2010 Clarkson Cup

The 2010 Clarkson Cup was contested at the Elgin Barrow Arena in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The four competing teams included the Brampton Thunder, Minnesota Whitecaps, Mississauga Chiefs, and Montreal Stars.
==Qualification==
The Brampton Thunder defeated the Burlington Barracudas in the CWHL wild card game to qualify for the Clarkson Cup tournament. The Thunder proceeded to eliminate the defending champion Montreal Stars in the semifinals.
==Brampton Thunder roster==
Number	Player 	Position 	School
4 	Elysia Desmier 	Forward 	Guelph
9 	Jennifer Kirk 	Forward 	Sheridan College
10 	Gillian Apps 	Forward 	Dartmouth
12 	Lori Dupuis 	Forward 	University of Toronto
14 	Amanda Nonis 	Forward 	Manhattanville College
15 	Kristi Alcorn 	Forward 	Quinnipiac
16 	Jayna Hefford 	Forward 	Toronto
24 	Nicole Tritter 	Forward 	Connecticut
21 	Katie Dowdall 	Forward 	Toronto
83 	Amber Welch 	Forward 	Keswick High School
2 	Belinda Odell 	Defense 	Priceville High School
7 	Brooke Beazer 	Defense/Forward	Clarkson
5 	Molly Engstrom 	Defense 	Wisconsin
11 	Bobbi Jo Slusar 	Defense 	York
23 	Meredith Ostrander	Defense 	Brown
34 	Ashley Pendleton 	Defense 	Mercyhurst
1 	Mandy Cronin 	Goalie 	Maine
29 	Laura Hosier 	Goalie 	Mercyhurst
==Minnesota Whitecaps roster==
Number	Player 	Position 	School
2 	Sam Nixon 	Forward 	St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey
10 	Brooke White 	Forward 	Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey
15 	Andrea Nichols 	Forward 	Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
16 	Jenny Potter 	Forward 	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey
17 	Julie Chu 	Forward 	Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey
19 	Erin Keys 	Forward 	Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey
22 	Megan McCarthy 	Forward 	St. Cloud State Huskies
27 	Maggie Fisher 	Forward 	MSU-Mankato
3 	Chelsey Brodt 	Defense 	Minnesota Golden Gophers
5 	Winny Brodt 	Defense 	Minnesota Golden Gophers
21 	Allie Sanchez 	Defense 	Minnesota Golden Gophers
39 	Megan Van Beusekom	Goaltender	Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey
==Tournament==
==Championship game==
The Minnesota Whitecaps were the only team from the Western Women’s Hockey League to compete in the tournament. It was the second consecutive year that the Whitecaps had made the final. The team came to the tournament with only 11 players and two goalies. Goalie Megan Van Beusekom-Sweerin had a shut out in a 4-0 win for the Whitecaps.
===Scoring summary===
Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal snapped a wrist shot past Thunder netminder Laura Hosier. During the first period, the Whitecaps hit the post twice. In the second period, Jenny Potter scored on a breakaway. The assist was credited to Erin Keys.
In the second period, the Thunder were not able to get on the scoreboard. Molly Engstrom fired a slap shot past Van Beusekom-Sweerin, but the shot hit the post.
In the third period, Maggie Fisher scored on a pass from Megan McCarthy. Andrea Fisher intercepted a pass from the Thunder. She passed to Brooke White-Lancette and scored the fourth goal on Hosier.http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=cbc-sports_hockey_sp_clarkson_cup_final-2000357318
==Awards and honors==
* Megan Van Beusekom-Sweerin: Top goaltender in the tournament
* Brooke White, Player of the Game, Minnesota, Clarkson Cup Final
* Bobbi Jo Slusar, Player of the Game, Brampton, Clarkson Cup Final
* Julie Chu, Minnesota, Tournament MVP.
* Lori Dupuis, Brampton, Top forward in the tournament
* Molly Engstrom, Brampton, Top defender in the tournament
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/olympics/minnesota-whitecaps-defeats-upstart-brampton-4-0-wins-clarkson-cup-89367927.html
==Olympians in the Clarkson Cup==
*The following players also played for their respective countries in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Player 	Team 	Nationality
Gillian Apps 	Brampton Thunder 	
Julie Chu 	Minnesota Whitecaps	
Molly Engstrom 	Brampton Thunder 	
Jayna Hefford 	Brampton Thunder 	
Caroline Ouellette 	Montreal Stars 	
Jenny Potter 	Minnesota Whitecaps	
Marie-Philip Poulin	Montreal Stars 	
http://www.cwhl.ca/olympics.asp
==References==
Category:Women's ice hockey in Canada