I te Paenga-whāwhā 1987, i Toronto, Ontario i whakahaerehia te tuatahi o nga whakataetae o te Ao a nga Wahine, ahakoa kaore i mohiotia te whakataetae e te International Ice Hockey Federation. I whakahaerehia e te Ontario Women's Hockey Association te whakataetae. I te wa o te whakataetae, ka hui nga māngai mai i nga iwi whai wāhi ki te whakarite i tetahi rautaki ki te akiaki i te International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) mo te hanganga o te Whakataetae o te Ao a nga Wahine. Ko te whakataetae tuatahi i whakaaetia e te IIHF i Ottawa, Ontario i te 1990
He aha? I whakauruhia te hokai wahine ki te Olympics mo te wa tuatahi i te tau 1998.