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The Quebec Avalanche was a 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 This League was in service between 1999 and 2007.-History:The NWHL superseded the old Central Ontario Women's Hockey League in 1998-99.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...

team (2002 to 2007) located in Laval

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...

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, 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...

. 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

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

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	47
2001–02	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	16
2005–06	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

Year	Regular Season	Playoffs
1999–2000	First place, Eastern Division	Finalist, lost the final
2000-01	2rd,Eastern Division	Finalist,lost the final
2001-02	3rd, Eastern Division	no participation to playoff
2002-03	3rd, Eastern Division	no participation to playoff
2003-04	3rd place, Eastern Division	no participation to playoff
2004-05	3rd, Eastern Division	no participation to playoff
2005-06	3rd, Eastern Division	no participation to playoff
2006-07	6rd,in one division	no participation to playoff

NWHL Championships

1999-2000: Sainte-Julie Pantheres defeated Laval Le Mistral
Laval Le Mistral
Laval Le Mistral was a women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League . The team played its home games in Colisée de Laval in Laval, Quebec , Canada.-Season-by-season:*See also: 1998–99 NWHL season...

and Montreal Axion
Montreal Axion
The Montreal Axion were a National Women's Hockey League team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Axion represented Quebec at the 2005 Esso Women's Nationals...

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.

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 Current Roster 2006-07

Goalies
Number		\|Player		\|Former Team	\|Hometown
36	Canada	Marie-Andree Joncas	Quebec Avalanche 2005-06	Laval, Quebec
30	Canada	Ariella Kleiman	Quebec Avalanche 2005-06	Cote-St-Luc, Quebec
N/A	Canada	Emmanuelle Cabana	Quebec Avalanche 2005-06	St-Hilaine, Quebec

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Canada
|align=center|Valerie Boisclair
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|-
{|
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Canada
|align=center|Caroline Proulx
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|align=center|Montreal, Quebec
|-
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Notables former players

Emilie Castonguay Forward
Nancy Drolet
Nancy Drolet
Nancy Drolet is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is the daughter of Mr. Denis Drolet and Mrs. Viviane Dubé...

, Forward
Caroline Laforge Forward
Kim St-Pierre
Kim St-Pierre
Kim St-Pierre is a women's ice hockey player.-McGill:In 1998-99, she was the top rookie for the McGill Martlets women's ice hockey team...

,Goalie
Genevieve St-Pierre Goalie

Former coachs

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