The 2016 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held from March 17–20, 2016, in Calgary, Alberta, to determine a national champion for the 2015–16 CIS women's ice hockey season. The bronze medal game between Saint Mary's and Guelph was held at the Joan Snyder Arena, while the remainder of the tournament was contested at Markin MacPhail Arena on the campus of the University of Calgary. Montreal’s Alexandra Labelle recorded a hat trick in the gold medal game, part of an 8-0 shutout triumph versus the UBC Thunderbirds.[1]
| Teams | Eight |
|---|---|
| Finals site | Markin MacPhail Centre Joan Snyder Arena Calgary, Alberta |
| Champions | Montreal Carabins (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | UBC Thunderbirds |
| Winning coach | Isabelle Leclaire (2nd title) |
| MVP | Marie-Pier Chabot (Montreal Carabins) |
| Television | Sportsnet 360 TVA Sports |
Participating teams
edit| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guelph Gryphons | OUA champions | 21–2–1 |
| 2 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ champions | 15–3–2 |
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | AUS champions | 17–6–1 |
| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West champions | 16–9–3 |
| 5 | McGill Martlets | RSEQ finalists | 13–5–2 |
| 6 | Western Mustangs | OUA finalists | 15–8–1 |
| 7 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West quarterfinals (Host) | 12–12–4 |
| 8 | St. Thomas Tommies | AUS finalists | 16–7–1 |
Championship Bracket
edit| First Round: March 17/18 | Semi-Finals: March 19 | Gold Medal Game: March 20 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Montreal | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Calgary | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Montreal | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Western | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Montreal | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UBC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Guelph | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | St. Thomas | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UBC | 2 | Bronze Medal Game: March 20 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Guelph | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UBC | 4 | 1 | Guelph | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | McGill | 2 | 3 | Saint Mary's | 3 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket
edit| Semi-Finals: March 18/19 | Fifth Place Game: March 20 | ||||||||
| 7 | Calgary | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | Western | 1 | |||||||
| 7 | Calgary | 4 | |||||||
| 8 | St. Thomas | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | St. Thomas | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | McGill | 1 | |||||||
Awards and honours
edit- Tournament most valuable player: Marie-Pier Chabot, Montreal
Players of the Game
edit| Game | Players | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| March 16: Saint Mary's vs. Western | Caitlyn Schell Katelyn Gosling |
Saint Mary's Western[3] |
| March 17: Guelph vs. St. Thomas | Averi Nooren Taylor Cook |
Guelph St. Thomas[4] |
| March 18: McGill vs. St. Thomas | Olivia Sutter Kelty Apperson |
McGill St. Thomas[5] |
| March 19: Montreal vs. Saint Mary's | Ariane Barker Breanna Lanceleve |
Montreal Saint Mary's[6] |
| March 20: Saint Mary's vs. Guelph | Rebecca Clark Leigh Shilton |
Saint Mary's Guelph[7] |
| March 20: Calgary vs. St. Thomas | Hayley Dowling Myfanwy Thomson |
Calgary St. Thomas[8] |
| March 20: Montreal vs. UBC | Marie-Pier Chabot Kathleen Cahoon |
Montreal UBC |
All-Tournament Team
edit| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Chabot | Goaltender | Montreal |
| Kelly Murray | Defense | UBC |
| Katelyn Gosling | Defense | Western |
| Iya Gavrilova | Forward | Calgary |
| Ariane Barker | Forward | Montreal |
| Catherine Dubois | Forward | Montreal |
References
edit- ^ "FINAL CIS women's hockey championship: Carabins win gold in blowout victory". presto-en.usports.ca. March 20, 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "2015-16 women's hockey" (PDF). Canada West. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "QF 3 CIS women's hockey championship: Defending CIS champions Mustangs fall to Huskies". presto-en.usports.ca. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "QF 1 CIS women's hockey championship: No. 1 Gryphons blank the Tommies". presto-en.usports.ca. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "Consolation 1 CIS women's hockey championship: St. Thomas upsets McGill to qualify for consolation final". presto-en.usports.ca. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "SEMI-FINAL #2 CIS women's hockey championship: Carabins punch ticket to national finals". presto-en.usports.ca. March 19, 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Bronze CIS women's hockey championship Huskies make history with bronze finish". presto-en.usports.ca. March 20, 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "5th place: 2016 CIS women's hockey championship : Dinos blank Tommies for 5th place finish". presto-en.usports.ca. March 20, 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-18.