2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship

The 2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held March 8 to March 11, 2012, in Edmonton, Alberta, to determine a national champion for the 2011–12 women's ice hockey season.[1] The tournament was played at Clare Drake Arena and was hosted by the University of Alberta for the first time in school history.

2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship
Season2011–12
TeamsSix
FormatRound-robin
Finals siteClare Drake Arena
Edmonton, Alberta
ChampionsCalgary Dinos (1 title)
Runner-upMontréal Carabins
Winning coachDanielle Goyette (1 title)
Tournament MVPAmanda Tapp (Calgary Dinos)

The third-seeded Calgary Dinos won the first gold medal in program history by defeating the sixth-seeded Montréal Carabins by a score of 5–1 in the gold medal game.[2]

Seedings

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Six CIS teams qualified for the tournament and were divided into two pools to play a round-robin tournament to determine the two teams who would play in the championship game.[3] The winner of Pool A played the winner of Pool B in the gold medal game.[4]

Pool A

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Seed Team Qualified Record
1 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks OUA Champions 25–0–1
4 UPEI Panthers AUS Champions 13–10–1
6 Montréal Carabins RSEQ Finalists 13–5–2

Pool B

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Seed Team Qualified Record
2 McGill Martlets RSEQ Champions 18–1–1
3 Calgary Dinos Canada West Champions 20–4–0
5 Alberta Pandas Canada West Finalists (Host) 14–3–7

Game summaries

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Date Time Teams Score Notes
March 8 15:30 MST Pool A #1: No. 6 Montréal vs. No. 1 Laurier Montréal (1–0) wins 6–5 2 goals score by Kim Deschênes[5]
March 8 19:00 MST Pool B #1: No. 3 Calgary vs. No. 2 McGill Calgary (1–0) wins 1–0 The goal score by Sinead Tracey
March 9 15:30 MST Pool A #2: No. 1 Laurier vs. No. 4 UPEI Laurier (1–1) wins 3–0
March 9 19:00 MST Pool B #2: No. 2 McGill vs. No. 5 Alberta McGill (1–1) wins 4–0 Leslie Oles score two goals[6]
March 10 15:30 MST Pool A #3: No. 6 Montreal vs. No. 4 UPEI Montreal (2–0) wins 4–1[7]
March 10 19:00 MST Pool B #3: No. 3 Calgary vs. No. 5 Alberta Calgary (2–0) wins 4–2

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CIS Medal round

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5th-place game

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March 11, 2012
11:00 am
Alberta PandasAlberta, 1–0
3
UPEI PanthersClare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 434
Game reference
Kanesa ShewtzGoaliesKristy DobsonReferees:
Ashley Desjardin
Amanda Verishine, Shauna Wing
Katie StewartGoals
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Bronze-medal game

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March 11, 2012
14:00 pm
McGill Martlets[9]McGill, 4–0
3
Wilfrid Laurier Golden HawksClare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 384
Game reference
Michelle Daigneault, Leslie Oles, Ann-Sophie Bettez, Melodie DaoustGoals

Gold-medal game

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March 11, 2012
18:00 pm
Calgary DinosCalgary, 5–1
3
Montréal CarabinsClare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 768
Game reference
Amanda TappGoaliesRachel OuelletteReferees:
Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Amanda Allaire, Danielle McGurry
Hayley Wickenheiser (2), Jenna Smith, Iya Gavrilova, Elana LovellGoalsElizabeth Mantha
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Final results

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  Gold   Silver   Bronze 4th Place 5th Place 6th Place
Calgary Dinos[10][11] Montréal Carabins[12] McGill Martlets Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Alberta Pandas UPEI Panthers

Awards and honours

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All-Tournament Team

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Goaltender: Amanda Tapp, Calgary Dinos
Defence: Stephanie Ramsay, Calgary Dinos
Defence: Élizabeth Mantha, Montréal Carabins
Forward: Kim Deschênes, Montréal Carabins
Forward: Leslie Oles, McGill Matlets
Forward: Hayley Wickenheiser, Calgary Dinos

Other

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Tournament MVP: Amanda Tapp, Calgary Dinos
R.W. Pugh Fair-Play Award: Andrea Boras, Alberta Pandas

Player of the game awards

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5th-place game: Sarah Hilworth, Alberta; Laura Bradley, PEI
Bronze medal game: Michelle Daigneault, McGill; Laura Brooker, Wilfrid Laurier
Gold medal game: Elizabeth Mantha, Montreal; Hayley Wickenheiser, Calgary

References

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  1. ^ "Calgary Dinos win first-ever women's hockey gold". U Sports. March 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "National champions". Calgary Dinos. March 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "2012 CIS women's hockey championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "2011–12 women's hockey" (PDF). Canada West. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  5. ^ les Carabins surprennent les Golden Hawks
  6. ^ Oles scores goals as Martlets tame Pandas to keep medal hopes alive at Nationals
  7. ^ les Carabins en finale nationale
  8. ^ 2012 CIS women's hockey championship schedule Women's Ice Hockey Schedule
  9. ^ Bronze medal game: McGill claims 12th medal, sixth bronze
  10. ^ National Champions
  11. ^ "Dinos win CIS Women's Hockey Championship". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  12. ^ Les Carabins méritent la première médaille de leur jeune histoire Archived September 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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