2010–11 CWHL season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2010–11 CWHL season is the fourth in the history of the Canadian Women's Hockey League

Canadian Women's Hockey League

The Canadian Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's ice hockey leagues in Canada. The league was founded in 2007. The league currently has six ice hockey teams: three in Ontario, one in Quebec, one in Alberta and one in Boston, Massachusetts....

. For the season, the league will run on a budget of $500,000 and players will pay for their own equipment.

Offseason

August 12: The Canadian Women's Hockey League hosted the 2010 CWHL Draft
2010 CWHL Draft
On August 12, the Canadian Women's Hockey League hosted the 2010 CWHL Draft. The event was held at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto at 7:00pm. The first overall selection was former Ohio State hockey player and Olympic gold medallist Tessa Bonhomme...

. The event was held at the Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...

in Toronto at 7:00pm.
August 12: The CWHL announced that the city of Boston would receive an expansion team. The unnamed team will practice at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington.
September 11: The Centre Etienne Desmarteau
Centre Étienne Desmarteau
The Centre Étienne Desmarteau is multi-purpose complex center with 2 arenas in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The first Arena in the complex have 2,200 seat which took Caroline Ouellette's name . The second Arena, more small, have a space for 600 persons. We find also two Olympic gymnasiums, some...

in Montreal, Québec, named one of the rinks in the arena in Caroline Ouellette
Caroline Ouellette
Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars...

's honour.
September 17: Former New Hampshire
New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey
The New Hampshire Wildcats represent the University of New Hampshire. The Wildcats have never had a losing season in the 32-year history of the program. They have won five ECAC championships between 1986 and 1996. When the Wildcats joined Hockey East, they won four Hockey East titles from 2006 to...

goaltender Erin Whitten
Erin Whitten
Erin Whitten is a hockey goaltender who has played professionally with various men's teams. She has played with the Dallas Freeze of the CHL, the Toledo Storm of the ECHL, the Utica Blizzard, Muskegon Fury, and the Flint Generals of the Colonial Hockey League...

was named head coach of the Boston expansion franchise.

News and notes

November 20–21: Montreal swept Brampton in a 2-game series. The battle between the top two teams in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League resulted in Montreal remaining undefeated. The November 20th game involved a pre-game salute. Montreal recognized Angela James, the Head Coach of Brampton for her historic induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and held a minute of silence for the passing of Pat Burns at the Étienne Desmarteau Arena.
December 19: The Blades came from behind to defeat Montreal. In doing so, they broke up Montreal’s bid for an undefeated season. Boston goalie Mandy Cronin stopped 74 shots to lead Boston to victory. Montreal had an early 2-0 lead. In the 2nd period, Blades player Sam Faber scored on an assist by Jess Koizumi. In the third period, Koizumi would tie the game. With 3:24 to play in the game, Angela Ruggiero
Angela Ruggiero
Angela Marie Ruggiero is an American ice hockey defenseman. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She is also the author of a memoir about her hockey experiences and a former contestant on the NBC reality show The Apprentice...

scored the game winning goal. She was assisted by Sam Faber and Haley Moore.
January 16: Gillian Apps
Gillian Apps
Gillian Mary Apps is a women's ice hockey player. She is the granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Fame member Syl Apps and the daughter of former National Hockey League player Syl Apps, Jr...

scored her seventh goal of the season 2:42 into overtime as Brampton defeated the Boston Blades
Boston Blades
The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Blades are a new franchise in the Canadian Women's Hockey League....

by a 4-3 tally. The win was the fifth in a row for Brampton who are now 11-6 on the season. The five game win streak is currently the best in the league. Brampton has yet to lose a game in 2011. In addition, they have outscored their opponents 23-9 during the streak.
January 18, 2011: The Brampton Thunder competed against the Montreal Stars at the Invista Centre in Kingston, Ontario. This is team captain Jayna Hefford
Jayna Hefford
Jayna Hefford is a women's ice hockey player. Hefford played forward for the Canadian women's team at the Winter Olympics in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010...

's hometown and she scored a goal in front of her closest friends, family and fans. In addition, her number 15 was raised to the rafters of the Invista Centre on behalf of the Kingston Area Minor Hockey Association. As of 2012, no sweaters bearing Hefford’s number will be used in Kingston Minor Hockey.

January 21:Georgetown, Ontario
Georgetown, Ontario
Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Regional Municipality of Halton. It is situated on the Credit River, located approximately 60 km west of Toronto making it part of the Greater Toronto Area...

hosted a game between the Brampton Thunder and the Toronto CWHL franchise. The game featured eight former Olympians (from Brampton, Gillian Apps, Jayna Hefford, Lori Depuis, Delaney Collins and Molly Engstrom, and from Toronto, Sami Jo Small, Tessa Bonhomme and Jennifer Botterill). Brampton prevailed by a 5-2 tally.

January 29: Montreal raised awareness and funds for the Fondation du cancer du sein du Québec (FCSQ). The game featured the Montreal club in pink at Centre Etienne Desmarteau
Centre Étienne Desmarteau
The Centre Étienne Desmarteau is multi-purpose complex center with 2 arenas in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The first Arena in the complex have 2,200 seat which took Caroline Ouellette's name . The second Arena, more small, have a space for 600 persons. We find also two Olympic gymnasiums, some...

versus the Boston Blades. Montreal prevailed by a 3-0 score (goals scored by: Stephanie Denino, Sarah Vaillancourt
Sarah Vaillancourt
Sarah Marie Vaillancourt is a Canadian women's ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars .-Playing career:...

and Tawnya Davis). 800 persons came to support the cause.
February 12: Brampton
Brampton Thunder
The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Canadettes-Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.-Team history:...

tops Boston
Boston Blades
The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Blades are a new franchise in the Canadian Women's Hockey League....

for tenth straight victory, Montreal and Toronto win one game each.
February 19: at the MasterCard Centre, Toronto faced off against Montreal
Montreal Stars
The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its...

for a special event for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. There were over 500 people in attendance and many fun events for all those involved.
February 27: For their last match of the regular season, Montreal ended up on the winning side, defeating Boston 4-1 solidifying their hold on first place in the league.

Team captains

Team	Captain	Alternates
Boston Blades Boston Blades The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Blades are a new franchise in the Canadian Women's Hockey League....	None	None
Brampton Thunder Brampton Thunder The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Canadettes-Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.-Team history:...	Jayna Hefford	Gillian Apps, Delaney Collins, Cherie Piper
Burlington Barracudas Burlington Barracudas The Burlington Barracudas are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Burlington, Ontario. The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its inaugural season. The team plays its home games in Wave Twin Rinks in Burlington...	None	None
Montreal Stars Montreal Stars The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its...	Lisa-Marie Breton	Nathalie Dery, Caroline Ouellette Caroline Ouellette Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars...
Toronto Aeros	Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill, OM is a retired women's hockey player who played for the Canadian national women's hockey team, Mississauga Chiefs and the Toronto Aeros. Her final game was the 2011 Clarkson Cup final, a 5-0 loss to the Montreal Stars...	Tessa Bonhomme Tessa Bonhomme Tessa Bonhomme is an Olympic Gold Medalist and member of the Canadian national women's hockey team. She was also a member and co-captain of the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey team in the NCAA....

Board of Directors

January 25: The CWHL announced its Board of Directors for the upcoming season.

Member	Title
Nancy Drolet Nancy Drolet Nancy Drolet is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is the daughter of Mr. Denis Drolet and Mrs. Viviane Dubé...	Past Chairperson
Chris Emanuel	Chairperson, Community Director
Sami Jo Small Sami Jo Small Sami Jo Small is a women's ice hockey player.-Hockey Canada:Small is a three time Olympian, acting as a third goaltender on the Canadian women's hockey team at Turin and Nagano.-CWHL:...	Vice Chairperson, Player Representative
Cassie Campbell Cassie Campbell Cassie Campbell-Pascall is a former Canadian female ice hockey player. She was the captain of the Canadian ice hockey team during the 2002 Winter Olympics and led the team to a gold medal...	Treasurer, Community Director
Lori Digulla	Secretary, Community Director
Colleen Coyne Colleen Coyne Colleen Coyne is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.- References :...	Community Director
Shannon Shakespeare	Community Director
Lisa-Marie Breton-Lebreux Lisa-Marie Breton Lisa-Marie Breton is an ice hockey player for the Montreal Stars. For the 2010–11 Montreal CWHL season, Breton is the team captain.-Playing career:...	Player Representative
Ted Dean	Community Director
Fran Rider Fran Rider Fran Rider was one of the founders of the Ontario Women's Hockey Association. She began playing hockey in 1967 with the Brampton Canadettes, predecessor to the Brampton Thunder....	OWHA Delegate
Pat Nicholls	OWHA Delegate
Brenda Andress	Executive Director

Schedule

Date	Teams	Score
October 23, 2010	Montreal @ Burlington	Montreal, 7-0
October 23, 2010	Toronto @ Brampton	Brampton, 7-3
October 24, 2010	Montreal @ Brampton	Montreal, 6-5
October 24, 2010	Burlington @ Toronto	Toronto, 2-1
October 27, 2010	Brampton @ Burlington	Brampton, 3-0
October 30, 2010	Toronto @ Montreal	Montreal, 5-3
October 30, 2010	Burlington @ Boston	Boston, 3-0
October 31, 2010	Toronto @ Montreal	Montreal, 5-4
October 31, 2010	Burlington @ Boston	Boston, 6-0
November 20, 2010	Boston @ Burlington	Burlington, 5-1
November 21, 2010	Boston @ Toronto	Boston, 4-2
November 27, 2010	Montreal @ Boston	Montreal, 3-2
November 28, 2010	Montreal @ Boston	Montreal, 4-2
December 4, 2010	Burlington @ Boston	Boston, 4-3
December 5, 2010	Burlington @ Boston	Burlington, 2-1
December 5, 2010	Toronto @ Brampton	Brampton,4-2
December 11, 2010	Toronto @ Boston	Boston, 6-4
December 12, 2010	Toronto @ Boston	Boston, 4-3
December 12, 2010	Montreal @ Brampton	Montreal 7-0
December 18, 2010	Boston @ Montreal	Montreal, 10-2
December 18, 2010	Toronto @ Brampton	Brampton 5-2
December 19, 2010	Boston @ Montreal	Boston, 3-2
December 19, 2010	Brampton @ Burlington	Brampton 6-1
January 8, 2011	Boston @ Brampton	Brampton, 5-3
January 8, 2011	Burlington @ Montreal	Montreal 9-3
January 9, 2011	Boston @ Toronto	Toronto, 9-4
January 9, 2011	Burlington @ Montreal	Montreal 3-1
January 15, 2011	Brampton @ Boston	Brampton 3-0
January 15, 2011	Montreal @ Toronto	Toronto 3-2
January 16, 2011	Brampton @ Boston	Brampton 4-3
January 16, 2011	Montreal @ Burlington	Montreal 4-3
January 19, 2011	Burlington @ Brampton	Brampton 5-1
January 21, 2011	Brampton @ Toronto	Brampton 5-2
January 22, 2011	Boston @ Burlington	CANCELLED
January 23, 2011	Boston @ Brampton	CANCELLED
January 29, 2011	Boston @ Montreal	Montreal 3-0
January 29, 2011	Brampton @ Burlington	Brampton 3-0
January 30, 2011	Boston @ Montreal	Boston 6-5
January 30, 2011	Burlington @ Toronto	Toronto 1-0
February 5, 2011	Toronto @ Boston	Boston 5-4
February 5, 2011	Burlington @ Montreal	Montreal 6-3
February 6, 2011	Toronto @ Boston	Boston 4-2
February 6, 2011	Burlington @ Montreal	Montreal 5-4
February 12, 2011	Brampton @ Boston	Brampton 5-2
February 12, 2011	Toronto @ Montreal	Toronto 5-4
February 13, 2011	Brampton @ Boston	Brampton 8-3
February 13, 2011	Toronto @ Montreal	Montreal 3-0
February 19, 2011	Montreal @ Toronto	Montreal 4-2
February 19, 2011	Brampton @ Burlington	Brampton 9-1
February 20, 2011	Toronto @ Burlington	Burlington 5-4
February 20, 2011	Montreal @ Brampton	Montreal 6-5
February 23, 2011	Burlington @ Toronto	Burlington 5-4
February 26, 2011	Burlington @ Brampton	Brampton 4-3
February 26, 2011	Montreal @ Boston	Montreal 5-4
February 27, 2011	Montreal @ Boston	Montreal 4-1

Final Standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.

February 28, 2011
No.	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Montreal Montreal Stars The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its...	26	22	2	2	125	70	46
2	Brampton Brampton Thunder The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Canadettes-Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.-Team history:...	26	19	6	1	111	69	39
3	Boston Boston Blades The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Blades are a new franchise in the Canadian Women's Hockey League....	26	10	15	1	73	101	21
4	Toronto	26	8	13	5	83	98	21
5	Burlington Burlington Barracudas The Burlington Barracudas are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Burlington, Ontario. The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its inaugural season. The team plays its home games in Wave Twin Rinks in Burlington...	26	6	18	2	54	108	14

Scoring Leaders

		\|Player/Team		\|GP		\|Goal
1	Caroline Ouellette Caroline Ouellette Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars... , Montreal Stars	26	23	46	69	14
2	Jayna Hefford Jayna Hefford Jayna Hefford is a women's ice hockey player. Hefford played forward for the Canadian women's team at the Winter Olympics in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010... , Brampton Thunder	24	24	22	46	26
3	Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill, OM is a retired women's hockey player who played for the Canadian national women's hockey team, Mississauga Chiefs and the Toronto Aeros. Her final game was the 2011 Clarkson Cup final, a 5-0 loss to the Montreal Stars... , Toronto Aeros	22	14	25	39	12
4	Noemie Marin Noémie Marin Noémie Marin is a former Olympic softball player and a hockey player with the Montreal Stars in the Canadian Women's Hockey League .-Softball:... , Montreal Stars	17	21	14	35	10
5	Emmanuelle Blais Emmanuelle Blais Emmanuelle Blais , is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of Montreal Stars in the Canadian Women's Hockey League .-Playing career:... , Montreal Stars	26	11	21	32	30
5	Julie Chu Julie Chu Julie Chu is an American Olympic ice hockey player who plays the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team and the Montreal Stars. Chu's hometown is Fairfield, Connecticut, although she resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts during her college years while playing hockey for... , Montreal Stars	16	5	27	32	0
7	Annie Guay Annie Guay Annie Guay is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars . Her first tournament for the senior Canada women's national ice hockey team was at the 2010 Four Nations Cup where she won the gold medal... , Montreal Stars	26	13	18	31	16
8	Sam Faber, Boston Blades	21	15	14	29	28
9	Cherie Piper Cherie Piper Cherie Piper is a Canadian ice hockey player residing in Markham, Ontario. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and plays for the Brampton Thunder of the Canadian Women's Hockey League... , Brampton Thunder	13	13	12	25	6
9	Angela Ruggiero Angela Ruggiero Angela Marie Ruggiero is an American ice hockey defenseman. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She is also the author of a memoir about her hockey experiences and a former contestant on the NBC reality show The Apprentice... , Boston Blades	20	10	15	25	36
9	Sarah Vaillancourt Sarah Vaillancourt Sarah Marie Vaillancourt is a Canadian women's ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars .-Playing career:... , Montreal Stars	12	10	15	25	8
9	Britni Smith, Toronto Aeros	26	7	18	25	18
13	Gillian Apps Gillian Apps Gillian Mary Apps is a women's ice hockey player. She is the granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Fame member Syl Apps and the daughter of former National Hockey League player Syl Apps, Jr... , Brampton Thunder	23	10	13	23	82
13	Brooke Beazer, Brampton Thunder	23	10	13	23	16

Goaltending Leaders

		\|Player/Team		\|GP		\|W
1	Kim St-Pierre Kim St-Pierre Kim St-Pierre is a women's ice hockey player.-McGill:In 1998-99, she was the top rookie for the McGill Martlets women's ice hockey team... , Montreal Stars	11	10	0	3	2.08
2	Laura Hosier, Brampton Thunder	19	12	5	3	2.98
3	Sami Jo Small Sami Jo Small Sami Jo Small is a women's ice hockey player.-Hockey Canada:Small is a three time Olympian, acting as a third goaltender on the Canadian women's hockey team at Turin and Nagano.-CWHL:... , Toronto Aeros	16	5	7	2	3.13
4	Kendra Fisher, Toronto Aeros	11	3	6	0	3.63
5	Christina Kessler Christina Kessler Christina Kessler has competed for the Canadian National women’s ice hockey team. Her debut with Team Canada was at the 2010 Four Nations Cup where she was part of the gold medal winning squadron... , Burlington Barracudas	19	13	1	0	3.69
6	Mandy Cronin, Boston Blades	18	8	9	1	3.84

Attendance

on February 28, 2011
City		\|Total Attendance		\|Home Games	\|Average Attendance
Brampton	Canada	3424	13 games	263
Toronto	Canada	2197	10 games	219
Boston	United States	3471	16 games	216
Montreal	Canada	2500	14 games	178
Burlington	Canada	1141	10 games	114

Awards and honors

2010-11 CWHL MVP (Caroline Ouellette, Montreal Stars)
2010-11 CWHL Best Goalie (Kim St-Pierre, Montreal Stars)
2010-11 CWHL Coach of the Year (Pat Rankine, Montreal Stars)

Postseason

Brampton travelled to Montreal for bragging rights in the first round of the playoffs Toronto is heading out on the bus to play a best of series against Boston.
Montreal and Toronto win each of their matchs against their opponents. Montreal and Toronto participate in the Clarkson Cup Championship

2011 Clarkson Cup

The 2011 Clarkson Cup will be contested at the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The four competing teams will include three from the Canadian Women's Hockey League and one from the Western Women's Hockey League. All teams play each other in a round robin Thursday March 24 through...

Date	Score	Time	Arena	Attendance	Notes
Friday, March 11	Toronto 4, Boston 2	7:00 PM	Burbank Ice Arena	280
Friday, March 11	Montreal 2, Brampton 1	4:30 PM	Ed Meagher Arena (Concordia University)	100	Montreal wins in shootout
Saturday, March 12	Toronto 3, Boston 1	4:00 PM	Bright Hockey Center Bright Hockey Center The Alexander C. Bright Hockey Center is a 2,850-seat ice-hockey arena in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to the Harvard University Crimson men's and women's ice hockey teams. It is named for Alec Bright '19, a former hockey player. Known as Lynah East for Cornell's dominance in... (Harvard University)	184	Toronto wins playoff series
Saturday, March 12	Montreal 4, Brampton 3	6:00 PM	McConnell Arena McConnell Arena McConnell Arena is a Canadian ice hockey arena located on the corner of Pine Avenue and Park Avenue in Montreal, Quebec. The arena is owned and operated by McGill University, and is the home to the McGill Redmen men's and McGill Martlets women's ice hockey teams. The ice surface is the standard... (McGill University)	200	Montreal wins playoff series

Clarkson Cup

The 2011 Clarkson Cup

2011 Clarkson Cup

was held from the 24th to the 27th of March, 2011. The four competing teams included three from the Canadian Women's Hockey League

Canadian Women's Hockey League

and the champion team of the Western Women's Hockey League

Western Women's Hockey League

The Western Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's hockey leagues in Canada. The league was established in 2004, and consisted of teams in Canada and one from the United States...

, the Minnesota Whitecaps

Minnesota Whitecaps

The Minnesota Whitecaps are a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League . The team play its home games in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area...

Date	Time	Teams	Final Score	Attendance
March 24	12:00 noon	Toronto vs Brampton	Toronto 3-2	100
March 24	6:00 pm	Minnesota vs Montreal	Montreal 5-1	240
March 25	12:00 noon	Minnesota vs Toronto	Toronto 6-0	300
March 25	7:00 pm	Brampton vs Montreal	Montreal 7-4	1,000
March 26	11:00 am	Minnesota vs Brampton	Brampton 7-2	500
March 26	3:00 pm	Toronto vs Montreal	Montreal 2-1	1,000
March 27	1:00 pm	Championship Final game	Montreal 5-0	2,300

Championship game

March 27th Sunday: The final Game concluded with the powerful Montreal team defeating Toronto 5 -0 . Montreal got off to a 2 - 0 lead in the first period, The first goal was scored by Noémie Marin

Noémie Marin

Noémie Marin is a former Olympic softball player and a hockey player with the Montreal Stars in the Canadian Women's Hockey League .-Softball:...

on a backhand from her off wing at the 14:47 minute mark, as she converted a pass from Caroline Ouellette

Caroline Ouellette

Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars...

. The second goal was scored at the 7:29 minute mark off a face off in the Toronto end. Dominique Thibault took the draw and Vanessa Davidson skated off the boards, picked up the puck and put a quick shot behind goaltender Sami Jo Small

Sami Jo Small

Sami Jo Small is a women's ice hockey player.-Hockey Canada:Small is a three time Olympian, acting as a third goaltender on the Canadian women's hockey team at Turin and Nagano.-CWHL:...

. The lone goal of the second period was scored at 10:36 by Sabrina Harbec

Sabrina Harbec

Sabrina Harbec is a hockey player for the Montreal Stars and is the third winner of the Angela James Bowl. Prior to playing for the Montreal Stars, Harbec competed in NCAA hockey for the St. Lawrence Skating Saints women's ice hockey program. She is currently in the Top 10 in all-time NCAA scoring...

on a nice outside drive cutting by Annie Guay

Annie Guay

Annie Guay is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars . Her first tournament for the senior Canada women's national ice hockey team was at the 2010 Four Nations Cup where she won the gold medal...

. Sabrina Harbec

Sabrina Harbec

pulled the goalie across the crease and put the puck in the top corner. The shots at the end of the second period were 34 to 17 in favour of the Montreal Stars

Montreal Stars

The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its...

.

Montreal added two more goals in the third period to win 5-0. At the 5:33 minute, Julie Chu

Julie Chu

Julie Chu is an American Olympic ice hockey player who plays the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team and the Montreal Stars. Chu's hometown is Fairfield, Connecticut, although she resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts during her college years while playing hockey for...

feathered a pass to Caroline Ouellette

Caroline Ouellette

Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars...

. Ouellette made a perfect low shot to score. The final goal of the game was scored with 2:42 left as Sarah Vaillancourt

Sarah Vaillancourt

Sarah Marie Vaillancourt is a Canadian women's ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars .-Playing career:...

picked up a pass from Caroline Ouellette

Caroline Ouellette

Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars...

and she hit the mark on a quick shot from about five feet out. Toronto goalie Sami Jo Small

Sami Jo Small

Sami Jo Small is a women's ice hockey player.-Hockey Canada:Small is a three time Olympian, acting as a third goaltender on the Canadian women's hockey team at Turin and Nagano.-CWHL:...

played well in defeat as Montreal controlled the game outshooting Toronto 51 to 26. Toronto did threaten offensively early in the game and could have turned the contest around but Montreal goalie, Kim St-Pierre

Kim St-Pierre

Kim St-Pierre is a women's ice hockey player.-McGill:In 1998-99, she was the top rookie for the McGill Martlets women's ice hockey team...

, came up with exceptional saves to earn the shutout and ultimately crown Montreal Stars

Montreal Stars

as the 2011 Clarkson Cup Champions.

Playoff Records	Games wins	Games loses
Montreal Montreal Stars The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its...	4	0
Toronto	2	2
Brampton Brampton Thunder The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Canadettes-Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.-Team history:...	1	2
Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps The Minnesota Whitecaps are a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League . The team play its home games in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area...	0	3

Awards and honors

Award	Winner
Top goaltender in the tournament
Player of the Game, Winning team, Clarkson Cup Final	Dominique Thibault
Player of the Game, Losing team, Clarkson Cup Final	Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill, OM is a retired women's hockey player who played for the Canadian national women's hockey team, Mississauga Chiefs and the Toronto Aeros. Her final game was the 2011 Clarkson Cup final, a 5-0 loss to the Montreal Stars...
Tournament Most Valuable Player	Sarah Vaillancourt Sarah Vaillancourt Sarah Marie Vaillancourt is a Canadian women's ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars .-Playing career:...
Top forward in the tournament
Top defender in the tournament

External news story

Cassie Campbell-Pascall, 2010 helped grow women's hockey on CBC Sports, February 9, 2011.
Montreal hopes Clarkson Cup win promotes women's hockey league in Globe and Mail, March 27, 2011

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Offseason

News and notes

Team captains

Board of Directors

Schedule

Final Standings

Scoring Leaders

Goaltending Leaders

Attendance

Awards and honors

Postseason

Clarkson Cup

Championship game

Awards and honors

See also

External news story