The Edmonton Storm were a women's football team in the Western Women's Canadian Football League's (WWCFL) Western Conference. The team was based in Edmonton, Alberta. The Storm were Alberta's oldest competitive women's tackle football club.
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.
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.
The Storm paused operations ahead of the 2024 season. This left Edmonton without a WWCFL team until the founding of the Edmonton Arctic Pride ahead of the 2025 season.
Year by year = Indicates Division Title (regular season) = Indicates Conference Title = Indicates League Championship
Season LeagueConf.W L Conf. standing Playoff resultRef.2011WWCFLWestern 40 1st Lost WWCFL Final, 35–7 vs. Saskatoon Valkyries2012WWCFLWestern 1 3 3rd Lost Western Conference Final, 20–0 vs. Lethbridge Steel2013WWCFLWestern 30 2nd Lost Western Conference Final, 32–27 vs. Lethbridge Steel2014WWCFLWestern 40 1st Lost Western Conference Final vs. Lethbridge Steel2015WWCFLWestern 40 1st Lost WWCFL Final, 53–6 vs. Regina Riot2016 WWCFLWestern4 0 1st Lost WWCFL Final, 81–6 vs. Saskatoon Valkyries2017 WWCFLWestern2 2 2ndLost Consolation Final, 44–20 vs. Saskatoon Valkyries2018 WWCFLWestern2 2 3rdLost Semifinal, 45–0 vs. Regina Riot2019 WWCFLWestern 3 1 1st Lost Semifinal, 30–8 vs. Regina Riot2020 WWCFLWestern Seasons cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 WWCFLWestern2022WWCFLWestern312ndLost Semifinal, 52–0 vs. Saskatoon Valkyries2023WWCFLWestern212ndForfeit Western Conference Final vs. Calgary Rage2024WWCFLWestern––—Did not playTotals (2011–2023)3210
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. +201020172022 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
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