Brampton Thunder

Brampton Thunder (CWHL)

City	Brampton, Ontario
League	CWHL
Founded	1999 (1999) (2007 in CWHL)
Home arena	Powerade Centre
Colours	White and Red
General manager	Lori Dupuis
Head coach	Tyler Fines
Captain	Jayna Hefford
Website brampton.cwhl.ca

Opening match of the season 2011-12 for Brampton Thunder

The Brampton Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). The Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario. Previous names for the team include Brampton Canadettes Thunder.

Team history

While the CWHL team was formed in 2007, its roster was actually built from the old Brampton Thunder team from the disbanded National Women's Hockey League. The Brampton Thunder was a significant contributor to the roster of the Canadian national women's hockey team at the 2006 Winter Olympics, with three players (Vicky Sunohara, Jayna Hefford, and Gillian Ferrari) all contributing to Canada's gold medal win. Brampton Thunder player Kathleen Kauth also participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics, playing for the bronze medal-winning American national women's hockey team. A fifth Brampton Thunder player, goaltender Cindy Eadie, also participated in the Olympics, in 2004, with the Canadian softball team.

The Brampton Thunder won the first NWHL Championship Cup in 1998-99. The Thunder subsequently made it to the NWHL Championship Cup game three times, but were defeated each time; first by the Beatrice Aeros in 2002, then by the Calgary Oval X-Treme in 2004, and finally by the Montreal Axion in 2006. They also played in the Esso Women's Nationals and were victorious in 2006, defeating the Montreal Axion to claim the national title.

The Thunder also had the distinction of having their home arena serve as the site of all NWHL Championship Cup games.

In 2007, the NWHL suspended operations. Players from the seven disbanded NWHL teams joined seven corresponding teams in the new Canadian Women's Hockey League. Players from the NWHL Brampton Thunder joined the CWHL Brampton Canadettes-Thunder. On January 18, 2011, the Thunder competed against the Montreal Stars at the Invista Centre in Kingston, Ontario - team captain Jayna Hefford’s hometown. Her number 15 was raised to the rafters of the Invista Centre on behalf of the Kingston Area Minor Hockey Association. As of 2012, no sweaters bearing Hefford’s number will be used in Kingston Minor Hockey.^[1] On November 2, 2011, Jesse Scanzano appeared in one game for the Brampton Thunder, on loan from the Toronto Aeros.. The game was an exhibition contest versus her alma mater, the Mercyhurst Lakers.^[2] In the second period of said contest, Scanzano scored the game-winning goal as the Thunder defeated the Lakers 3-1.^[3]

In the championship game of the 2012 Clarkson Cup, Brampton fell to the Montreal Stars 4-2. In the second period, Jayna Hefford found the puck alone in front of the Stars net, but was stopped by netminder Jenny Lavigne. In the third period, the Thunder were down by a 3-0 tally. Courtney Birchard started the scoring for Brampton (assisted by Vicki Bendus and Andrea Ironside) and with two minutes left in the game, Cherie Piper scored an unassisted goal to cut the lead to 4-2 (which would remain the final tally). Two Thunder players earned awards for their play in the Clarkson Cup. The Outstanding Defender award was given to Molly Engstrom, and netminder Liz Knox was given the Outstanding Goaltender award.

NCAA exhibition

Date	NCAA school	Score	Goal scorers
Oct. 25, 2011	Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey	Cornell, 6-0^[4]	None
Nov. 2, 2011	Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey	Brampton, 3-1	Jayna Hefford, Jesse Scanzano, Vicki Bendus^[5]

CWHL Draft Picks

The following is a listing of their top draft picks. For full draft information, please see the respective draft pages.

Draft	Pick	Player	Former Team
2010 CWHL Draft^[6]	5	Delaney Collins	Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey
2011 CWHL Draft^[7]	4	Vicki Bendus	Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey
2011	6	Courtney Birchard	New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey

Season-by-season

in National Women's Hockey League (NWHL):

in Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL):

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Year	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1998-99	40	30	7	3	203	76	63
1999-2000	40	29	5	6	208	64	64
2000–01	40	30	7	3	223	82	63
2001–02	30	8	14	8	223	82	63
2002–03	36	27	9	0	152	71	54
2003–04	36	28	6	2	190	72	58
2004–05	36	30	4	2	165	70	63
2005–06	36	19	12	5	113	97	43
2006–07	16	8	8	0	71	66	16
2007–08	30	22	7	1	111	59	45
2008–09	26	19	6	1	n/a	n/a	39
2009–10	29	9	19	1	n/a	n/a	27
2010–11	26	19	6	1	111	69	39
2011–12

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

Season standings

= Indicates First Place finish

= Indicates championship

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs
1998-99	National Women's Hockey League	2nd, Western Division	Won the NWHL Championship
1999-2000	National Women's Hockey League	2nd, Western Division	lost the Western Division Final
2000-01	National Women's Hockey League	2nd, Western Division	elimined in first round
2001-02	National Women's Hockey League	3rd, Western Division	no participation to playoff
2002-03	National Women's Hockey League	2nd, Central Division	lost in first round
2003-04	National Women's Hockey League	2nd, Central Division	lost in first round
2004-05	National Women's Hockey League	First place, Central Division	lost in first round
2005-06	National Women's Hockey League	3rd (one Division now)	Finalist, lost in final game
2006-07	National Women's Hockey League	3rd	Won the NWHL Championship
2007-08	Canadian Women's Hockey League	1st Overall Central Division	Won the CWHL Championship
2008-09	Canadian Women's Hockey League	2nd, (one division now)	elimined in first round
2009-10	Canadian Women's Hockey League	4th	lost in Second round
2010-11	Canadian Women's Hockey League	2nd	lost in first round
2011-12	Canadian Women's Hockey League

Team captains

Year(s)	Captain
2011-13	Jayna Hefford
2013-14	Tara Gray
2014-present	Jocelyne Larocque

Current roster 2015–16

Updated January 4, 2016.^[8]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
24	Canada !	Birchard, CourtneyCourtney Birchard	2.0 !D	L	26	2011	Mississauga, Ontario
44	Canada !	Cation, TaraTara Cation	3.0 !F		24	2015	Caledon, Ontario
13	Canada !	Edney, SarahSarah Edney	2.0 !D	L	22	2015	Mississauga, Ontario
8	Canada !	Fortino, LauraLaura Fortino	2.0 !D	L	25	2014	Hamilton, Ontario
18	Japan !	Fujimoto, MoekoMoeko Fujimoto	3.0 !F	L	23	2015	Tomakomai, Japan
73	Canada !	Hannah-Horne, WhitneyWhitney Hannah-Horne	3.0 !F		28	2015	Guelph, Ontario
27	Canada !	Howe, EricaErica Howe	1.0 !G	L	23	2014	Ottawa, Ontario
22	Canada !	Jones, JessJess Jones	3.0 !F	L	25	2013	Picton, Ontario
2	Canada !	King, BeccaBecca King	3.0 !F		29	2015	Brantford, Ontario
37	Canada !	Knox, LizLiz Knox	1.0 !G	L	27	2011	Stouffville, Ontario
3	Canada !	Larocque, JocelyneJocelyne Larocque (C)	2.0 !D	L	27	2014	Ste. Anne, Manitoba
17	Canada !	McIntosh, LauraLaura McIntosh	3.0 !F	L	26	2012	Kitchener, Ontario
91	Canada !	McParland, JennaJenna McParland	3.0 !F	R	23	2015	Schreiber, Ontario
16	Canada !	Montgomery, FieldingFielding Montgomery	3.0 !F	L	25	2014	Toronto, Ontario
26	Canada !	Rattray, Jamie LeeJamie Lee Rattray	3.0 !F	L	23	2014	Kanata, Ontario
9	Canada !	Richards, KristenKristen Richards	3.0 !F		23	2015	Toronto, Ontario
23	Canada !	Scanzano, JesseJesse Scanzano	3.0 !F	R	27	2014	Montreal, Quebec
18	Canada !	Seedhouse, EllieEllie Seedhouse	3.0 !F	L	27	2014	Whitby, Ontario
19	Canada !	Simmonds, DaniaDania Simmonds	2.0 !D	L	26	2012	Aurora, Ontario
4	Canada !	Styles, CandiceCandice Styles	2.0 !D	L	25	2014	Orangeville, Ontario
15	Canada !	Vine, LindsayLindsay Vine	3.0 !F	R	34	2012	Kirkland Lake, Ontario
12	Canada !	Vint, RebeccaRebecca Vint	3.0 !F		23	2015	Bolton, Ontario
28	Canada !	Whittaker, LeahLeah Whittaker	2.0 !D	R	26	2014	Cambridge, Ontario

Coaching staff 2015–16

General Manager: Lori Dupuis
Head Coach: Tyler Fines
Assistant Coach: Kevin Stone
Assistant Coach: Stephanie Burlton
Goal Coach: Rob Beatty

Reference ^[9]

Scoring leaders

Year-by-year

Season	Leader (F)	GP	G	A	Pts	Leader (D)	GP	G	A	Pts	PPG	SHG	GWG
2008-09^[10]	Jayna Hefford	27	26	32	58	Molly Engstrom	28	9	11	20	Engstrom (7)	Lori Dupuis (2)	Hefford (6)
2010-11^[11]	Jayna Hefford	27	25	23	48	Molly Engstrom	28	2	20	22	Hefford (9)	Jayna Hefford and Andrea Ironside (1)	Jayna Hefford and Gillian Apps (4)
2011-12^[12]	Gillian Apps	27	19	20	39	Molly Engstrom	27	4	23	27	Jayna Hefford (8)	Cherie Piper (1)	Apps (4)
2012-13^[13]	Jayna Hefford	21	15	12	27	Courtney Birchard	24	0	9	9	Gillian Apps (5)	Three tied with 1	Apps (3)
2013-14^[14]	Danielle Skirrow	24	5	10	15	Ashley Pendleton	22	1	9	10	Two tied with 2	None	Sasha Nanji (2)
2014-15	Jess Jones	24	7	9	16	Laura Fortino	24	5	10	15	Jones, Carly Mercer (3)	Jones, Fielding Montgomery (1)	Three tied with 1
2015–16	Jamie Lee Rattray	22	13	16	29	Laura Fortino	24	8	20	28	Rattray (5)	Rebecca Vint (2) Fielding Motgomery (2)	Jess Jones (5)

Awards and honors

Brampton Canadettes Thunder won the first CWHL championship on 22 March 2008, winning 4-3 over the Mississauga Chiefs in the final.^[15]
Lori Dupuis, Top forward in the 2010 Clarkson Cup
Molly Engstrom, Top defender in the 2010 Clarkson Cup
Bobbi-Jo Slusar, Player of the Game, 2010 Clarkson Cup Final

Notable players

References

External links

Official website

Canadian Women's Hockey League

Current teams:	Boston Blades Brampton Thunder Calgary Inferno Les Canadiennes Toronto Furies

Defunct teams:	Burlington Barracudas Mississauga Chiefs Ottawa Senators Quebec Phenix Toronto Aeros Vaughan Flames

Seasons	2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016

Drafts	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

All-Star Games	2014 2016

Outdoor Classic	2016 Outdoor Women's Classic

National Women's Hockey League (1999)

* Canadian Women's Hockey League Clarkson Cup

Teams	Quebec Avalanche Montreal Axion British Columbia Breakers Edmonton Chimos Etobicoke Dolphins Vancouver Griffins Oakville Ice Laval Le Mistral Calgary Oval X-Treme Saskatchewan Prairie Ice Ottawa Raiders Strathmore Rockies Scarborough Sting Toronto Sting Brampton Thunder Montreal Jofa Titan Minnesota Whitecaps Bonaventure Wingstar Montreal Wingstar

Seasons	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07

* Category

Professional Women's Hockey seasons

NWHL	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07

CWHL	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

WWHL	2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11

NWHL (US)	2015–16

Clarkson Cup	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Isobel Cup	2016

Sports teams based in Brampton

General	Sports in Brampton, Ontario

Current	Beast Bombers Excelsiors Excelsiors Jr. A Royals United FC

Former	A's Battalion Bears Beavers Blues Capitals Excelsiors Jr. B Satellites Thunder Warriors

Sports teams based in Ontario

Australian football	A.F.L.O. Broadview Hawks Central Blues Etobicoke Kangaroos Guelph Gargoyles Hamilton Wildcats High Park Demons Ottawa Swans Toronto Downtown Dingos Toronto Eagles Toronto Rebels

Baseball	MLB Toronto Blue Jays Can-Am Ottawa Champions ICBL Barrie Baycats Brantford Red Sox Burlington Bandits Guelph Royals Hamilton Cardinals Kitchener Panthers London Majors Toronto Maple Leafs

Basketball	NBA Toronto Raptors NBA D-League Raptors 905 NBL London Lightning Niagara River Lions Orangeville A's Windsor Express

Football	CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ottawa Redblacks Toronto Argonauts NFC Oakville Longhorns Sarnia Imperials Sault Ste. Marie Steelers Sudbury Spartans Toronto Raiders Toronto Titans Tri-City Outlaws CJFL Burlington Braves Hamilton Hurricanes London Beefeaters Northern Clansmen Ottawa Sooners Toronto Junior Argonauts Windsor AKO Fratmen QJFL Cumberland Panthers Ottawa Junior Riders

Ice hockey	NHL Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs AHL Toronto Marlies ECHL Brampton Beast LNAH Cornwall River Kings OHL Barrie Colts Belleville Bulls Guelph Storm Hamilton Bulldogs Kingston Frontenacs Kitchener Rangers London Knights Mississauga Steelheads Niagara IceDogs North Bay Battalion Oshawa Generals Ottawa 67's Owen Sound Attack Peterborough Petes Sarnia Sting Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sudbury Wolves Windsor Spitfires CWHL Brampton Thunder Toronto Furies

Soccer	MLS Toronto FC NASL Ottawa Fury FC USL Toronto FC II League1 Ontario ANB Futbol Cataraqui Clippers Durham United FC Master's Futbol Academy Oakville Blue Devils Pro Stars FC Sanjaxx Lions Sigma FC Toronto FC Academy Vaughan Azzurri Windsor Stars Woodbridge Strikers CSL Brampton United Burlington SC Kingston FC London City Milton FC Niagara United North York Astros SC Waterloo Region Serbian White Eagles Toronto Croatia Winstar Shooters FC York Region Shooters PDL Forest City London K-W United FC Toronto FC Academy Thunder Bay Chill

Lacrosse	NLL Toronto Rock

Roller derby	WFTDA Border City Brawlers Forest City Derby Girls Greater Toronto Area Rollergirls Hammer City Roller Girls Renegade Derby Dames Rideau Valley Roller Girls Toronto Roller Derby Tri-City Roller Derby

Rugby union	CRC Ontario Blues NWL Ontario Ontario U23 Ontario U20

Ringette	NRL Cambridge Turbos Gloucester Devils Ottawa Ice Richmond Hill Lightning Waterloo Wildfire Whitby Wild

Canadian Inter- university Sport	Brock University Badgers Carleton University Ravens University of Guelph Gryphons Lakehead University Thunderwolves Laurentian University Voyageurs (Men's)/Lady Vees (Women's) McMaster University Marauders Nipissing University Lakers University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks University of Ottawa Gee-Gees Queen's University Golden Gaels Royal Military College of Canada Paladins Ryerson University Rams Trent Excalibur University of Toronto Varsity Blues University of Waterloo Warriors University of Western Ontario Mustangs Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks University of Windsor Lancers York University Lions

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