The 2018 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held from March 15–18, 2018, in London, Ontario to determine a national champion for the 2017–18 U Sports women's ice hockey season. The entire tournament was played at Thompson Arena on the campus of the University of Western Ontario. The Manitoba Bisons defeated the Western Mustangs 2–0 in the gold medal game to win the first championship in program history.
| Teams | Eight |
|---|---|
| Finals site | Thompson Arena London, Ontario |
| Champions | Manitoba Bisons (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Western Mustangs |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Jon Rempel (1st title) |
| MVP | Lauryn Keen (Manitoba) |
Participating teams
edit| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manitoba Bisons | Canada West Champion | |
| 2 | Saint Mary's Huskies | AUS Champion | |
| 3 | Western Mustangs (Host) | OUA Champion | |
| 4 | Concordia Stingers | RSEQ Champion | |
| 5 | St. Francis Xavier X-Women | AUS Finalist | 19-2-0 |
| 6 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ Finalist | |
| 7 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West Finalist | |
| 8 | Queen's Golden Gaels | OUA Finalist |
Championship bracket
edit| First Round: March 15/16 | Semi-Finals: March 17 | Gold Medal Game: March 18 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Manitoba | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Queens | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Manitoba | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Concordia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Concordia | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | St. FX | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Manitoba | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Western | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Saskatchewan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Mary's | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Western | 2 | Bronze Medal Game: March 18 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Saskatchewan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Western | 4 | 4 | Concordia | 4 | |||||||||
| 6 | Montreal | 0 | 7 | Saskatchewan | 2 | |||||||||
Consolation bracket
edit| Semi-Finals: March 17 | Fifth Place Game: March 18 | ||||||||
| 6 | Montreal | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 1 | |||||||
| 6 | Montreal | 7 | |||||||
| 5 | StFX | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | St. FX | 4 | |||||||
| 8 | Queen's | 3 (OT) | |||||||
Awards and honours
edit- Tournament MVP: Lauryn Keen (Manitoba)
Players of the game
edit| Game | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2018: Western vs. Montreal | Carmen Lasis Jessica Cormier |
Western Montreal [1] |
| March 17, 2018: Western vs. Saskatchewan | April Clark Kaitlin Willoughby |
Western Saskatchewan [2] |
| March 18, 2018: Montreal vs. St. FX | Lydia Schurman Kim Poirier |
St. FX Montreal[3] |
| March 18, 2018: Manitoba vs Western | Venla Hovi Shailyn Waites |
Manitoba Western[4] |
All-Tournament Team
edit| Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Alanna Sharman | Forward | Manitoba |
| Lauryn Keen | Forward | Manitoba |
| Kaitlin Willoughby | Forward | Saskatchewan |
| Caitlin Fyten | Defence | Manitoba |
| Marie Joelle Allard | Defence | Concordia |
| Carmen Lasis | Goaltender | Western |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mira Williamson (March 15, 2019). "Mustangs shut out Carabins to move on to semifinals". westernmustangs.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ Mira Williamson (March 17, 2019). "Mustangs to play for gold after 2-1 win over Saskatchewan". westernmustangs.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "X-Women fall to Carabins in U SPORTS consolation final". goxgo.ca. March 18, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Mustangs claim silver at U SPORTS Women's Hockey Championship". westernmustangs.ca. March 18, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-14.