2nd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game

2nd CWHL All-Star Game
123 Total
Team Black 221 5
Team White 010 1
DateJanuary 23, 2016
ArenaAir Canada Centre
CityToronto, Ontario, Canada
MVPMarie-Philip Poulin
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The 2nd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game, took place on January 23, 2016 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] The game aired live on Sportsnet One in Canada as Team Black prevailed by a 5-1 tally against Team White.

The event featured three 20-minute periods. Among the players named as participants, Toronto Furies blueliner Sena Suzuki made history as the first international player (born outside of Canada and United States) to participate in the CWHL All-Star Game.

Participants

Player Team Position Nationality
Ann Sophie Bettez Canadiennes de Montreal Forward Canada
Kristina Brown Boston Blades Forward United States
Jessica Campbell Calgary Inferno Forward Canada
Katia Clement-Heydra Canadiennes de Montreal Forward Canada
Kim Deschenes Canadiennes de Montreal Forward Canada
Brittany Esposito Calgary Inferno Forward Canada
Emily Fulton Toronto Furies Forward Canada
Brianne Jenner Calgary Inferno Forward Canada
Jess Jones Brampton Thunder Forward Canada
Elana Lovell Calgary Inferno Forward Canada
Caroline Ouellette Canadiennes de Montreal Forward Canada
Marie-Philip Poulin Canadiennes de Montreal Forward Canada
Jamie Lee Rattray Brampton Thunder Forward Canada
Jillian Saulnier Calgary Inferno Forward Canada
Emily Fulton Toronto Furies Forward Canada
Natalie Spooner Toronto Furies Forward Canada
Candice Styles Brampton Thunder Forward Canada
Kelly Terry Toronto Furies Forward Canada
Hayley Wickenheiser Calgary Inferno Forward Canada
Courtney Birchard Brampton Thunder Defense Canada
Michelle Bonello Toronto Furies Defense Canada
Dru Burns Boston Blades Defense United States
Cathy Chartrand Canadiennes de Montreal Defense Canada
Julie Chu Canadiennes de Montreal Defense United States
Sarah Edney Brampton Thunder Defense Canada
Laura Fortino Brampton Thunder Defense Canada
Jocelyne Larocque Brampton Thunder Defense Canada
Jacqui Pierri Calgary Inferno Defense United States
Lauriane Rougeau Canadiennes de Montreal Defense Canada
Sena Suzuki Toronto Furies Defense Japan
Tara Watchorn Boston Blades Defense Canada
Delayne Brian Calgary Inferno Goaltender Canada
Christina Kessler Toronto Furies Goaltender Canada
Charline Labonte Canadiennes de Montreal Goaltender Canada
Genevieve Lacasse Boston Blades Goaltender Canada

Fan balloting

Voting for CWHL all-star captains started in December 2015. Online voting required fans to vote on the CWHL.com web site. Fans were presented a list of 42 players and Natalie Spooner and Julie Chu were voted in as captains. Spooner was appointed as captain of Team White while Chu was named Team Black captain.

Game summary

Scoring summary
Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st period: Christina Kessler (Team Black) vs. Charline Labonte (Team White)
Black Marie-Philip Poulin (1) Caroline Ouellette (1), Laura Fortino (1) 08:48 1–0 Black
Black Jillian Saulnier (1) 16:06 2-0 Black
2nd period: Christina Kessler
Delayne Brian (Team Black) vs. Charline Labonte
Genevieve Lacasse (Team White)
Black Marie-Philip Poulin (2) Caroline Ouellette (2), Jillian Saulnier (1) 07:03 3–0 Black
White Jessica Campbell (1) Brittany Esposito (1) 17:02 3–1 Black
Black Hayley Wickenheiser (1) 19:40 4–1 Black
3rd period: Delayne Brian (Team Black) vs. Genevieve Lacasse (Team White)
Black Kim Deschenes (1) Laura Fortino (2) 13:22 5–1 Black

References

  1. ^ "The All-Star Game is here". CWHL.