2017 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship
| Teams | Eight |
|---|---|
| Finals site | Strathcona Paper Centre Napanee, Ontario |
| Champions | Alberta Pandas (8th title) |
| Runner-up | McGill Martlets |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Howie Draper (8th title) |
| MVP | Lindsey Post (Alberta) |
The 2017 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held from March 16–19, 2017, in Napanee, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2016–17 U Sports women's ice hockey season. The entire tournament was played at Strathcona Paper Centre, near the campus of Queen's University.
Participating teams
[edit]| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Champion | 30-6-1 |
| 2 | Guelph Gryphons | OUA Champion | |
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | AUS Champion | |
| 4 | McGill Martlets | RSEQ Champion | |
| 5 | St. Francis Xavier X-Women | AUS Finalist | |
| 6 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Finalist | |
| 7 | Concordia Stingers | RSEQ Finalist | |
| 8 | Queen's Golden Gaels | OUA Quarterfinals(Host) | 15-12-0 |
Championship Bracket
[edit]| First Round: March 16/17 | Semi-Finals: March 18 | Gold Medal Game: March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alberta Pandas | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary’s | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alberta | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Concordia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Concordia | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Guelph | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alberta | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | McGill | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UBC | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Queen’s | 1 | ||||||||||||
| McGill | 1 | Bronze Medal Game: March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UBC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | McGill | 3 | 1 | UBC | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | St. FX | 1 | 7 | Concordia | 0 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket
[edit]| Semi-Finals: March 17 | Fifth Place Game: March 19 | ||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary’s | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Guelph | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 4 | |||||||
| 8 | Queen's | 1 | |||||||
| 8 | Queen’s | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | St. FX | 0 | |||||||
Awards and honors
[edit]- Tournament MVP: Lindsey Post, Alberta [1]
Players of the Game
[edit]| Game | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta vs. Saint Mary's | Amy Boucher Rebecca Clark | Alberta Saint Mary's |
| March 16: UBC vs. Queen's | Nicole Saxvik Stephanie Pascal [2] | St. FX Queen's |
| March 17, 2017: Guelph vs. Concordia | Valerie Lamenta Claudia Dubois | Guelph Concordia [3] |
| March 17: St. FX vs. Queen's | Sarah Bujold Amber Sealey [4] | St. FX Queen's |
| March 18: Guelph vs. Saint Mary's | Sophie Contant Breanna Lanceleve | Guelph Concordia [5] |
| March 18: McGill vs. UBC | Gabrielle Davidson Amelia Boughn | McGill UBC [6] |
| March 19: Saint Mary's vs. Queen's | Hannah Askin Addi Halladay [7] | Saint Mary's Queen's |
| March 19, 2017: Concordia vs. UBC | Audrey Belzile Kelly Murray | Concordia UBC [8] |
All-Tournament Team
[edit]| Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Mélodie Daoust | Forward | McGill |
| Gabrielle Davidson | Forward | McGill |
| Alex Poznikoff | Forward | Alberta |
| Kelly Murray | Defence | UBC |
| Emilia Cotter | Defence | McGill |
| Lindsey Post | Goaltender | Alberta |
References
[edit]- ^ "Alberta captures U SPORTS national championship". theicegarden.com. March 23, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Gaels head to consolation semifinal after tough 2-1 loss to No.1 UBC". March 16, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "WHKY: Gryphons defeated by Stingers in Shootout of USports Quarter-Finals". gryphons.ca. March 17, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Host Gaels shutout StFX 2-0, will play for 5th Sunday". gogaelsgo.com. March 17, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "WHKY: Gryphons Season Ends with Shootout Loss to St. Mary's". gryphons.ca. March 18, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Thunderbirds clipped in semi-final by McGill". gothunderbirds.ca. March 18, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Gaels finish 6th at National Championship after 4-1 loss to SMU". gogaelsgo.com. March 19, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Thunderbirds finish off Stingers 2-0 to take U SPORTS Bronze". gothunderbirds.ca. March 19, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-17.