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

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.

3rd CWHL All-Star Game
123 Total
Team Blue 023 5
Team White 315 9
DateFebruary 12, 2017
ArenaAir Canada Centre
CityToronto, Ontario, Canada
MVPTo Be Determined
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News and notes

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Fan balloting

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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

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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

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Fantasy draft

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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.

Players named

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Player Nationality Position Team
Erica Howe   Canada Goaltender Brampton Thunder
Emerance Maschmeyer   Canada Goaltender Calgary Inferno
Charline Labonte   Canada Goaltender Canadiennes de Montreal
Christina Kessler   Canada Goaltender Toronto Furies
Tara Watchorn   Canada Defense Boston Blades
Jocelyne Larocque   Canada Defense Brampton Thunder
Courtney Birchard   Canada Defense Brampton Thunder
Laura Fortino   Canada Defense Brampton Thunder
Meaghan Mikkelson   Canada Defense Calgary Inferno
Katelyn Gosling   Canada Defense Calgary Inferno
Lauriane Rougeau   Canada Defense Canadiennes de Montreal
Cassandra Poudrier   Canada Defense Canadiennes de Montreal
Julie Chu   United States Defense Canadiennes de Montreal
Erin Ambrose   Canada Defense Toronto Furies
Carlee Campbell   Canada Defense Toronto Furies
Renata Fast   Canada Defense Toronto Furies
Kayla Tutino   Canada Forward Boston Blades
Meghan Grieves   United States Forward Boston Blades
Jess Jones   Canada Forward Brampton Thunder
Laura Stacey   Canada Forward Brampton Thunder
Rebecca Vint   Canada Forward Brampton Thunder
Jamie Lee Rattray   Canada Forward Brampton Thunder
Brianne Jenner   Canada Forward Calgary Inferno
Jillian Saulnier   Canada Forward Calgary Inferno
Haley Irwin   Canada Forward Calgary Inferno
Rebecca Johnston   Canada Forward Calgary Inferno
Marie-Philip Poulin   Canada Forward Canadiennes de Montreal
Caroline Ouellette   Canada Forward Canadiennes de Montreal
Ann-Sophie Bettez   Canada Forward Canadiennes de Montreal
Sarah Lefort   Canada Forward Canadiennes de Montreal
Natalie Spooner   Canada Forward Toronto Furies
Jenelle Kohanchuk   Canada Forward Toronto Furies
Kelly Terry   Canada Forward Toronto Furies
Michela Cava   Canada Forward Toronto Furies

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Game summary

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

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References

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  1. ^ "34 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2017 ALL-STAR GAME". CWHL. 2016-12-19. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. ^ "Jones shines in CWHL All-Star Game". Mississauga.com. 2017-02-13. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  3. ^ "Campbell, Mikkelson and Spooner to lead 2017 All Star Teams". CWHL. 2017-02-03. Archived from the original on 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  4. ^ "THE CWHL TAKE SIDES AT THE 2017 FROZEN FANTASY DRAFT". CWHL. 2017-02-11. Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  5. ^ "34 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2017 ALL-STAR GAME". CWHL. 2016-12-19. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  6. ^ "TEAM CAMPBELL BEATS TEAM SPOONER-MIKKELSON AT 2017 CWHL ALL-STAR GAME". CWHL. 2017-02-11. Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2017-02-14.