2013 Clarkson Cup

The 2013 Clarkson Cup is a women's ice hockey tournament that was contested in Markham, Ontario to determine the champion of the Canadian Women's Hockey League from March 20 to March 23, 2013. The Boston Blades defeated the Montreal Stars by a 5-2 tally to claim their first title in team history. The tournament was played at Markham Centennial Centre. 
==Promotion==
*On March 7, 2013, the Clarkson Cup was given a permanent home in the Hockey Hall of Fame.http://www.hhof.com/pdf/ClarksonCup.pdf
==Round robin==
*On March 22, the Toronto Furies and Brampton Thunder competed in the final game of the round robin. Rebecca Johnston scored the game winning goal on an assist from Natalie Spooner with one second remaining in overtime.http://www.cwhl.ca/view/cwhl/news-644/news_69519
Date 	Away 	Home 	Score
March 20	Toronto 	Boston 	Boston, 3-2
March 20	Montreal	Brampton	Montreal, 5-0
March 21	Brampton	Boston 	Boston, 2-0
March 21	Toronto 	Montreal	Montreal, 2-0
March 22	Montreal	Boston 	Montreal, 1-0
March 22	Toronto 	Brampton	Toronto, 4-3 (OT)
===Standings===
Team 	W	L	OTL	GF	GA
Montreal	3	0	0 	8 	0
Boston 	2	1	0 	5 	3
Toronto 	1	2	0 	6 	8
Brampton	0	2	1 	3 	11
==Championship game==
*Boston Blades - Montreal Stars 5:2
==Blades championship roster==
Number	Name
8 	Caitlin Cahow C
10 	Lindsay Berman
11 	Whitney Naslund
15 	Anne Schleper
16 	Katka Mrazova
17 	Meghan Duggan A
19 	Gigi Marvin
20 	Kate Buesser
22 	Kacey Bellamy
23 	Jen Schoullis
24 	Cherie Hendrickson
25 	Kelley Steadman
27 	Hilary Knight
30 	Molly Schaus
33 	Genevieve Lacasse
56 	Jessica Koizumi
==Awards and honors==
*Most Valuable Player, Catherine Ward, Montreal Stars
*First Star of the Game, Kelley Steadman, Boston Blades
*Second Star of the Game, Caroline Ouellette, Montreal Stars
*Third Star of the Game, Genevieve Lacasse, Boston Blades
===Clarkson Cup All-Star Team===
*Goaltender, Genevieve Lacasse, Boston Blades
*Defense, Catherine Ward, Montreal Stars
*Defense, Gigi Marvin, Boston Blades
*Forward, Kate Buesser, Boston Blades
*Forward, Haley Irwin, Montreal Stars
*Forward, Sarah Vaillancourt, Montreal Stars
==References==
Category:Clarkson Cup
Category:Canadian Women's Hockey League