The Quebec Avalanche was a National Women's Hockey League team (2002 to 2007) located in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Before they were previously known as Sainte-Julie Pantheres (1999–2001) and Metropol Le Cheyenne (2001–2003). Quebec Avalanche has also a children's development program for hockey in Montreal.[citation needed]

Quebec Avalanche
CityLaval, Quebec
LeagueNational Women's Hockey League
DivisionEastern
Founded2002
Folded2007
Home arenaSainte-Julie Arena[1]
ColoursDark blue, grey & white
Owner(s)Vinnie Matteo and Andre Savard[2]
General managerVinnie Matteo
Head coachChristian Lefebvre
CaptainNathalie Dery
Alternate captains:
Marie-Eve Cloutier and Caroline Proulx

History edit

Season-by-season edit

Year by year
Year GP W L T GF GA Pts
1999–2000 35 20 8 7 109 68 47
2000–01 40 22 15 3 168 102 47
2001–02 30 11 15 4 73 85 26
2002–03 36 10 21 5 87 120 26
2003–04 36 4 30 2 65 163 12
2004–05 36 5 27 4 53 132 16
2005–06 36 4 30 2 58 135 12
2006–07 12 2 8 2 41 91 6

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.

Season standings edit

= Indicates First Place finish
= Indicates championship
Year Regular Season Playoffs
1999–2000 1st, Eastern Division Finalist, lost the final
2000-01 2nd, Eastern Division Finalist, lost the final
2001-02 3rd, Eastern Division no participation in playoff
2002-03 3rd, Eastern Division no participation in playoff
2003-04 3rd place, Eastern Division no participation in playoff
2004-05 3rd, Eastern Division no participation in playoff
2005-06 3rd, Eastern Division no participation in playoff
2006-07 6th, in one division no participation in playoff

NWHL Championships edit

  • 1999-2000: Sainte-Julie Pantheres defeated Laval Le Mistral and Montreal Axion in the first round of playoffs, and faced the Beatrice Aeros for the finals in Brampton, Ontario. In the first game of the Final playoff, the Pantheres came back and tied the game 2-2. In the deciding game, Beatrice Aeros player Cherie Piper scored in the first period. That would prove to be the game-winning goal as Beatrice Aeros claimed the championship by a 1-0 score. Lauren Goldstein earned the shutout for the Aeros. Goaltender Marie-Claude Roy of the Sainte-Julie Pantheres was selected MVP for the Finals. She stopped 80 of 83 shots in the two game series.[3]
March 18: Ste. Julie 2, Beatrice 2
March 19: Beatrice 1, Ste. Julie 0

Beatrice Aeros wins title based on most goals scored.

1999/2000 Coach of Eastern Division All Star Team : Sébastien Gariépy, Ste-Julie Pantheres[4]
  • 2000-01: Beatrice Aeros Capture Second NWHL Title: Beatrice wins title based on most goals scored
March 18, 2001: Ste. Julie 2, Beatrice 2
March 19: Beatrice 8, Ste. Julie 1

Last roster 2006–07 edit

Goalies
Number Player Former Team Hometown
36   Marie-Andree Joncas[5] Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Laval, Quebec
30   Ariella Kleiman Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Cote-St-Luc, Quebec
N/A   Emmanuelle Cabana Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 St-Hilaine, Quebec
Defense
Number Player Former Team Hometown
89   Marie-Noel Tessier Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Pont Rouge, Quebec
89   Amanda McKay
88   Audrey Morrisette Quebec Avalanche 2005-06
77   Marie-Claude Vaillancourt Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 LaSalle, Quebec
44   Nathalie Dery Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Cap-Sante, Quebec
22   Audrey Seguin Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Pointe-Claire, Quebec
19   Sandy Roy Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Roxton Falls, Quebec
16   Myriam Boudreau Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
12   Julia Carlton[6] Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Pointe Claire, Quebec
8   Jessica Bond Quebec Avalanche 2005-06
7   Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger Quebec Avalanche 2005-06
7   Carly Hill Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Dorval, Quebec
7   Lysanne Desilets Quebec Avalanche 2005-06
7   Stephanie Daneau Quebec Avalanche 2005-06
7   Valerie Boisclair Quebec Avalanche 2005-06
Forwards
Number Player Former Team Hometown
96   Annie Desrosiers
91   Veronique Laramee-Paquette Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
89   Sophie Lachapelle Quebec avalanche 2005-06 Laval, Quebec
88   Martine Leduc Quebec Avalanche 2005-06
88   Cynthia Charbonneau Quebec Avalanche 2005-06
86   Chloe Cantin Quebec Avalanche 2005-06
66   Marie-Eve Cloutier Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 St-Bruno, Quebec
59   Marie-Eve Pharand Quebec Avalanche 2005-06
59   Genevieve Lavoie Quebec Avalanche 2005-06
23   Esther Kantor Austria
21   Veronique Lapierre Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Lac-Megantic, Quebec
19   Veronique Lefebvre Quebec Avalanche 2005-06
18   Caroline Levesque Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Rosemont, Quebec
10   Genevieve Nadeau Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Montreal, Quebec
9   Stephanie Lambert Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Montreal, Quebec
8   Laurie Tremblay Quebec Avalanche 2005-06
8   Pearle Nerenberg Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Lachute, Quebec
8   Debbie Beaudoin White Rock, British Columbia
5   Caroline Proulx Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Montreal, Quebec

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Notables former players edit

Former coaches edit

  • Head Coach: Christian Lefebvre ( Sébastien Gariépy in season 1999-2000 for Sainte-Julie Pantheres)
  • Goaltending Coach: Marco Marciano[11]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 1999-2000 NWHL Standings
  2. ^ (french) Denis Lalonde, Le dévouement a ses revers, [1]
  3. ^ Beatrice Aeros Capture First NWHL Title, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1999-00/Mnews.html#NI-039 Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "1999-2000 NWHL News Items". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  5. ^ World News & Photos: Lhnf - L'Axion, Championne Dans L'Est
  6. ^ "Brown". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  7. ^ Quebec Avalanche - National Womens Hockey League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies
  8. ^ Welcome to collegehockeystats.net
  9. ^ (French)L'Avalanche l'emporte sur l'Axion, LNHF - , 18 March 2007.
  10. ^ (French)LNHF - L'Avalanche l'emporte sur l'Axion, http://wnp.typepad.fr/sports/2007/03/lnhf_lavalanche.html , 18 March 2007.
  11. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".

External links edit