Toronto Furies
Toronto Furies | |
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Courtney Kessel | |
Captain | Natalie Spooner |
Website | toronto |
Franchise history | |
2010–2011 | Toronto CWHL |
2011–2019 | Toronto Furies |
Championships | |
Playoff championships | 1 (2013–14) |
The Toronto Furies were a professional women's
The club won the
In 2019, the CWHL ceased operations, as well as all teams that it directly owned including the Furies.[1]
History
Prior to the
The Toronto CWHL team finished the 2010–11 regular season in fourth place and qualified for the
Two Furies players became the fourth and fifth women to play 150 career games in 2013–14. On November 16, 2013, Kristy Zamora reached the milestone. On November 23, 2013, a 4–2 victory over Brampton provided Meagan Aarts with her 150th game.
During the 2013–14 CWHL season, there were a handful of milestones which the Furies reached. On February 9, 2014, a victory against the defending Clarkson Cup champion Boston Blades provided Furies goaltender
The Furies defeated the
During the summer of 2016, Kori Cheverie retired from the Furies with three franchise records: points (82), games played (152) and power play goals (14). In addition, she holds the league record for most consecutive games played with 152.[when?]
On June 11, 2018, inaugural member
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On March 31, 2019, the CWHL announced that the league was folding on May 1, 2019. The Furies' organization released a statement saying that it would continue to try and have a team despite the folding of the league.
Season-by-season records
Year | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
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2010–11 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 83 | 98 | 21 | 4th | Lost Montreal Stars
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2011–12 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 105 | 26 | 4th | Eliminated in 2012 Clarkson Cup round-robin |
2012–13 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 72 | 21 | 4th | Eliminated in 2013 Clarkson Cup round-robin |
2013–14 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 61 | 23 | 4th | Won Boston Blades
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2014–15 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 88 | 19 | 4th | Lost Boston Blades
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2015–16 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 87 | 14 | 4th | Lost Les Canadiennes
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2016–17 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 58 | 22 | 4th | Lost 2016 Clarkson Cup semifinals, 1–2 vs. Calgary Inferno |
2017–18 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 99 | 20 | 6th | did not qualify |
2018–19 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 77 | 28 | 4th | Lost 2019 Clarkson Cup semifinals, 1–2 vs. Calgary Inferno |
Coaches
- Sommer West, 2012–2017
- Jeff Flanagan, 2017–2018
- Courtney Kessel, 2018–2019
Scoring leaders
Year-by-year
Draft picks
- These are the first selections for every respective draft that Toronto participated in.
Draft year | Player | Pick | College |
2010 | Tessa Bonhomme | 1st Overall | Ohio State Buckeyes |
2011 | Jesse Scanzano[25] | 5th Overall | Mercyhurst Lakers |
2012 | Rebecca Johnston | 2nd Overall | Cornell Big Red |
2013 | Katie Wilson | 2nd Overall | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs |
2014 | Megan Bozek | 2nd Overall | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
2015 | Emily Fulton | 2nd Overall | Cornell Big Red |
2016 | Renata Fast | 2nd Overall | Clarkson University |
2017 | Kristyn Capizzano | 2nd Overall | Boston College |
2018 | Sarah Nurse | 2nd Overall | University of Wisconsin |
Awards and honours
- Sommer West, 2014 CWHL Coach of the Year
- Mallory Deluce, 2015 Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Award[26]
- Christina Kessler, 2014 Clarkson Cup Most Valuable Player
- Britni Smith, First Star of the Game, 2014 Clarkson Cup finals
- Christina Kessler, Second Star of the Game, 2014 Clarkson Cup finals[27]
See also
References
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- ^ Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press (11 June 2018). "Sami Jo Small named GM of CWHL's Toronto Furies". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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- ^ Press Release (1 August 2018). "Toronto Adds Free Agent Goaltender Elaine Chuli". Toronto Furies. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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