| Scarborough Sting | |
|---|---|
| City | Scarborough, Canada |
| League | National Women's Hockey League |
| Division | Western |
| Founded | approximate in 1990's |
| Folded | 2001 |
| Home arena | Mid Scarborough & Malvern |
| Colours | Dark blue and white |
| General manager | Karen Spence |
| Head coach | Michael Crawford and Blake Broke in 1998-99, Merlind Bartley in 2000-01 |
| Captain | Heather 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.
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]
| Year | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 40 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 32 | 224 | 4 |
| 1999-2000 | 40 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 49 | 170 | 9 |
| 2000–01 | 40 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 82 | 168 | 19 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
| Year | Regular Season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 [8] | 4th, Western Division | no participation to playoff |
| 1999-2000 [9] | 5th, Western Division | no participation to playoff |
| 2000-01 [10] | 4th, Western Division | no participation to playoff |
| Number | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 |  | Tracy Cook |
| 1 | | Keely Brown [11] |
| Number | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | | Dee Dee Tanguay |
| 23 | | Coley Dosser |
| 21 | | Sue Ann Van Damme [7] [12] |
| 19 | | Sandy Metzger |
| 8 | | Diana Brown |
| 6 | | Heather Morden |
| Number | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | | Ashley Riggs |
| 36 | | Heather Richardson [7] |
| 27 | | Christianne Tremills |
| 16 | | Bussie Wood |
| 14 | | Karen Spence |
| 12 | | Sharon Williamson [7] |
| 11 | | Kate Foley |
| 3 | | Deandra Locicero |
