# Montréal Mission

The Montréal Mission is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL), competing in the White Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded in 2004. The team gathers its players from the region of Montréal, Québec, and plays its home games at Centre Étienne Desmarteau.
The "Mission" is one of the NRL's most successful teams from Quebec. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the team did not compete in the NRL Championships. In the past the Mission also competed against Bourassa Royal before that NRL team was discontinued.

## Team history

The Montréal Mission, or, "the Mission", is a ringette team in the National Ringette League from Quebec which first formed in 2004. It is Quebec's NRL team with the best record in the league's history. The team was previously ranked second in the Eastern Conference of the National Ringette League behind one of Ontario's teams, the Cambridge Turbos. The Mission finished in second place for two NRL seasons: 2010-11 and 2009-10. In 2008-09, the team ended its season at the top of the NRL standings for the NRL Eastern Conference with two points more than the Cambridge Turbos.
In 2006 the team acquired Anna Vanhatalo, "The Montreal Mission is proud to welcome Anna Vanhatalo to its family. Anna is an exchange student at the University of Montreal and a valued member of the Mission team." Vanhatalo played for the Mission for one season. Her Ringeten SM-sarja [fi] team in Finland, Helsinki Ringette, received Montreal Mission goalkeeper Claudia Jetté in exchange.

## League competition 2022–23 season

In 2022–23, the NRL entered its 18th season with thirteen teams competing:
Western Conference
* BC Thunder
* Edmonton Black Gold Rush
* Edmonton WAM!
* Calgary RATH
* Saskatchewan Heat
* Manitoba Herd
Eastern Conference Red
* Nepean Ravens
* Waterloo Wildfire
* Gatineau Fusion
* Cambridge Turbos
Eastern Conference White
* Montreal Mission
* Rive-Sud Révolution
* Atlantic Attack

## Leading scorers

In 2009-2010, two Montreal Mission players dominated the National Ringette League standings in scoring: Catherine Cartier with 122 points (1st), and 110 points for Julie Blanchette (2nd). In addition, Stéphanie Séguin made 83 points placing 4th. In 2010-11, the two players dominating the standings of the league for scores and assists where the Mission's Blanchette with 141 points placing 1st, and 132 points for Cartier who finished in 2nd.
| Season | Players | Matches | Goals | Assists | Points | Leading scorers |
| 2010–2011 | Julie Blanchette | 31 | 61 | 80 | 141 | 1 (Best scorer in the League) |
| 2009–2010 | Catherine Cartier | 31 | 77 | 45 | 122 | 1 (Best scorer in the League) |
| 2008–2009 | Julie Blanchette | 31 | 54 | 80 | 134 | 2 |
| 2007–2008 | Catherine Cartier | 30 | 111 | 44 | 155 | 1 (Best scorer in the League) |

## Regular season records

| Season | Matches | Win | Losses | Lost with shootout | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Standings |
| 2007–08 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 144 | 162 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 254 | 96 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 241 | 100 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 193 | 87 | 2 |
| 2011-12 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 228 | 97 | 1 |
| 2012-13 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 263 | 145 | 1 |
| 2013-14 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 237 | 135 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 252 | 143 | 3 |
| 2015-16 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 232 | 179 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 152 | 133 | 5 |
| 2017–18 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 165 | 112 | 2 |
| Total seasons: 11 | 308 | 244 | 53 | 11 | 499 | | | |

## Playoff records

| Season | Matches | Win | Losses | Lost with prolongation | Lost with shootout | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Summary |
| 2011 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 36 | Elite Eight: 8th Record: 1-3-0 (3-0-0 record in additional round) |
| 2012 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 59 | 40 | Elite Eight: 1st Record: 6-1-0 – Won 2 game to 0 against Waterloo Wildfire in knockout stage – Lost 2-7 against LMRL Thunder in Final |
| 2013 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 50 | Elite Eight: 6th Record: 2-4-1OTL – Won 2 games to 0 against La Royal de Bourassa in knockout stage |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 39 | Elite Eight: 6th Record: 3-4-0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 53 | Elite Eight: 6th Record: 3-4-0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 49 | Elite Eight: 5th Record: 3-4-0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | Lost 2 games to 1 against Waterloo Wildfire in knockout stage |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 49 | Elite Eight: 6th Record: 2-4-1 |
| Total | 57 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 56 | | | |
| Total: regular season+playoff | 365 | 272 | 80 | 2 | 11 | 555 | | | |

## Rosters
### 2022-23

The following is the roster for the 2022–23 National Ringette League season.
2022–23 Montreal Mission :
| # | Player | Pos |
| | Camille Trudel | |
| | Laurence Pellerin | |
| 1 | Annie Trudel (AP/GUEST) | Goalie |
| 5 | Kamille Duquette | Defence |
| 9 | Allyson Savoie | Defence |
| 10 | Marie-Pier Blanchard | Centre |
| 11 | Charlie Maillé | Forward |
| 18 | Marta Matuszewski | Defense |
| 23 | Élizabeth Moreau | Defense |
| 27 | Marie-Ève Dubé | Goalie |
| 32 | Laurence Mallette-Léonard | Goalie |
| 51 | Megane Fortin | Forward |
| 55 | Mélanie Daraiche | Forward |
| 66 | Stéphanie Séguin | Forward |
| 70 | Alexandra Trudel | Defence |
| 87 | Raphaëlle Chouinard | Defence |
| 88 | Cortney Keeble | Defence |
| 91 | Émilie Brule | Forward |
| 95 | Jade Dupuis | Forward |
| 96 | Annie-Pier Séguin | Defence |
| 99 | Julie Blanchette | |

### 2011-12

The following is the roster for the 2011–2012 National Ringette League season.
| No | Player | Position | S/G | Age | Birthplace |
| 4 | Katherine Fallon-Simard | F | L | 25 | St-Hilaire, Canada |
| 10 | Julie-Ève Finn | D | L | 19 | Iles-des-Sœurs, Canada |
| 17 | Natali St-Germain | F | L | 20 | Montréal, Canada |
| 18 | Lynn Despiegelaere | F | L | 31 | Montreal, Canada |
| 27 | Kim Aspirot | F | L | 20 | Repentigny, Canada |
| 30 | Laurie Mathieu | G | L | 19 | Boucherville, Canada |
| 31 | Kathleen Perreault | G | R | 21 | Montreal, Canada |
| 33 | Claudia Jetté | G | R | 35 | St-Laurent, Canada |
| 36 | Arielle Sanschagrin | F | R | 19 | Montréal, Canada |
| 44 | Julie Primard | F | R | 29 | St-Constant, Canada |
| 47 | Véronike Dufort | D | L | 21 | Sainte-Catherine, Canada |
| 66 | Stéphanie Séguin | F | L | 30 | St-Laurent, Canada |
| 77 | Kassy Chhim | D | L | 35 | Boucherville, Canada |
| 79 | Karine Seguin | D | L | 31 | Saint-Laurent, Canada |
| 87 | Edith King | D | L | 26 | Repentigny, Canada |
| 93 | Catherine Cartier | C | L | 34 | Montreal, Canada |
| 96 | Annie-Pier Séguin | F | L | 22 | Kirkland, Canada |
| 99 | Julie Blanchette | C | L | 35 | Montreal, Canada |

#### Coaching staff

* General Manager: France Levert
* Head Coach: Daniel Dussault

## World Championship connection

Several players from the Montréal Mission have been chosen to represent Canada for the World Ringette Championships. Some players have also become coaches for the Canada national ringette team.

### Players

Canada's World Ringette Championship teams have included these notable players:
| Year | Players |
| WRC 2010 | 2010 Team Canada Sr. Julie Blanchette Stéphanie Séguin Catherine Cartier |
| WRC 2007 | 2007 Team Canada Sr. Julie Blanchette Stéphanie Séguin Claudia Jetté Melanie Thomas Catherine Cartier |
| WRC 2004 | 2004 Team Canada Sr. Julie Blanchette Stéphanie Séguin Melanie Thomas |

### Coaches

Canada's World Ringette Championship teams have included these players turned coach:
| Year | Coaches |
| WRC 2013 | Julie Blanchette, Assistant coach, 2013 Team Canada Sr. |
| WJRC 2009 | Julie Blanchette, Assistant coach, 2009 U19 Team Canada East |
| WRC 2022 | Julie Blanchette, Assistant coach, 2022 Team Canada Sr. |

## Other teams

The Montreal Mission have competed against a number of other NRL teams including the Bourassa Royal, Cambridge Turbos, Calgary RATH, Rive-Sud Révolution, and the Atlantic Attack.

## Gallery

* Montreal Mission in 2012
* Montreal Mission centre ice free pass in 2012
* Team gathering around the bench discussing strategy
* Montreal Mission player in 2012
* Bourassa Royal vs Montreal Mission in 2012