2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Six |
| Format | Round-robin |
| Finals site | Clare Drake Arena Edmonton, Alberta |
| Champions | Calgary Dinos (1 title) |
| Runner-up | Montréal Carabins |
| Winning coach | Danielle Goyette (1 title) |
| Tournament MVP | Amanda Tapp (Calgary Dinos) |
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.
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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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 |
CIS Medal round[edit]
5th-place game[edit]
| March 11, 2012 11:00 am | Alberta Pandas | Alberta, 1-0 3 | UPEI Panthers | Clare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta Attendance: 434 |
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| Kanesa Shewtz | Goalies | Kristy Dobson | Referees: Ashley Desjardin Amanda Verishine, Shauna Wing | ||
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| 29 | Shots | 19 | |||
Bronze-medal game[edit]
| March 11, 2012 14:00 pm | McGill Martlets[9] | McGill, 4-0 3 | Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | Clare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta Attendance: 384 |
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Gold-medal game[edit]
| March 11, 2012 18:00 pm | Calgary Dinos | Calgary, 5-1 3 | Montréal Carabins | Clare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta Attendance: 768 |
| Game reference | |||||
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| Amanda Tapp | Goalies | Rachel Ouellette | Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Amanda Allaire, Danielle McGurry | ||
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| 28 | Shots | 24 | |||
Final results[edit]
 Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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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[edit]
All-Tournament Team[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Tournament MVP: Amanda Tapp, Calgary Dinos
- R.W. Pugh Fair-Play Award: Andrea Boras, Alberta Pandas
Player of the game awards[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "Calgary Dinos win first-ever women's hockey gold". U Sports. March 11, 2012.
- ^ "National champions". Calgary Dinos. March 11, 2012.
- ^ "2012 CIS women's hockey championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "2011-12 women's hockey" (PDF). Canada West. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ les Carabins surprennent les Golden Hawks
- ^ Oles scores goals as Martlets tame Pandas to keep medal hopes alive at Nationals
- ^ les Carabins en finale nationale
- ^ 2012 CIS women's hockey championship schedule Women's Ice Hockey Schedule
- ^ Bronze medal game: McGill claims 12th medal, sixth bronze
- ^ National Champions
- ^ "Dinos win CIS Women's Hockey Championship". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ Les Carabins méritent la première médaille de leur jeune histoire Archived September 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine