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Laval Le Mistral was a women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League

National Women's Hockey League

The National Women's Hockey League was a women's ice hockey league. This League was in service between 1999 and 2007.-History:The NWHL superseded the old Central Ontario Women's Hockey League in 1998-99. After the old COWHL dropped down to three teams in 1997-98, the new league expanded to...

(NWHL). The team played its home games in Colisée de Laval

Colisée de Laval

The Colisée de Laval is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Laval, Quebec, Canada built in 1954.-Function:Colisée de Laval has primarily been used as the home arena for several hockey teams in the Laval Area....

in Laval, Quebec

Laval, Quebec

Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

Season-by-season

See also: 1998–99 NWHL season
1998–99 NWHL season
-Final standings:Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.- MVP of NWHL Western Division :*---Team: ----- Most Valuable Defense ---- Most Valuable Forward...
See also: 1999–2000 NWHL season
1999–2000 NWHL season
-Final standings:Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.-Eastern Division Final:Montréal Wingstar vs Sainte-Julie Pantheres*Saturday March 4 2000: Sainte-Julie Pantheres 6 Montréal Wingstar 0...
See also: 2000–01 NWHL season
2000–01 NWHL season
-Final standings:Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.-Playoffs:*March 18, 2001: Sainte-Julie Pantheres 2, Beatrice Aeros 2*March 19, 2001: Beatrice Aeros 8, Sainte-Julie Pantheres 1...

Year by year|-
Year	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1998-99	34	9	21	4	78	144	22
1999-2000	35	7	23	5	78	177	19
2000-01	40	5	33	2	68	261	12

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 yearwith 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

Quebec Avalanche

The Quebec Avalanche was a National Women's Hockey League team located in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Before they were previously known as Sainte-Julie Pantheres and Metropol Le Cheyenne...

Saturday February 26 and Sunday February 27, the Sainte-Julie Pantheres

Quebec Avalanche

The Quebec Avalanche was a National Women's Hockey League team located in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Before they were previously known as Sainte-Julie Pantheres and Metropol Le Cheyenne...

eliminated the Laval Le Mistral, winning their two game series 2-0.

Season standing

Year	Regular Season	Playoffs
1998–1999	4rd Eastern Division	elimined in first round
1999–2000	4rd, Eastern Division	elimined in first round
2000-01	4rd, Eastern Division	elimined in first round

Last Current Roster 2000-01

Goalies
Number		\|Player		\|Former Team	\|Hometown
55	Canada	Nancy Morin
53	Canada	Vania Goeury
49	Canada	Penny Peters
1	Canada	Charline Labonte Charline Labonté Charline Labonté is a women's ice hockey player. Labonté now lives in Montreal, and is studying Physical Education at McGill University.-Playing career:...	National Team Canada	Greenfield Park, Quebec

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Canada
|align=center|Karine Senecal
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Japan
|align=center|Masako Sato

Masako Sato

Masako Sato was an ice hockey player from Japan. She competed for her country in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She also played 3 seasons for Laval Le Mistral a women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League. She was second in team scoring during the 1999–2000 NWHL season...

Canada
|align=center|Josee Cournoyer
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Notable former players

Masako Sato
Masako Sato
Masako Sato was an ice hockey player from Japan. She competed for her country in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She also played 3 seasons for Laval Le Mistral a women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League. She was second in team scoring during the 1999–2000 NWHL season...

, forward (Japan)
Rie Sato
Rie Sato (ice hockey)
Rie Sato was an ice hockey player from Japan. She competed for her country in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She also played for Laval Le Mistral a women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League during the 1999–2000 NWHL season...

, defender (Japan)
Maren Valenti (Germany)
Isabelle Chartrand
Isabelle Chartrand
Isabelle Chartrand is a women's ice hockey player. Chartrand competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City before her 24th birthday. Chartrand was one of the youngest members of the team...

, defender, a member of Canada's 1999 National Women's Team.
Charline Labonte
Charline Labonté
Charline Labonté is a women's ice hockey player. Labonté now lives in Montreal, and is studying Physical Education at McGill University.-Playing career:...

, Goaltender, a member of Canada National Team.

Award and honour

1998/99 Eastern Division 1st All Star Team: Annie Desrosiers (forward) and Isabelle Chartrand
Isabelle Chartrand
Isabelle Chartrand is a women's ice hockey player. Chartrand competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City before her 24th birthday. Chartrand was one of the youngest members of the team...

(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 (forward) and Isabelle Chartrand
Isabelle Chartrand
Isabelle Chartrand is a women's ice hockey player. Chartrand competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City before her 24th birthday. Chartrand was one of the youngest members of the team...

(defender)

Former Staff

General Manager: Michel Dyotte
Head Coach: Marcel Dube
Assistant Coach: Benoit Constantineau
Assistant Coach: Christian Dugel