The Canadian Women's Hockey League's (CWHL) Markham Thunder had lots to celebrate at their season-opening Saturday night home game against the Worcester Blades, a team that had, up until last year, played out of Boston.  Markham's Thunder Nation fan zone was buzzing with excitment for the start the 2019 season and hoping their team would continue in the same winning way they finished the 2018 season.  The Thunder did not disappoint.  They came out firing on all cylinders and decisively earned their first win against the Blades by a score of 6-0. 

Raising the 2018 Clarkson Cup Championship Banner

Prior to the start of the game, the Markham Thunder team held a special banner-raising ceremony to celebrate their first Clarkson Cup win in their Markham-based Thornhill Community Centre arena.  Dignataries from the City of Markham, the CWHL, and the Markham Thunder as well players from the 2018 Markham Thunder Championship team and an almost full capacity of Thunder fans came together to watch their Championship banner take its rightful place over the arena's centre ice. 

The 2018 - 2019 Markham Thunder Team Roster

#2 - Becca King - Forward 

#3 - Jocelyne Larocque - Defence

#7 - Laura Stacey - Forward

#8 - Laura Fortino - Defence

#9 - Kristen Richards - Forward

#10 - Alexis Woloschuk

#11 - Ailish Forfar - Forward

#12 - Victoria Bach - Forward

#16 - Brooke Webster - Forward

#17 - Nicole Brown - Forward

#18 - Kelly Gribbons - Forward

#20 - Dania Simmonds - Defence

#22 - Jess Jones - Forward

#23 - Gina Repaci - Defence

#24 - Kristen Barbara - Defence

#25 - Taylor Woods - Forward

#26 - Jamie Lee-Rattray - Forward

#27 - Erica Howe - Goalie

#37 - Elizabeth Knox - Goalie

#71 - Danielle Matteucci - Defence

#91 - Jenna McParland - Forward

#93 - Nicole Kosta - Forward

#94 - Megan Bozek - Defence

General Manager:  Chelsea Purcell

Head Coach:  Jim Jackson

Assistant Coach:  Kevin Stone

Assistant Coach:  Cherie Piper

Trainer:  Stephanie Loy Son

Equipment Manager:  Brent Graham

The 2018 - 2019 Worcester Blades Team Roster

#1 - Mariah Fujimagari - Goalie

#3 - Courtney Turner - Forward

#4 - Lizzie Aveson - Forward

#5 - Carrie Atkinson - Defence

#6 - Erin Kickham - Defence

#7 - Lauren Williams - Defence

#10 - Erin Hall - Defence

#12 - Casey Stahopoulos - Forward

#14 - Rebecca Fleming

#15 - Megan Myers - Forward

#16 - Kaitlyn Spurling - Forward

#17 - Meghan Grieves - Forward

#18 - Taryn Harris - Defence

#19 - Nicole Anderson - Forward

#20 - Meghan Spurling - Defence

#22 - Chelsey Goldberg - Forward

#24 - Kristina Brown - Defence

#25 - Alexis Miller - Defence

#26 - Megan Turner - Forward

#27 - Nicole Giannino - Forward

#30 - Jessica Convery - Goalie

#35 - Lauren Dahm - Goalie

#71 - Shannon Hickey - Forward

#81 - Morgan Turner - Forward

Head Coach:  Derek Alfama

Assistant Coach:  Paul Kennedy

Goalie Coach:  Mike Gergosian

Goalie Coach:  David Koehn

 

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