Montreal Axion

Montreal Axion
CityMontreal, Quebec
LeagueNational Women's Hockey League
DivisionCentral/Eastern
Founded1998
Folded2007
Home arenaCentre Étienne Desmarteau
ColoursDark blue, red & white
Owner(s)Robert Vegiard and France St-Louis[1]
General managerSylvain Dutil
Head coachYanick Evola
CaptainLisa-Marie Breton
Alternate captains:
Annie Desrosiers, Catherine De Abreu and Cathy Chartrand

The Montreal Axion were a National Women's Hockey League team (2003 to 2007) located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Axion represented Quebec at the 2005 Esso Women's Nationals.[2] They were previously known as Bonaventure Wingstar (1998–99) and Montreal Wingstar[3][4] (1999–2003). This team was succeeded as the women's professional hockey team of Montreal by the Montreal Stars in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, starting with the 2007–2008 season.

  1. ^ (french) Denis Lalonde – Le dévouement a ses revers, "Canoe – Infos – Dossiers (2 de 2)Le dévouement a ses revers". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  2. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ Montreal Wingstar Roster 2000–2001: [1][usurped]
  4. ^ Montreal Wingstar 2000 Preview, http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/pre_mtl.html