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2011–12 Montreal Stars season

The 2011-12 season was the Montreal Stars' 5th season in the Canadian Women's Hockey League The previous year, they attempted to win their third Clarkson Cup Championship, the main championship within the league. They eventually lost 5-2 to the Boston Blades in the championship game of the series in Markham, Ontario, Canada.[1]

With the first pick overall in the 2011 CWHL Draft, the Montreal Stars selected Meghan Agosta from Mercyhurst College.[2]

The Montreal Stars

Offseason

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CWHL Draft

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As player substitute, Audrey Doyon-Lessard
= Indicates Olympian
= Indicates former NCAA player
= Indicates former CIS player
 
For 2011-12 season, Jenny Lavigne is the Star's regular Goaltender
# Player Hometown College
1 Meghan Agosta (F)   Ruthven, Ontario Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA)
7 Catherine Ward (D)   Montreal, Quebec Boston University Terriers (HEA)
13 Caroline Hill (F)   Dorval, Quebec McGill Martlets (QSSF)
19 Catherine Herron (G)   Chambly, Quebec Montreal Carabins (QSSF)
25 Catherine Desjardins (D)   Varennes, Quebec Concordia Stingers (QSSF)
31 Alyssa Cecere (F)   Brossard, Quebec McGill Martlets (QSSF)
37 Audrey Doyon-Lessard (G)   Charny, Quebec Concordia Stingers (QSSF)
43 Danielle Wilkinson-Ford None (played in DWHL)
49 Sabrine Nault None (played for Les Ailes de Richelieu)

Regular season

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January 8: Get in the Game, Support the Stars! Fundraiser game
 
Montreal supporters at Arena St-Louis
 
Young fans of Montreal Girls Hockey
  • October 13: The CWHL participated in two charity hockey games for cancer research at Windsor Arena. The event was called 'Stick It To Cancer' and the Montreal Stars competed with the Toronto Furies in two games on Nov. 26 and 27. The campaign was organized in partnership by the CWHL, along with Breast Ride Ever, a not-for-profit organization. Proceeds from the games benefitted local cancer programs and the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County.[3]
  • November 19: the second annual "Game on to beat breast cancer" benefit. The target to surpass the previous year's donation results was exceeded. A new attendance record was also set at the game, with over 1,100 fans[4] in the stands.[5]
  • December 8: Montréal Stars offered a cheque for close to $15,000 to the Quebec Cancer Foundation[6]
  • January 8: About 900 people came to the Fundraiser game. More than $7,000 was raised during the event.[7]
  • January 20, 21 and 22: Montreal Stars played their three home games in front of young girl hockey players and fans from local communities. These games were presented in collaboration with local girls' minor hockey associations: Mont-Royal Girls Hockey Association, Montreal Girls Hockey and the Pierrefond Girls Minor Hockey. On January 20, a pre-game ceremony was held to honour the career of Catherine Ward, who grew up in and played minor hockey with Mont-Royal Girls Hockey Association.[8]

Schedule at home

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The Stars gathering around the bench discussing strategy
Date Time Location Opponent Score Notes
Oct 22 15h00 Centre Étienne Desmarteau Brampton Thunder 4-1 Home Opener
Oct 23 13h00 Centre Étienne Desmarteau Brampton Thunder 7-2
Nov 19 15h00 Centre Étienne Desmarteau Boston Blades 2-4 Québec Breast Cancer Foundation
Nov 20 13h00 Centre Étienne Desmarteau Boston Blades 4-1
Dec 3 15h00 Centre Étienne Desmarteau Burlington Barracudas 9-3
Dec 4 13h00 Centre Étienne Desmarteau Burlington Barracudas 7-2
Jan 7 15h00 Centre Étienne Desmarteau Toronto Furies 3-0
Jan 8 13h00 Centre Étienne Desmarteau Toronto Furies 1-3 Fundraiser game
Jan 18 19h30 McConnell Arena McGill Martlets 4-1 Exhibition Game
Jan 20 19h00 Ville Mont-Royal Arena Team Alberta CWHL 8-2 Minor Hockey Outreach
Jan 21 16h00 Arena St-Louis[9] Burlington Barracudas 6-3 Minor Hockey Outreach
Jan 22 12h15 Centre Civique de DDO Dollard-des-Ormeaux[10] Burlington Barracudas 10-1 Minor Hockey Outreach
Feb 17 19h30 McConnell Arena McGill Martlets Cancel by McGill Exhibition Game
Feb 18 15h00 Centre Étienne Desmarteau Toronto Furies 6-3 Fan Appreciation Day (750 supporters)
Feb 19 13h00 Centre Étienne Desmarteau Toronto Furies 7-4 Last Home Game

Reference[11]

Awards and honors

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Meghan Agosta on the ice

During the 2011-2012 season, Meghan Agosta broke the single season record for points scored, surpassing the previous record of 71 points, recording 80 points with 41 goals and 39 assists in 27 games.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cowan, Stu (22 March 2013). "Montreal Stars set sights on The Amazing Race". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
  3. ^ "Charity games". Archived from the original on 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  4. ^ (in French) Les Stars de Montréal se font charitables
  5. ^ (in French) Les Stars de Montréal contre Boston! Un grand moment… et plus de $9,000 amassés pour la Fondation du Cancer du Sein!
  6. ^ Women's Hockey Life
  7. ^ carolineouellette13. "Les Stars de Montréal amassent $7,000 lors de l'évènement »Soyez de la Partie » | Caroline Ouellette" (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ (in French) Les Stars à Mont-Royal
  9. ^ (in French) Localisation
  10. ^ Localisation
  11. ^ Montreal Schedule
  12. ^ Saison record pour Meghan Agosta[usurped]
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