2008–09 McGill Martlets women's ice hockey season

The McGill Martlets represented McGill University in the 2008-09 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's hockey season. The Martlets posted an unblemished 33-0 record against CIS opponents to go undefeated for the second straight season en route to capturing another CIS banner. Catherine Ward, Chantal Gauvin and goaltender Kalie Townsend were the only graduating players from the Martlets.

2008–09 McGill Martlets
women's ice hockey season
Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship, Champions
ConferenceQSSF
Record
Coaches and captains
Head coachPeter Smith
Captain(s)Chantal Gauvin
Alternate captain(s)Alyssa Cecere,[1] Cathy Chartrand,[2] Vanessa Davidson

Exhibition

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Date Time Result Opponent
Sep. 19, 2008 7:00 PM Won * 5-1 York
Sep. 20, 2008 2:00 PM Won * 2-0 Windsor

Alberta Panda Presence Pre-season Tournament

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(3 games @ Edmonton)

Date Time Result Opponent
Sep. 26, 2008 1:00 PM Won * 4-1 Regina
Sep. 27, 2008 11:45 AM Won * 5-1 Lethbridge
Sep. 28, 2008 11:45 AM Won * 3-2 Alberta

NCAA Exhibition

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Date Time Result Opponent
Oct. 3, 2008 7:00 PM Lost * 4-5 St. Lawrence
Oct. 5, 2008 7:00 PM Won * 1-0 Vermont
Oct. 24, 2008 7:00 PM Won * 3-2 Dartmouth
Oct. 25, 2008 4:00 PM Lost * 2-3 Harvard
Oct. 26, 2008 1:30 PM Won * 2-1 Yale
Feb. 24, 2009 7:00 PM Won * 4-2 Syracuse University

Regular season

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Roster

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Number Name Position Height Year
24 Ann-Sophie Bettez Forward 5'4" 2
09 Julie Casavecchia Forward 5'7" 2
14 Alyssa Cecere Forward 5'7" 3
08 Cathy Chartrand Defence 5'10" 2
25 Vanessa Davidson Forward 5'8" 4
19 Chantal Gauvin Defence 5'8" T 5
06 Caroline Hill Forward 5'5" 3
22 Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger Forward 5'5" 1*
07 Alessandra Lind-Kenny Forward 5'6" 2
11 Rebecca Martindale Forward 5'5" 4
10 Jordanna Peroff Forward 5'6" 2
16 Shaunn Rabinovich Defence 5'9" 1*
18 Jasmine Sheehan Defence 5'5" 3
20 Lainie Smith Forward 5'6" 1*
30 Gabrielle Smith Goal 5'8" 4
21 Amy Soberano Forward 5'4" 3
02 Stacie Tardif Defence 5'5" 1*
29 Kalie Townsend Goal 5'10" 5
17 Catherine Ward Defence 5'6" 3
23 Victoria Wells Forward 5'7" 2
13 Alexandra Wells Forward 5'7" 2
15 Lisa Zane Defence 5'4" 3

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Schedule

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The Martlets participated in the Theresa Humes Tournament at Concordia University from January 2–4.

Date Time Result Opponent
Oct. 17, 2008 7:00 PM Won 6-0 @ Carleton
Oct. 19, 2008 3:00 PM Won 10-0 Concordia
Oct. 31, 2008 7:30 PM Won 5-0 Concordia
Nov. 1, 2008 6:00 PM Won 6-4 Ottawa
Nov. 8, 2008 7:00 PM Won 6-1 @ Carleton
Nov. 15, 2008 2:30 PM Won 16-1 Concordia
Nov. 20, 2008 7:00 PM Won * 8-0 St. Mary's
Nov. 21, 2008 7:00 PM Won * 5-1 St. Francis Xavier
Nov. 22, 2008 3:00 PM Won * 10-3 Dalhousie
Nov. 29, 2008 7:00 PM Won 9-0 Ottawa
Jan. 2, 2009 2:00 PM Won * 4-0 Queen's
Jan. 3, 2009 12:30 PM Won * 8-2 Ottawa
Jan. 4, 2009 3:30 PM Won * 9-0 Toronto
Jan. 10, 2009 7:00 PM Won 6-2 @ Carleton
Jan. 17, 2009 2:30 PM Won 10-0 Concordia
Jan. 18, 2009 1:00 PM Won 8-1 @ Carleton
Jan. 24, 2009 2:00 PM Won 8-0 Ottawa
Feb. 1, 2009 1:00 PM Won 4-0 @ Carleton
Feb. 7, 2009 7:00 PM Won 7-0 Concordia
Feb. 8, 2009 6:00 PM Won 3-1 Ottawa
Feb. 14, 2009 2:00 PM Won 4-2 Ottawa
Feb. 15, 2009 1:00 PM Won 4-2 @ Carleton
Feb. 21, 2009 7:00 PM Won 5-0 Ottawa
Feb. 28, 2009 7:00 PM Won 6-0 Concordia

Player stats

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Rebecca Martindale, a 21-year-old education senior, posted a career-best 18 goals, 16 assists (34 points) in 42 games. Martindale doubled her points output from the previous season (42 games, 8 goals, 12 assists, 20 points). Chantal Gauvin, scored once and added 13 assists. She finished her McGill career with 7 goals, 29 assists and 36 points in 143 career contests.

Postseason

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QSSF Tournament

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  • Semifinals
Date Time Result Opponent
Mar. 4, 2009 7:00 PM Won 11-2 Concordia
Mar. 6, 2009 7:30 PM Won 4-1 Concordia
  • Finals (for Ed Enos Trophy)
Date Time Result Opponent
Mar. 11, 2009 7:00 PM Won 7-0 Ottawa
Mar. 13, 2009 7:00 PM Won 7-1 Ottawa

CIS Tournament

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Date Time Result Opponent
Mar. 19, 2009 6:30 PM Won 2-1 (OT) Manitoba
Mar. 21, 2009 6:30 PM Won 5-1 St. Francis Xavier
Mar. 22, 2009 6:00 PM Won 3-1 Wilfrid Laurier

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Awards and honors

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  • Ann-Sophie Bettez, Athlete of the Week: Jan 6, 08
  • Ann-Sophie Bettez, Athlete of the Week: Mar 2, 08
  • Ann-Sophie Bettez, Athlete of the Week: Oct 19, 08
  • Ann-Sophie Bettez, Athlete of the Week: Nov 9, 08
  • Ann-Sophie Bettez, Athlete of the Week: Nov 16, 08
  • Ann-Sophie Bettez, Athlete of the Week: Jan 11, 09[5]
  • Cathy Chartrand, Athlete of the Week: Dec 29, 08 – Jan 04, 09[2]
  • Vanessa Davidson, Athlete of the Week: Mar 02, 09 – Mar 08, 09[6]
  • Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger, Athlete of the Week: Feb 16, 09 – Feb 22, 09[7]
  • Marie-Andree Leclerc-Auger, CIS Rookie of the Year
    • Leclerc-Auger became the third member of the Martlets in three years to be named as the top rookie in CIS women's hockey. This marked the first time in CIS history that players from the same school in a team sport were honoured as the nation's best freshman for three consecutive years. Catherine Ward and Ann-Sophie Bettez received the award in 2006-07 and 2007-08.[8]
  • Charline Labonté, nominee BLG Award (honouring the top CIS female and male athletes for the 2008-09 season)
  • Jordana Perroff, Athlete of the Week: Feb 09, 09 – Feb 15, 09[9]
  • Catherine Ward, Athlete of the Week: Sep 29, 08 – Oct 05, 08[10]

Team awards

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  • Goaltender Charline Labonté and forward Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles, Que., shared the honor as co-MVPs of the McGill women's hockey team
  • Chantal Gauvin, Most dedicated player honours.
  • Marie-Andrée Leclerc-Auger, earned Martlets rookie-of-the-year honours
  • Marie-Andrée Leclerc-Auger, Martlets top sniper.
  • Rebecca Martindale, Most improved player
  • Catherine Ward, Most outstanding defenceman award.
  • Catherine Ward won silver with Canada Under 22 team at the 2009 MLP Nations Cup in Germany[10]

All-Canadian honors

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  • Goaltender - Charline Labonté, First Team
  • Defence - Catherine Ward, First Team
  • Forward - Ann-Sophie Bettez, First Team
  • Defence - Cathy Chartrand, Second Team
  • Forward - Vanessa Davidson, Second Team
  • Forward - Marie-Andrée Leclerc-Auger, All-Rookie Team[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Alyssa Cecere". Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Cathy Chartrand". Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ice Hockey (W) Team Roster". Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Ice Hockey (W) Schedule and Results". Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "View". Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  6. ^ "View". Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  7. ^ "View". Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  8. ^ "top rookie in CIS women's hockey". [permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "View". Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  10. ^ a b "View". Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  11. ^ "2009 Women's Hockey Championship - Awards and all canadians". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
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See also

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