2017 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship

2017 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship
TeamsEight
Finals siteStrathcona Paper Centre
Napanee, Ontario
ChampionsAlberta Pandas (8th title)
Runner-upMcGill Martlets
Semifinalists
  • Alberta, 2, Concordia, 1
  • McGill, 1, UBC, 0
Winning coachHowie Draper (8th title)
MVPLindsey 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

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

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

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

  • Tournament MVP: Lindsey Post, Alberta [1]

Players of the Game

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

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

  1. ^ "Alberta captures U SPORTS national championship". theicegarden.com. March 23, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  2. ^ "Gaels head to consolation semifinal after tough 2-1 loss to No.1 UBC". March 16, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  3. ^ "WHKY: Gryphons defeated by Stingers in Shootout of USports Quarter-Finals". gryphons.ca. March 17, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  4. ^ "Host Gaels shutout StFX 2-0, will play for 5th Sunday". gogaelsgo.com. March 17, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  5. ^ "WHKY: Gryphons Season Ends with Shootout Loss to St. Mary's". gryphons.ca. March 18, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  6. ^ "Thunderbirds clipped in semi-final by McGill". gothunderbirds.ca. March 18, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  7. ^ "Gaels finish 6th at National Championship after 4-1 loss to SMU". gogaelsgo.com. March 19, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  8. ^ "Thunderbirds finish off Stingers 2-0 to take U SPORTS Bronze". gothunderbirds.ca. March 19, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-17.