# 1998–99 NWHL season

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 | Pts |
| 1 | Bonaventure Wingstar | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 104 | 91 | 31 |
| 2 | Montreal Jofa Titan | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 88 | 109 | 29 |
| 3 | NCCP Raiders | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 61 | 114 | 24 |
| 4 | Laval Le Mistral | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 78 | 144 | 22 |
Western Division :
| No. | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Beatrice Aeros | 40 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 189 | 39 | 75 |
| 2 | Brampton Thunder | 40 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 203 | 76 | 63 |
| 3 | Mississauga Chiefs | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 117 | 75 | 48 |
| 4 | Scarborough 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 | Penalty |
| Stephanie Boyd | Brampton Thunder | 38 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 32 |
| Caroline Ouellette | Bonaventure Wingstar | 27 | 32 | 38 | 60 | 6 |
| Jeanine Sobek | Brampton Thunder | 40 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 20 |
| Angela James | Beatrice Aeros | 31 | 36 | 19 | 55 | 47 |
| Jayna Hefford | Brampton Thunder | 27 | 34 | 19 | 53 | 30 |
| Andria Hunter | Mississauga Chiefs | 40 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 2 |
| Annie Desrosiers | Laval Le Mistral | 32 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 40 |
| Vicky Sunohara | Brampton Thunder | 24 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 18 |
| Karen Nystrom | Brampton Thunder | 25 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 38 |
| Amanda Benoit | Beatrice Aeros | 30 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 16 |
| Cindy Cryderman | Beatrice Aeros | 39 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 50 |
| Lara Perks | Beatrice Aeros | 35 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 16 |
| Lori Dupuis | Brampton Thunder | 22 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 18 |
| Nathalie Fournier | Bonaventure Wingstar | 33 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 25 |
| Sommer West | Beatrice Aeros | 33 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 38 |
| Geraldine Heaney | Beatrice Aeros | 29 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 22 |
| Annie Fahlenbock | Mississauga Chiefs | 37 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 8 |
| Tara McKay | Brampton Thunder | 38 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 20 |
| Julie 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