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 |
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1. | Sainte-Julie Panthères | 35 | 20th | 7th | 8th | 109: | 6847 |
2. | Montréal Wingstar | 35 | 18th | 10 | 7th | 116: | 6246 |
3. | Ottawa Raiders | 35 | 9 | 6th | 20th | 61: 109 | 24 |
4th | Mistral de Laval | 35 | 7th | 5 | 23 | 78: 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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: | 3772 |
2. | Brampton Thunder | 40 | 29 | 6th | 5 | 208: | 6464 |
3. | Mississauga Chiefs | 40 | 21st | 6th | 13 | 133: | 7948 |
4th | Clearnet Lightning | 40 | 4th | 3 | 33 | 44: 249 | 11 |
5. | Scarborough Sting | 40 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 49: 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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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Mississauga Chiefs - Clearnet Lightning | 2-0 | : () |
: () |
final
Encounters | series | First leg | Return leg |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- ^ National Women's Hockey League 1999–2000. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 27, 2011 ; Retrieved February 28, 2013 .
- ^ The League: NWHL ( Memento from April 21, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ toronto.edu.com, Top Scorers - 2000-02-26
- ↑ toronto.edu.com, Goalie Standings - 2000-02-26