2018 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship

The 2018 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held from March 15–18, 2018, in London, Ontario to determine a national champion for the 2017–18 U Sports women's ice hockey season. The entire tournament was played at Thompson Arena on the campus of the University of Western Ontario. The Manitoba Bisons defeated the Western Mustangs 2–0 in the gold medal game to win the first championship in program history.

2018 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship
TeamsEight
Finals siteThompson Arena
London, Ontario
ChampionsManitoba Bisons (1st title)
Runner-upWestern Mustangs
Semifinalists
  • Manitoba, 2, Concordia, 1
  • Western, 2, Saskatchewan, 1
Winning coachJon Rempel (1st title)
MVPLauryn Keen (Manitoba)

Participating teams

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Seed Team Qualified Record
1 Manitoba Bisons Canada West Champion
2 Saint Mary's Huskies AUS Champion
3 Western Mustangs (Host) OUA Champion
4 Concordia Stingers RSEQ Champion
5 St. Francis Xavier X-Women AUS Finalist 19-2-0
6 Montreal Carabins RSEQ Finalist
7 Saskatchewan Huskies Canada West Finalist
8 Queen's Golden Gaels OUA Finalist

Championship bracket

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First Round: March 15/16 Semi-Finals: March 17 Gold Medal Game: March 18
         
1 Manitoba 4
8 Queens 0
1 Manitoba 2
4 Concordia 1
4 Concordia 8
5 St. FX 1
1 Manitoba 2
3 Western 0
7 Saskatchewan 3
2 St. Mary's 2
3 Western 2 Bronze Medal Game: March 18
7 Saskatchewan 1
3 Western 4 4 Concordia 4
6 Montreal 0 7 Saskatchewan 2

Consolation bracket

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Semi-Finals: March 17 Fifth Place Game: March 18
      
6 Montreal 2
2 Saint Mary's 1
6 Montreal 7
5 StFX 1
5 St. FX 4
8 Queen's 3 (OT)

Awards and honours

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  • Tournament MVP: Lauryn Keen (Manitoba)

Players of the game

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Game Player School
March 15, 2018: Western vs. Montreal Carmen Lasis
Jessica Cormier
Western
Montreal [1]
March 17, 2018: Western vs. Saskatchewan April Clark
Kaitlin Willoughby
Western
Saskatchewan [2]
March 18, 2018: Montreal vs. St. FX Lydia Schurman
Kim Poirier
St. FX
Montreal[3]
March 18, 2018: Manitoba vs Western Venla Hovi
Shailyn Waites
Manitoba
Western[4]

All-Tournament Team

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Player Position School
Alanna Sharman Forward Manitoba
Lauryn Keen Forward Manitoba
Kaitlin Willoughby Forward Saskatchewan
Caitlin Fyten Defence Manitoba
Marie Joelle Allard Defence Concordia
Carmen Lasis Goaltender Western

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mira Williamson (March 15, 2019). "Mustangs shut out Carabins to move on to semifinals". westernmustangs.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  2. ^ Mira Williamson (March 17, 2019). "Mustangs to play for gold after 2-1 win over Saskatchewan". westernmustangs.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  3. ^ "X-Women fall to Carabins in U SPORTS consolation final". goxgo.ca. March 18, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  4. ^ "Mustangs claim silver at U SPORTS Women's Hockey Championship". westernmustangs.ca. March 18, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-14.