Top 12 Women's Teams in North America

Thursday, 24 January, 2019 14:09

The Ontario Ball Hockey Association (OBHA) ---- Ball Hockey At Its Best

In existence since 1974, the OBHA continues the next phase in ranking the top 12 teams heading into the 2019 campaign and 45th year producing excellence in the sport of ball hockey. The North American Ball Hockey rankings for 5 on 5 indoor version of the sport via reports from the scouting staff and without further ado……

The Top 12 North American Ball Hockey rankings (based on club teams and not all star team/pick ups for events) and below are the 2019 rankings:

1) Drummondville Pokas

• Best Players – Catherine Herron, Stéphanie Savoie, Ariane Monast-Audet, Chantal Guèvremont

• X-Factor – this team plays a very offensive style and requires the consistent netminding of Catherine Herron

2) London Redliners

• Best Players – Hokey Langan, Corissa Parker, Kelly Patton

• X-Factor – this team plays a very offensive style and requires the consistent netminding of Sarah Trotter

3) Montreal Powerball White

• Best Players – Valérie Boutin, Marie-Claude Allard, Francesca Perron, Marie-Pier Cantin-Drouin

• X-Factor – wonderfully gifted forwards carry the team

4) Toronto Rookies

• Best Players – Kristen Roberts, Nicole Brown, Courtney Birchard

• X-Factor – very good offensive team

5) Montreal Powerball Black

• Best Players – Mariève Provost , Sophie Lachapelle, Janie-Claude Arpin, Janie Paquette

• X-Factor – the strength of this team is their defence with two o the best in Arpin and Paquette

6) Oshawa Stampede

• Best Players – Danielle Sero, Jess Jones, Jalene McCulloch

• X-Factor – players have to come together in short time, but with this much talent they are difficult to play

7) Toronto Spartans

• Best Players – Natalie Spooner, Chelsea Purcell

• X-Factor – the strength of this team is their defence

8) Midland Battalion

• Best Players – Danielle Bailey, Natasha King,

• X-Factor – team play is the key for this group as generating offence is a challenge

9) Montreal Warriors

• Best Players – Vanessa Thibault, Maude Blain, Magguy Deslauriers, Stephanie Therrien

• X-Factor – team play is the key for this group

10) Ottawa Rebels

• Best Players – Erika Pouliot, Fannie Desforges, Jenna Hendrick

• X-Factor – can the goaltending measure up to the offensive skill of this team

11) Quebec Bobs

• Best Players – Joannie Ouellette, Stephanie Lambert, Claude Houle-Lavigne, Mylène Courcy

• X-Factor – very good offense with this group of forwards

12) Sherbrooke Deauphinais

• Best Players – Elsa Roy, Stéphanie Grégoire, Catherine Foisy, Amélie Corriveau St-Louis

• X-Factor – how far can the goaltending of Roy carry this group

The rest of the best…..

13) Newfoundland United 14) Sherbrook Deauphinais 15) Levis Go Hockey, 16) Toronto Royals 17) Toronto Crush 18) Vanier Moosheads, 19) Vaughan Mustangs 20) Manitoba Rage

To get pre-registered for the 2019 CanAm Ball Championship where $20,000 will be up for grabs. For information and to register email info@nationalballhockeycanada.com as only 16 teams will be confirmed

For CanAm information, visit the link below

https://www.weareballhockey.com/leagues/99-2019-bauer-canam-championship.html