Vaughan Flames

The Vaughan Flames was a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). The team played its home games at Vaughan Sports Village in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.

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 (NWHL) in 1999.{{cite news |title=1999–2000 NWHL News Items: Clearnet Lightning Joins NWHL |url=http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1999-00/Mnews.html#NI-001 |date=September 7, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927101256/http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1999-00/Mnews.html#NI-001 |archive-date=September 27, 2011}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dwgha.com/leagues/homeDWGHA.cfm?leagueID=0&clientID=3918&link=DWGHA|title=Durham West Girls Hockey}}

Season-by-season

in National Women's Hockey League (NWHL):

{{see also|1999–2000 NWHL season|2000–01 NWHL season|2001–02 NWHL season|2002–03 NWHL season|2003–04 NWHL season|2005–06 NWHL season|2006–07 NWHL season|2007–08 CWHL season|2008–09 CWHL season|2009–10 CWHL season}}

in Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL):

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year by year ! width="7.5%" \| Year ! width="7.5%" title="Games played" class="unsortable" \| GP ! width="7.5%" title="Wins" \| W ! width="7.5%" title="Losses" \| L ! width="7.5%" title="Ties" \| T ! width="7.5%" title="Goals for" \| GF ! width="7.5%" title="Goals against" \| GA ! width="7.5%" title="Points" \| 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	1	54	236	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

style="background-color:#B3B7FF; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |

| = Indicates First Place finish

style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |

| = Indicates championship

class="wikitable"

!Year

!League

!Regular Season

!Playoffs

1999–2000Roster 1999–2000 and stats: http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/NWHL/1999-00/lig.html, February 26, 2000.

|National Women's Hockey League

|4th, Western Division

|no participation to playoff

2000–01Roster 2000–01:{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120801090238/http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/ros_dur.html]}}

|National Women's Hockey League

|5th, Western Division

|no participation to playoff

2001–02

|National Women's Hockey League

|4th, Western Division

|no participation to playoff

2002–03

|National Women's Hockey League

|4th, Central Division

|no participation to playoff

2003–04

|National Women's Hockey League

|4th, Central Division

|no participation to playoff

2004–05

|National Women's Hockey League

|4th, Central Division

|no participation to playoff

2005–06Roster 2005–06: http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=42409&seasonid=1027

|National Women's Hockey League

|style="background:#B3B7FF"|1st, Central Division

|eliminated in first round

2006–07Roster 2006–07:http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=42409&seasonid=1408

|National Women's Hockey League

|style="background:#B3B7FF"|1st (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

|5th, last place

|no participation to playoff

2009–10Roster 2009–10:http://www.sport.ca/team/rosters/index.php?team=494

|Canadian Women's Hockey League

|5th, last place

|no participation to playoff

Last roster (2009–10)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Goalies

width=5%|Number

!width=5%|

width=10%|Player

width=10%|Former Team

width=10%|Hometown

33

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|Kendra Fischer

|

|Kincardine, Ontario

29

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|Stephanie Lockert

|

|Thunder Bay, Ontario

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Defense

width=5%|Number

!width=5%|

width=10%|Player

width=10%|Former Team

width=10%|Hometown

67

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|Lauren Meschino

|

|Montreal, Quebec

42

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|Krista McArthur

|

|Alliston, Ontario

5

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|

| Saugeen Shores, Ontario

4

| {{Flag icon|CAN}}

|Michelle Bonello

|

|Mississauga, Ontario

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Forwards

width=5%|Number

!width=5%|

width=10%|Player

width=10%|Former Team

width=10%|Hometown

71

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|Samantha Shirley

|

|Mississauga,Ontario

64

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|Danielle Ayearst

|

|Whistler, British Columbia

27

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|

|Fort Mcmurray, ALberta

20

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|

|

16

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|

|Brampton, Ontario

15

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|

|Brampton, Ontario

14

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|

|Pickering, Ontario

11

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|Danielle Blanchard

|

|Newmarket, Ontario

9

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|Joanne Eustace

|

|Torbay, Newfoundland

6

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|

|Watford, Ontario

|{{Flag icon|CAN}}

|Jenn Wakefield

| Canada National Team

|Pickering, Ontario

{{Cite web|url=http://www.sport.ca/team/rosters/index.php?team=494|title=Sport.ca}}

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 USA National Team

She played with Vaughan Flames in season 2007–08.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hockeymedia.ca/Womens_2009_pdf.pdf |title=2007–08 CWHL Review |publisher=Canadian Women's Hockey League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007191443/http://www.hockeymedia.ca/Womens_2009_pdf.pdf |archive-date=October 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |page=35 |website=HockeyMedia.ca}}

Chloe Milano

York University

Rookie All Star Team – 2008/09

Jenn Wakefield Canada National Team

She played with Vaughan Flames in season 2009–10.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sport.ca/team/content/index.php?team=494&id=448|title = Sport.ca}}

See also

Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL)
National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) was in service between 1998 and 2007.

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

[http://www.vaughanflames.org/ Vaughan Flames Webpage]
[http://www.sport.ca/team/index.php?team=494 Vaughan Flames ]
[http://www.cwhl.ca CWHL web site]

{{Canadian Women's Hockey League}}

{{Professional Women's Hockey seasons}}

{{Vaughan}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaughan Flames}}

Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Ontario

Category:Defunct women's ice hockey teams in Canada

Category:Canadian Women's Hockey League teams

Category:Sport in Vaughan

Category:Women's ice hockey teams in Ontario

Category:2007 establishments in Ontario

Category:2010 disestablishments in Ontario

Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 2007

Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2010