The 1998–99 NWHL season was the first season of the
National Women's Hockey League
The Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) was a women's professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada that operated from March 2015 until June 2023. The league was established in 2015 as the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), com ...
.
1998–99
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
MVP of NWHL Western Division
*---Team: ----- Most Valuable Defense ---- Most Valuable Forward
*Beatrice Aeros -----
Becky Kellar
Rebecca "Becky" Kellar (born January 1, 1975) is a women's ice hockey player. She played for Burlington Barracudas in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.
Kellar played defence for the Canadian women's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. ...
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Angela James
Angela James (born December 22, 1964) is a Canadian former ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markin ...
*Brampton Thunder ----
Sue Merz -------
Jayna Hefford
Jayna Hefford (born May 14, 1977) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player and current Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations for the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
Hefford got her start in the sport of ringette but soon moved ...
*Mississauga Chiefs --
Nathalie Rivard ---
Andria Hunter
*Scarborough Sting --
Cassandra Turner ---
Michelle Steele
Playoffs
First round
Eastern Division
*April 10, 1999: Montreal Jofa-Titan 3 at NCCP Raiders 1
*April 11, 1999: NCCP Raiders 4 at Montreal Jofa-Titan 4
Montreal Jofa-Titan wins 2 games semi-final 3 points to 1
*April 10, 1999: Bonaventure Wingstar 4 at Laval Le Mistral 2
*April 11, 1999: Laval Le Mistral 3 at Bonaventure Wingstar 8
Bonaventure Wingstar wins 2 game semi-final
=Eastern Division Finals
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*April 17, 1999: Bonaventure Wingstar 5 at Montreal Jofa-Titan 1
* April 18, 1999: Montreal Jofa-Titan 2 at Bonaventure Wingstar 2
Bonaventure Wingstar wins in total goals.
Western Division
*March 17, 1999: Mississauga Chiefs 3 at Brampton Thunder 5
*March 23, 1999: Brampton Thunder 2 at Mississauga Chiefs 1
Brampton Thunder wins best of 3 series 2-0.
Second round
April 23, 1999
*18:15 hrs: Mississauga Chiefs 2 Bonaventure Wingstar 6
*20:10 hrs: Montreal Jofa-Titan 2 @ Brampton Thunder 5
April 24, 1999
*10:40 hrs: Montreal Jofa-Titan 2 Mississauga Chiefs 1
*12:50 hrs: Brampton Thunder 6 Bonaventure Wingstar 2
*17:50 hrs: Bonaventure Wingstar 4 Montreal Jofa-Titan 1
*19:30 hrs: Brampton Thunder 2 Mississauga Chiefs 1
Final Round
April 25
*11:15 hrs: Bronze Medal Game
Mississauga Chiefs 2 Montreal Jofa-Titan 0
*13:30 hres Gold Medal Game
Bonaventure Wingstar 2 Brampton Thunder 5
*Gold Medal: Brampton Thunder
*Silver Medal: Bonaventure Wingstar
*Bronze Medal: Mississauga Chiefs
Award and honour for playoffs
*MVP Bonaventure Wingstar:
Josee Cholette
*MVP Mississauga Chiefs:
Andria Hunter
*MVP Montreal Jofa-Titan:
Mai Lan Le
Scoring 20 leaders
1998–99 Eastern Division All-Star Team
First All-Star Team
Goalie
*
Marie-France Morin, NCCP Raiders
Defense
*
Isabelle Chartrand, Laval Le Mistral
*
Isabelle Surprenant, Montreal Jofa-Titan
Forward
*
Annie Desrosiers, Laval Le Mistral
*
Nancy Drolet
Nancy Drolet (born August 2, 1973) is a Canadian ice hockey player, international public speaker and philanthropist. She is the daughter of Denis Drolet and Viviane Dubé. Nancy has won 6 gold medals for Canada with the Canadian women's hockey te ...
, Montreal Jofa-Titan
*
Caroline Ouellette
Caroline Ouellette (born May 25, 1979) is a Canadian former ice hockey player and current associate head coach of the Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey program. She was a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member ...
, Bonaventure Wingstar
Second All-Star Team
Goalie (tie)
*
Vania Goeury, Laval Le Mistral
*
Marie-Claude Roy, Montreal Jofa-Titan
Defense
*
Anik Bouchard, Laval Le Mistral
*
Nancy Robitaille, Bonaventure Winstar
Forward
*
Dana Avery, NCCP Raiders
*
Mai-Lan Le, Montreal Jofa-Titan
*
Julie Pelletier, Laval Le Mistral
1998–99 Western Division All-Star Team
First All-Star Team
Goalie
*
Jen Dewar, Mississauga Chiefs
Defense
*
Nathalie Rivard, Mississauga Chiefs
*
Sue Merz, Brampton Thunder
Forward
*
Andria Hunter, Mississauga Chiefs
*
Angela James
Angela James (born December 22, 1964) is a Canadian former ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markin ...
, Beatrice Aeros
*
Vicky Sunohara
Vicky Sunohara (born May 18, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach, former ice hockey player, and three-time Olympic medallist. She has been described as "the Wayne Gretzky of women's hockey" and is recognized as a trailblazer and pioneer for the ...
, Brampton Thunder
Second All-Star Team
Goalie
*
Kendra Fisher, Beatrice Aeros
Defense
*
Carol Cooper, Mississauga Chiefs
*
Gillian Ferrari
Gillian Ferrari (born June 23, 1980 in Thornhill, Ontario) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player. She was inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. Her mother is from Wales and her father was born in Italy.
Playing career
As a c ...
, Beatrice Aero
Forward
*
Lori Dupuis, Brampton Thunder
*
Annie Fahlenbock, Mississauga Chiefs
*
Jayna Hefford
Jayna Hefford (born May 14, 1977) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player and current Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations for the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
Hefford got her start in the sport of ringette but soon moved ...
, Brampton Thunder
See also
*
National Women's Hockey League (1999–2007)
The National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) was a women's ice hockey league established in Canada in service from 1999 to 2007. In its final season the league was run by the Ontario Women's Hockey Association.
History
The NWHL superseded the ol ...
(NWHL)
References
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