Wikipedia:WikiProject Women's sport/Ice hockey task force/News/April-2021

Women's Ice Hockey Task Force Newsletter: April 2021

Finland‘s defensive stalwarts Jenni Hiirikoski and goaltender Noora Räty stifle a goal attempt by Elin Holmlöv of Sweden during the 2011 World Championship. Happy Spring WHOCKEY editors! After more than a year without international women’s ice hockey, we’re finally just a month away from the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship! The IIHF Worlds, in partnership with the Olympic Games, are the most watched annual women’s ice hockey tournaments in the world and spark more interest in the women’s game than any other events. We have a great opportunity to enrich the fan experience by offering up-to-date and informative articles about players, national teams, and other subjects related to the tournament. The only women's players included in WP:NHOCKEY are players who have competed in the Top Division of the World Championship – meaning a bevy of player bios will get to be created in the next month. Hungary is set to make its Top Division debut and Denmark is returning to the Top Division for the first time since 1992. What an exciting time to be editing! Articles related to the 2021 Worlds that are in need of creation, updates, or edits are collected at the National Teams & International Tournaments initiative page. Please add to the list if you find something in need of attention so we may collaborate and help one another in the coming weeks. Did you know ... WP:GNG takes precedence over WP:NHOCKEY (which only includes players on women's national teams at the highest tier of IIHF competition)? Often times there is enough media coverage to meet WP:GNG or other notability guidelines. Be sure to tag the task force on the talk page of new articles with: {{WikiProject Women's sport|icehockey=yes}} 2020–21 Season in Women's Ice Hockey Leagues What a wild ride the 2020–21 season has been! Many leagues were able to complete the season despite the need for alternations and amendments with respect to COVID-19. Hearty congratulations to all of the league champions – 2020–21 is definitely one for the history books. 2021 League Champions 2020–21 AWIHL season (Australia): season cancelled 2020–21 DEBL season (Austria, Hungary): KMH Budapest Női U25 2020–21 NWHL season (Canada, US): Boston Pride 2020–21 Czech Women's Extraliga season: season cancelled Eurasia: 2020–21 EWHL season: KMH Budapest Női {Austria, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Poland, Slovakia) 2020–21 ZhHL season: finals dates tba, late May expected (China, Russia) 2020–21 Naisten Liiga season (Finland): Kiekko-Espoo 2020–21 FFHG Féminin Élite season (France): unclear, season apparently cancelled 2020-21 DFEL season (Germany): ESC Planegg-Würmtal 2020–21 IHLW season (Italy): EV Bozen Eagles 2020–21 WJIHL season (Japan): DK Peregrine 2020 NZWIHL season (New Zealand): Canterbury Devilettes 2020–21 LIHH season (Spain): SAD Majadahonda 2020–21 SDHL season (Sweden): Luleå HF/MSSK 2020–21 SWHL A season (Switzerland): HC Ladies Lugano 2020–21 WNIHL Elite season (UK): unclear, season apparently cancelled 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament (US): Wisconsin Badgers 2021 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament (US): tba Have some new articles in mind or see some that need improvement? Add them to the Open Tasks page. Has an article you worked on been nominated for deletion? See: Primer for AfD, AfC and PROD Contributing to Articles for Deletion (AfD) discussions Request a copy of a deleted article Want some tips, assistance, or resources from other WHOCKEY editors? Leave a message on the task force talk page.

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