2006–07 NWHL season
Inefficient NWHL Management controversy
- February 10, 2007: In a game against the Brampton Thunder, the game ended in controversy. The Montreal Axion had a 2-1 lead in the third period. Jesse Scanzano scored two goals with assists going to Annie Derossiers, Cathy Chartrand and Melissa Roy. Brampton tied the game and Jesse Scanzanao missed an open net to put the game away. The teams ended up going to overtime. Annie Derossiers took a penalty at the 3:21 mark in overtime. The game would be settled in a shootout. Annie Derossiers left the penalty box prior to the shootout commencing and took the first shot for the Axion. This violated NWHL rules, as league rules state that any player serving a penalty at the end of overtime is to remain in the penalty box and would be unavailable for the shootout. The coaching staff and players of the Thunder protested as Montreal would win the game in the shootout.
- The second game of the series against Brampton would also violate the policy, rules and protocol that were set by the NWHL. The Thunder were leading 5 – 2 when the game ended due to curfew with 2:04 remaining in the contest. The game was forced to end as the Axion did not book enough ice time. Public skating had to take place and the game was not in accordance with league rules.
Final standings
Two games were forfeit by the Québec Avalanche: the January 27-28 weekend away games against the Etobicoke Dolphins and Mississauga Aeros. Both games were counted as 1-0 victories in favour of the home teams.
Of the 126 scheduled games, final scores are missing from the following five games: Dec. 17, Jan. 25, Feb. 4, Feb. 17, and Feb. 25.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points.
No. | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | Unknown |
? | Mississauga Aeros | 36 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 57 | - |
? | Etobicoke Dolphins | 36 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 51 | Unk. results 12/17, 2/17 and 2/25 |
? | Brampton Thunder | 36 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 44 | - |
? | Montreal Axion | 36 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 40 | Unk. results 12/17, 1/25, 2/4 and 2/25 |
5 | Oakville Ice | 36 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 37 | Unk. result 2/4 |
6 | Quebec Avalanche | 36 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Unk. results 1/25 and 2/17 |
7 | Ottawa Raiders | 36 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 15 | - |
Scoring leaders
Jayna Hefford won the scoring title with 40 goals and at least 30 assists. The NWHL 2006-07 totals are missing records from several games, specifically Dec. 17, Jan. 20, Jan. 25, Feb. 4, Feb. 17, Feb. 25, Feb. 25. The 2006-07 totals are also missing partial records from Dec. 16 and Feb. 11.Player | Team | Goals | Assists | Points |
Jayna Hefford | Brampton | 40 | 30 | 70 |
Championship
- Brampton 4, Montreal Axion 0