2000–01 NWHL season

In the 2000–01 season, the former Canadian National Women's Hockey League championship was won by the Beatrice Aeros team from Toronto. Jayna Hefford of Brampton Thunder had the best goalscoring record.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.

Eastern Division
No. Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Montreal Wingstar 40 30 6 4 163 63 64
2 Sainte-Julie Pantheres 40 22 15 3 168 102 47
3 Ottawa Raiders 40 11 25 4 78 150 26
4 Laval Le Mistral 40 5 33 2 68 261 12

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Western Division
No. Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Beatrice Aeros 40 35 2 3 222 48 73
2 Brampton Thunder 40 30 7 3 223 82 63
3 Mississauga Chiefs 40 21 16 3 107 97 45
4 Toronto Sting 40 8 29 3 82 168 19
5 Clearnet Lightning 40 5 34 1 77 219 11

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Exhibition schedule
No. Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
Vancouver Griffins 18 14 4 0 91 43 28

The Vancouver Griffins played an 18 game exhibition schedule, against male and female Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union teams, British Columbia and Alberta provincial women's teams, and NWHL teams.

Playoffs

  • March 18, 2001: Sainte-Julie Pantheres 2, Beatrice Aeros 2
  • March 19, 2001: Beatrice Aeros 8, Sainte-Julie Pantheres 1

Beatrice Aeros wins won the championship of the NWHL based on total goals scored.

Scoring leaders

Player Teams Goals Assists Points
Jayna Hefford Brampton 30 29 59
Amy Turek Beatrice Aeros 28 30 58
Caroline Ouellette Montreal 21 32 53
Karen Nystrom Brampton 18 30 48
Vicky Sunohara Brampton 17 25 42
Gillian Apps Beatrice Aeros 22 20 42
Lori Dupuis Brampton 23 15 38
Cherie Piper Beatrice Aeros 19 18 37
Andria Hunter Mississauga 15 22 37

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References

  1. ^ a b Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.547, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
  2. ^ NWHL SCORING LEADERS[usurped] , Canoe Inc, February 13, 2001.