The trophy was donated in order to help preserve the statistical history of the new league and to help tell the story of women's ice hockey at the club level.

Jennifer Botterill was the inaugural 2007–08 scoring champion, overtaking runner-up Jayna Hefford in the final weekend of the regular season.

Hefford then won the 2008–09 scoring title, setting a league record with 69 points after a 10-point lead on runner-up Caroline Ouellette, who had led the race for much of the season.

In 2012–13, Meghan Agosta became the first two-time winner of the Angela James Bowl, winning her second-straight CWHL scoring title by a 13-point margin over rookie teammate Ann-Sophie Bettez.

In 2016–17, both Jess Jones and Marie-Philip Poulin finished even with 37 points, marking the first tie in the Angela James Bowl scoring race.