The 2013 Clarkson Cup is a women's ice hockey tournament that was contested in Markham, Ontario to determine the champion of the Canadian Women's Hockey League from March 20 to March 23, 2013. The Boston Blades defeated the Montreal Stars by a 5-2 tally to claim their first title in team history. The tournament was played at Markham Centennial Centre.
Promotion
On March 7, 2013, the Clarkson Cup was given a permanent home in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Round robin On March 22, the Toronto Furies and Brampton Thunder competed in the final game of the round robin. Rebecca Johnston scored the game-winning goal on an assist from Natalie Spooner with one second remaining in overtime. Date Away Home Score March 20 Toronto Boston Boston, 3-2 March 20 Montreal Brampton Montreal, 5-0 March 21 Brampton Boston Boston, 2-0 March 21 Toronto Montreal Montreal, 2-0 March 22 Montreal Boston Montreal, 1-0 (OT) March 22 Toronto Brampton Toronto, 4-3 (OT)
Standings Team W L OTL GF GAMontreal 30 0 80Boston 20 153Toronto 12 068Brampton021311
Championship game
Blades championship roster Number Name Nationality8 Caitlin Cahow C 10 Lindsay Berman 11 Whitney Naslund 15 Anne Schleper 16 Katka Mrazova 17 Meghan Duggan A 19 Gigi Marvin 20 Kate Buesser 22 Kacey Bellamy 23 Jen Schoullis 24 Cherie Hendrickson 25 Kelley Steadman 27 Hilary Knight 30 Molly Schaus 33 Genevieve Lacasse 56 Jessica Koizumi
Awards and honours Most Valuable Player, Catherine Ward, Montreal Stars First Star of the Game, Kelley Steadman, Boston Blades Second Star of the Game, Caroline Ouellette, Montreal Stars Third Star of the Game, Genevieve Lacasse, Boston Blades
Clarkson Cup All-Star Team Goaltender, Genevieve Lacasse, Boston Blades Defense, Catherine Ward, Montreal Stars Defense, Gigi Marvin, Boston Blades Forward, Kate Buesser, Boston Blades Forward, Haley Irwin, Montreal Stars Forward, Sarah Vaillancourt, Montreal Stars
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