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The '''Vaughan Flames''' was a professional women's ice hockey team in the [[Canadian Women's Hockey League]] (CWHL). The team played its home games at [[Vaughan Sports Village]] in [[Vaughan, Ontario]], [[Canada]].

==History==
In 1995 the Vaughan Flames joined the [[Ontario Women's Hockey Association]] (OWHA). Since 1995, the Vaughan Flames have grown to accommodate teams in all levels of play, including Senior. The club joined the [[National Women's Hockey League (1999)|National Women's Hockey League]] (NWHL) in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |title=1999–2000 NWHL News Items: Clearnet Lightning Joins NWHL |url=http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1999-00/Mnews.html#NI-001 |date=September 7, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927101256/http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/nwhl/1999-00/Mnews.html#NI-001 |archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> The Team adopted different names:  '''Clearnet Lightning''' (1999 to 2001), ''' Telus Lightning ''' (2001 to 2006), '''Durham Lightning ''' (2005–2006) and ''' Etobicoke Dolphins ''' in 2006–07 (the last season of NWHL). In 2007 the Vaughan Flames joined the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). In 2010 it was announced that the CWHL would reduce the number of its teams to five. The Vaughan Flames team will no longer be playing in the CWHL, while the intermediates and other young level programs continue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dwgha.com/leagues/homeDWGHA.cfm?leagueID=0&clientID=3918&link=DWGHA|title=Durham West Girls Hockey}}</ref>

==Season-by-season==
in National Women's Hockey League (NWHL):
{{see also|1999–2000 NWHL season|2000–01 NWHL season|2001–02 NWHL season|2002–03 NWHL season|2003–04 NWHL season|2005–06 NWHL season|2006–07 NWHL season|2007–08 CWHL season|2008–09 CWHL season|2009–10 CWHL season}}

in Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL):

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year by year
! width="7.5%" | Year
! width="7.5%" title="Games played" class="unsortable" | GP
! width="7.5%" title="Wins" | W
! width="7.5%" title="Losses" | L
! width="7.5%" title="Ties" | T
! width="7.5%" title="Goals for" | GF
! width="7.5%" title="Goals against" | GA
! width="7.5%" title="Points" | Pts
|-
| 1999–2000 || 40 || 4 || 33 || 3 || 44 || 249 || 11
|-
| 2000–01 || 40 || 5 || 34 || 1 || 77 || 219 || 11
|-
| 2001–02|| 30 || 4 || 18 || 8 || 59 || 120 || 16
|-
| 2002–03 || 36 || 0 || 35 || 1 || 54 || 236 || 2
|-
| 2003–04 || 36 || 8 || 28 || 0 || 66 || 224 || 16
|-
| 2004–05 || 36 || 4 || 28 || 4 || 72 || 189 || 12
|-
|2005–06|| 36 || 23 || 8 || 5 || 107 || 74 || 53
|-
| 2006–07 || 20 || 15 || 3 || 2 || 87 || 66 || 64
|-
| 2007–08 || 30 || 12 || 16 || 2 || 69 || 101 || 26
|-
|2008–09 || 25 || 4 || 19 || 2 || n/a || n/a || 10
|-
| 2009–10 || 29 || 9 || 19 || 1 || n/a || n/a || 19
|}

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.

==Season standings==
{|
|-
| style="background-color:#B3B7FF; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |
| = Indicates First Place finish
|}
{|
|-
| style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |
| = Indicates championship
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!League
!Regular Season
!Playoffs
|-
|1999–2000<ref>Roster 1999–2000 and stats: http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/NWHL/1999-00/lig.html, February 26, 2000.</ref>
|National Women's Hockey League
|4th, Western Division
|no participation to playoff
|-
|2000–01<ref>Roster 2000–01:{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120801090238/http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/ros_dur.html]}}</ref>
|National Women's Hockey League
|5th, Western Division
|no participation to playoff
|-
|2001–02
|National Women's Hockey League
|4th, Western Division
|no participation to playoff
|-
|2002–03
|National Women's Hockey League
|4th, Central Division
|no participation to playoff
|-
|2003–04
|National Women's Hockey League
|4th, Central Division
|no participation to playoff
|-
|2004–05
|National Women's Hockey League
|4th, Central Division
|no participation to playoff
|-
|2005–06<ref>Roster 2005–06: http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=42409&seasonid=1027</ref>
|National Women's Hockey League
|style="background:#B3B7FF"|1st, Central Division
|eliminated in first round
|-
|2006–07<ref>Roster 2006–07:http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=42409&seasonid=1408</ref>
|National Women's Hockey League
|style="background:#B3B7FF"|1st (only one division now)
|eliminated in first round
|-
|-
|2007–08
|Canadian Women's Hockey League
|3rd, Central Division
|eliminated in first round
|-
|2008–09
|Canadian Women's Hockey League
|5th, last place
|no participation to playoff
|-
|2009–10<ref>Roster 2009–10:http://www.sport.ca/team/rosters/index.php?team=494</ref>
|Canadian Women's Hockey League
|5th, last place
|no participation to playoff
|-
|}

==Last roster (2009–10)==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Goalies
|-
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=10%|Player
!!width=10%|Former Team
!!width=10%|Hometown
|-
|-
|'''33'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Kendra Fischer]]
|
|Kincardine, Ontario
|-
|-
|'''29'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Stephanie Lockert]]
|
|Thunder Bay, Ontario
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Defense
|-
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=10%|Player
!!width=10%|Former Team
!!width=10%|Hometown
|-
|-
|'''67'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Lauren Meschino]]
|
|Montreal, Quebec
|-
|-
|'''42'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Krista McArthur]]
|
|Alliston, Ontario
|-
|-
|'''5'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Jess Clermont]]
| 
| Saugeen Shores, Ontario
|-
|-
|'''4'''
| {{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Michelle Bonello]]
| 
|Mississauga, Ontario
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Forwards
|-
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=10%|Player
!!width=10%|Former Team
!!width=10%|Hometown
|-
|-
|'''71'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Samantha Shirley]]
|
|Mississauga,Ontario
|-
|-
|'''64'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Danielle Ayearst]]
|
|Whistler, British Columbia
|-
|-
|'''27'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Emily Berzins]]
|
|Fort Mcmurray, ALberta
|-
|-
|'''20'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Claire Mckimm]]
|
|
|-
|-
|'''16'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Amy Jack]]
|
|Brampton, Ontario
|-
|-
|'''15'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Melanie Mills]]
|
|Brampton, Ontario
|-
|-
|'''14'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[LaToya Clarke]]
|
|Pickering, Ontario
|-
|-
|'''11'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Danielle Blanchard]]
|
|Newmarket, Ontario
|-
|-
|'''9'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Joanne Eustace]]
|
|Torbay, Newfoundland
|-
|-
|'''6'''
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Meagan Aarts]]
| 
|Watford, Ontario
|-
|-
|
|{{Flag icon|CAN}}
|[[Jenn Wakefield]]
| Canada National Team
|Pickering, Ontario
|-
|}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sport.ca/team/rosters/index.php?team=494|title=Sport.ca}}</ref>

==Coaching staff 2009–10==
*    ''General Manager:'' Barb Fisher and  Brandon Smith,
*    ''Head Coach:''  Bart Blair
*    ''Assistant Coach:'' Gord Holdgate,
*    ''Assistant Coach:''  Eric Love,
*    ''Assistant Coach:'' Amanda Reid,
*    ''Equipment Manager:'' Lester Tiu,
*    ''Head Therapist:'' Sharlton Hercules
*    ''Trainer:'' Jackie  Raposo,

==Notable former players==
*[[Kerry Weiland]]  USA National Team
She played with Vaughan Flames in season 2007–08.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hockeymedia.ca/Womens_2009_pdf.pdf |title=2007–08 CWHL Review |publisher=Canadian Women's Hockey League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007191443/http://www.hockeymedia.ca/Womens_2009_pdf.pdf |archive-date=October 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |page=35 |website=HockeyMedia.ca}}</ref>

*[[Chloe Milano]]
York University<br />
Rookie All Star Team – 2008/09

*[[Jenn Wakefield]] Canada National Team
She played with Vaughan Flames in season 2009–10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sport.ca/team/content/index.php?team=494&id=448|title = Sport.ca}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Canadian Women's Hockey League]] (CWHL)
* [[National Women's Hockey League (1999)|National Women's Hockey League]] (NWHL) was in service between 1998 and 2007.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.vaughanflames.org/ Vaughan Flames Webpage]
* [http://www.sport.ca/team/index.php?team=494  Vaughan Flames ]
* [http://www.cwhl.ca CWHL web site]

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