February 12 , 2008: The first JWHL Challenge Cup will take place in Washington Dc February 15-18. In advance of the weekend, the event sponsor Washington Capitals gave it front page billing on the NHL team's website:

Washington Capitals Feb 12, 2008, 3:32 PM EST

Capitals Team Up with Junior Women's Hockey League to Host 2008 JWHL Challenge Cup at Rockville Arena

Tournament to take place in conjunction with Hockey Across America Weekend, Feb. 15-18

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have joined forces with the Junior Women’s Hockey League (JWHL) to host the 2008 JWHL Challenge Cup at Rockville Arena in Rockville, Md., Feb. 15 -18. The tournament features teams from across Canada and the United States, including: Vancouver, Winnipeg, Warner, Alberta, Montreal, Detroit, Chicago and the Washington, D.C. area. The Challenge Cup is a recognized event of USA Hockey’s Hockey Across America Weekend, a three-day national initiative that celebrates the growth of hockey in the United States.

The 2008 JWHL Challenge Cup begins on Friday, Feb. 15, at 5:10 p.m., when Alberta’s Warner Ice Dogs face off against the Balmoral Hall Blazers of Manitoba. The Washington Pride will take on the Dawson College Blues (Montreal) in the late game, slated for 9:10 p.m. Friday night. Medal contests will take place on Monday, Feb. 18. The full schedule of games is available at www.jwhl.org.

The JWHL is an elite four-team league co-founded by The Washington Pride Girl’s College-Prep ice hockey team (Bethesda, Md.) and North American Hockey Academy (Stowe, Vt.). The Pacific Steelers (Vancouver) and Warner Hockey School (Warner, Alberta) round out the league, which has played a 16-game season. The JWHL was developed to bring together teams that regularly produce NCAA Division-I and Division-III players. The league is planning to expand from four to up to 10 teams for the 2008-2009 season.

A successful league in only its first season, the JWHL has seen 18 players sign with NCAA Division-I schools for the 2008-09 season, while five players have skated for the U.S. or Canadian under-18 national teams.

And the JWHL Challenge Cup is a featured event of USA Hockey's 'Hockey Weekend Across America.'

February 3 , 2008: The JWHL 2007-08 Playoffs were held in beautiful Surrey, BC, just south of Vancouver. The city turned out to support their host team Pacific Steelers, including local and provincial politicians and Spirit of 2010 Organizers, preparing to kickoff the countdown to hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics. Here's an article from the Vancouver Sun: page 1 page 2

October 12, 2007: The JWHL kicked off its opening weekend at the University of Vermont. Founding members Kush Sidhu of the Washington Pride and Bill Driscoll of the North American Hockey Academy dropped the puck for the opening ceremonial faceoff of the league. Taking the faceoff are Pride Captain Alisa Harrison and NAHA's Brooke Ammerman, member of Team USA's 2008 U18 World Championship team.

September 19, 2007: The JWHL Challenge Cup teams are set, and one of the most competitive weekend schedules ever set for girls of this age will take place in Washington DC, February 15-18, 2008. Keep abreast of the weekend plans at the Challenge Cup link above.

September 15, 2007: League Kickoff Weekend schedule in Burlington VT set on on line: Follow the Season/Schedule link. The season's schedule, travel plans, hotel information will all be posted on the Schedule link as details are confirmed.

August 19, 2007: JWHL Website goes online.