Scarborough Sting

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Scarborough Sting
City Scarborough, Canada
League National Women's Hockey League
DivisionWestern
Foundedapproximate in 1990's
Folded2001
Home arena Mid Scarborough & Malvern
ColoursDark blue and white
General managerKaren Spence
Head coachMichael Crawford and Blake Broke in 1998-99, Merlind Bartley in 2000-01
CaptainHeather Richardson

The Scarborough Sting was a professional women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). The team played its home games in Mid Scarborough & Malvern Arena at Scarborough, in Ontario.

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History

The Scarborough Sting was founded approximate in 1990's and played in Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (COWHL). [1] The club played several seasons in COWHL. The Scarborough Sting joined the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) in 1998-99. [2] The first season was difficult: 1 victory, 4 tie and 21 defeats in 40 games. [3] In 1999-2000, surprisingly, the Sting never won at home, collecting all of their points (3 wins and 3 ties) on the road. [4] [5] Thursday, March 30, 2000 Scarborough Sting was face off against Japan National Team in Stouffville, Ontario: Japan 6-1 Scarborough Sting. [6] In 2000-01, the club re-organized and adopted the new name Toronto Sting . [7]

Season-by-season

Year by year
YearGPWLTGFGAPts
1998-99401372322244
1999-2000403343491709
2000–014082938216819

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.

Season standings

YearRegular seasonPlayoffs
1998-99 [8] 4th, Western Divisionno participation to playoff
1999-2000 [9] 5th, Western Divisionno participation to playoff
2000-01 [10] 4th, Western Divisionno participation to playoff

Last current roster 2000-01

Goalies
NumberPlayer
29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tracy Cook
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Keely Brown [11]
Defense
NumberPlayer
58 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dee Dee Tanguay
23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Coley Dosser
21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sue Ann Van Damme [7] [12]
19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sandy Metzger
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Diana Brown
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Heather Morden
Forwards
NumberPlayer
91 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ashley Riggs
36 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Heather Richardson [7]
27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christianne Tremills
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bussie Wood
14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Karen Spence
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Williamson [7]
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kate Foley
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Deandra Locicero

[13]

Former staff

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mississauga Chiefs AAA History".
  2. ↑ Five Teams Added to COWHL, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/NWHL/1998-99/new5.html
  3. ↑ "Final League Standings - 1998/99" (TXT). Archived from the original on 2000-05-27. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  4. ↑ NWHL Standings - 2000 02 26: http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1999-00/Mstand.html
  5. ↑ NWHL Game Results, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/NWHL/1999-00/games_played.html
  6. ↑ 1999-2000 NWHL News Items, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1999-00/Mnews.html#NI-016
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Sting hope to rebound in 2000
  8. ↑ Roster 1998-99 and stats: http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/NWHL/1998-99/sti.data
  9. ↑ Roster 1999-2000 and stats: http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/NWHL/1999-00/sti.html
  10. ↑ Roster 2000-01:http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/ros_tor.html Archived 2012-07-21 at archive.today
  11. ↑ Keely Brown played for the Scarborough Sting and the Mississauga Ice Bears in the National Women's Hockey League for several years, then moved to the Canadian National Ringette Team: http://www.ringettegoalies.com/keelys-bio.html
  12. ↑ From the University of Toronto, Sue Ann Van Damme was in 1997-98 League All-Star Teams in OUA Women's Hockey -- http://www.whockey.com/univ/oua/allstars/oua_1998.html
  13. ↑ Toronto Sting Roster
  14. ↑ 1998-99 Scarborough Sting, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1998-99/team/sting.html