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==History== |
==History== |
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The team was established in January 2000 by local businessman [[Phillip DeGrandpre]]. The Griffins were voted in by the NWHL in May 2000. The Griffins would become the first expansion team for the NWHL outside their traditional Ontario and Quebec base.<ref>http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_van.html</ref> |
The team was established in January 2000 by local businessman [[Phillip DeGrandpre]]. The Griffins were voted in by the NWHL in May 2000. The Griffins would become the first expansion team for the NWHL outside their traditional Ontario and Quebec base.<ref>http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_van.html</ref> |
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In 2000-01, the Vancouver Griffins<ref>Vancouver Griffins 2000 Preview, SLAM! Sports, http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_van.html</ref> played an exhibition schedule of local, CIAU and NWHL teams. The first head coach of the Griffins was [[Sylvain Leone]]. The club’s first roster was selected at a training camp in August 2000 in Abbotsford, [[British Columbia]]. In the 2000-01 season, the only players that were not from British Columbia were goalie [[Krista Cloutier]] of [[Pickardville]], [[Alberta]], and [[Norway women's national ice hockey team|Norwegian national team]] forward [[Julia Berg]]<ref>Julia Berg stars with Vancouver Griffins, http://hockeyadventure.com/2007/08/12/julia-berg-stars-with-vancouver-griffins/</ref> |
In 2000-01, the Vancouver Griffins<ref>Vancouver Griffins 2000 Preview, SLAM! Sports, http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_van.html</ref> played an exhibition schedule of local, CIAU and NWHL teams. The first head coach of the Griffins was [[Sylvain Leone]]. The club’s first roster was selected at a training camp in August 2000 in Abbotsford, [[British Columbia]]. In the 2000-01 season, the only players that were not from British Columbia were goalie [[Krista Cloutier]] of [[Pickardville]], [[Alberta]], and [[Norway women's national ice hockey team|Norwegian national team]] forward [[Julia Berg]].<ref>Julia Berg stars with Vancouver Griffins, http://hockeyadventure.com/2007/08/12/julia-berg-stars-with-vancouver-griffins/</ref> |
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For the second season (2001-02), the team was owned by British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame inductee [[Diane Nelson]]. The head coach was [[Nancy Wilson]]<ref>Wilson was a certified level IV master coach and former assistant with the national women's under-22 squad. </ref>. Olympians [[Nancy Drolet]] of [[Canada women's national ice hockey team]], [[Cammi Granato]]<ref>Cammi Granato signed in May 2002. Source:http://www.realwomeninsports.com/granato.php</ref>) and [[Shelley Looney]] of the [[United States women's national ice hockey team]] joined Vancouver Griffins. The Griffins' roster also included Burnaby's own 18-year-old [[Natashia Pellatt]], a graduate of [[Moscrop Secondary School]]. Other younger players included 15-year-old [[Courtney Unrah]]. One of the highlights of the 2001-02 season was a victory over [[Hayley Wickenheiser]] and her [[Edmonton Chimos]] club by a 7-1 score. Nancy Drolet had a hat trick and Cammi Granato scored the other four goals against Edmonton<ref>{{cite web |url= http://archive.burnabynow.com/issues02/112102/sports/112102sp1.html|title= Olympic stars play for the NWHL Griffins |author=Dan Hilborn |date=November 21, 2002|work= |publisher= Burnaby Now|accessdate=25 June 2010}}</ref>. |
For the second season (2001-02), the team was owned by British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame inductee [[Diane Nelson]]. The head coach was [[Nancy Wilson]]<ref>Wilson was a certified level IV master coach and former assistant with the national women's under-22 squad. </ref>. Olympians [[Nancy Drolet]] of [[Canada women's national ice hockey team]], [[Cammi Granato]]<ref>Cammi Granato signed in May 2002. Source:http://www.realwomeninsports.com/granato.php</ref>) and [[Shelley Looney]] of the [[United States women's national ice hockey team]] joined Vancouver Griffins. The Griffins' roster also included Burnaby's own 18-year-old [[Natashia Pellatt]], a graduate of [[Moscrop Secondary School]]. Other younger players included 15-year-old [[Courtney Unrah]]. One of the highlights of the 2001-02 season was a victory over [[Hayley Wickenheiser]] and her [[Edmonton Chimos]] club by a 7-1 score. Nancy Drolet had a hat trick and Cammi Granato scored the other four goals against Edmonton<ref>{{cite web |url= http://archive.burnabynow.com/issues02/112102/sports/112102sp1.html|title= Olympic stars play for the NWHL Griffins |author=Dan Hilborn |date=November 21, 2002|work= |publisher= Burnaby Now|accessdate=25 June 2010}}</ref>. |
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* [[National Women's Hockey League]] (NWHL) |
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Revision as of 22:28, 12 May 2012
The Vancouver Griffins were a professional women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). The team played its home games in New Westminster's Queens Park Arena, in Vancouver, Canada.
History
The team was established in January 2000 by local businessman Phillip DeGrandpre. The Griffins were voted in by the NWHL in May 2000. The Griffins would become the first expansion team for the NWHL outside their traditional Ontario and Quebec base.[1]
In 2000-01, the Vancouver Griffins[2] played an exhibition schedule of local, CIAU and NWHL teams. The first head coach of the Griffins was Sylvain Leone. The club’s first roster was selected at a training camp in August 2000 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. In the 2000-01 season, the only players that were not from British Columbia were goalie Krista Cloutier of Pickardville, Alberta, and Norwegian national team forward Julia Berg.[3]
For the second season (2001-02), the team was owned by British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame inductee Diane Nelson. The head coach was Nancy Wilson[4]. Olympians Nancy Drolet of Canada women's national ice hockey team, Cammi Granato[5]) and Shelley Looney of the United States women's national ice hockey team joined Vancouver Griffins. The Griffins' roster also included Burnaby's own 18-year-old Natashia Pellatt, a graduate of Moscrop Secondary School. Other younger players included 15-year-old Courtney Unrah. One of the highlights of the 2001-02 season was a victory over Hayley Wickenheiser and her Edmonton Chimos club by a 7-1 score. Nancy Drolet had a hat trick and Cammi Granato scored the other four goals against Edmonton[6].
Season-by-season
- See also: 2000–01 NWHL season
- See also: 2001–02 NWHL season
- See also: 2002–03 NWHL season
Year | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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2000-01 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | - | 91 | 43 | 28 |
2001-02 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | - | 84 | 14 | 54[7] |
2002-03 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 92 | 21[8] |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
Season standings
Year | Regular Season | Playoffs |
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2000-01 | 5rd, Western Division | no participation to playoff |
2001-02 | First place Western Division | elimined in first round |
2002-03 | 2rd, Western Division | no participation to playoff |
Inaugural Roster (2000-01)
Goalies | |||
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Player | Former Team | Hometown | |
Krista Cloutier | Pickardville, Alberta | ||
Chantal Cotton | Vancouver, British Columbia | ||
Jennifer Price | Victoria, British Columbia |
Defense | |||
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Player | Former Team | Hometown | |
Kobi Kawamoto | Surrey, British Columbia | ||
Erin Leslie | Vancouver, British Columbia | ||
Patti Maskall | Richmond, British Columbia | ||
Tamara Pickford | Chilliwack, British Columbia | ||
Kira Sinowm | Vancouver, British Columbia | ||
Renae Stevenson | Abbotsford, British Columbia |
Forwards | |||
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Player | Former Team | Hometown | |
Debbie Beaudoin | Surrey, British Columbia | ||
Julia Berg | Norwegian women's national Team | Randaberg, Norway | |
Natalie Christensen | Abbotsford, British Columbia | ||
Alana Gray | Coquitlam, British Columbia | ||
Danielle Grundy | Kelowna, British Columbia | ||
Caroline Hall | Victoria, British Columbia | ||
Glenda Olson | Abbotsford, British Columbia | ||
Sherri Pitre | North Vancouver, British Columbia | ||
Sherri Schmidt | Lillooet, British Columbia | ||
Sonya Sneyd | Whistler, British columbia | ||
Kelli Stephens | |||
Elaine Topolnisky | Logan Lake, British Columbia | ||
Samantha Wong | Vancouver, British columbia |
References
- ^ http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_van.html
- ^ Vancouver Griffins 2000 Preview, SLAM! Sports, http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_van.html
- ^ Julia Berg stars with Vancouver Griffins, http://hockeyadventure.com/2007/08/12/julia-berg-stars-with-vancouver-griffins/
- ^ Wilson was a certified level IV master coach and former assistant with the national women's under-22 squad.
- ^ Cammi Granato signed in May 2002. Source:http://www.realwomeninsports.com/granato.php
- ^ Dan Hilborn (November 21, 2002). "Olympic stars play for the NWHL Griffins". Burnaby Now. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.548, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.549, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.548, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- ^ http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/ros_van.html
External links
- NWHL website
- Vancouver Griffins in 2003 Esso Women's National
- Vancouver Griffins Logo
- Hockey British Columbia