NWHL 2001/02

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The 2001/02 season was the fourth 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 Brampton Thunder 3-2 after extra time in the championship final and thus secured their third championship title of the NWHL.

Attendees

The league started with eight participants: Beatrice Eros , Brampton Thunder , Mississauga Ice Bears and Telus Lightning (formerly Clearnet Lightning) continued to play in the Western Division . The Toronto Sting stopped playing before the season. In the Eastern Division played the Ottawa Raiders , Montréal Wingstar and the former Sainte-Julie Panthères , who were renamed Metropol Le Cheyenne and received new owners. The Laval Le Mistral also stopped the game. The Vancouver Griffins , founded in January 2000, were officially accepted into the league and divided into the new Pacific Division , but played in the South Coast Female League due to the enormous travel costs . The Griffins as well as the host Brampton Thunder were set for the final tournament.

Regular season

Eastern Division

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Ottawa Raiders	30th	14th	6th	10	71:72	34
2.	Montréal Wingstar	30th	11	5	14th	66:78	27
3.	Metropol Le Cheyenne	30th	11	4th	15th	73:85	26th

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

Western Division

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Beatrice Eros	30th	23	5	2	149: 039	51
2.	Mississauga Ice Bears	30th	12	8th	10	082: 081	32
3.	Brampton Thunder	30th	8th	8th	14th	073: 097	24
4th	Telus Lightning	30th	4th	8th	18th	059: 120	16

Abbreviations: Pl = place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats.
: Notes qualify directly for the play-off final , qualified for the play-off semi-final

Pacific Division

The Vancouver Griffins participated in the game operations of the South Coast Female League . As the only participant in the Pacific Division, the Griffins automatically qualified for the tournament for the NWHL Champions Cup .

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Vancouver Griffins	31	27	0	4th	84:14	54

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

statistics

Best scorers

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

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
Amy Turek	Beatrice Eros	28	25th	17th	42	18th
Gillian Apps	Beatrice Eros	22nd	22nd	19th	41	52
Andria Hunter	Mississauga Ice Bears	30th	17th	21st	38	8th
Alison Kenney	Beatrice Eros	28	14th	23	37	18th
Annie Desrosiers	Beatrice Eros	27	20th	16	36	31
Karen Nystrom	Brampton Thunder	23	18th	17th	35	31
Stephanie Boyd	Brampton Thunder	22nd	9	22nd	31	14th
Heather Logan	Beatrice Eros	28	16	14th	30th	12
Lara Perks	Beatrice Eros	24	6th	21st	27	12
Jessica Tabb	Beatrice Eros	28	8th	18th	26th	26th

Best goalkeepers

Source: NWHL; 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	SaT	Svs	Sv%
Kendra Fisher	Beatrice Eros	20th	1140	16	2	0	25th	6th	1.32	397	372	93.7
Marie-France Morin	Ottawa Raiders	22nd	1320	12	5	5	48	4th	2.18	648	600	92.6
Jessika Audet	Montréal Wingstar	23	1327	7th	4th	11	59	3	2.67	693	634	91.5
Stacy Kellough	Brampton Thunder	19th	1108	6th	5	7th	50	0	2.71	586	536	91.5
Isabelle Leclaire	Metropol Le Cheyenne	18th	985	7th	2	8th	45	1	2.74	554	509	91.9
Brenda Deneault	Mississauga Ice Bears	18th	1063	5	5	7th	52	1	2.94	578	526	91.0
Emanuelle Cabana	Metropol Le Cheyenne	14th	748	3	2	7th	39	0	3.13	459	420	91.5
Jenn Piitz	Telus Lightning	15th	806	1	4th	9	55	0	4.09	426	371	87.1

Play-offs

The series within the divisions were carried out in best-of-three mode.

Western Division

Brampton Thunder vs. Mississauga Ice Bears

March 14, 2002 7:30 p.m.

Mississauga Ice Bears

5: 3 Stand: 1: 0

Brampton Thunder

Hershey Center , Mississauga

March 16, 2002 8:00 p.m.

Brampton Thunder

2: 4 Stand: 0: 2

Mississauga Ice Bears

Brampton Sports Center , Brampton

The Mississauga Ice Bears won the series 2-0 and faced the Beatrice Eros in the division finals.

Mississauga Ice Bears vs. Beatrice Eros

March 18, 2002 7:30 p.m.

Beatrice Eros

5: 4 n.V. Score: 1: 0

Mississauga Ice Bears

Beatrice Ice Garden, North York , Toronto

March 22, 2002 7:30 p.m.

Mississauga Ice Bears

4: 0 Stand: 1: 1

Beatrice Eros

Ice Sports, Oakville

March 25, 2002 7:30 p.m.

Beatrice Eros

4: 1 Stand: 2: 1

Mississauga Ice Bears

Beatrice Ice Garden, North York, Toronto

The Beatrice Eros won the series with 2-1 victories and thus qualified for the tournament for the NWHL Champions Cup.

Eastern Division

Montréal Wingstar vs. Ottawa Raiders

March 16, 2002 6:00 p.m.

Ottawa Raiders

4: 3 n.v. Score: 1: 0

Montréal Wingstar

Barbara Ann Scott Arena, Ottawa

March 23, 2002 7:00 p.m.

Montréal Wingstar

7: 1 Stand: 1: 1

Ottawa Raiders

Gadbois Arena,

March 24, 2002 6:00 p.m.

Ottawa Raiders

3: 2 Stand: 2: 1

Montréal Wingstar

Barbara Ann Scott Arena, Ottawa

The Ottawa Raiders won the series with 2-1 victories and qualified for the tournament for the NWHL Champions Cup.

NWHL Championship Cup

The tournament for the NWHL Championship Cup was held on March 28 and 29, 2002 in Brampton and some of it was broadcast live by the television station WTN . The Brampton Thunder as hosts and the Vancouver Griffins as the only participants in the Pacific Division were automatically qualified for the tournament. There were also the winners of the Finals division , the Beatrice Eros and Ottawa Raiders .

	Semifinals					final
	W1	Beatrice Eros	3
	P1	Vancouver Griffins	1
						W1	Beatrice Eros	3
						W3	Brampton Thunder	2
	E1	Ottawa Raiders	3
	W3	Brampton Thunder	6th

Semifinals

March 28, 2002 1:00 p.m.

Beatrice Eros S. West (11:11) L. Perks (37:34) H. Logan (54:24)

3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1)

Vancouver Griffins T. Pickford (42:08)

Brampton Sports Center, Brampton

March 28, 2002 5:00 p.m.

Ottawa Raiders S. McLean (2:03)

3: 6 (1: 3, 0: 1, 2: 2)

Brampton Thunder L. Dupuis (10:15) J. Hefford (15:24) L. Dupuis K. Nystrom J. Hefford

Brampton Sports Center, Brampton

final

March 29, 2002 1:00 p.m.

Beatrice Eros L. Perks (30:05) C. Piper (40:39) J. Tabb (65:41)

3: 2 n.V. (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0)

Brampton Thunder J. Hefford (5:43) K. Nystrom (57:07)

Brampton Sports Center, Brampton

statistics

Best scorers

Source: NWHL; Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
Jayna Hefford	Brampton Thunder	4th	5	3	8th	6th
Vicky Sunohara	Brampton Thunder	4th	1	6th	7th	0
Summer west	Beatrice Eros	5	4th	3	7th	10
Lara Perks	Beatrice Eros	5	3	4th	7th	2
Thérèse Brisson	Mississauga Ice Bears	5	1	6th	7th	4th
Caroline Ouellette	Montréal Wingstar	3	2	4th	6th	2

Best goalkeepers

Source: NWHL; Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats, GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GTS = goals conceded ; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	Min	S.	N	GT	SO	GTS	SaT	Svs	Sv%
Kendra Fisher	Beatrice Eros	5	267	4th	0	8th	0	1.80	108	100	92.6
Charline Labonté	Montréal Wingstar	3	180	1	2	8th	0	2.67	84	76	90.5
Keely Brown	Mississauga Ice Bears	4th	240	2	2	11	1	2.75	151	140	92.7
Stacy Kellough	Brampton Thunder	2	120	1	1	6th	0	2.99	62	56	90.3
Marie-France Morin	Ottawa Raiders	4th	240	2	2	18th	0	4.50	135	117	86.7

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} January 27, 2002: The NWHL Board of Governors announce the format for the NWHL Playoffs. ( Memento of February 4, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ A Four team Round Robin Championship formula! Pacific Division Vancouver Griffins get the nod to vie for the "Cup"! ( Memento of May 2, 2003 in the Internet Archive ), September 10, 2001
3. ↑ 2001-02 National Women's Hockey League Standings ( Memento from August 5, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ nwhlhockey.com, 2001-02 NWHL Overall Statistics: Leading Scorers ( Memento from June 3, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ nwhlhockey.com, 2001-02 NWHL Overall Statistics: Leading Goals Against Average ( Memento from June 3, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ 2001-02 NWHL Playoff Schedule ( Memento from June 13, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ Match report ( Memento from June 3, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ Match report ( Memento from June 3, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Match report ( Memento from June 3, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ nwhlhockey.com, 2001-02 NWHL Playoff Stats: Leading Scorers ( Memento from June 3, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ nwhlhockey.com, 2001-02 NWHL Playoff Stats: Leading Goals Against Average ( Memento from June 3, 2002 in the Internet Archive )