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The Montreal Axion were 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 This League was in service between 1999 and 2007.-History:The NWHL superseded the old Central Ontario Women's Hockey League in 1998-99.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 (2003 at 2007) located 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...

, 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...

. The Axion represented Quebec at the 2005 Esso Women's Nationals. They were previously known as Bonaventure Wingstar (1998-99) and Montreal Wingstar (1999-2003).

Season-by-season

Year by year|-
Year	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1998-99	34	13	16	5	104	91	31
1999-2000	35	18	7	10	116	62	46
2000–01	40	30	6	4	163	63	64
2001–02	30	11	14	5	66	78	27
2002–03	36	18	15	3	83	81	39
2003–04	36	20	11	5	113	84	46
2004–05	36	24	10	2	140	85	51
2005–06	36	14	19	3	100	122	33
2006–07	13	6	7	0	66	56	13

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
1998-99	First place, Eastern Division	lost in final (Silver Medal)
1999-2000	2rd, Eastern Division	eliminated in first round
2000-01	First place,Eastern Division	eliminated in first round
2001-02	2rd, Eastern Division	eliminated in first round
2002-03	First place, Eastern Division	eliminated in first round
2003-04	First place, Eastern Division	eliminated in first round
2004-05	First place, Eastern Division	Finalist, lost in Final game
2005-06	2rd, Eastern Division	NWHL champions
2006-07	5rd,in one division	finalist, lost the final game

NWHL Championships

1998-99 finalist and lost the final game again Brampton Thunder
2004-05 finalist and lost the final game again Toronto Aeros
2005-06 won the championship
2006-07 finalist and lost the final game again Brampton

Last Current Roster 2006-07

Goalies
Number		\|Player		\|Former Team	\|Hometown
54	Canada	Sabrina Patenaude	Montreal Axion (2005-06)	Pierrefond, Quebec
53	Canada	Jennifer Lavigne	Montreal Axion (2005-06)	Montreal, Quebec
20	Canada	Sophie Courtemanche	Montreal Axion (2005-06)
20	Canada	Krystel Boutin	Montreal Axion (2005-06)	Longueuil, Quebec

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Canada
|align=center|Catherine Ward

Catherine Ward

Catherine Ward is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was also a member of the 2008–09 McGill Martlets women's hockey season, which won a Canadian Interuniversity Sport title...

United States
|align=center|Meghan Maguire
|align=center| Montreal Axion 2005-06
|align=center| Amherst, New Hampshire
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{|
!colspan=2 |Forwards
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
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!!width=10%|Player
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Canada
|align=center|Lisa-Marie Breton

Lisa-Marie Breton

Lisa-Marie Breton is an ice hockey player for the Montreal Stars. For the 2010–11 Montreal CWHL season, Breton is the team captain.-Playing career:...

Canada
|align=center|Jesse Scanzano

Jesse Scanzano

Jesse Scanzano is a Canadian ice hockey forward for the Mercyhurst College Lakers. She grew up in Montreal, Quebec and played for the Montreal Axion women's ice hockey team and participated in the 2005 Esso Women’s Nationals She was selected fifth overall in the 2011 CWHL Draft...

Canada
|align=center|Cynthia Morin
|align=center|Montreal Axion (2005-06)
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Notable players

Therese Brisson
Therese Brisson
Thérèse Brisson is a women's ice hockey player. Brisson played for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team from 1993 to 2005. Brisson was the second oldest member of Team Canada’s gold medal winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City...

Defender
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:...

Goalie
Caroline Ouellette
Caroline Ouellette
Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars...

Forward
Gina Kingsbury
Gina Kingsbury
Gina Kingsbury is a retired women's ice hockey player. She graduated from St. Lawrence University with a degree in psychology. She ranks second all-time in scoring among St...

Forward
Angela Ruggiero
Angela Ruggiero
Angela Marie Ruggiero is an American ice hockey defenseman. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She is also the author of a memoir about her hockey experiences and a former contestant on the NBC reality show The Apprentice...

(2005-2006)
Jesse Scanzano
Jesse Scanzano
Jesse Scanzano is a Canadian ice hockey forward for the Mercyhurst College Lakers. She grew up in Montreal, Quebec and played for the Montreal Axion women's ice hockey team and participated in the 2005 Esso Women’s Nationals She was selected fifth overall in the 2011 CWHL Draft...

Forward (2005-06 and 2006-07)
France St-Louis Forward (1998-99 and 1999-2000)
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 (2006-2007)

Coaching Staff