Laval Le Mistral

Laval Le Mistral (1998–2001) was a women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). The team played its home games in Colisée de Laval in Laval, Quebec, Canada.

Laval Le Mistal
CityLaval, Quebec
LeagueNational Women's Hockey League
DivisionEastern
Founded1998
Home arenaColisée de Laval
ColorsYellow, black & white
Owner(s)Jacques Dyotte and Michel Dyotte
General managerMichel Dyotte
Head coachMarcel Dube
CaptainAnik Bouchard
Alternate captains:
Annie Desrosiers

History

Season-by-season

Year by year
Year GP W L T GF GA Pts
1998–993492147814422
1999–20003572357817719
2000–014053326826112

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

1998–99 NWHL Season and playoffs

Le Mistral started at the end of the 1997–98 college and university year with a group of players limited experience at the elite Senior AAA level.[1] Le Mistral enter to the NWHL but the team has a difficult first season: In 34 games 9 wins and 21 defeats.[2] For the playoffs, Laval Le mistral was elimined in Eastern first round: April 10, 1999– Bonaventure Wingstar 4 at Laval Le Mistral 2 and April 11, 1999– Laval Le Mistral 3 at Bonaventure Wingstar 8. The Bonaventure Wingstar wins 2 games and pass to Eastern Division Finals[3]

1999–2000 NWHL season

Laval Le Mistral's Annie Desrosiers was second leader in the league in goals with 29. Her 45 points ranked eleventh in the league. She was an assistant captain despite being a 20-year-old. For the 2000–01 season, the team captain was 21-year-old Anik Bouchard. Two members of the Japanese National Team competed for Le Mistral: Masako Sato was second leader in Laval Le Mistral for scoring[4][5] and her sister the defender Rie Sato . During the season, Le Mistral allowed an average of five goals per game, second last in the NWHL. Goaltender Marieve Dyotte was 5–10–1 with a 6.44 goals against average, while Vania Goeury was 2–14–3 with 4.08 GAA. During the season, Laval received 605 penalty minutes. The result was allowing 44 goals in 35 games. Anik Bouchard had 91 minutes, Isabelle Chartrand (88 minutes) and Valerie Levesque had 60 minutes.

2000–2001 NWHL Eastern Division Playoffs

Round 1: Laval Le Mistral vs Sainte-Julie Pantheres

Saturday February 26 and Sunday February 27, the Sainte-Julie Pantheres eliminated the Laval Le Mistral, winning their two-game series 2–0.

Season standing

Year Regular Season Playoffs
1998–1999 4th Eastern Division eliminated in first round
1999–2000 4th, Eastern Division eliminated in first round
2000–2001 4th, Eastern Division[6] eliminated in first round

Last roster 2000–01

Goalies
Number Player Former Team Hometown
55 Nancy Morin
53 Vania Goeury
49 Penny Peters
1 Charline Labonté National Team Canada Greenfield Park, Quebec
Defense
Number Player Former Team Hometown
27 Marilene Galarneau
25 Mylene Daneau
22 Marie Noel Tessier
19 Laura Leslie
14 Anik Bouchard
11 Laura Leslie
4 Karine Senecal
Forwards
Number Player Former Team Hometown
96 Annie Desrosiers
93 Isabelle Giguere
37 Veronique Sanfacon
28 Julie Pelletier
21 Masako Sato Japan National Team Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
21 Michelle Fauteux
17 Vanessa Parent
16 Genevieve Beauchamps
9 Valerie St-Jacques
7 Josee Cournoyer

[7]

Notable former players

  • Masako Sato, forward (Japan)
  • Rie Sato, defender (Japan)[8]
  • Maren Valenti (Germany)[9]
  • Isabelle Chartrand, defender, a member of Canada's 1999 National Women's Team.
  • Charline Labonte, Goaltender, a member of Canada National Team.

Award and honour

  • 1998/99 Eastern Division 1st All Star Team:[10] Annie Desrosiers (forward) and Isabelle Chartrand(defender)
  • 1998/99 Eastern Division 2sd All Star Team:[11] Vania Goeury (goalie), Anik Bouchard (defender) and Julie Pelletier (forward)
  • 1999/2000 Eastern Division 1st All Star Team: Annie Desrosiers (forward) and Isabelle Chartrand(defender)

Former Staff

  • General Manager: Michel Dyotte[12]
  • Head Coach: Marcel Dube[13]
  • Assistant Coach: Benoit Constantineau
  • Assistant Coach: Christian Dugel

See also

References

  1. National Women's Hockey League 1998–99 Le Mistral, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1998-99/team/mistral.html
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_lav.html
  5. Masak Sato has 13 goals and 12 assists in 35 games for the season 1999–2000. Source: http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1999-00/mis.html
  6. http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1999-00/Mstand.html
  7. http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/ros_lav.html
  8. Rie Sato played only one season with Laval Le Mistral (1999–2000). Source: http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_lav.html
  9. Maren played season 2000–2001 with Laval le Mistral. Source: http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_lav.html
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2011-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2011-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. (french)Denis Lalonde, Le dévouement a ses revers, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. National Women's Hockey League, 1998–99 Le Mistral, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1998-99/team/mistral.html
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