| Custom Title: | 2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship |
| Year: | 2011–12 |
| Sport: | Women's ice hockey |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Teams: | Six |
| Format: | Round-robin |
| Finals Site: | Clare Drake Arena Edmonton, Alberta |
| Champions: | Calgary Dinos |
| Title Count: | 1 |
| Runner Up: | Montréal Carabins |
| Coach: | Danielle Goyette |
| Coach Count: | 1 |
| Mvp Label: | Tournament MVP |
| Mvp: | Amanda Tapp |
| Mvp Team: | Calgary Dinos |
| Prev: | 2011 |
| Tournament Link: | U Sports women's ice hockey championship |
| Next: | 2013 |
The 2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held March 8 to March 11, 2012, in Edmonton, Alberta, to determine a national champion for the 2011–12 women's ice hockey season.[1] The tournament was played at Clare Drake Arena and was hosted by the University of Alberta for the first time in school history.
The third-seeded Calgary Dinos won the first gold medal in program history by defeating the sixth-seeded Montréal Carabins by a score of 5–1 in the gold medal game.[2]
Six CIS teams qualified for the tournament and were divided into two pools to play a round-robin tournament to determine the two teams who would play in the championship game.[3] The winner of Pool A played the winner of Pool B in the gold medal game.[4]
| Seed | width=30% style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Team ! | width=30% style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Qualified ! | width=10% style="background:#EEEEEE;" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OUA Champions | 25–0–1 | ||||
| 4 | AUS Champions | 13–10–1 | ||||
| 6 | RSEQ Finalists | 13–5–2 |
| Seed | width=30% style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Team ! | width=30% style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Qualified ! | width=10% style="background:#EEEEEE;" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | RSEQ Champions | 18–1–1 | ||||
| 3 | Canada West Champions | 20–4–0 | ||||
| 5 | Canada West Finalists (Host) | 14–3–7 |
| Date | Time | Teams | Score | Notes |
| March 8 | 15:30 MST | Pool A #1: No. 6 Montréal vs. No. 1 Laurier | Montréal wins 6–5 | 2 goals score by Kim Deschênes[5] |
| March 8 | 19:00 MST | Pool B #1: No. 3 Calgary vs. No. 2 McGill | Calgary wins 1–0 | The goal score by Sinead Tracey |
| March 9 | 15:30 MST | Pool A #2: No. 1 Laurier vs. No. 4 UPEI | Laurier wins 3–0 | |
| March 9 | 19:00 MST | Pool B #2: No. 2 McGill vs. No. 5 Alberta | McGill wins 4–0 | Leslie Oles score two goals[6] |
| March 10 | 15:30 MST | Pool A #3: No. 6 Montreal vs. No. 4 UPEI | Montreal wins 4–1[7] | |
| March 10 | 19:00 MST | Pool B #3: No. 3 Calgary vs. No. 5 Alberta | Calgary wins 4–2 | |
| width=165 | Gold | width=165 | Silver | width=165 | Bronze | width=100 | 4th Place | width=100 | 5th Place | width=100 | 6th Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Dinos[9] [10] | Montréal Carabins[11] | UPEI Panthers |
Goaltender: Amanda Tapp, Calgary Dinos
Defence: Stephanie Ramsay, Calgary Dinos
Defence: Élizabeth Mantha, Montréal Carabins
Forward: Kim Deschênes, Montréal Carabins
Forward: Leslie Oles, McGill Matlets
Forward: Hayley Wickenheiser, Calgary Dinos
Tournament MVP: Amanda Tapp, Calgary Dinos
R.W. Pugh Fair-Play Award: Andrea Boras, Alberta Pandas
5th-place game: Sarah Hilworth, Alberta; Laura Bradley, PEI
Bronze medal game: Michelle Daigneault, McGill; Laura Brooker, Wilfrid Laurier
Gold medal game: Elizabeth Mantha, Montreal; Hayley Wickenheiser, Calgary