The 2nd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game, took place on January 23, 2016 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] The game aired live on Sportsnet One in Canada as Team Black prevailed by a 5-1 tally against Team White.
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| Date | January 23, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Air Canada Centre | |||||||||||||||
| City | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||
| MVP | Marie-Philip Poulin | |||||||||||||||
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The event featured three 20-minute periods. Among the players named as participants, Toronto Furies blueliner Sena Suzuki made history as the first international player (born outside of Canada and United States) to participate in the CWHL All-Star Game.
Participants
edit| Player | Team | Position | Nationality |
| Ann Sophie Bettez | Canadiennes de Montreal | Forward | 
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| Kristina Brown | Boston Blades | Forward | 
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| Jessica Campbell | Calgary Inferno | Forward |
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| Katia Clement-Heydra | Canadiennes de Montreal | Forward |
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| Kim Deschenes | Canadiennes de Montreal | Forward |
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| Brittany Esposito | Calgary Inferno | Forward |
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| Emily Fulton | Toronto Furies | Forward |
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| Brianne Jenner | Calgary Inferno | Forward |
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| Jess Jones | Brampton Thunder | Forward |
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| Elana Lovell | Calgary Inferno | Forward |
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| Caroline Ouellette | Canadiennes de Montreal | Forward |
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| Marie-Philip Poulin | Canadiennes de Montreal | Forward |
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| Jamie Lee Rattray | Brampton Thunder | Forward |
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| Jillian Saulnier | Calgary Inferno | Forward |
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| Emily Fulton | Toronto Furies | Forward |
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| Natalie Spooner | Toronto Furies | Forward |
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| Candice Styles | Brampton Thunder | Forward |
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| Kelly Terry | Toronto Furies | Forward |
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| Hayley Wickenheiser | Calgary Inferno | Forward |
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| Courtney Birchard | Brampton Thunder | Defense |
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| Michelle Bonello | Toronto Furies | Defense |
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| Dru Burns | Boston Blades | Defense |
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| Cathy Chartrand | Canadiennes de Montreal | Defense |
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| Julie Chu | Canadiennes de Montreal | Defense |
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| Sarah Edney | Brampton Thunder | Defense |
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| Laura Fortino | Brampton Thunder | Defense |
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| Jocelyne Larocque | Brampton Thunder | Defense |
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| Jacqui Pierri | Calgary Inferno | Defense |
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| Lauriane Rougeau | Canadiennes de Montreal | Defense |
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| Sena Suzuki | Toronto Furies | Defense | 
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| Tara Watchorn | Boston Blades | Defense |
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| Delayne Brian | Calgary Inferno | Goaltender |
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| Christina Kessler | Toronto Furies | Goaltender |
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| Charline Labonte | Canadiennes de Montreal | Goaltender |
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| Genevieve Lacasse | Boston Blades | Goaltender |
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Fan balloting
editVoting for CWHL all-star captains started in December 2015. Online voting required fans to vote on the CWHL.com web site. Fans were presented a list of 42 players and Natalie Spooner and Julie Chu were voted in as captains. Spooner was appointed as captain of Team White while Chu was named Team Black captain.
Game summary
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| Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st period: Christina Kessler (Team Black) vs. Charline Labonte (Team White) | ||||
| Black | Marie-Philip Poulin (1) | Caroline Ouellette (1), Laura Fortino (1) | 08:48 | 1–0 Black |
| Black | Jillian Saulnier (1) | 16:06 | 2-0 Black | |
| 2nd period: Christina Kessler Delayne Brian (Team Black) vs. Charline Labonte Genevieve Lacasse (Team White) | ||||
| Black | Marie-Philip Poulin (2) | Caroline Ouellette (2), Jillian Saulnier (1) | 07:03 | 3–0 Black |
| White | Jessica Campbell (1) | Brittany Esposito (1) | 17:02 | 3–1 Black |
| Black | Hayley Wickenheiser (1) | 19:40 | 4–1 Black | |
| 3rd period: Delayne Brian (Team Black) vs. Genevieve Lacasse (Team White) | ||||
| Black | Kim Deschenes (1) | Laura Fortino (2) | 13:22 | 5–1 Black |
References
edit- ^ "The All-Star Game is here". CWHL.