2000–01 NWHL season explained

In the 2000–01 season, the former Canadian National Women's Hockey League championship was won by the Beatrice Aeros team from Toronto. Jayna Hefford of Brampton Thunder had the best goalscoring record.

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	Pts
1	Montreal Wingstar	40	30	6	4	163	63	64
2	Sainte-Julie Pantheres	40	22	15	3	168	102	47
3	Ottawa Raiders	40	11	25	4	78	150	26
4	Laval Le Mistral	40	5	33	2	68	261	12

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Western Division

No.	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Beatrice Aeros	40	35	2	3	222	48	73
2	Brampton Thunder	40	30	7	3	223	82	63
3	Mississauga Chiefs	40	21	16	3	107	97	45
4	Toronto Sting	40	8	29	3	82	168	19
5	Clearnet Lightning	40	5	34	1	77	219	11

The Vancouver Griffins played an 18 game exhibition schedule, against male and female Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union teams, British Columbia and Alberta provincial women's teams, and NWHL teams.

Playoffs

• March 18, 2001: Sainte-Julie Pantheres 2, Beatrice Aeros 2
• March 19, 2001: Beatrice Aeros 8, Sainte-Julie Pantheres 1

Beatrice Aeros wins won the championship of the NWHL based on total goals scored.

Scoring leaders

Player	Teams	Goals	Assists	Points
Jayna Hefford	Brampton	30	29	59
Amy Turek	Beatrice Aeros	28	30	58
Caroline Ouellette	Montreal	21	32	53
Karen Nystrom	Brampton	18	30	48
Vicky Sunohara	Brampton	17	25	42
Gillian Apps	Beatrice Aeros	22	20	42
Lori Dupuis	Brampton	23	15	38
Cherie Piper	Beatrice Aeros	19	18	37
Andria Hunter	Mississauga	15	22	37

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External links

• Photos of NWHL Finals 2000-01

Notes and References

1. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.547, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada,
2. , Canoe Inc, February 13, 2001.