2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship
Canadian university ice hockey championship
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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.
Season2018-19
TeamsEight
Finals siteMacLauchlan Arena
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
ChampionsGuelph Gryphons (1st title)
| Season | 2018-19 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | MacLauchlan Arena Charlottetown, P.E.I. |
| Champions | Guelph Gryphons (1st title) |
| Runner-up | McGill Martlets |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Rachel Flanagan (1st title) |
| MVP | Jade Downie-Landry (McGill Martlets) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Jade Downie-Landry | McGill |
| Valérie Audet | McGill |
| Claire Merrick | Guelph |
| Taylor Kezama | Alberta |
| Mallory Young | Guelph |
| Valerie Lamenta | Guelph |