# 2016 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship

The 2016 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held from March 17–20, 2016, in Calgary, Alberta, to determine a national champion for the 2015–16 CIS women's ice hockey season. The bronze medal game between Saint Mary's and Guelph was held at the Joan Snyder Arena, while the remainder of the tournament was contested at Markin MacPhail Arena on the campus of the University of Calgary. Montreal’s Alexandra Labelle recorded a hat trick in the gold medal game, part of an 8-0 shutout triumph versus the UBC Thunderbirds.

## Participating teams

| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record |
| 1 | Guelph Gryphons | OUA champions | 21–2–1 |
| 2 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ champions | 15–3–2 |
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | AUS champions | 17–6–1 |
| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West champions | 16–9–3 |
| 5 | McGill Martlets | RSEQ finalists | 13–5–2 |
| 6 | Western Mustangs | OUA finalists | 15–8–1 |
| 7 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West quarterfinals (Host) | 12–12–4 |
| 8 | St. Thomas Tommies | AUS finalists | 16–7–1 |

## Championship Bracket

| First Round: March 17/18 | First Round: March 17/18 | First Round: March 17/18 | Semi-Finals: March 19 | Semi-Finals: March 19 | Semi-Finals: March 19 | Gold Medal Game: March 20 | Gold Medal Game: March 20 | Gold Medal Game: March 20 |
| 2 | Montreal | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Calgary | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Calgary | 0 | 2 | Montreal | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Saint Mary's | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 1 | 3 | Saint Mary's | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Western | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Western | 0 | | | | 2 | Montreal | 8 |
| | | | | | | 4 | UBC | 0 |
| 1 | Guelph | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | UBC | 0 |
| 8 | St. Thomas | 0 | | | |
| 8 | St. Thomas | 0 | 4 | UBC | 2 | Bronze Medal Game: March 20 | Bronze Medal Game: March 20 | Bronze Medal Game: March 20 |
| | | | 1 | Guelph | 1 |
| 4 | UBC | 4 | 1 | Guelph | 1 | 1 | Guelph | 1 |
| 5 | McGill | 2 | | | | 3 | Saint Mary's | 3 |

## Consolation Bracket

| Semi-Finals: March 18/19 | Semi-Finals: March 18/19 | Semi-Finals: March 18/19 | Fifth Place Game: March 20 | Fifth Place Game: March 20 | Fifth Place Game: March 20 |
| 7 | Calgary | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Western | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Western | 1 | 7 | Calgary | 4 |
| | | | 8 | St. Thomas | 0 |
| 8 | St. Thomas | 2 | 8 | St. Thomas | 0 |
| 5 | McGill | 1 | | | |

## Awards and honours

* Tournament most valuable player: Marie-Pier Chabot, Montreal

### Players of the Game

| Game | Players | Teams |
| March 16: Saint Mary's vs. Western | Caitlyn Schell Katelyn Gosling | Saint Mary's Western |
| March 17: Guelph vs. St. Thomas | Averi Nooren Taylor Cook | Guelph St. Thomas |
| March 18: McGill vs. St. Thomas | Olivia Sutter Kelty Apperson | McGill St. Thomas |
| March 19: Montreal vs. Saint Mary's | Ariane Barker Breanna Lanceleve | Montreal Saint Mary's |
| March 20: Saint Mary's vs. Guelph | Rebecca Clark Leigh Shilton | Saint Mary's Guelph |
| March 20: Calgary vs. St. Thomas | Hayley Dowling Myfanwy Thomson | Calgary St. Thomas |
| March 20: Montreal vs. UBC | Marie-Pier Chabot Kathleen Cahoon | Montreal UBC |

### All-Tournament Team

| Player | Position | Team |
| Marie Chabot | Goaltender | Montreal |
| Kelly Murray | Defense | UBC |
| Katelyn Gosling | Defense | Western |
| Iya Gavrilova | Forward | Calgary |
| Ariane Barker | Forward | Montreal |
| Catherine Dubois | Forward | Montreal |