Montreal Force

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Montreal Force
Force de Montréal
2022–23 Montreal Force season
File:File:Montreal Force logo.png
City Montreal, Quebec
League Premier Hockey Federation
Founded 2022 (2022)
Home arena Centre 21.02 (practice site only for 2022–23)[1]
Colours Black, maroon, white
              
Owner(s) BTM Partners
General manager Kevin Raphaël
Head coach Peter Smith
Captain Ann-Sophie Bettez
Media ESPN+
TSN
Website Official website

The Montreal Force (French: la Force de Montréal) are a professional women's ice hockey team in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). The team plays at Verdun Auditorium in Montreal, Quebec. The team was established in 2022 and debuted in the 2022–23 PHF season.

History

Montreal was long planned as a location for a PHF expansion franchise, but uncertainties due to the then-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic led the league to delay such plans.[2] An expansion franchise was announced by the league in July 2022, with the owners announced as BTM Partners, which also owns three other PHF teams.[3] The team's name, logo and jersey were revealed in a press release from the league the following month.[4][5]

The Force will not have an official home for the 2022–23 season, but instead will play home games at select rinks across the province of Quebec, including the Aréna Raymond-Bourque in Montreal, the Colisée Financière Sun Life in Rimouski, the Aréna régional de la Rivière-du-Nord in Saint-Jérôme, and the Centre Premier Tech in Rivière-du-Loup, and are also expected to play at venues in Gatineau, Quebec City, and Sept-Îles.[1][6]

Three uniforms will be used during the inaugural season, one jersey maroon with white stripes, one black with maroon stripes, and one white with maroon stripes, all with fleur-de-lis shoulder patches.[4]

The team announced in September 2022 that Peter Smith would be the team's first head coach, with Pierre Alain as associate coach and Katia Clement-Heydra as assistant coach.[7]

The team's first goal was scored in its inaugural match (a 5-4 shootout win against the Buffalo Beauts) by captain Ann-Sophie Bettez.[8]

Team

Current roster

As of January 20, 2023[4][9][10][11]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
4 Canada Taylor Baker D R 27 2022 Toronto, Ontario
24 Canada Ann-Sophie Bettez (C) F L 37 2022 Sept-Îles, Quebec
12 Canada Catherine Daoust (A) D R 30 2022 L'Île-Bizard, Quebec
23 Canada Gabrielle De Serres D R 27 2022 Mont-Royal, Quebec
18 Canada Deziray De Sousa F L 27 2022 Montreal, Quebec
17 Canada Christine Deaudelin D L 27 2022 Beloeil, Quebec
33 Canada Tricia Deguire G L 27 2022 Sherbrooke, Quebec
9 Canada Kim Deschênes F R 33 2022 Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick
39 Canada Marie-Soleil Deschênes G R 30 2022 L'Île-Perrot, Quebec
27 Canada Jade Downie-Landry F L 29 2022 St.-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
28 Canada Catherine Dubois F L 29 2022 Quebec City, Quebec
64 Canada Maude Gélinas F L 33 2022 St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec
60 United States Sally Hoerr D L 28 2022 Colchester, Vermont
25 Canada Alyssa Holmes F R 25 2022 Hamilton, Ontario
8 Canada Kaity Howarth D L 26 2022 Thunder Bay, Ontario
5 Canada Samantha Isbell F L 27 2022 Thunder Bay, Ontario
29 Canada Laura Jardin F L Expression error: Missing operand for and. 2022 Calgary, Alberta
13 Canada Alexandra Labelle F L 29 2022 St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Quebec
26 Canada Brigitte Laganière D L 28 2022 Anjou, Quebec
16 Canada Sarah Lefort (A) F L 31 2022 Ormstown, Quebec
Canada Autumn MacDougall F L 27 2023 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
7 Canada Kristina Shanahan F R 26 2022 Montreal, Quebec
3 Canada Brooke Stacey F L 28 2022 Kahnawake, Quebec

Coaching staff and team personnel

Front office

As of October 11, 2022[12]
  • President: Kevin Raphaël
  • Vice president: Emmanuel Anderson De Serres
  • Ownership group: BTM Partners

Awards and honors

  • Laura Jardin, 2023 PHF Foundation Award [13]

References

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External links

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