2011 Clarkson Cup

The 2011 Clarkson Cup will be contested at the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario, Canada . The four competing teams will include three from the Canadian Women's Hockey League and one from the Western Women's Hockey League.
==Qualification==
The top four teams from the CWHL will compete in a tournament based on seedings. Seeds will be determined by standings at end of regular season play.http://www.cwhl.ca/clarksoncup.asp On March 11 and 12, the number 1 seed with play against the number 2 seed while the number 3 seed will challenge the number 4 seed. The victors will compete on March 13 to determine the CWHL champion. The WWHL champion will be the lone team to compete in the Clarkson Cup.
Date 	Opponent 	Score 	Attendance
March 11, 2011	Toronto @ Boston 	Toronto wins 4-2 	280 supporters
March 11, 2011	Brampton @ Montreal	Montreal wins 2-1 (in Shootout time)	100 supporters
March 12, 2011	Toronto @ Boston 	Toronto wins 3-1 	184 supporters
March 12, 2011	Brampton @ Montreal	Montreal wins 4-3 	200 supporters
The Boston Blades were eliminated and cannot participate in the Clarkson Cup Championship. The Montreal Stars, Brampton Thunder and Toronto Aeros will be the three qualifying teams from the CWHL to participate in the tournement. WWHL champion Minnesota Whitecaps complete the foursome.
==Rosters==
===Brampton Thunder===
Goalies	Goalies	Goalies 	Goalies
Number 	 	Player 	Hometown
37 	 	Kira Hurley 	Toronto, Ontario
35 	 	Laura Hosier	Sharon, Ontario
Defense	Defense	Defense 	Defense
Number 	 	Player 	Hometown
43 	 	Ashley Pendleton 	Orton, Ontario
34 	 	Delaney Collins , Assistant Captain	Pilot Mound, Manitoba
27 	 	Kerri Palmer 	Holland Landing, Ontario
24 	 	Amber Bowman 	Orton, Ontario
20 	 	Allyson Fox 	Toronto, Ontario
17 	 	Melanie Rothon 	Newmarket, Ontario
9 	 	Molly Engstrom 	Grantsburg,Wisconsin
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards
Number 	 	Player 	Hometown 	
93 	 	Mandy Cole 	Peterborough, Ontario	
77 	 	Brooke Beazer 	Kingston, Ontario 	
71 	 	Jennefer Kirk 	Brampton,, Ontario 	
67 	 	Lindsay Brown 	Hamilton, Ontario 	
66 	 	Andrea Ironside 	Collingwood,Ontario 	
16 	 	Jayna Hefford , captain 	Kingston, Ontario 	
12 	 	Lori Dupuis 	Cornwall, Ontario 	
10 	 	Gillian Apps , Assistant Captain	Unionville, Ontario 	
7 	 	Cherie Piper , Assistant Captain	Toronto, Ontario 	
4 	 	Elysia Desmier 	Ottawa, Ontario 	
2 	 	Bree Polci 	London, Ontario 	
http://brampton.cwhl.ca/roster.asp
====Coaching Staff====
* General Manager: Maria Quinto and Jody Katz
* Head Coach: Peter Crosby
* Assistant Coach: Phil Bateman 
* Assistant Coach: Kristi Alcorn
===Montreal Stars===
Goalies	Goalies	 	
Number 	 	Player 	Hometown
35 	 	Jenny Lavigne 	Lac au Saumon, Quebec
33 	 	Kim St-Pierre 	Chateauguay, Quebec
27 	 	Valerie Charbonneau	Sudbury,Ontario
{| width=100%
!colspan=2 |Defense
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=10%|Player
!!width=10%|Hometown
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|44
|align=center|
|align=center|Nathalie Dery ,Assistant Captain
|align=center|Cap Santé, Quebec
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|24
|align=center|
|align=center|Stephanie Denino
|align=center| St-Laurent. Quebec
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|19
|align=center|
|align=center|Sharon Kelly
|align=center|Riverview, New-Brunswick 
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|16
|align=center|
|align=center|Gillian Merrifield
|align=center|London, Ontario
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|8
|align=center|
|align=center|Tawnya Danis
|align=center|Point-Claire, Quebec
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|4
|align=center|
|align=center|Annie Guay
|align=center|Rouyn Noranda, Quebec
|-
Forwards	Forwards	 	
Number 	 	Player 	Hometown
96 	 	Sabrina Harbec 	St-Hubert, Quebec
86 	 	Dominique Thibault 	L'Orignal, Ontario
47 	 	Emmanuelle Blais 	Montreal, Quebec
40 	 	Sarah Vaillancourt 	Sherbrooke, Quebec
26 	 	Lisa-Marie Breton ,Captain 	St-Zacharie. Quebec
25 	 	Vanessa Davidson 	Kirkland. Quebec
21 	 	Julie Chu 	Fairfield, Connecticut
18 	 	Donna Ringrose 	Campbells Bay, Quebec
13 	 	Caroline Ouellette ,Assistant captain	Montreal, Quebec
12 	 	Emilie Luck 	Pointe Claire, Quebec
11 	 	Kelly Sudia , Assistant Captain 	Pointe Claire, Quebec
10 	 	Noémie Marin 	Acton Vale, Quebec
http://montreal.cwhl.ca/roster.asp
====Coaching staff====
* General Manager: Megh Hewings 
* Head Coach:Patrick Rankine 
* Assistant Coach: Philipe Trahan
===Minnesota Whitecaps===
Goalies	Goalies	 	
Number 	 	Player 	Hometown
39 	 	Megan Van Beusekom	Loretto, Minnesota
30 	 	Kim Hanlon 	Blaine, Minnesota
20 	 	Sanya Sandahl 	Duluth, Minnesota
{| width=100%
!colspan=2 |Defense
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=10%|Player
!!width=10%|Hometown
|-
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|33
|align=center|
|align=center|Rachael Drazan
|align=center|Orono, Minnesota
|-
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|21
|align=center|
|align=center|Allie Sanchez
|align=center| St. Paul, Minnesota
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|12
|align=center|
|align=center|Jenny Schnickel
|align=center| Coon Rapids, Minnesota 
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|7
|align=center|
|align=center|Briana Jentner 
|align=center| Akron, Ohio 
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|5
|align=center|
|align=center|Winny Brodt ,Captain
|align=center| Roseville, Minnesota
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|2
|align=center|
|align=center|Chelsey Brodt
|align=center| Roseville, Minnesota
|-
Forwards	Forwards	 	
Number 	 	Player 	Hometown
77 	 	Amy Stech 	Duluth, Minnesota
29 	 	Christina Lee 	Maple Plain, Minnesota
27 	 	Maggie Fisher 	South St. Paul, Minnesota
25 	 	Iya Gavrilova 	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
22 	 	Megan McCarthy 	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
19 	 	Erin Keys 	St. Paul, Minnesota
16 	 	Jenny Potter 	Edina, Minnesota
15 	 	Allie Thunstrom 	Maplewood, Minnesota
11 	 	Krissy Wendell-Pohl 	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
10 	 	Brooke White-Lancette	Berkeley, California
9 	 	Gisele Marvin 	Warroad, Minnesota
8 	 	Meaghan Pezon 	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
6 	 	Kelli Blankenship 	Miami, Florida
2 	 	Sammy Nixon 	Blaine, Minnesota
http://www.westernwomenshockeyleague.com/leagues/rosters.cfm?leagueID=3639&teamID=267930&clientID=1754
====Coaching Staff====
* General Manager: 
* Head Coach: Jack Brodt
* Assistant Coach: Dwayne Schmidgall 
* Assistant Coach: Jim Minkoff
===Toronto Aeros===
Goalies	Goalies	 	
Number 	 	Player 	Hometown
31 	 	Allison Cubberley	Bracebridge, Ontario
30 	 	Kendra Fisher 	Kincardine, Ontario
1 	 	Sami Jo Small 	Winnipeg, Manitoba
{| width=100%
!colspan=2 |Defense
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=10%|Player
!!width=10%|Hometown
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|25
|align=center|
|align=center|Tessa Bonhomme
|align=center| Sudbury, Ontario
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|19
|align=center|
|align=center|Britni Smith
|align=center| Port Perry, Ontario
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|18
|align=center|
|align=center|Alexandra Hoffmeyer
|align=center|Detroit,Michigan
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|12
|align=center|
|align=center|Martine Garland
|align=center| Toronto, Ontario
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|5
|align=center|
|align=center|Jessica Clermont
|align=center|Port Elgin, Ontario
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|4
|align=center|
|align=center|Michelle Bonello
|align=center| Mississauga, Ontario
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|2
|align=center|
|align=center|Haleigh Callison
|align=center|Smithers, British Columbia
|-
Forwards	Forwards	 	
Number 	 	Player 	Hometown
96 	 	Kelly Zamora 	Oshawa, Ontario
67 	 	Rebecca Davies 	Toronto, Ontario
44 	 	Kori Cheverie 	Truro, Nova Scotia
27 	 	Kristy Zamora 	Oshawa, Ontario
17 	 	Jennifer Botterill	Winnipeg, Manitoba
16 	 	Frances McPhail 	Vancouver, British Columbia
15 	 	Angela Di Stasi 	Toronto, Ontario
14 	 	LaToya Clarke 	Pickering, Ontario
11 	 	Melanie Mills 	Pusclinsh, Ontario
9 	 	Jennifer Brine 	Truro, Nova Scotia
6 	 	Meagan Aarts 	Wattford, Ontario
 	 	Carly Haggard 	Port Alberni, British Columbia
http://toronto.cwhl.ca/roster.asp
====Coaching Staff====
* General Manager: Barb Fisher
* Head Coach: Dan Lichterman
* Assistant Coach: Joanne Eustace 
* Assistant Coach: Bartley Blair
==Tournament==
On the first games, Toronto Stephen Swett, Locals chase Cup dream, http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3043351 , March 24,2011.and Montreal CBCsports.ca , Montreal opens Clarkson Cup with win, http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2011/03/24/sp-clarkson-cup-thurs.html , Match 24,2011. went on to the victory over Brampton and Minnesota . In the second day, Sarah Vaillancourt scored 3 goals during the game to lead Montreal to a 7-4 victory over Brampton CBCsports.ca ,Montreal beats Brampton at Clarkson Cup, http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2011/03/25/sp-clarkson-fri.html. In the another match, Sami Jo Small celebrated her 35th birthday by stopping 40 shots to lead Toronto to a 6-0 win over Minnesota Globe and Mail, Small comes up big at Clarkson Cup, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/small-comes-up-big-at-clarkson-cup/article1957695/. The Championships tournament runs over the weekend. Saturday, Montreal scored a crucial victory 2-1 against Toronto TSN, Kirk's powers Brampton past Minnesota at Clarkson Cup, http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=359637. This win guarantees Montreal a place in the Clarkson Cup final, on Sunday against Toronto, who also recorded two victories in the tournament .
Date 	Time 	Teams 	Final Score 	Attendance
March 24	12:00 noon	Toronto vs Brampton 	Toronto 3-2 	100 supporters
March 24	6:00 pm 	Minnesota vs Montreal 	Montreal 5-1	240 supporters
March 25	12:00 noon	Minnesota vs Toronto 	Toronto 6-0 	300 supporters
March 25	7:00 pm 	Brampton vs Montreal 	Montreal 7-4	1 000 supporters
March 26	11:00 am 	Minnesota vs Brampton 	Brampton 7-2	500 supporters
March 26	3:00 pm 	Toronto vs Montreal 	Montreal 2-1	1 000 supporters
March 27	1:00 pm 	Championship Final game	Montreal 5-0	2 300 supporters
==Championship game==
March 27th Sunday: The final Game concluded with the powerful Montreal team defeating Toronto 5 -0 http://cwhl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1560528. Montreal got off to a 2 - 0 lead in the first period, The first goal was scored by Noémie Marin on a backhand from her off wing at 14:47 minute as she converted a pass from Caroline Ouellette. The second goal was scored at 7:29 minute from a face off in the Toronto end as Dominique Thibault took the draw and Vanessa Davidson skated off the boards, picked up the puck and put a quick shot behind goaltender Sami Jo Small. The lone goal of the second period was scored at 10:36 by Sabrina Harbec on a nice outside drive cutting by Annie Guay. Sabrina Harbec pulled the goalie across the crease and put the puck in the top corner. The shots at the end of the second period were 34 to 17 in favour of Montreal Stars.
Montreal added two more goals in the third period to capture the 5-0 win Final game Stephen Sweet, Montreal takes Clarkson Cup in style: 5-0 win over Toronto paves way to title, http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3046897. At the 5:33 minute, Julie Chu feathered a pass to Caroline Ouellette. Ouellette making a perfect low shot to score. The final goal of the game was scored with 2:42 left as Sarah Vaillancourt picked up a pass from Caroline Ouellette and she hit the mark on a quick shot from about five feet out. Toronto goalie Sami Jo Small played well in defeat Globe and Mail, Montreal beats Toronto to win Clarkson Cup,http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/montreal-beats-toronto-to-win-clarkson-cup/article1958614/ as Montreal controlled the game outshooting Toronto 51 to 26. Toronto did threaten offensively early in the game and could have turned the contest around but Montreal goalie, Kim St-Pierre, came up with exceptional saves CBCsport.ca , St-Pierre backstops Montreal to Clarkson Cup title, http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2011/03/27/sp-clarksoncup.html to earn the shutout and ultimately crown Montreal Stars the Clarkson Cup Champions 2011 Globe and Mail, Montreal hopes Clarkson Cup win promotes women's hockey league, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/montreal-hopes-clarkson-cup-win-promotes-womens-hockey-league/article1959168/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A+RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Hockey&utm_content=1959168 . 
*The Three Stars of the Game: First Star - Dominique Thibault, Montreal. Second Star - Vanessa Davidson, Montreal. Third Start - Jennifer Botterill, Toronto.http://newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/27/c6879.html
Playoff Records	Wins	Loses
Montreal 	4 	0
Toronto 	2 	2
Brampton 	1 	2
Minnesota 	0 	3
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Winner
Top goaltender in the tournament 	
Player of the Game, Winning team, Clarkson Cup Final	Dominique Thibault
Player of the Game, Losing team, Clarkson Cup Final 	Jennifer Botterill
Tournament Most Valuable Player 	Sarah Vaillancourt
Top forward in the tournament 	
Top defender in the tournament 	
==References==
===See also===
* Clarkson Cup
Category:Women's ice hockey in Canada
Category:Canadian Women's Hockey League
Category:Western Women's Hockey League
Category:2011 in ice hockey