The Montréal Mission is a

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team in the

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(NRL), competing in the White Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded in 2004. The team gathers its players from the region of

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, and plays its home games at

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. The "Mission" is one of the NRL's most successful teams from Quebec. During the

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, the team did not compete in the NRL Championships. In the past the Mission also competed against Bourassa Royal before that NRL team was discontinued.

Team history

The Montréal Mission, or, "the Mission", is a ringette team in the

from Quebec which first formed in 2004. It is Quebec's NRL team with the best record in the league's history. The team was previously ranked second in the Eastern Conference of the

behind one of

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's teams, the Cambridge Turbos. The Mission finished in second place for two NRL seasons: 2010-11 and 2009-10. In 2008-09, the team ended its season at the top of the NRL standings for the NRL Eastern Conference with two points more than the Cambridge Turbos. In 2006 the team acquired Anna Vanhatalo, "The Montreal Mission is proud to welcome Anna Vanhatalo to its family. Anna is an exchange student at the

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and a valued member of the Mission team." Vanhatalo played for the Mission for one season. Her team in Finland, Helsinki Ringette, received Montreal Mission goalkeeper Claudia Jetté in exchange.

League competition 2022–23 season

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* Saskatchewan Heat * Manitoba Herd Eastern Conference Red * Nepean Ravens * Waterloo Wildfire * Gatineau Fusion * Cambridge Turbos Eastern Conference White * Montreal Mission *

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* Atlantic Attack

Leading scorers

In 2009-2010, two Montreal Mission players dominated the National Ringette League standings in scoring: Catherine Cartier with 122 points (1st), and 110 points for

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(2nd). In addition,

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made 83 points placing 4th. In 2010-11, the two players dominating the standings of the league for scores and assists where the Mission's Blanchette with 141 points placing 1st, and 132 points for Cartier who finished in 2nd.

Regular season records

Playoff records

Rosters

2022-23

The following is the roster for the 2022–23 National Ringette League season.

2011-12

The following is the roster for the 2011–2012 National Ringette League season. ;Coaching staff * ''General Manager:'' France Levert * ''Head Coach:'' Daniel Dussault

World Championship connection

Several players from the Montréal Mission have been chosen to represent Canada for the

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. Some players have also become coaches for the

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Players

Canada's World Ringette Championship teams have included these notable players: Ringuette 024

Coaches

Canada's World Ringette Championship teams have included these players turned coach:

Other teams

The Montreal Mission have competed against a number of other NRL teams including the Bourassa Royal, Cambridge Turbos,

, and the Atlantic Attack.

Gallery

File:Montreal Mission 12 février 2012 098.jpg, Montreal Mission in 2012 File:Montreal Mission 12 février 2012 096.jpg, Montreal Mission centre ice free pass in 2012 File:Montreal Mission 12 février 2012 094.jpg, Team gathering around the bench discussing strategy File:National Ringette League 01.jpg, Montreal Mission player in 2012 File:Bourassa Royal 12 février 2012 022.jpg, Bourassa Royal vs Montreal Mission in 2012

References

External links

The former official website of the Montreal Mission The official website of the National Ringette League Ringette Canada

Ringette Canada, archived wepage

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