During the playoff rounds, the Wingstar manages to steal in the first tour by winning its 2 matches[5] and to consider for championship finale.

[7] In playoffs, St-Julie's panthers eliminate Wingstar from the first round:[8] The big addition of the 2000–01 season is the arrival of the goaltender Manon Rhéaume.

Several new players come lent strong hand to the team, among others Gina Kingsbury, Angela Ruggiero, Jenny Lavigne and Annie Desrosiers.

[12] In the Playoff rounds, Montreal Axion goes to finale game but loses in barrage 5–4 against Toronto Aeros.

Less fortunate, this season, Montreal Axion ends in the Division 5th rank of the regular season but recovers serial eliminating heats: at first by gaining the East Division Championship[15] then by participating in Championship Finale of National Women's Hockey League.

In the grip of grave difficulty financiers, the National Women's Hockey League stops its activities a little time after[17][18] [22] Several former players of Montreal Axion become famous in the new Canadian Women's Hockey League, among others[23] Lisa-Marie Breton-Lebreux, Caroline Ouellette, Kim St-Pierre, Nathalie Déry, Angela Ruggiero, Dominique Thibault, Emmanuelle Blais, Charline Labonté, Sabrina Harbec, Jesse Scanzano, Kelly Sudia and Jenny Lavigne[24] Reference[31]