2022–23 Montreal Force season

The 2022–23 Montreal Force season is the first in franchise history. For the regular season, the club will host games throughout the province of Quebec. Ann-Sophie Bettez will serve as the franchise's first-ever captain.

Regular season News and notes November 5: The Force compete in their first game in franchise history. Opposing the Buffalo Beauts, Ann-Sophie Bettez scored in the first period on goaltender Lovisa Berndtsson, resulting in the franchise's first-ever goal.

Standings

Schedule

|- style="background:#ccf;" | 1 || November 5 || @ Buffalo Beauts || 5–4 || SO || Deguire ||Northtown Center || 1–0–0 || 2 || Ann-Sophie Bettez scores the first goal in franchise historyTricia Deguire records the first shoot-out win in franchise history |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 6 || @ Buffalo Beauts || 2–3 || || Deschênes || Northtown Center || 1–1–0 || 2 || Kristina Shanahan and Deziray De Sousa record their first professional goals. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || November 26 || Metropolitan Riveters || 5–3 || || Deguire || Verdun Auditorium || 2–1–0 || 5 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 27 || Metropolitan Riveters || 2–3 || || Deschênes || Arena Raymond Bourque || 2–2–0 || 5 ||

|- style="background:#ccf;" | 5 || December 3 || Connecticut Whale || 4–3 || SO || Deguire || Arena Conrad Parent || 3–2–0 || 7 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || December 4 || Connecticut Whale || 2–3 || || Deguire || Arena Conrad Parent || 3–3–0 || 7 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || December 17 || @ Minnesota Whitecaps || 2–5 || || Deguire || Richfield Ice Arena || 3–4–0 || 7 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || December 18 || @ Minnesota Whitecaps || 4–1 || || Deschênes || Richfield Ice Arena || 4–4–0 || 10 ||

|- style="background:#fff;" |9 || January 7 || Toronto Six || 2–3 || OT || Deschênes || Colisee Financiere Sun Life || 4–4–1 || 11 || |- style="background:#fcc;" |10 || January 8 || Toronto Six || 2–3 || || Deguire || Colisee Financiere Sun Life || 4–5–1 || 11 || |- style="background:#cfc;" |11 || January 14 || @ Connecticut Whale || 5–4 || || Deschênes || UPMC Lemiuex Sports Complex || 5–5–1 || 14 || |- style="background:#fcc;" |12 || January 21 || Boston Pride || 0–5 || || Deschênes || Centre Premier Tech || 5–6–1 || 14 || |- style="background:#ccf;" |13 || January 22 || Boston Pride || 2–1 || OT || Deschênes || Centre Premier Tech || 6–6–1 || 16 || |- style="background:#fcc;" |14 || January 27 || @ Connecticut Whale || 1–4 || || Deschênes || International Skating Center of CT || 6–7–1 || 16 ||

|- style="background:#;" | – || February 4 || Minnesota Whitecaps || || || || Arena regional de la Riviere-du-Nord || || || Postponed due to inclement weather; rescheduled for February 6. |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || February 5 || Minnesota Whitecaps || 1–4 || || Deguire || Arena regional de la Riviere-du-Nord || 6–8–1 || 16 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || February 6 || Minnesota Whitecaps || 2–3 || || Deguire || Arena regional de la Riviere-du-Nord || 6–9–1 || 16 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || February 11 || @ Toronto Six || 3–0 || || Deguire || Canlan Ice Sports – York || 7–9–1 || 19 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || February 12 || @ Toronto Six || 1–2 || || Deguire || Canlan Ice Sports – York || 7–10–1 || 19 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || February 18 || @ Boston Pride || 1–4 || || Deguire || Warrior Ice Arena || 7–11–1 || 19 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || February 19 || @ Boston Pride || 1–2 || || Deguire || Warrior Ice Arena || 7–12–1 || 19 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 || February 25 || Buffalo Beauts || 1–3 || || Deguire || Pavillon de la Jeunesse || 7–13–1 || 19 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || February 26 || Buffalo Beauts || 6–2 || || Deguire || Pavillon de la Jeunesse || 8–13–1 || 22 ||

|- style="background:#fff;" | 23 || March 4 || @ Metropolitan Riveters || 1–2 || OT || Deguire || The Rink at American Dream || 8–13–2 || 23 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || March 5 || @ Metropolitan Riveters || 3–4 || || Deschênes || The Rink at American Dream || 8–14–2 || 23 ||

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Statistics .

Skaters

Regular season Player 24 10 13 23 92 20 23 11 11 22 84 8 24 6 7 13 62 12 22 3 9 12 42 12 17 7 3 10 60 27 23 3 6 9 53 11 24 2 7 9 52 6 24 1 8 9 40 14 24 4 2 6 30 6 24 2 4 6 48 10 20 1 4 5 19 16 23 1 4 5 37 10 24 2 2 4 35 8 20 1 3 4 32 7 24 1 3 4 44 17 23 0 3 3 13 6 13 0 2 2 13 2 20 0 2 2 17 4 24 1 0 1 15 11 5 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season Player 9 3 5 0 1 544:01 291 25 .914 2.76 0 266 0 0 1 9 15 5 9 0 1 902:41 478 39 .918 2.59 1 439 0 0 1 15

Roster

Coaching staff and team personnel Head coach: Peter Smith Associate coach: Pierre Alain Assistant coach: Katia Clement-Heydra

Awards and honors Player of the Week Awarded November 28: Jade Downie-Landry - First Star, Ann-Sophie Bettez Third Star

Transactions July 25, 2022: The franchise signed their first seven players, headlined by Ann-Sophie Bettez. October 12, 2022: The franchise added another five free agents to their roster. Signings

Player Date Contract terms July 25, 2022 Ann-Sophie Bettez Undisclosed July 25, 2022 Kim Deschenes Undisclosed July 25, 2022 Jade Downie-Landry Undisclosed July 25, 2022 Alexandra Labelle Undisclosed July 25, 2022 Sarah Lefort Undisclosed July 25, 2022 Kristina Shanahan Undisclosed July 25, 2022 Brigitte Laganiere UndisclosedAugust 10, 2022 Marie-Soleil Deschênes Terms undisclosed August 10, 2022 Kaity Howarth Terms undisclosedAugust 10, 2022 Alyssa Holmes Terms undisclosedAugust 10, 2022 Samantha Isbell Terms undisclosedAugust 10, 2022 Brooke Stacey Terms undisclosed October 12, 2022 Deziray De Sousa Undisclosed October 12, 2022 Maude Gelinas Undisclosed October 12, 2022 Laura Jardin Undisclosed October 12, 2022 Gabrielle De SerresUndisclosed October 12, 2022 Sally Hoerr Undisclosed

References

Recaps

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