2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship
Canadian university ice hockey championship
Collegiate ice hockey tournament
The 2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held March 14–17, 2019, in Charlottetown, P.E.I., to determine a national champion for the 2018–19 U Sports women's ice hockey season.
The Guelph Gryphons defeated the McGill Martlets by a 1–0 score in the championship game, as Valerie Lamenta earned the shutout.[1] Guelph captain Kaitlin Lowy scored the game-winning goal, as the Gryphons won their first-ever national championship.[2] Of note, the 2019 event broke attendance records for the history of the U Sports women's ice hockey championship.[3]
Participating teams
Seed | Team | Qualified | Record |
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1 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Champion | |
2 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ Finalist | |
3 | Guelph Gryphons | OUA Champion | |
4 | St. Thomas Tommies | AUS Champion | |
5 | McGill Martlets | RSEQ Champion | |
6 | Manitoba Bisons | Canada West Finalist | |
7 | UPEI Panthers | AUS (Host) | |
8 | Toronto Varsity Blues | OUA Finalist |
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Championship Bracket
First Round: March 14/16 | Semi-Finals: March 17 | Gold Medal Game: March 17 | ||||||||||||
3 | Guelph Gryphons | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Manitoba Bisons | 2 | ||||||||||||
Guelph Gryphons | 5 | |||||||||||||
2 | Montreal Carabins | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Montreal Carabins | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | PEI Panthers | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Guelph Gryphons | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | McGill Martlets | 0 | ||||||||||||
5 | McGill Martlets | 10 | ||||||||||||
4 | St. Thomas Tommies | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | McGill Martlets | 1 | Bronze Medal Game: March 15 | |||||||||||
1 | Alberta Pandas | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alberta Pandas | 3 | 2 | Montreal Carabins | 2 | |||||||||
8 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 2 | 1 | Alberta Pandas | 1[5] |
Consolation Bracket
Semi-Finals: March 14 | Fifth Place Game: March 15 | ||||||||
6 | Manitoba Bisons | 3 | |||||||
7 | PEI Panthers | 1 | |||||||
6 | Manitoba Bisons | 2 | |||||||
8 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 0 | |||||||
8 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 2 | |||||||
4 | St. Thomas Tommies | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Championship Tournament MVP: Jade Downie-Landry, McGill
Players of the Game
Game | Player | School |
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March 14: Guelph vs. Manitoba | Nicole MacKinnon[6] | Guelph |
March 14: Montreal vs PEI | Alexandra Labelle | Montreal Carabins [7] |
March 16: Toronto vs Alberta | Cristine Chao Alex Poznikoff[8] | Toronto Alberta |
March 16: McGill vs Alberta | Stéphanie Desjardins Kristen Chamberlin[9] | McGill Alberta |
March 16: Guelph vs. Montreal | Valérie Lamenta[10] | Guelph |
March 17: Montreal vs Alberta | Aube Racine Danielle Hardy[11] | Montreal Alberta |
March 17: Guelph vs. McGill | Kaitlin Lowy Shana Walker[12] | Guelph McGill |
All-Tournament Team
Player | School |
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Jade Downie-Landry | McGill |
Valérie Audet | McGill |
Claire Merrick | Guelph |
Taylor Kezama | Alberta |
Mallory Young | Guelph |
Valerie Lamenta | Guelph |
References
- ^ "Women's Hockey Events". March 17, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "McGill vs Guelph". March 17, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "UPEI athletes and events recognized at the 47th annual Sport PEI Amateur Sport Awards". upei.ca. February 26, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "Preview: Alberta earns No.1 seed ahead of national tournament". usports.ca. March 10, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Montreal vs Alberta". March 17, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "WHKY: Guelph Advances to U SPORTS Semi-final with 3-2 Win Over Manitoba". March 14, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ Charles Reid (March 14, 2019). "Panthers stymied in quarter-final loss to Carabins". saltwire.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Pandas top Varsity Blues in national quarter-final". bearsandpandas.ca. March 16, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Pandas shutout by McGill in U SPORTS semifinal". bearsandpandas.ca. March 16, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "WHKY: Gryphons Win 5-0 Over Montreal and Advance to U SPORTS Gold Medal Game". March 16, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Carabins top Pandas for national bronze". bearsandpandas.ca. March 17, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "WHKY: Gryphons Capture First Ever National Title in Women's Hockey". March 17, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
External links
- Tournament Website
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U Sports women's ice hockey
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