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.

History

Season-by-season

+ 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 472001–02 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 162005–06 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 = Indicates First Place finish = Indicates championship

YearRegular seasonPlayoffs1999–2000 1st, Eastern DivisionFinalist, lost the final2000-012nd, Eastern DivisionFinalist, lost the final2001-023rd, Eastern Divisionno participation in playoff2002-033rd, Eastern Divisionno participation in playoff2003-043rd place, Eastern Divisionno participation in playoff2004-053rd, Eastern Divisionno participation in playoff2005-063rd, Eastern Divisionno participation in playoff2006-076th, in one divisionno participation in playoff

NWHL Championships

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.Beatrice Aeros Capture First NWHL Title, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1999-00/Mnews.html#NI-039

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

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

+ GoaliesNumberPlayerFormer TeamHometown36Marie-Andree JoncasWorld News & Photos: Lhnf - L'Axion, Championne Dans L'Est Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Laval, Quebec30Ariella KleimanQuebec Avalanche 2005-06 Cote-St-Luc, Quebec N/AEmmanuelle CabanaQuebec Avalanche 2005-06St-Hilaine, Quebec +DefenseNumberPlayerFormer TeamHometown89Marie-Noel Tessier Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Pont Rouge, Quebec89Amanda McKay88Audrey Morrisette Quebec Avalanche 2005-0677Marie-Claude Vaillancourt Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 LaSalle, Quebec44Nathalie DeryQuebec Avalanche 2005-06Cap-Sante, Quebec22Audrey SeguinQuebec Avalanche 2005-06Pointe-Claire, Quebec19Sandy Roy Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Roxton Falls, Quebec16Myriam BoudreauQuebec Avalanche 2005-06Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec12Julia Carlton Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Pointe Claire, Quebec8Jessica Bond Quebec Avalanche 2005-067Marie-Andree Leclerc-AugerQuebec Avalanche 2005-067Carly Hill Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Dorval, Quebec7Lysanne Desilets Quebec Avalanche 2005-067Stephanie Daneau Quebec Avalanche 2005-067Valerie Boisclair Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 + ForwardsNumberPlayerFormer TeamHometown96Annie Desrosiers91Veronique Laramee-Paquette Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Mont-Tremblant, Quebec89Sophie Lachapelle Quebec avalanche 2005-06 Laval, Quebec88Martine LeducQuebec Avalanche 2005-0688Cynthia Charbonneau Quebec Avalanche 2005-0686Chloe Cantin Quebec Avalanche 2005-0666Marie-Eve Cloutier Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 St-Bruno, Quebec59 Marie-Eve Pharand Quebec Avalanche 2005-0659Genevieve Lavoie Quebec Avalanche 2005-0623Esther KantorAustria21Veronique Lapierre Quebec Avalanche 2005-06 Lac-Megantic, Quebec19Veronique Lefebvre Quebec Avalanche 2005-0618Caroline LevesqueQuebec Avalanche 2005-06Rosemont, Quebec10Genevieve NadeauQuebec Avalanche 2005-06Montreal, Quebec9Stephanie Lambert Quebec Avalanche 2005-06Montreal, Quebec8Laurie Tremblay Quebec Avalanche 2005-068Pearle Nerenberg Quebec Avalanche 2005-06Lachute, Quebec8 Debbie Beaudoin White Rock, British Columbia5Caroline Proulx Quebec Avalanche 2005-06Montreal, QuebecQuebec Avalanche - National Womens Hockey League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies

Notable former players Lisa-Marie Breton, forward (2002–03) Emilie CastonguayWelcome to collegehockeystats.net forward Nathalie Déry, defenceman Nancy Drolet, forward Esther Kantor, forward Caroline Laforge(French)L'Avalanche l'emporte sur l'Axion, LNHF - , 18 March 2007. Forward Mariève Provost, forward Kim St-Pierre, goaltender (2004–05) Geneviève St-Pierre(French) LNHF - L'Avalanche l'emporte sur l'Axion , 18 March 2007. goaltender

Former coaches Head Coach: Christian Lefebvre ( Sébastien Gariépy in season 1999-2000 for Sainte-Julie Pantheres) Goaltending Coach: Marco Marciano

See also National Women's Hockey League (1999–2007) (NWHL)

References

External links Quebec Avalanche Hockey Club NWHL website