitz

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    Under the Videos Populaires section of the url below there is an excellent video entitled "We are the Montreal Blitz" of the team in action and of the women discussing their playing football.

    http://montrealblitz.ca

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    The Maritime Women's Football League, the oldest women's tackle football league, is also back in action now. Started in 2004, it has four teams: the Moncton Vipers; the Capital Lady Gladiators; the St. John Storm; and the Halifax Xplosion.









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    The WWCFL semi-final teams have been determined.


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    The Montreal Blitz, which had played in the Independent Women's Football League from 2001 until 2016, winning four championships in the process, and then in the Women's Football Alliance in 2017 (American football), was told that the Alliance would no longer accept Canadian teams. As a result of this, the Blitz is now trying to organize games with teams in Mississauga and the Maritimes. (The quote is translated from French).

    The football initiation camp organized by the Montreal Blitz last March was a success, there is definitely an important craze! In Quebec, our organization is the only competitive team. The challenge for the 2018 season? Find other teams in Eastern Canada to have games in this year of restructuring. There is a women's league in the Maritimes, the MWFL, which has 3 organizations and 1 team in Ontario in the Toronto area, MIFA Allstars Canada. Initially, the scheduled schedule for this year included 4 clashes, 2 against MIFA and 2 against a New Brunswick team. Unfortunately, we learned very recently that the Maritimes had to withdraw from our schedule for reasons beyond our control. Given the urgency of the situation to replace the matches, MIFA agreed to schedule 2 additional meetings.
    The first 2 dates are confirmed:

    June 16 at 2:30 pm: Blitz @ MIFA Allstars, Oakville, ONT.

    30 June at 5 pm: MIFA Allstars @ Blitz, Dalbé-Viau High School, Lachine
    http://montrealblitz.ca/une-ligue-de...-pourquoi-pas/


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    The Maritimes Women's Football League SuperHER Bowl championship game will be played on Saturday June 23rd at 6:00 PM in Fredericton between the Halifax Explosion and the Fredericton Lady Gladiators at the website below.


    MWFL SupHER Bowl
    Date: 6/23/2018
    Time: 6:00 PM

    Halifax Explosion vs Fredericton Lady Gladiators from Fredericton, NB

    Watch


    http://player.communitylive.ca/Player/Player/223












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    The Regina Riot will play the Saskatoon Valkyries for the Western Women's Canadian Football League championship on Sunday at 3:00 PM at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.

    The Riot punched its ticket to the championship showdown by downing the Edmonton Storm 45-9 in a semi-final on Sunday. In the other semi-final, the Valkyries defeated the host Calgary Rage 30-6 on Saturday. Those results ensure that Saskatchewan will continue to own the WWCFL’s championship trophy. Since the league’s inception in 2011, only Regina and Saskatoon have won the title. The defending-champion Riot is hoping to win it all for the third time in a span of four seasons. Saskatoon won the first four league titles and also prevailed in 2016.

    On Sunday, the Riot led 43-7 at halftime and waltzed to victory while wearing uniforms that are usually donned by the Regina Thunder. The PFC team loaned its gear to the Riot after its uniforms were stolen.
    Mallory Starkey had three touchdowns en route to being named the player of the game. She had TD receptions of 35 and 26 yards in addition to scoring on a 38-yard run. Alex Kowalski (53 yards), Jenna Koller (12) and Diane Nesbitt (six) also hauled in scoring strikes from Aimee Kowalski, who had five touchdown passes.
    Quarterback Aria McGowan rushed for Edmonton’s lone touchdown. She was intercepted twice by Mira Trebilcock and once by Payton Kuster.
    The Riot has won all five of its games this season, with one victory coming by default. Saskatoon went 2-2 in the regular season before winning back-to-back playoff games. In the teams’ only head-to-head meeting to date this season, the Riot defeated the Valkyries 21-16 at Mosaic Stadium on June 3.
    http://leaderpost.com/sports/footbal...in-wwcfl-final




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    Fredericton Lady Gladiators defeated the Halifax Xplosion 27-6 to win the Maritime Women's Football League SupHER Bowl championship on Saturday.

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    The Regina Riot defeated the Saskatoon Valkyries 14-10 to win the Western Women's Football League championship on Sunday.

    Regina posted a 4-0 regular-season record before winning both of its playoff games en route to the team’s second straight league title and the third in four seasons. This year was also the first time that the Riot won both of its regular-season games against the Valkyries, who lost 28-7 and 21-16 to finish with a 2-2 record. Regina made it a clean sweep in Sunday’s final thanks to a comeback effort led by running back Mallory Starkey, who rushed for two touchdowns.
    “This isn’t the season you plan to have — a perfect season,” noted Starkey. “I’m so proud to be a part of this team. It wasn’t how we wanted it to be at halftime (down 10-7) but it was awesome to fight back and not get our heads down. (It was important) to not worry about the score. Just go out and play our best.”

    Saskatoon jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter thanks to a 29-yard field goal by Carly Dyck and a two-yard touchdown run by Sarah Wright. The home team responded in the second quarter when Courtney Tafelmeyer intercepted quarterback Alex Eyolfson at Saskatoon’s 47-yard line. That led to a 12-play drive — including three third-down gambles — that culminated with a one-yard touchdown run by Starkey. Regina made it 10-8 in the third quarter with a single by Morgan Turner, who missed a 17-yard field goal.
    The Riot threatened to take its first lead early in the fourth quarter when quarterback Aimee Kowalski scrambled 64 yards to the four-yard line. However, Saskatoon’s defence stiffened at the goal line, forcing a turnover on downs. Regina got the ball back with 6:30 left in the fourth and marched 59 yards on 10 plays, culminating in another one-yard TD run by Starkey. On the ensuing series, Saskatoon scrimmaged near midfield but Eyolfson was sacked for a 19-loss by Adrienne Zuck with two minutes left. Zuck added her second sack with 22 seconds remaining to seal the victory.
    http://leaderpost.com/sports/footbal...l-championship

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    The Calgary Rage women's football team will have two former CFL players as their dual head coaches in 2019: Wes Lysack and Keith Crawford but their goal is to be replaced by female coaches.

    Lysack played parts of eight seasons with the Stampeders, winning the 2008 Grey Cup. And Crawford spent time with the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger Cats during his tenure in the league.

    “I would like to thank everyone on the Calgary Rage board in the process of hiring a new head coach for our tenth season,” said Calgary Rage president Tatrina Medvescek. “When we first interviewed Wes and Keith, their professionalism, passion and knowledge of the game really stood out to this board the most and we really wanted them to be a part of this team. “We had the pleasure of working with both of these coaches last season as they worked as positional coaches. Their dedication, leadership and patience with our team was evident. “We’re so fortunate to have two former professional players wanting to share their experience and knowledge of the game with us.”

    Calgary is one of eight teams in the Western Women’s Canadian Football League and are coming off of an undefeated season that saw them come away as Western Conference Champions.

    Entering their second season on the Rage sidelines, the two coaches are excited for the journey ahead. “To come to the Rage and be a part of it with Wes, it’s a dream come true,” said Crawford. “The professionalism that hopefully we’ll bring to the game and the change of philosophy we’re going to use with the Rage is something we’re excited about. We’re excited about what the Rage has in store this year and we’re excited about the direction we’re going.”

    Unlike many coaches, these two came to the Rage with their exit strategy firmly in place. Lysack and Crawford plan to develop female coaches to eventually take the reins and coach the team. In order for the league and the game of football grow, there needs to be more women as coaches.
    https://www.stampeders.com/2019/01/21/a-new-direction/

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    Didn't realize that women were playing football. It's not really a popular game for women in this part of the country.
    It's not like they have organized football in high school or university.
    Plenty of women playing soccer at all levels including the CIS. Rugby too is a CIS women's sport.
    Our women's National soccer team and Rugby teams are made up almost entirely of Canadian NCAA players.

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    I think TSN and the CFL could improve viewership by having some half-time features on Canadian women's football in order to attract more women and build the sport's reach. While there are women's teams in the Maritimes, Montreal and the West, there is only the tentative start to women's football in Ontario in 2018 with the Mississauga team. Some help in creating more Ontario teams might also help.

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