2016 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship

2016 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship

Teams	Eight
Finals site	Markin MacPhail Centre Joan Snyder Arena Calgary, Alberta
Champions	Montreal Carabins (2nd title)
Runner-up	UBC Thunderbirds
Winning coach	Isabelle Leclaire (2nd title)
MVP	Marie-Pier Chabot (Montreal Carabins)
Television	Sportsnet 360 TVA Sports

The 2016 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held from March 17–20, 2016, in Calgary, Alberta, to determine a national champion for the 2015–16 CIS women's ice hockey season. The bronze medal game between Saint Mary's and Guelph was held at the Joan Snyder Arena, while the remainder of the tournament was contested at Markin MacPhail Arena on the campus of the University of Calgary. Montreal’s Alexandra Labelle recorded a hat trick in the gold medal game, part of an 8-0 shutout triumph versus the UBC Thunderbirds.^[1]

Participating teams

Seed	Team	Qualified	Record
1	Guelph Gryphons	OUA champions	21–2–1
2	Montreal Carabins	RSEQ champions	15–3–2
3	Saint Mary's Huskies	AUS champions	17–6–1
4	UBC Thunderbirds	Canada West champions	16–9–3
5	McGill Martlets	RSEQ finalists	13–5–2
6	Western Mustangs	OUA finalists	15–8–1
7	Calgary Dinos	Canada West quarterfinals (Host)	12–12–4
8	St. Thomas Tommies	AUS finalists	16–7–1

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Championship Bracket

	First Round: March 17/18					Semi-Finals: March 19					Gold Medal Game: March 20
	2	Montreal	4
	7	Calgary	0
						2	Montreal	3
						3	Saint Mary's	2
	3	Saint Mary's	1
	6	Western	0
											2	Montreal	8
											4	UBC	0
	1	Guelph	3
	8	St. Thomas	0
						4	UBC	2			Bronze Medal Game: March 20
						1	Guelph	1
	4	UBC	4								1	Guelph	1
	5	McGill	2								3	Saint Mary's	3

Consolation Bracket

	Semi-Finals: March 18/19					Fifth Place Game: March 20
	7	Calgary	3
	6	Western	1
						7	Calgary	4
						8	St. Thomas	0
	8	St. Thomas	2
	5	McGill	1

Awards and honours

• Tournament most valuable player: Marie-Pier Chabot, Montreal

Players of the Game

Game	Players	Teams
March 16: Saint Mary's vs. Western	Caitlyn Schell Katelyn Gosling	Saint Mary's Western[3]
March 17: Guelph vs. St. Thomas	Averi Nooren Taylor Cook	Guelph St. Thomas[4]
March 18: McGill vs. St. Thomas	Olivia Sutter Kelty Apperson	McGill St. Thomas[5]
March 19: Montreal vs. Saint Mary's	Ariane Barker Breanna Lanceleve	Montreal Saint Mary's[6]
March 20: Saint Mary's vs. Guelph	Rebecca Clark Leigh Shilton	Saint Mary's Guelph[7]
March 20: Calgary vs. St. Thomas	Hayley Dowling Myfanwy Thomson	Calgary St. Thomas[8]
March 20: Montreal vs. UBC	Marie-Pier Chabot Kathleen Cahoon	Montreal UBC

All-Tournament Team

Player	Position	Team
Marie Chabot	Goaltender	Montreal
Kelly Murray	Defense	UBC
Katelyn Gosling	Defense	Western
Iya Gavrilova	Forward	Calgary
Ariane Barker	Forward	Montreal
Catherine Dubois	Forward	Montreal

References

1. "FINAL CIS women's hockey championship: Carabins win gold in blowout victory". presto-en.usports.ca. March 20, 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
2. "2015-16 women's hockey" (PDF). Canada West. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
3. "QF 3 CIS women's hockey championship: Defending CIS champions Mustangs fall to Huskies". presto-en.usports.ca. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
4. "QF 1 CIS women's hockey championship: No. 1 Gryphons blank the Tommies". presto-en.usports.ca. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
5. "Consolation 1 CIS women's hockey championship: St. Thomas upsets McGill to qualify for consolation final". presto-en.usports.ca. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
6. "SEMI-FINAL #2 CIS women's hockey championship: Carabins punch ticket to national finals". presto-en.usports.ca. March 19, 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
7. "Bronze CIS women's hockey championship Huskies make history with bronze finish". presto-en.usports.ca. March 20, 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
8. "5th place: 2016 CIS women's hockey championship : Dinos blank Tommies for 5th place finish". presto-en.usports.ca. March 20, 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

External links

• Championship Website