Scarborough Sting

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.

Scarborough Sting
CityScarborough, Canada
LeagueNational Women's Hockey League
DivisionWestern
Foundedapproximate in 1978
Home arenaMid Scarborough & Malvern
ColorsDark blue& white
General managerKaren Spence
Head coachMichael Crawford and Blake Broke in 1998-99, Merlind Bartley in 2000-01
CaptainHeather Richardson

History

The Scarborough Sting was founded approximate in 1978 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
See also: 1998–99 NWHL season, 1999–2000 NWHL season, and 2000–01 NWHL season
Year by year
Year GP W L T GF GA Pts
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
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

Last current roster 2000-01
Goalies
Number Player
29 Tracy Cook
1 Keely Brown[11]
Defense
Number Player
58 Dee Dee Tanguay
23 Coley Dosser
21 Sue Ann Van Damme[12][13]
19 Sandy Metzger
8 Diana Brown
6 Heather Morden
Forwards
Number Player
91 Ashley Riggs
36 Heather Richardson[14]
27 Christianne Tremills
16 Bussie Wood
14 Karen Spence
12 Sharon Williamson[15]
11 Kate Foley
3 Deandra Locicero

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Former staff
  • General Manager: Karen Spence
  • Head Coach: in 1998 Michael Crawford and Blake Broker,[17] in 2000 Merlind Bartley. Brad Williams and Gordon Bullock was assistant coaches[18]
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See also

References
  1. http://www.whockey.com/team/chiefs/history.html
  2. Five Teams Added to COWHL,http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/NWHL/1998-99/new5.html
  3. http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/NWHL/1998-99/league.data
  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. Sting hope to rebound in 2000, http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_tor.html
  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
  11. Keely Bronw was few years playing for the Scarborough Sting and the Mississauga Ice Bears in the National Women's Hockey League, then she moved to Canadian National Ringette Team: http://www.ringettegoalies.com/keelys-bio.html
  12. Van Damme, with 116 minutes penalty lead the league in that department in 1999-2000 season: http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_tor.html
  13. 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
  14. in 1999-2000 season, she missed 31 games due to injury: http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_tor.html
  15. Williamson played for Mississauga Aeros (NWHL) in 1999-2000 season: http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_tor.html
  16. http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/ros_tor.html
  17. 1998-99 Scarborough Sting, http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1998-99/team/sting.html
  18. Sting hope to rebound in 2000, http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_tor.html


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