NWHL 1999/2000

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The 1999/2000 season was the second season of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), the top Canadian division in women's ice hockey at the time. The Beatrice Eros defeated the Sainte-Julie Panthères in the championship final and thus secured the championship title of the NWHL.

Attendees

The league started with nine participants: The Clearnet Lightning from Durham were included in the league and included in the Western Division. In this continued the Beatrice Eros , Brampton Thunder , Mississauga Chiefs and the Scarborough Sting , all from Ontario . In the Eastern Division played the Laval Le Mistral , Ottawa Raiders , Montréal Wingstar and the Sainte-Julie Panthères , the latter played in the 1998/99 season as Montréal Jofa-Titan .

Eastern Division

The regular season began on September 11, 1999.

Regular season

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Sainte-Julie Panthères	35	20th	7th	8th	109: 068	47
2.	Montréal Wingstar	35	18th	10	7th	116: 062	46
3.	Ottawa Raiders	35	9	6th	20th	061: 109	24
4th	Mistral de Laval	35	7th	5	23	078: 177	19th

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Playoff qualifier

Play-offs

Play-off semi-finals

The play-off semi-finals were played back and forth

Encounters	series	First leg	Return leg
Sainte-Julie Panthères - Laval Le Mistral	2-0	4-0 (February 26, Colisée de Laval)	1-0 (March 1st, Sainte-Julie)
Montréal Wingstar - Ottawa Raiders	2-0	4: 1 (February 26, Barbara Ann Scott Arena, Ottawa)	3: 2 (February 27, Goerges-Mantha, Montréal)

Series for 3rd place

Encounters	series	First leg	Return leg
Ottawa Raiders - Laval Le Mistral	1: 1 *	3: 2 (March 4th)	1: 3 * (March 5th)

* The game was decided by a goal in extra time for Laval Le Mistral

Play-off final

Encounters	series	First leg	Return leg
Sainte-Julie Panthères - Montréal Wingstar	1: 1	6-0 (March 4th, Montréal)	1: 2 (March 5th)

Awards

First All-Star Team

Attack:	Caroline Ouellette (Montréal Wingstar) - Nancy Drolet (Sainte-Julie Panthères) - Annie Desrosiers (Laval Le Mistral)
Defense:	Thérèse Brisson (Montréal Wingstar) - Isabelle Chartrand (Laval Le Mistral)
Goal:	Marie-France Morin (Ottawa Raiders)

Second all-star team

Attack:	Mai-Lan Lê (Sainte-Julie Panthères) - Isabelle Aubé (Ottawa Raiders) - Nadine Bourdeau (Ottawa Raiders)
Defense:	Anik Bouchard (Laval Le Mistral) - Lyne Landry (Ottawa Raiders)
Goal:	Josée Cholette (Montréal Wingstar)

Awards

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Marie-France Dansereau Josée Cholette	Montréal Wingstar
Best defender	Isabelle Chartrand	Laval Le Mistral
Best striker	Caroline Ouellette	Montréal Wingstar
Top scorer	Caroline Ouellette	Montréal Wingstar

Western Division

Regular season

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Beatrice Eros	40	35	2	3	217: 037	72
2.	Brampton Thunder	40	29	6th	5	208: 064	64
3.	Mississauga Chiefs	40	21st	6th	13	133: 079	48
4th	Clearnet Lightning	40	4th	3	33	044: 249	11
5.	Scarborough Sting	40	3	3	34	049: 170	9

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Playoff qualifier

Play-offs

Semifinals

The play-off games within the divisions were played back and forth.

Encounters	series	First leg	Return leg	Tie breaker
Brampton Thunder - Mississauga Chiefs	2: 1	1: 4 (February 23, Hershey Center Mississauga)	2-1 (February 26, Brampton Sports Complex)	1-0 (February 26, Brampton Sports Complex)
Beatrice Eros - Clearnet Lightning	2-0	7-0 (February 28, North York, Ice Gardens)	5-0 (February 29, Durham, Ajax Community Center)	-

The semi-final between the Thunder and the Chiefs was decided in favor of the Brampton Thunder by an additional tie-breaker , which was played as overtime .

Series for 3rd place

Encounters	series	First leg	Return leg
Mississauga Chiefs - Clearnet Lightning	2-0	: ()	: ()

final

Encounters	series	First leg	Return leg
Beatrice Eros - Brampton Thunder	2-0	4: 3 (March 4th, Brampton Center for Sports and Entertainment)	4: 2 (March 6, North York)

The finals were broadcast nationwide on the Women's Television Network (WTN).

Awards

First All-Star Team

Attack:	Angela James (Beatrice Eros) - Jayna Hefford (Brampton Thunder) - Amy Turek (Beatrice Eros)
Defense:	Geraldine Heaney (Beatrice Eros) - Cheryl Pounder (Beatrice Eros)
Goal:	Kendra Fisher (Beatrice Eros)

Second all-star team

Attack:	Andria Hunter (Mississauga Chiefs) - Vicky Sunohara (Brampton Thunder) - Stephanie Kay (Beatrice Eros)
Defense:	Becky Kellar (Beatrice Eros) - Nathalie Rivard (Mississauga Chiefs)
Goal:	Sami Jo Small (Brampton Thunder)

Awards

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Kendra Fisher Lauren Goldstein	Beatrice Eros
Best defender	Geraldine Heaney	Beatrice Eros
Best striker	Angela James	Beatrice Eros
Top scorer	Karen Nystrom	Brampton Thunder

NWHL Championship

In March 2000, the NWHL championship trophy was presented to the public, the NWHL Champions Cup . This was played in the form of a final tournament between the playoff winners of the two divisions.

Encounters	Points	First leg	Return leg
Sainte-Julie Panthères - Beatrice Eros	1: 3	2: 2 (March 18, Brampton Center for Sports and Entertainment)	0-1 (March 19, Brampton Center for Sports and Entertainment)

statistics

Best scorers

Source: toronto.edu; Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, SM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
Karen Nystrom	Brampton Thunder	36	34	30th	64	30th
Jayna Hefford	Brampton Thunder	31	25th	31	56	53
Caroline Ouellette	Montréal Wingstar	25th	26th	27	53	6th
Vicky Sunohara	Brampton Thunder	31	18th	34	52	18th
Amy Turek	Beatrice Eros	38	26th	25th	51	20th
Geraldine Heaney	Beatrice Eros	37	13	38	51	18th
Andria Hunter	Mississauga Chiefs	37	20th	29	49	0
Stephanie Kay	Beatrice Eros	39	22nd	26th	48	64
Jeanine Sobek	Brampton Thunder	38	21st	27	48	4th
Summer west	Beatrice Eros	31	21st	26th	47	42
Annie Desrosiers	Laval Le Mistral	33	29	16	45	30th
Cherie Piper	Beatrice Eros	35	26th	19th	45	49
Teresa Del Monte	Brampton Thunder	38	14th	31	45	28
Angela James	Beatrice Eros	27	22nd	22nd	44	10
Nancy Drolet	Sainte Julie Pantheres	29	26th	17th	43	16

Best goalkeepers

Source: toronto.edu; Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats, GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GTS = goals conceded ; Bold: Season best

player	team	Sp	Min	S.	U	N	GT	SO	GTS
Kendra Fisher	Beatrice Eros	19th	900: 00	17th	1	0	13	11	0.72
Lauren Goldstein	Beatrice Eros	21st	1000: 00	16	2	2	23	7th	1.14
Sami Jo Small	Brampton Thunder	21st	1020: 00	15th	2	3	30th	4th	1.47
Stacy Kellough	Brampton Thunder	19th	924: 09	14th	2	3	30th	4th	1.62
Jen Dewar	Mississauga Chiefs	22nd	995: 59	12	6th	3	35	3	1.75
Josée Cholette	Montréal Wingstar	31	1550: 00	16	7th	9	56	7th	1.80
Isabelle Leclaire	Sainte-Julie Panthères	14th	640: 28	9	2	2	25th	2	1.95
Marie-Claude Roy	Sainte-Julie Panthères	22nd	1059: 32	11	6th	4th	43	5	2.02
Stephanie Slade	Mississauga Chiefs	22nd	998: 53	9	7th	3	42	4th	2.10
Marie-France Morin	Ottawa Raiders	21st	1035: 00	4th	13	4th	61	1	2.94

Web links

• 1999-2000 NWHL playoffs at toronto.edu
• NWHL Standings at toronto.edu

Individual evidence

1. ^ National Women's Hockey League 1999–2000. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 27, 2011 ; Retrieved February 28, 2013 . 
2. ^ The League: NWHL ( Memento from April 21, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ toronto.edu.com, Top Scorers - 2000-02-26
4. ↑ toronto.edu.com, Goalie Standings - 2000-02-26