Montreal Axion
The Montreal Axion were a National Women's Hockey League team (2003 at 2007) located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Axion represented Quebec at the 2005 Esso Women's Nationals.[1] They were previously known as Bonaventure Wingstar (1998-99) and Montreal Wingstar[2] [3] (1999-2003).
History
Season-by-season
Year | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998-99 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 104 | 91 | 31 |
1999-2000 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 116 | 62 | 46 |
2000–01 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 163 | 63 | 64 |
2001–02 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 66 | 78 | 27 |
2002–03 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 83 | 81 | 39 |
2003–04 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 113 | 84 | 46 |
2004–05 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 140 | 85 | 51 |
2005–06 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 100 | 122 | 33 |
2006–07 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 66 | 56 | 13 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
Season standings
= Indicates First Place finish |
= Indicates championship |
Year | Regular Season | Playoffs |
---|---|---|
1998-99 | First place, Eastern Division | lost in final (Silver Medal) |
1999-2000 | 2rd, Eastern Division | eliminated in first round |
2000-01 | First place,Eastern Division | eliminated in first round |
2001-02 | 2rd, Eastern Division | eliminated in first round |
2002-03 | First place, Eastern Division | eliminated in first round |
2003-04 | First place, Eastern Division | eliminated in first round |
2004-05 | First place, Eastern Division | Finalist, lost in Final game |
2005-06 | 2rd, Eastern Division | NWHL champions |
2006-07 | 5rd,in one division | finalist, lost the final game |
NWHL Championships
- 1998-99 finalist and lost the final game again Brampton Thunder[4]
- 2004-05 finalist and lost the final game again Toronto Aeros
- 2005-06 won the championship[5]
- 2006-07 finalist and lost the final game again Brampton[6]
Last Current Roster 2006-07
Goalies | ||||
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Number | Player | Former Team | Hometown | |
54 | Sabrina Patenaude | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Pierrefond, Quebec | |
53 | Jennifer Lavigne | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Montreal, Quebec | |
20 | Sophie Courtemanche | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | ||
20 | Krystel Boutin | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Longueuil, Quebec |
Defense | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Player | Former Team | Hometown | |
77 | Caroline Laforge | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | ||
73 | Roxanne Dupuis | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Montreal, Quebec | |
55 | Catherine Ward | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Montreal, Quebec | |
24 | Catherine De Abreu | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Roxboro, Quebec | |
19 | Leanne Martell | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Trenton, Nova Scotia | |
13 | Jessica Finlayson | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Seaforth, Ontario | |
9 | Chantal Guevremont | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | St-Laurent, Quebec | |
7 | Cathy Chartrand | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Nomininque, Quebec | |
5 | Meghan Maguire | Montreal Axion 2005-06 | Amherst, New Hampshire |
Forwards | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Player | Former Team | Hometown | |
96 | Dominique Thibault | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Boucherville, Quebec | |
48 | Annie Desrosiers | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | St-Antoine-sur-Richelieu , Quebec | |
27 | Catherine Bertrand | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Sherbrooke, Quebec | |
26 | Lisa-Marie Breton | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Montreal, Quebec | |
25 | Melanie Mantha | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Montreal, Quebec | |
23 | Jesse Scanzano | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Montreal, Quebec | |
22 | Erika Pouliot | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Montreal, Quebec | |
16 | Valerie Hamel | Montreal Azion (2005-06) | Montreal, Quebec | |
16 | Karell Emard | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Richelieu, Quebec | |
12 | Kelly Sudia | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Pointe-Claire, Quebec | |
11 | Anouk Grignon-Langlais | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Outremont, Quebec | |
7 | Veronique Sanfacon | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Beauport, Quebec | |
6 | Sarah Smiley | Montreal Axion (2005-06) | Toronto, Ontario | |
5 | Cynthia Morin | Montreal Axion (2005-06) |
Notable players
- Therese Brisson Defender
- Charline Labonte Goalie
- Caroline Ouellette Forward
- Gina Kingsbury Forward[8]
- Angela Ruggiero (2005-2006)
- Jesse Scanzano Forward (2005-06 and 2006-07)
- France St-Louis[9] Forward (1998-99 and 1999-2000)
- Kim St-Pierre[10] Goalie (2006-2007)
Coaching Staff
- General Manager: Sylvain Dutil
- Head Coach: Yanick Evola [11], Julie Healy (for Montreal Wingstar, season 2000-01)[12]
References
- ^ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/8849/la_id/1.htm
- ^ Montreal Wingstar Roster 2000-2001: http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/ros_mtl.html
- ^ Montreal Wingstar 2000 Preview, http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_mtl.html
- ^ http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/NWHL/1998-99/central.html
- ^ http://www.bramptonthunder.com/news.php?k=92
- ^ (French) Le Thunder de Brampton remporte le Championnat de la LNHL. http://wnp.typepad.fr/sports/2007/04/le_thunder_de_b.html , 24 april 2007.
- ^ http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=42412&seasonid=1408
- ^ Gina Kingsbury played the 2004-05 season with the Montreal Axion. She led the team with 31 goals and added 29 assists, finishing the 30-game season with 60 points.Source: http://www.ctvolympics.ca/team-canada/athletes/athlete=3263/competitive-history/index.html
- ^ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/6109/la_id/1.htm
- ^ (French) LHNF - L'Axion, championne dans l'est, http://wnp.typepad.fr/sports/2007/03/lhnf_laxion_cha.html , 22 march 2007
- ^ (French) http://wnp.typepad.fr/sports/2007/03/lnhf_lavalanche.html LNHF - L'Avalanche l'emporte sur l'Axion], 18 march 2007.
- ^ (french) Denis Lalonde,Le dévouement a ses revers,http://www.canoe.com/archives/infos/dossiers/2001/01/20010116-101945.html
See Also
- National Women's Hockey League NWHL was in service between 1998 and 2007.
Links
- NWHL/COWHL website for 2000-01
- NWHL website
- Meg Hewings, Women got game Not just another pretty face-off in Hour.ca , December 9th, 2004.