NWHL 2004/05
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The 2004/05 season was the seventh season of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), the top Canadian division in women's ice hockey at the time. The Toronto Eros defeated the Montréal Axion 5: 4 after extra time in the championship final and thus secured their fourth championship title in the NWHL.
Attendees
In July 2004, the two Western Division teams, the Calgary Oval X-Treme and Edmonton Chimos , left the league and founded the Western Women's Hockey League on the west coast of Canada . As a result, the NWHL shrank to seven (active) teams that competed against each other in two divisions: The Central Division continued to consist of the Toronto Eros , Brampton Thunder , Oakville Ice and the Telus Lightning . In the Eastern Division played again the Ottawa Raiders , Montréal Axion and the Avalanche du Québec .
Before the season, the management of the league tried to increase its attractiveness and status by signing US national players.
The Montréal Axion signed Gina Kingsbury , among others, in the summer of 2004 , while the Avalanche du Québec strengthened itself with Kim St-Pierre .
Regular season
The regular season began on September 18, 2004 and ended on February 27, 2005.
Eastern Division
| Pl. | team | Sp | S. | U | OTN | N | Gates | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Montréal Axion | 36 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 140: 85 | 51 | 
| 2. | Ottawa Raiders | 36 | 14th | 2 | 1 | 19th | 101: 128 | 31 | 
| 3. | Québec Avalanche | 36 | 5 | 4th | 2 | 25th | 53: 132 | 16 | 
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, OTN = defeats after extra time ( overtime ), N = defeats 
Explanations:  Qualified for the play-off final
Central Division
| Pl. | team | Sp | S. | U | OTN | N | Gates | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brampton Thunder | 36 | 30th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 165: 70 | 63 | 
| 2. | Toronto Eros | 36 | 24 | 4th | 2 | 6th | 142: 68 | 54 | 
| 3. | Oakville Ice | 36 | 13 | 6th | 2 | 15th | 97: 99 | 34 | 
| 4th | Telus Lightning | 36 | 4th | 4th | 0 | 28 | 72: 189 | 12 | 
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, OTN = defeats after overtime , N = defeats 
Explanations:  Qualified directly for the play-off final , for the play-off semi-finals qualified
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayna Hefford | Brampton Thunder | 33 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 26th | 
| Gina Kingsbury | Montreal Axion | 30th | 31 | 29 | 60 | 16 | 
| Annie Desrosiers | Montreal Axion | 35 | 30th | 28 | 58 | 40 | 
| Vicky Sunohara | Brampton Thunder | 31 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 33 | 
| Jennifer Botterill | Toronto Eros | 29 | 22nd | 33 | 55 | 18th | 
| Summer west | Toronto Eros | 35 | 23 | 22nd | 45 | 64 | 
| Heather Logan | Toronto Eros | 36 | 15th | 29 | 44 | 20th | 
| Cathy Chartrand | Montreal Axion | 32 | 8th | 36 | 44 | 32 | 
| Kristy Zamora | Brampton Thunder | 30th | 28 | 13 | 41 | 20th | 
| Erica Olson | Ottawa Raiders | 35 | 20th | 19th | 39 | 36 | 
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 | GTS | SO | Svs | Sv% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolette Franck | Brampton Thunder | 12 | 688 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 20th | 1.74 | 1 | 200 | 90.9 | 
| Sami Jo Small | Toronto Eros | 20th | 1108 | 12 | 3 | 4th | 34 | 1.84 | 5 | 482 | 93.4 | 
| Kendra Fisher | Toronto Eros | 15th | 955 | 10 | 1 | 4th | 30th | 1.88 | 5 | 375 | 92.6 | 
| Lisa Moreland | Brampton Thunder | 25th | 1484 | 19th | 2 | 4th | 49 | 1.98 | 5 | 639 | 92.9 | 
| Charline Labonté | Montreal Axion | 27 | 1572 | 18th | 1 | 7th | 56 | 2.14 | 6th | 671 | 92.3 | 
| Tania Pinelli | Oakville Ice | 27 | 1640 | 9 | 4th | 14th | 81 | 2.96 | 1 | 894 | 91.7 | 
| Emmanuelle Cabana | Quebec Avalanche | 12 | 713 | 1 | 3 | 7th | 38 | 3.20 | 0 | 425 | 91.8 | 
| Kim St-Pierre | Quebec Avalanche | 17th | 1012 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 55 | 3.26 | 1 | 631 | 92.0 | 
Play-offs
The play-offs within the divisions began on March 3 and were played in the mode Best of Three .
Central Division
- Semifinals
| March 3, 2005 6:00 p.m. | Toronto Eros K. Richard (22:52) S. Hobson (24:28) H. Irwin (28:12) C. Pounder (51:24) | 4-0 | Oakville Ice | The Pavilion Arena, Toronto | 
| March 4, 2005 6:30 p.m. | Oakville Ice K. McCormack (5:59) K. King (39:16) V. Hall (55:48) V. Hall (66:31) | 4: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0) | Toronto Eros A. Edgar (8:04) S. West (37:20) H. Irwin (41:55) | Oakville Ice Sports, Oakville | 
| March 6, 2005 1:15 p.m. | Toronto Eros S. West (5:04) H. Irwin (50:23) | 3: 2 n.P. Stand: 2: 1 | Oakville Ice V. Hall (3:08) C. Haggard (20:36) | The Pavilion Arena, Toronto | 
- final
| Toronto Eros | 5: 2 | Brampton Thunder | Toronto | 
| Brampton Thunder | 3: 3 | Toronto Eros | Brampton Sports Center, Brampton | 
Eastern Division
| March 4, 2005 8:00 p.m. | Montréal Axion | 4: 3 (1: 1, 2: 1, 1: 1) | Ottawa Raiders | Center Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal | 
| March 5, 2005 6:30 p.m. | Ottawa Raiders J. Slewidge (9:52) E. Chassie (14:25) | 2: 3 (2: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0) Stand: 0: 2 | Montréal Axion L.-M. Breton-Lebreux (16:04) C. Bertrand (21:23) A. Desrosiers (36:49) | Barbara Ann Scott Arena, Ottawa | 
NWHL Championship Cup
| March 26, 2005 | Montréal Axion A. Desrosiers (0:05) C. Bertrand (3:22) G. Kingsbury (9:28) C. Bertrand (50:20) | 4: 5 n.V. (3: 0, 0: 4, 1: 0, 0: 1) | Toronto Eros S. West (21:41) S. West (26:14) H. Irwin (27:51) S. West (35:43) S. West (63:49) | Brampton Sports Center, Brampton Spectators: 5,227 | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer west | Toronto Eros | 6th | 7th | 6th | 13 | 2 | 
| Jennifer Botterill | Toronto Eros | 6th | 1 | 7th | 8th | 0 | 
| Allison Edgar | Toronto Eros | 6th | 3 | 3 | 6th | 6th | 
| Lauren McAuliffe | Toronto Eros | 6th | 3 | 3 | 6th | 0 | 
| Haley Irwin | Toronto Eros | 5 | 4th | 1 | 5 | 4th | 
| Annie Desrosiers | Montreal Axion | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 
| Angela Ruggiero | Montreal Axion | 3 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 
| Danielle Ashley | Toronto Eros | 6th | 0 | 4th | 4th | 22nd | 
| Kim Malcher | Toronto Eros | 6th | 0 | 4th | 4th | 2 | 
| Catherine Bertrand | Montreal Axion | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4th | 
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 | GTS | SO | Svs | Sv% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sami Jo Small | Toronto Eros | 3 | 181 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.99 | 1 | 61 | 95.3% | 
| Tania Pinelli | Oakville Ice | 3 | 196 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2.76 | 0 | 109 | 92.4% | 
| Kendra Fisher | Toronto Eros | 4th | 205 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3.51 | 0 | 111 | 90.2% | 
| Charline Labonté | Montréal Axion | 3 | 184 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.26 | 0 | 86 | 89.6% | 
| Robyn Rittmaster | Ottawa Raiders | 2 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7th | 3.50 | 0 | 60 | 89.6% | 
| Lisa Moreland | Brampton Thunder | 2 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8th | 3.69 | 0 | 41 | 83.7% | 
Web links
- Woman Championships 2004/2005 - National Women's Hockey League. In: hokej.snt.cz. Retrieved February 14, 2018 .
- NWHL 2004-05: Final Standings ( Memento from March 11, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- NWHL 2004-05: Playoff Standings ( Memento from September 5, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Toronto Eros win NWHL title - CBC Sports. In: CBC Sports . March 26, 2005, accessed February 14, 2018 .
- ↑ July, 2004: Despite the withdrawal of two Alberta Teams the NWHL continues its strong forward plans for Women's Hockey ( Memento from August 21, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Special News Update - August, 2004: US National Hockey Players ( Memento from September 11, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Montreal Takes the 'King' Jewel; St.-Pierre Got Avalanche'd ( Memento of September 11, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ NWHL League SCHEDULE 2004-2005 ( Memento from August 28, 2004 in the Internet Archive ), published on August 18, 2004
- ↑ nwhl.onlineleagues.com, NWHL 2004-05: Statistics ( Memento from March 12, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ nwhl.onlineleagues.com, NWHL 2004-05: Goalie Statistics ( Memento of March 8, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ NWHL Playoffs 2004-05 ( Memento from March 9, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Match report ( Memento from March 8, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Match report ( Memento from March 8, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Match report ( Memento from March 8, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Match report ( Memento from March 8, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Match report ( Memento from January 8, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ nwhl.onlineleagues.com, NWHL 2004-05: Play-off Statistics ( Memento from April 20, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ nwhl.onlineleagues.com, NWHL 2004-05: Play-offs Goalie Statistics ( Memento from April 17, 2005 in the Internet Archive )

