Laval Le Mistral (1998–2001) was a
women's ice hockey
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team in the
National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). The team played its home games in
Colisée de Laval
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in
Laval, Quebec, Canada.
History
Season-by-season
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. Le Mistral enter to the NWHL but the team has a difficult first season: In 34 games 9 wins and 21 defeats. 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
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 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
Last roster 2000–01
Notable former players
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Masako Sato, forward (Japan)
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Rie Sato, defender (Japan)
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Maren Valenti
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The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 200 ...
(Germany)
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Isabelle Chartrand
Isabelle Chartrand (born April 20, 1978) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a member of the Canadian national ice hockey team, she won Olympic gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 2001 IIHF Women's World Champio ...
, defender, a member of Canada's 1999 National Women's Team.
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Charline Labonte, Goaltender, a member of Canada National Team.
Award and honour
*1998/99 Eastern Division 1st All Star Team:
Annie Desrosiers
Annie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress
* Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer
The ...
(forward) and
Isabelle Chartrand
Isabelle Chartrand (born April 20, 1978) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a member of the Canadian national ice hockey team, she won Olympic gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 2001 IIHF Women's World Champio ...
(defender)
*1998/99 Eastern Division 2sd All Star Team:
Vania Goeury (goalie),
Anik Bouchard (defender) and
Julie Pelletier (forward)
*1999/2000 Eastern Division 1st All Star Team:
Annie Desrosiers
Annie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress
* Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer
The ...
(forward) and
Isabelle Chartrand
Isabelle Chartrand (born April 20, 1978) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a member of the Canadian national ice hockey team, she won Olympic gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 2001 IIHF Women's World Champio ...
(defender)
Former Staff
* ''General Manager:'' Michel Dyotte
* ''Head Coach:'' Marcel Dube
[National Women's Hockey League, 1998–99 Le Mistral, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1998-99/team/mistral.html]
* ''Assistant Coach:'' Benoit Constantineau
* ''Assistant Coach:'' Christian Dugel
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 old ...
(NWHL)
References
External links
Laval Le Mistral 2000 PreviewNWHL websiteNWHL Season 1998–99
{{Professional Women's Hockey seasons
National Women's Hockey League (1999–2007) teams
Defunct women's ice hockey teams in Canada
Ice hockey teams in Quebec
Sport in Laval, Quebec
1998 establishments in Quebec
Ice hockey clubs established in 1998
2001 disestablishments in Quebec
Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2001
Women in Quebec