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The Preston Rivulettes, 1931–1940

A 1940 Preston Rivulettes postcard.
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The Preston Rivulettes of Preston (now Cambridge), Ontario, are considered the most successful early women’s hockey team, winning more than 95% of their games in their ten-year existence. Led by right-winger Hilda Ranscombe, they won most provincial, regional and national championships between 1931 and 1940.

Scope & context

The team’s record, not the wider history of women’s hockey.

Sources behind this record

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Preston Rivulettes Women’s Hockey Team National Historic Event ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text