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The Vaughan Flames was a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League

Canadian Women's Hockey League

The Canadian Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's ice hockey leagues in Canada. The league was founded in 2007. The league currently has six ice hockey teams: three in Ontario, one in Quebec, one in Alberta and one in Boston, Massachusetts....

(CWHL). The team played its home games at Vaughan Sports Village in Vaughan, Ontario

Vaughan, Ontario

Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

History

In 1995 the Vaughan Flames joined the Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA). Since 1995, the Vaughan Flames have grown to accommodate teams in all levels of play, including Senior. The club joined 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 This League was in service between 1999 and 2007.-History:The NWHL superseded the old Central Ontario Women's Hockey League in 1998-99.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) in 1999. The Team adopted different names: Clearnet Lightning (1999 to 2001), Telus Lightning (2001 to 2006), Durham Lightning (2005–2006) and Etobicoke Dolphins in 2006-07 (the last season of NWHL). In 2007 the Vaughan Flames joined the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). In 2010 it was announced that the CWHL would reduce the number of its teams to five. The Vaughan Flames team will no longer be playing in the CWHL, while the intermediates and other young level programs continue.

Season-by-season

in National Women's Hockey League (NWHL):
in Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL):

Year by year|-
Year	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1999-2000	40	4	33	3	44	249	11
2000–01	40	5	34	1	77	219	11
2001–02	30	4	18	8	59	120	16
2002–03	36	0	35	54	236	122	2
2003–04	36	8	28	0	66	224	16
2004–05	36	4	28	4	72	189	12
2005–06	36	23	8	5	107	74	53
2006–07	20	15	3	2	87	66	64
2007–08	30	12	16	2	69	101	26
2008–09	25	4	19	2	n/a	n/a	10
2009–10	29	9	19	1	n/a	n/a	19

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	League	Regular Season	Playoffs
1999-2000	National Women's Hockey League	4rd, Western Division	no participation to playoff
2000-01	National Women's Hockey League	5rd, Western Division	no participation to playoff
2001-02	National Women's Hockey League	4rd, Western Division	no participation to playoff
2002-03	National Women's Hockey League	4rd, Central Division	no participation to playoff
2003-04	National Women's Hockey League	4rd, Central Division	no participation to playoff
2004-05	National Women's Hockey League	4rd, Central Division	no participation to playoff
2005-06	National Women's Hockey League	First place, Central Division	eliminated in first round
2006-07	National Women's Hockey League	First place (only one division now)	eliminated in first round
2007-08	Canadian Women's Hockey League	3rd, Central Division	eliminated in first round
2008-09	Canadian Women's Hockey League	5rd, last place	no participation to playoff
2009-10	Canadian Women's Hockey League	5rd, last place	no participation to playoff

Last Roster (2009-10)

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!colspan=2 |Goalies
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=10%|Player
!!width=10%|Former Team
!!width=10%|Hometown
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|33
|align=center|

Canada
|align=center|Stephanie Lockert
|align=center|
|align=center|Thunder Bay, Ontario
|-
{| width=100%
!colspan=2 |Defense
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=10%|Player
!!width=10%|Former Team
!!width=10%|Hometown
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|67
|align=center|

Canada
|align=center|Michelle Bonello
|align=center|
|align=center|Mississauga, Ontario
|-
{|
!colspan=2 |Forwards
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=10%|Player
!!width=10%|Former Team
!!width=10%|Hometown
|-
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|71
|align=center|

Canada
|align=center|Jenn Wakefield

Jenn Wakefield

Jennifer Wakefield is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was a substitute for the women's team that participated in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Junior years:...

|align=center| Canada National Team
|align=center|Pickering, Ontario
|-
|}

Coaching Staff 2009-10

General Manager: Barb Fisher and Brandon Smith,
Head Coach: Bart Blair
Assistant Coach: Gord Holdgate,
Assistant Coach: Eric Love,
Assistant Coach: Amanda Reid,
Equipment Manager: Lester Tiu,
Head Therapist: Sharlton Hercules
Trainer: Jackie Raposo,

Notable former players

Kerry Weiland
Kerry Weiland
Kerry Weiland is an American ice hockey defenceman. She was named to the United States women’s ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.Weiland competed for the University of Wisconsin-Madison...

USA National Team

She played with Vaughan Flames in season 2007-08.

Chloe Milano

York University

Rookie All Star Team - 2008/09

Jenn Wakefield
Jenn Wakefield
Jennifer Wakefield is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was a substitute for the women's team that participated in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Junior years:...

Canada National Team

She played with Vaughan Flames in season 2009-10.