2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship

The 2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held March 14–17, 2020, in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Guelph defeated McGill by a 1-0 mark in the championship game,^[1] as Valerie Lamenta earned the shutout. Guelph captain Kaitlin Lowy scored the game-winning goal,^[2] as the Gryphons won their first-ever national championship. Of note, the 2019 event broke attendance records for the history of the U SPORTS women’s hockey championship.^[3]

2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship

Teams	Eight
Finals site	MacLauchlan Arena Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Champions	Guelph Gryphons (1st title)
Runner-up	McGill Martlets
Semifinalists	McGill, 1, vs Alberta, 0 Guelph, 5 vs Montreal, 0
Winning coach	Rachel Flanagan (1st title)
MVP	Jade Downie-Landry (McGill Martlets)
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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

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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
	Manitoba Bisons		3
	PEI Panthers		1
						Manitoba Bisons		2
						Toronto Varsity Blues		0
	Toronto Varsity Blues		2
	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

See also

2019 U Sports University Cup

References

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2. "McGill vs Guelph". March 17, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
3. "UPEI athletes and events recognized at the 47th annual Sport PEI Amateur Sport Awards". upei.ca. February 26, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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5. "Montreal vs Alberta". March 17, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
6. "WHKY: Guelph Advances to U SPORTS Semi-final with 3-2 Win Over Manitoba". March 14, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
7. Charles Reid (March 14, 2019). "Panthers stymied in quarter-final loss to Carabins". saltwire.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
8. "Pandas top Varsity Blues in national quarter-final". bearsandpandas.ca. March 16, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
9. "Pandas shutout by McGill in U SPORTS semifinal". bearsandpandas.ca. March 16, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
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11. "Carabins top Pandas for national bronze". bearsandpandas.ca. March 17, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
12. "WHKY: Gryphons Capture First Ever National Title in Women's Hockey". March 17, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.