The 1998–99 NWHL season was the first season of the National Women's Hockey League.
1998–99
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 Pts1 Bonaventure Wingstar 34 13 16 5 104 91 312Montreal Jofa Titan 34 12 17 5 88 109 293 NCCP Raiders 34 9 19 6 61 114 244 Laval Le Mistral 34 9 21 4 78 144 22
+ Western Division No. Team GP W L T GF GA Pts1 Beatrice Aeros 40 37 2 1 189 39 752 Brampton Thunder 40 30 7 3 203 76 633 Mississauga Chiefs 40 23 15 2 117 75 484Scarborough Sting 40 1 37 2 32 224 4
MVP of NWHL Western Division
---Team: ----- Most Valuable Defense ---- Most Valuable Forward Beatrice Aeros ----- Becky Kellar ---- Angela James Brampton Thunder ---- Sue Merz ------- Jayna Hefford Mississauga Chiefs --Nathalie Rivard ---Andria Hunter Scarborough Sting -- Cassandra Turner --- Michelle Steele
Playoffs
First round
Eastern Division April 10, 1999: Montreal Jofa-Titan 3 at NCCP Raiders 1 April 11, 1999: NCCP Raiders 4 at Montreal Jofa-Titan 4
Montreal Jofa-Titan wins 2 games semi-final 3 points to 1
April 10, 1999: Bonaventure Wingstar 4 at Laval Le Mistral 2 April 11, 1999: Laval Le Mistral 3 at Bonaventure Wingstar 8
Bonaventure Wingstar wins 2 game semi-final
Eastern Division Finals April 17, 1999: Bonaventure Wingstar 5 at Montreal Jofa-Titan 1 April 18, 1999: Montreal Jofa-Titan 2 at Bonaventure Wingstar 2
Bonaventure Wingstar wins in total goals.
Western Division March 17, 1999: Mississauga Chiefs 3 at Brampton Thunder 5 March 23, 1999: Brampton Thunder 2 at Mississauga Chiefs 1
Brampton Thunder wins best of 3 series 2-0.
Second round April 23, 1999 18:15 hrs: Mississauga Chiefs 2 Bonaventure Wingstar 6 20:10 hrs: Montreal Jofa-Titan 2 @ Brampton Thunder 5
April 24, 1999 10:40 hrs: Montreal Jofa-Titan 2 Mississauga Chiefs 1 12:50 hrs: Brampton Thunder 6 Bonaventure Wingstar 2 17:50 hrs: Bonaventure Wingstar 4 Montreal Jofa-Titan 1 19:30 hrs: Brampton Thunder 2 Mississauga Chiefs 1
Final Round
April 25 11:15 hrs: Bronze Medal Game Mississauga Chiefs 2 Montreal Jofa-Titan 0 13:30 hres Gold Medal Game Bonaventure Wingstar 2 Brampton Thunder 5
Gold Medal: Brampton Thunder Silver Medal: Bonaventure Wingstar Bronze Medal: Mississauga Chiefs
Award and honour for playoffs MVP Bonaventure Wingstar: Josee Cholette MVP Mississauga Chiefs: Andria Hunter MVP Montreal Jofa-Titan: Mai Lan Le
Scoring 20 leaders Player Teams Games Goals Assists Points PenaltyStephanie Boyd Brampton Thunder 38 21 40 61 32 Caroline Ouellette Bonaventure Wingstar 27 32 38 60 6Jeanine Sobek Brampton Thunder 40 21 36 57 20Angela James Beatrice Aeros 31 36 19 55 47 Jayna Hefford Brampton Thunder 27 34 19 53 30Andria HunterMississauga Chiefs 40 20 21 41 2Annie Desrosiers Laval Le Mistral 32 28 12 40 40Vicky Sunohara Brampton Thunder 24 22 18 40 18Karen Nystrom Brampton Thunder 25 23 14 37 38 Amanda Benoit Beatrice Aeros 30 16 20 36 16Cindy Cryderman Beatrice Aeros 39 18 17 35 50Lara Perks Beatrice Aeros 35 16 19 35 16 Lori Dupuis Brampton Thunder 22 15 20 35 18Nathalie Fournier Bonaventure Wingstar 33 14 21 35 25Sommer West Beatrice Aeros 33 11 22 33 38Geraldine Heaney Beatrice Aeros 29 8 25 33 22Annie Fahlenbock Mississauga Chiefs 37 10 22 32 8Tara McKay Brampton Thunder 38 10 21 31 20Julie Pelletier Laval Le Mistral 33 15 15 30 26
1998–99 Eastern Division All-Star Team
First All-Star Team
Goalie Marie-France Morin, NCCP Raiders
Defense Isabelle Chartrand, Laval Le Mistral Isabelle Surprenant, Montreal Jofa-Titan
Forward Annie Desrosiers, Laval Le Mistral Nancy Drolet, Montreal Jofa-Titan Caroline Ouellette, Bonaventure Wingstar
Second All-Star Team
Goalie (tie) Vania Goeury, Laval Le Mistral Marie-Claude Roy, Montreal Jofa-Titan
Defense Anik Bouchard, Laval Le Mistral Nancy Robitaille, Bonaventure Winstar
Forward Dana Avery, NCCP Raiders Mai-Lan Le, Montreal Jofa-Titan Julie Pelletier, Laval Le Mistral
1998–99 Western Division All-Star Team
First All-Star Team
Goalie Jen Dewar, Mississauga Chiefs
Defense Nathalie Rivard, Mississauga Chiefs Sue Merz, Brampton Thunder
Forward Andria Hunter, Mississauga Chiefs Angela James, Beatrice Aeros Vicky Sunohara, Brampton Thunder
Second All-Star Team
Goalie Kendra Fisher, Beatrice Aeros
Defense Carol Cooper, Mississauga Chiefs Gillian Ferrari, Beatrice Aero
Forward Lori Dupuis, Brampton Thunder Annie Fahlenbock, Mississauga Chiefs Jayna Hefford, Brampton Thunder
See also National Women's Hockey League (1999–2007) (NWHL)
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