2015 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship
| Teams | Eight |
|---|---|
| Finals site | Markin MacPhail Centre Calgary, Alberta |
| Champions | Western Mustangs (1st title) |
| Runner-up | McGill Martlets |
| Winning coach | Chris Higgins (1st title) |
| MVP | Kelly Campbell (Western Mustangs) |
The 2015 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held from March 12–15, 2015, in Calgary, Alberta, to determine a national champion for the 2014–15 CIS women's ice hockey season.[1] The entire tournament was played at the Markin MacPhail Centre near the campus of the University of Calgary. The Western Mustangs defeated the McGill Martlets in a 5-0 shutout win to capture their first national championship. Anthea Lasis, Ally Galloway, Stacey Scott, Kendra Broad and Casey Rosen scored for the Mustangs.[2] Goaltender Kelly Campbell recorded 38 saves in the win, gaining recognition as the Tournament MVP.[3]
Participating teams
[edit]| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McGill Martlets | RSEQ champions | 16–4–0 |
| 2 | Western Mustangs | OUA champions | 20–1–3 |
| 3 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West champions | 20–7–1 |
| 4 | St. Francis Xavier X-Women | AUS champions | 20–4–0 |
| 5 | Guelph Gryphons | OUA finalists | 18–3–3 |
| 6 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ finalists | 15–4–1 |
| 7 | Moncton Aigles Bleues | AUS finalists | 17–5–2 |
| 8 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West semi-finalists (Host) | 14–9–5 |
Championship Bracket
[edit]| First Round: March 12/13 | Semi-Finals: March 14 | Gold Medal Game: March 15 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Western | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Moncton | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Western | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Montreal | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alberta | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Montreal | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Western | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | McGill | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | St. FX | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Guelph | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | McGill | 1 | Bronze Medal Game: March 15 | |||||||||||
| 4 | St. FX | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | McGill | 8 | 4 | St. FX | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 | Calgary | 2 | 6 | Montreal | 2 | |||||||||
Awards and honours
[edit]- Championship MVP: Kelly Campbell, Western
Player of the Game
[edit]| Game | Players | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2015: Montreal vs. St FX | Josianne Legault Daley Oddy |
Montreal St FX[5] |
| March 15, 2015: Guelph vs. Moncton | Rachael Cassidy Marika Lacroix |
Guelph Moncton[6] |
All-Tournament Team
[edit]- Goaltender: Kelly Campbell, Western
- Defenceman: Katelyn Gosling, Western
- Defenceman: Kelsie Moffatt, McGill
- Forward: Kendra Broad, Western
- Forward: Gabrielle Davidson, McGIll
- Forward: Alex Normore, St. FX
References
[edit]- ^ "History". U Sports. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "Box Score: Western vs McGill". westernmustangs.ca. March 15, 2015. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Mustangs win first CIS Championship in program history". westernmustangs.ca. March 15, 2015. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "2014-15 women's hockey" (PDF). Canada West. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "BRONZE CIS women's hockey championship: Carabins claim fourth medal in six years with win over X-Women". presto-en.usports.ca. March 15, 2015. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "CONSOLATION FINAL CIS women's hockey championship: Guelph claims 5th place with victory over Moncton". presto-en.usports.ca. March 15, 2015. Retrieved 2021-05-17.