The 2010 Clarkson Cup was contested at the Elgin Barrow Arena in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. The four competing teams included the Brampton Thunder, Minnesota Whitecaps, Mississauga Chiefs, and Montreal Stars.

2010 Clarkson Cup
1 Total
Brampton Thunder 0 0
Minnesota Whitecaps 4 4
Location(s)Richmond Hill, Ontario
DatesMarch 28, 2010
Hall of FamersThunder:
Jayna Hefford (2018)
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Qualification

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The Brampton Thunder defeated the Burlington Barracudas in the Canadian Women's Hockey League wild card game to qualify for the Clarkson Cup tournament. The Thunder proceeded to eliminate the defending champion Montreal Stars in the semifinals.

Brampton Thunder roster

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Number Player Position School
4 Elysia Desmier Forward Guelph
9 Jennifer Kirk Forward Sheridan College
10 Gillian Apps Forward Dartmouth
12 Lori Dupuis Forward University of Toronto
14 Amanda Nonis Forward Manhattanville College
15 Kristi Alcorn Forward Quinnipiac
16 Jayna Hefford Forward Toronto
24 Nicole Tritter Forward Connecticut
21 Katie Dowdall Forward Toronto
83 Amber Welch Forward Keswick High School
2 Belinda Odell Defense Priceville High School
7 Brooke Beazer Defense/Forward Clarkson
5 Molly Engstrom Defense Wisconsin
11 Bobbi Jo Slusar Defense York
23 Meredith Ostrander Defense Brown
34 Ashley Pendleton Defense Mercyhurst
1 Mandy Cronin Goalie Maine
29 Laura Hosier Goalie Mercyhurst

Minnesota Whitecaps roster

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Number Player Position School
2 Sam Nixon Forward St. Cloud State
10 Brooke White Forward Northeastern
15 Andrea Nichols Forward Minnesota
16 Jenny Potter Forward Minnesota Duluth
17 Julie Chu Forward Harvard
19 Erin Keys Forward Ohio State
22 Megan McCarthy Forward St. Cloud State
27 Maggie Fisher Forward Minnesota State–Mankato
3 Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal Defense Minnesota
5 Winny Brodt Defense Minnesota
21 Allie Sanchez Defense Minnesota
39 Megan Van Beusekom Goaltender Princeton

Tournament

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Semifinals

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Date Time Participants Score
March 27, 2009 12:00 Brampton Thunder vs. Montreal Stars Brampton, 3-2
March 27, 2009 16:00 Minnesota Whitecaps vs. Mississauga Chiefs Minnesota, 3-0

Finals

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Date Time Participants Score
March 28, 2009 15:00 Brampton Thunder vs. Minnesota Whitecaps Minnesota, 4-0

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Championship game

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The Minnesota Whitecaps were the only team from the Western Women's Hockey League to compete in the tournament. It was the second consecutive year that the Whitecaps had made the final. The team came to the tournament with only 11 players and two goalies. Goalie Megan Van Beusekom-Sweerin had a shutout in a 4-0 win for the Whitecaps.

Scoring summary

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Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal snapped a wrist shot past Thunder netminder Laura Hosier. During the first period, the Whitecaps hit the post twice. In the second period, Jenny Potter scored on a breakaway. The assist was credited to Erin Keys. In the second period, the Thunder were not able to get on the scoreboard. Molly Engstrom fired a slap shot past Van Beusekom-Sweerin, but the shot hit the post. In the third period, Maggie Fisher scored on a pass from Megan McCarthy. Andrea Fisher intercepted a pass from the Thunder. She passed to Brooke White-Lancette and scored the fourth goal on Hosier.[2]

Awards and honours

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Olympians in the Clarkson Cup

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Player Team Nationality
Gillian Apps Brampton Thunder   Canada
Julie Chu Minnesota Whitecaps   United States
Molly Engstrom Brampton Thunder   United States
Jayna Hefford Brampton Thunder   Canada
Caroline Ouellette Montreal Stars   Canada
Jenny Potter Minnesota Whitecaps   United States
Marie-Philip Poulin Montreal Stars   Canada

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References

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  1. ^ Starkman, Randy (March 29, 2010). "Whitecaps swamp Thunder to win Clarkson Cup". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Minnesota wins Clarkson Cup". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ "CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
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See also

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