Edmonton Storm (football)

The Edmonton Storm are a women's football team in the Western Women's Canadian Football League's (WWCFL) Western Conference. The team is based in Edmonton, Alberta. The Storm are Alberta's oldest competitive women's tackle football club.

Edmonton Storm

Founded	2004
Based in	Edmonton, Alberta
Head coach	Eric Theroux
Owner(s)	Joseph Williams
League	WWCFL
Division	Western
Colours
Mascot(s)	Storm Bear
League titles	0
Conference titles	3 (2011, 2015, 2016)
Website	edmontonstorm.com

Team history

The Storm were founded in 2004. By 2010 there was growing momentum around women's football in Alberta, and the Storm joined together with the Calgary Rockies and Lethbridge Steel clubs to form the Alberta Female Football League (AFFL). The Storm finished atop the league in its lone season. In 2011, the AFFL was absorbed by the WWCFL, which included the Manitoba Fearless and new teams based in Winnipeg, Regina, and Saskatoon. The league began play in 2011 with the Alberta-based teams forming the Western Conference, and the four other teams forming the Prairie Conference.

The inaugural WWCFL season was a successful one for the Storm. The team was undefeated during the regular season, finishing atop the Western Conference. The team ultimately advanced to the WWCFL Final, where they faced the Saskatoon Valkyries in Lethbridge. The Valkyries defeated the storm by a score of 35–7 to become the first WWCFL Champions.^[1]

The Storm had a successful run from 2013–2016, a period that saw two new Alberta-based teams join the WWCFL in the Northern Anarchy, based in Grande Prairie, and the Okotokz Lady Outlawz. The Storm did not lose a regular season game for four straight seasons, and they returned to the WWCFL Championship final in consecutive years in 2015 and 2016. However, they lost both finals. In 2015, they lost to the Regina Riot, while they lost again to the Valkyries in 2016.^[2][3]

The Storm paused operations ahead of the 2024 season.^[4]

Year by year

= Indicates Division Title (regular season)

= Indicates Conference Title

= Indicates League Championship

Season	League	Conf.	W	L	Conf. standing	Playoff result	Ref.
2011	WWCFL	Western	4	0	1st	Lost WWCFL Final, 35–7 vs. Saskatoon Valkyries	[5]
2012	WWCFL	Western	1	3	3rd	Lost Western Conference Final, 20–0 vs. Lethbridge Steel	[6]
2013	WWCFL	Western	3	0	2nd	Lost Western Conference Final, 32–27 vs. Lethbridge Steel	[7]
2014	WWCFL	Western	4	0	1st	Lost Western Conference Final vs. Lethbridge Steel	[6]
2015	WWCFL	Western	4	0	1st	Lost WWCFL Final, 53–6 vs. Regina Riot	[2]
2016	WWCFL	Western	4	0	1st	Lost WWCFL Final, 81–6 vs. Saskatoon Valkyries	[3]
2017	WWCFL	Western	2	2	2nd	Lost Consolation Final, 44–20 vs. Saskatoon Valkyries	[8]
2018	WWCFL	Western	2	2	3rd	Lost Semifiinal, 45–0 vs. Regina Riot	[9]
2019	WWCFL	Western	3	1	1st	Lost Semifiinal, 30–8 vs. Regina Riot	[10]
2020	WWCFL	Western	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic				[11]
2021	WWCFL	Western	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	WWCFL	Western	3	1	2nd	Lost Semifiinal, 52–0 vs. Saskatoon Valkyries	[12]
2023	WWCFL	Western	2	1	2nd	Forfeit Western Conference Final vs. Calgary Rage	[13]
2024	WWCFL	Western	–	–	—	Did not play	[4]
Totals (2011–2023)			32	10

IFAF competitors

The following lists women from the Edmonton Storm who have competed in the IFAF Women's World Championship as members of Team Canada.

2010	2017[14]	2022[15]
Shirley Benson Lindsay Ertman Christina Goulet Karin 'Kiki' Simmons Terry Yahnke	Tanya Henderson Sanderina Twin Emma Goldsney Aria McGowan (reserve)	Samantha Big Swallow (reserve) Brenna Bouchard (reserve) Baylie Kennedy (reserve)

See also

• Women's gridiron football

References

1. Menz, Kevin (2011-08-13). "BRIEF: Saskatoon Valkyries league champs". The Sheaf. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
2. Harkins, Jamie (2015-07-15). "Locals lead Riot to historic win". Sask Today. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
3. Rice, Don (2016-06-27). "Valkyries ride to blow-out title win". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2023-07-15 – via pressreader.
4. Davis, Darrell (2024-06-11). "Regina Riot ready for women's football playoffs ... finally". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
5. "WWCFL 2011 Results". WWCFL. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
6. "Previous Seasons". Calgary Rage. Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2023-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
7. "WWCFL 2013 Results". WWCFL. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2023-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
8. "2017 Schedule". WWCFL. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2023-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
9. "WWCFL 2018 Results". WWCFL. Archived from the original on 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
10. "2019 WWCFL Results". WWCFL. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
11. Lazaruk, Les (2020-03-30). "WWCFL Cancels 20th Anniversary Season Due to COVID-19 Pandemic". CJWW. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
12. "2022 WWCFL Schedule". WWCFL. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
13. "WWCFL Schedule/Results". WWCFL. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
14. "Football Canada Unveils 2017 Women's National Team Roster". Football Canada. 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
15. Jamie, Geisler (2022-05-20). "Team Canada National Women's Team Final Roster Set for Finland". Football Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-15.

External links

• Official website