This Abby Hoffman Trophy was introduced in 1982 at the first Canadian National Women�s Hockey Championship held in Brantford, Ontario where the Ontario Women�s Hockey Association unveiled this trophy to be presented to the gold medallists.

Abby Hoffman is a noted sports figure across Canada and played minor hockey on a boys team until it was discovered that she was a female. The story broke and made headlines around the world as Abby aroused the hockey realm�s attention by displaying that females would like the opportunity to play hockey. In her later years, Abby assisted the CAHA and the Branches in implementing a national women�s hockey championship. As a result, it was the birth of the annual senior �A� women�s hockey championship, with representation from each province vying to win this prestigious trophy.