2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship Explained

Custom Title:	2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship
Sport:	Women's ice hockey
Season:	2018-19
Teams:	Eight
Finals Site:	MacLauchlan Arena Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Champions:	Guelph Gryphons
Title Count:	1st
Runner Up:	McGill Martlets
Semifinal1:	McGill, 1, vs Alberta, 0
Semifinal2:	Guelph, 5 vs Montreal, 0
Coach:	Rachel Flanagan
Coach Count:	1st
Mvp Label:	MVP
Mvp:	Jade Downie-Landry
Mvp Team:	McGill Martlets
Prev:	2018
Tournament Link:	U Sports women's ice hockey championship
Next:	2020

The 2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held March 14–17, 2019, in Charlottetown, P.E.I., to determine a national champion for the 2018–19 U Sports women's ice hockey season.

The Guelph Gryphons defeated the McGill Martlets by a 1–0 score in the championship game, as Valerie Lamenta earned the shutout.^[1] Guelph captain Kaitlin Lowy scored the game-winning goal, as the Gryphons won their first-ever national championship.^[2] Of note, the 2019 event broke attendance records for the history of the U Sports women's ice hockey championship.^[3]

Participating teams

align=left	Seed	align=left	Team	align=left	Qualified	align=left
1		Canada West Champion
2		RSEQ Finalist
3		OUA Champion
4		AUS Champion
5		RSEQ Champion
6		Canada West Finalist
7		AUS (Host)
8		OUA Finalist

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Awards and honors

Championship Tournament MVP: Jade Downie-Landry, McGill

Players of the Game

Game	Player	School
March 14: Guelph vs. Manitoba	Nicole MacKinnon^[5]
March 14: Montreal vs PEI	Alexandra Labelle	Montreal Carabins ^[6]
March 16: Toronto vs Alberta	Cristine Chao Alex Poznikoff^[7]	Toronto Alberta
March 16: McGill vs Alberta	Stéphanie Desjardins Kristen Chamberlin^[8]	McGill Alberta
March 16: Guelph vs. Montreal	Valérie Lamenta^[9]
March 17: Montreal vs Alberta	Aube Racine Danielle Hardy^[10]	Montreal Alberta
March 17: Guelph vs. McGill	Kaitlin Lowy Shana Walker^[11]	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

External links

Tournament Website

Notes and References

Web site: Women's Hockey Events. March 17, 2018. 2021-05-13.
Web site: McGill vs Guelph. March 17, 2018. 2021-05-13.
News: UPEI athletes and events recognized at the 47th annual Sport PEI Amateur Sport Awards. upei.ca. February 26, 2021. May 27, 2021. en.
Web site: Preview: Alberta earns No.1 seed ahead of national tournament. usports.ca. March 10, 2019. 2021-05-14.
Web site: WHKY: Guelph Advances to U SPORTS Semi-final with 3-2 Win Over Manitoba. March 14, 2018. 2021-05-14.
Web site: Panthers stymied in quarter-final loss to Carabins . Charles Reid . saltwire.com . March 14, 2019. 2021-05-14.
Web site: Pandas top Varsity Blues in national quarter-final. bearsandpandas.ca. March 16, 2019. 2021-05-14.
Web site: Pandas shutout by McGill in U SPORTS semifinal. bearsandpandas.ca. March 16, 2019. 2021-05-14.
Web site: WHKY: Gryphons Win 5-0 Over Montreal and Advance to U SPORTS Gold Medal Game. March 16, 2018. 2021-05-14.
Web site: Carabins top Pandas for national bronze. bearsandpandas.ca. March 17, 2019. 2021-05-14.
Web site: WHKY: Gryphons Capture First Ever National Title in Women's Hockey. March 17, 2019. 2021-05-14.