Les Canadiennes de Montréal
The Les Canadiennes (French: Canadiennes de Montréal), formerly the Montreal Stars are a women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). They have won the League championship four times and the Clarkson Cup (the highest honour in North American women's hockey) two times, more than any other women's team.
| Les Canadiennes de Montréal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Laval, Quebec |
| League | Canadian Women's Hockey League |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Home arena | Place Bell Secondary: Bell Sports Complex and Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard |
| Colours | Red, blue, white |
| General manager | Meg Hewings |
| Head coach | Caroline Ouellette and Danièle Sauvageau |
| Captain | Marie-Philip Poulin |
| Website | montreal |
| Franchise history | |
| 2007–2015 | Montréal Stars |
| 2015–2019 | Les Canadiennes |
| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | 4 (2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2016–17) |
History
changeThe Montreal Stars were formed in 2007. The team was formed from players from the Montreal Axion a team that played in the National Women's Hockey League before its demise. Through the team's young history they have seen success in every season.
The Montreal Stars have a total of four regular season championships and two Clarkson cups in four seasons.
In 2015 the name was changed to Les Canadiennes after a close relationship was created between the team and the NHL Montreal Canadiens.
| Year | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 1st Overall | Lost in Second round |
| 2008-09 | 1st Overall | Won the CWHL Championship and the Clarkson Cup |
| 2009-10 | 1st Overall | Won the CWHL Championship but lost in first round of the Clarkson Cup |
| 2010-11 | 1st Overall | Won the CWHL Championship and the Clarkson Cup |
| 2011-12 |
References
change- [1] Montreal Stars win women's national hockey championship, in CBC news, March 21, 2009.
- Montreal Stars down Whitecaps to capture Clarkson Cup Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine,TSN.ca, March 21, 2009
- Montreal 2011 Clarkson Cup Champions Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, March 27, 2011.
- Montreal wins Clarkson Cup Archived 2014-01-21 at the Wayback Machine. March 28, 2011.
- St-Pierre backstops Montreal to Clarkson Cup title in CBC news, March 27, 2011.
- Montreal Stars: Game on to beat Breast Cancer 2011
Other websites
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- Les Canadiennes on CWHL website Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Montreal CWHL Facebook page