High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The first instances of organized women's hockey date back to the 1890 s when it is played at the university level. The Women's Hockey Association claims that the city of Ottawa, Ontario hosted the first game in 1891. In February 1921 a women s international championship series that was be played in conjunction with the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. One of the first professional teams were the the Vancouver Amazons from the 1920s. They were the first women s hockey team from Vancouver to participate in the invitational women s hockey tournament sponsored by the Banff Winter Carnival. On December 16, 1922, a meeting was held to announce the Ladies Ontario Hockey Associaton was formed. The Dominion Women s Amateur Hockey Association was founded in winter 1933. Lady Bessborough, the wife of Governor General of Canada Lord Bessborough donated a championship trophy. In 1987, Toronto, Ontario hosted the first ever Women's World Championship, though the tournament was not recognized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.