3rd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game explained

Game Name:3rd CWHL All-Star Game
Visitor:Team Blue
Home:Team White
Visitor Total:5
Visitor Per1:0
Visitor Per2:2
Visitor Per3:3
Home Total:9
Home Per1:3
Home Per2:1
Home Per3:5
Date:February 12, 2017
City:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arena:Air Canada Centre
Mvp:To Be Determined
Previous:2016
Next:2019

The 3rd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game took place on February 12, 2017, at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The event featured three 20-minute periods, and 34 players were named as participants[1] Jess Jones and Jillian Saulnier both scored a hat trick,[2] becoming the first competitors in CWHL All-Star Game history to achieve the feat.

News and notes

Fan balloting

Voting for CWHL all-star captains started in January 2017. Online voting required fans to vote on the CWHL.com web site. Fans are presented with a list of 34 players. Carlee Campbell of the Toronto Furies led all players in the online voting, capturing 2088 votes. She would be named captain of Team White. Natalie Spooner and Meaghan Mikkelson both captured 11.71% of possible online votes, both sharing in the captaincy for Team Blue. Of note, this marked the first time that one team in the CWHL All-Star Game had two captains.[3]

Alumni coaches

In celebration of the CWHL's tenth anniversary season, a group of four former players were named as Alumni Coaches for the All-Star Game. Among them were Lisa-Marie Breton, Tessa Bonhomme, Becky Kellar and Cheryl Pounder. Each of these alumni coaches were eligible for selection in the Frozen Fantasy Draft.

Rosters

Fantasy draft

The draft of the players took place on February 10, 2017 at 8:00 pm, Eastern time. It was held at the Hilton Hotel in Toronto.

With the first pick overall, Team White's Carlee Campbell selected Marie-Philip Poulin. It marked the second year in a row that Poulin was taken first overall in the Frozen Fantasy Draft.[4] As Team Blue had two captains, Meaghan Mikkelson and Natalie Spooner, they were only allocated four draft picks, while Team White was allowed five picks. The remaining rosters were determined with a random stick draw.

As alumni coaches were also subject to the Frozen Fantasy Draft process, Team White once again had the prestige of the first pick overall, selecting Tessa Bonhomme. Team Blue would acquire Cheryl Pounder with the second pick overall. With their final selection, Team White picked Becky Kellar as their second alumni coach, while Lisa-Marie Breton-Lebreux would end up with Team Blue.

Team White
PickNat.PlayerTeamPos.
1Marie-Philip PoulinCanadiennes de MontrealForward
3Rebecca JohnstonCalgary InfernoForward
5Laura FortinoBrampton ThunderDefense
7Caroline OuelletteCanadiennes de MontrealForward
9Christina KesslerToronto FuriesGoaltender
Team Red
PickNat.PlayerTeamPos.
2Ann-Sophie BettezCanadiennes de MontrealForward
4Brampton ThunderDefense
6Brianne JennerCalgary InfernoForward
8Emerance MaschmeyerCalgary InfernoGoaltender

Players named

Player NationalityPositionTeam
Goaltender Brampton Thunder
Goaltender Calgary Inferno
Goaltender Canadiennes de Montreal
Goaltender Toronto Furies
Defense Boston Blades
Defense Brampton Thunder
Defense Brampton Thunder
Defense Brampton Thunder
Defense Calgary Inferno
Defense Calgary Inferno
Defense Canadiennes de Montreal
Defense Canadiennes de Montreal
Defense Canadiennes de Montreal
Defense Toronto Furies
Defense Toronto Furies
Defense Toronto Furies
Forward Boston Blades
Forward Boston Blades
Forward Brampton Thunder
Forward Brampton Thunder
Forward Brampton Thunder
Forward Brampton Thunder
Forward Calgary Inferno
Forward Calgary Inferno
Forward Calgary Inferno
Forward Calgary Inferno
Forward Canadiennes de Montreal
Forward Canadiennes de Montreal
Forward Canadiennes de Montreal
Forward Canadiennes de Montreal
Forward Toronto Furies
Forward Toronto Furies
Forward Toronto Furies
Forward Toronto Furies
[5]

Game summary

Team White skaters Jess Jones and Jillian Saulnier became the first competitors to score a hat trick in CWHL All-Star Game history. Team Blue outshot Team White by a 39-36 margin. Team Blue starting goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 14 of 17 shots, while Howe was 13 of 18. Team White starting goaltender Christina Kessler recorded shutout play, facing 18 shots, while Labonte stopped 16 of 20 shots.

Scoring summary
TeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1st period: Emerance Maschmeyer (Team Blue) vs. Christina Kessler (Team White)
align=center Team White align=center Jess Jones (1)align=center Carlee Campbell (1), Rebecca Johnston (1)align=center 07:36align=center 1-0, Team White
align=center Team White align=center Jess Jones (2)align=center Jillian Saulnier (1), Rebecca Johnston (2)align=center 12:03align=center 2-0, Team White
align=center Team White align=center Jillian Saulnier (1)align=center Marie-Philip Poulin (1)align=center 14:05align=center 3-0, Team White
2nd period: Emerance Maschmeyer and Erica Howe (Team Blue) vs. Christina Kessler and Charline Labonte (Team White)
align=center Team Bluealign=center Kelly Terry (1)align=center Jamie Lee Rattray (1)align=center 15:42align=center 3-1, Team White
align=center Team White align=center Jillian Saulnier (2)align=center Marie-Philip Poulin (2)align=center 18:41align=center 4-1, Team White
align=center Team Blue align=center Brianne Jenner (1)align=center Natalie Spooner (1), Jamie-Lee Rattray (2)align=center 19:20align=center 4-2, Team White
3rd period: Erica Howe (Team Blue) vs. Charline Labonte (Team White)
align=center Team Blue align=center Jenelle Kohanchuk (1) Power Playalign=center Haley Irwin (1) align=center 01:31align=center 4-3, Team White
align=center Team White align=center Rebecca Johnston (1)align=center Carlee Campbell (2)align=center 03:08align=center 5-3, Team White
align=center Team White align=center Marie-Philip Poulin (1)align=center Laura Stacey (1), Rebecca Vint (1)align=center 06:32align=center 6-3, Team White
align=center Team Blue align=center Haley Irwin (1) align=center Jenelle Kohanchuk (1) align=center 06:42align=center 6-4, Team White
align=center Team White align=center Jess Jones (3)align=center Rebecca Johnston (3)align=center 06:32align=center 7-4, Team White
align=center Team Blue align=center Jenelle Kohanchuk (2) align=center Ann-Sophie Bettez (1) align=center 10:28align=center 7-5, Team White
align=center Team White align=center Meghan Grieves (1)align=center Marie-Philip Poulin (3), Laura Fortino (1)align=center 17:20align=center 8-5, Team White
align=center Team White align=center Jillian Saulnier (3) Empty Netalign=center Unassistedalign=center 18:52align=center 9-5, Team White
[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 34 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2017 ALL-STAR GAME. CWHL. 2016-12-19. 2017-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116151054/http://www.thecwhl.com/32-players-named-2017-cwhl-star-game. 2017-01-16. dead.
  2. Web site: Jones shines in CWHL All-Star Game. Mississauga.com. 2017-02-13. 2017-02-15. 2017-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20170921050955/https://www.mississauga.com/sports-story/7138232-jones-shines-in-cwhl-all-star-game/. dead.
  3. Web site: Campbell, Mikkelson and Spooner to lead 2017 All Star Teams. CWHL. 2017-02-03. 2017-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100328/http://www.thecwhl.com/campbell-mikkelson-spooner-lead-2017-star-teams. 2018-02-21. dead.
  4. Web site: THE CWHL TAKE SIDES AT THE 2017 FROZEN FANTASY DRAFT. CWHL. 2017-02-11. 2017-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170723/http://www.thecwhl.com/cwhl-take-sides-2017-frozen-fantasy-draft. 2018-04-23. dead.
  5. Web site: 34 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2017 ALL-STAR GAME. CWHL. 2016-12-19. 2017-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116151054/http://www.thecwhl.com/32-players-named-2017-cwhl-star-game. 2017-01-16. dead.
  6. Web site: TEAM CAMPBELL BEATS TEAM SPOONER-MIKKELSON AT 2017 CWHL ALL-STAR GAME. CWHL. 2017-02-11. 2017-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180423175024/http://www.thecwhl.com/team-campbell-beats-team-spooner-mikkelson-2017-cwhl-star-game. 2018-04-23. dead.