2000–01 NWHL season
In the 2000–01 season, the former Canadian National Women's Hockey League championship was won by the Beatrice Aeros team from Toronto. Jayna Hefford of Brampton Thunder had the best goalscoring record.Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
| No. | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Beatrice Aeros | 40 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 222 | 48 | 73 |
| 2 | Brampton Thunder | 40 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 223 | 82 | 63 |
| 3 | Mississauga Chiefs | 40 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 107 | 97 | 45 |
| 4 | Toronto Sting | 40 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 82 | 168 | 19 |
| 5 | Clearnet Lightning | 40 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 77 | 219 | 11 |
The Vancouver Griffins played an 18 game exhibition schedule, against male and female Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union teams, British Columbia and Alberta provincial women's teams, and NWHL teams.Playoffs
- March 18, 2001: Sainte-Julie Pantheres 2, Beatrice Aeros 2
- March 19, 2001: Beatrice Aeros 8, Sainte-Julie Pantheres 1
Beatrice Aeros wins won the championship of the NWHL based on total goals scored.Scoring leaders
