Brampton Thunder
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| Brampton Thunder | |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Home arena | Powerade Centre |
| Based in | Brampton, Ontario |
| Division | Central |
| Colors | Dark blue, red & mustard |
| Head coach | Stephen Bennett |
| Captain | Vicky Sunohara |
| Alternate captains | Allyson Fox Jayna Hefford Lori Dupuis |
| General manager | Stephen Bennett |
| Owner | Janet Biggart |
The Brampton Thunder is a semi-professional ice hockey team, established in 1999 and formerly of the National Women's Hockey League and now of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. They play their home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.
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 Thunder have made it to the NWHL Championship Cup game three times, to be 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 have the distinction of having their home arena serve as the site of all NWHL Championship Cup games.
In July of 2007, the Eastern and Central Divisions of the National Women's Hockey League suspended operations to resolve the dispute of free agency. Players from the league then formed the new Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Brampton Thunder, now known as the Brampton Canadettes Thunder, are the only former NWHL team to switch to the new league.
[edit] Roster
| Goaltenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Hometown | |
| 33 |  |
Lisa Moreland | Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia |
| 35 | |
Cindy Eadie | Brantford, Ontario |
| Defencemen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Hometown | |
| 4 |  |
Elizabeth Macri | Oyster Bay, New York |
| 6 | |
Gillian Ferrari | Thornhill, Ontario |
| 20 | |
Allyson Fox | Toronto, Ontario |
| 22 | |
Sue Cleall | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 23 | |
Meredith Ostrander | Prescott, Ontario |
| 39 | |
Ashley Stephenson | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Forwards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Hometown | |
| 8 | |
Lori Loftus | LW | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 10 | |
Lesley Zimmer | LW | Bolton, Ontario |
| 12 | |
Lori Dupuis | F | Cornwall, Ontario |
| 15 | |
Karen Droog | RW | Listowel, Ontario |
| 16 | |
Jayna Hefford | RW | Kingston, Ontario |
| 18 | |
Kathleen Kauth | F | Saratoga Springs, New York |
| 19 | |
Coley Dosser | RW, C | Jarvis, Ontario |
| 24 | |
Kelly Bechard | F | Sedley, Saskatchewan |
| 26 | |
Kathy Devereaux | F | Seaforth, Ontario |
| 27 | |
Kristy Zamora | RW | Oshawa, Ontario |
| 55 | |
Stephanie Kay | F | Toronto, Ontario |
| 61 | |
Vicky Sunohara | C | Scarborough, Ontario |
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