2008–09 CWHL season
The 2008–09 CWHL season is the second season of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). The Montreal Stars repeated as regular season champions, winning 25 of 30 games, and won CWHL Championship. Caroline Ouellette was voted the league's regular-season Most Valuable Player. Jayna Hefford won the Angela James Bowl with 69 points and was also voted the CWHL Top Forward. Becky Kellar was voted the CWHL Top Defender, Kim St-Pierre was voted the CWHL Top Goaltender, and Laura Hosier was voted the CWHL Outstanding Rookie.
Regular season edit
- En route to winning this season's Angela James Bowl as the scoring champion, Jayna Hefford became the first player in CWHL history to record 100 career points (having finished second in the previous, inaugural CWHL season's scoring race)[1] She recorded the milestone on January 17, 2009, in a win over the Montreal Stars.
Final standings edit
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
| No. | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal Stars | 30 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 135 | 66 |
| 2 | Brampton Thunder | 30 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 136 | 65 |
| 3 | Mississauga Chiefs | 30 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 101 | 69 |
| 4 | Burlington Barracudas | 30 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 82 | 99 |
| 5 | Vaughan Flames | 30 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 82 | 127 |
| 6 | Ottawa Senators | 30 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 167 |
Playoffs edit
Brampton vs. Mississauga edit
- March 14: Brampton 3, Mississauga 2
- March 15: Mississauga 4, Brampton 1
Burlington vs. Montreal edit
- March 14: Montreal 6, Burlington 1
- March 15: Burlington 3, Montreal 1
- Montreal Stars won the CWHL Championship
Awards and honours edit
- Most Valuable Player: Caroline Ouellette, Montreal
- Angela James Bowl: Top Scorer Jayna Hefford, Brampton
- Outstanding Rookie: Laura Hosier, Brampton
CWHL Top Players edit
- Top Forward: Jayna Hefford, Brampton
- Top Defender: Becky Kellar, Burlington
- Top Goaltender: Kim St-Pierre, Montreal
CWHL All-Stars edit
First Team All-Stars
- Goaltender: Kim St-Pierre, Montreal
- Defender: Cheryl Pounder, Mississauga
- Defender: Becky Kellar, Burlington
- Forward: Jayna Hefford, Brampton
- Forward: Caroline Ouellette, Montreal
- Forward: Jennifer Botterill, Mississauga
Second Team All-Stars
- Goaltender: Sami Jo Small, Mississauga
- Defender: Bobbi Jo Slusar, Brampton
- Defender: Ashley Pendleton, Brampton
- Forward: Jana Harrigan, Burlington
- Forward: Lara Perks, Mississauga
- Forward: Sabrina Harbec, Montreal
CWHL All-Rookie Team edit
- Goaltender: Laura Hosier, Brampton
- Defender: Annie Guay, Montreal
- Defender: Shannon Moulson, Mississauga
- Forward: Noemie Marin, Montreal
- Forward: Brooke Beazer, Brampton
- Forward: Amanda Parkins, Burlington
Monthly Top Scorers edit
- October: Sabrina Harbec, Montreal (8+11=19 points, 6 games)
- November: Caroline Ouellette, Montreal (8+11=19 points, 6 games)
- December: Caroline Ouellette, Montreal (7+10=17 points, 6 games)
- January: Noemie Marin, Montreal (10+9=19 points, 9 games)
- February: Jennifer Botterill, Mississauga (10+7=17 points, 6 games)
Clarkson Cup edit
Montreal Stars won the Clarkson Cup by defeating 3–1 the Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL)[5]
References edit
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ Angela James Bowl Scoring Champions, p. 12, hockeyMedia Richard Scott, Up North Productions, 2013, ISBN 978-0-9918671-0-3
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.553, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Montreal wins first Clarkson Cup, . Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-01-14.