| Custom Title: | 2013 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship |
| Year: | 2012–13 |
| Sport: | Women's ice hockey |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Teams: | Eight |
| Finals Site: | Varsity Arena Toronto, Ontario |
| Champions: | Montreal Carabins |
| Title Count: | 1st |
| Runner Up: | Calgary Dinos |
| Coach: | Danièle Sauvageau |
| Coach Count: | 1st |
| Mvp Label: | Championship MVP |
| Mvp: | Kim Deschênes |
| Mvp Team: | Montreal Carabins |
| Prev: | 2012 |
| Tournament Link: | Ice Hockey Championship |
| Next: | 2014 |
The 2013 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held March 7–10, 2013, in Toronto, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2012–13 CIS women's ice hockey season.[1] The top-seeded Montréal Carabins defeated the defending champion Calgary Dinos to win the first championship in program history.[2]
The tournament was played at Varsity Arena on the campus of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario.[1] It was the second championship to be hosted by Toronto with the first occurring in 1999.[1]
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 | RSEQ Champions | 15–5–0 | ||||
| 4 | Canada West Champions | 17–7–4 | ||||
| 6 | OUA Quarter-Finalists (Host) | 12–7–5 |
| Seed | width=30% style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Team ! | width=30% style="background:#EEEEEE;" | Qualified ! | width=10% style="background:#EEEEEE;" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | AUS Champions | 23–1–0 | ||||
| 3 | OUA Champions | 20–4–2 | ||||
| 5 | Canada West Finalists | 23–4–1 |
| Date | Time | Teams | Score |
| March 8 | 13:00 EST | Pool B #1: No. 2 St. Francis Xavier vs. No. 5 Calgary | Calgary wins 4-0 |
| March 8 | 19:30 EST | Pool A #1: No. 1 Montréal vs. No. 6 Toronto | Montréal wins 1-0 |
| March 9 | 16:00 EST | Pool B #2: No. 2 St. Francis Xavier vs. No. 3 Queen's | St. Francis Xavier wins 2-1 |
| March 9 | 19:30 EST | Pool A #2: No. 4 UBC vs. No. 6 Toronto | Toronto wins 5-4 |
| March 10 | 16:00 EST | Pool B #3: No. 3 Queen's vs. No. 5 Calgary | Calgary wins 5-4 |
| March 10 | 19:30 EST | Pool A #3: No. 1 Montréal s. No. 4 UBC | Montréal wins 5-3 |