2010 Clarkson Cup
The 2010 Clarkson Cup was contested at the in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. The four competing teams included the Brampton Thunder, Minnesota Whitecaps, Mississauga Chiefs, and Montreal Stars.
Qualification[]
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[]
Number | Player | Position | School |
4 | Forward | Guelph | |
9 | Jennifer Kirk | Forward | Sheridan College |
10 | Gillian Apps | Forward | Dartmouth |
12 | Lori Dupuis | Forward | University of Toronto |
14 | Forward | Manhattanville College | |
15 | Forward | Quinnipiac | |
16 | Jayna Hefford | Forward | Toronto |
24 | Nicole Tritter | Forward | Connecticut |
21 | Forward | Toronto | |
83 | Forward | Keswick High School | |
2 | Defense | Priceville High School | |
7 | Defense/Forward | Clarkson | |
5 | Molly Engstrom | Defense | Wisconsin |
11 | Bobbi Jo Slusar | Defense | York |
23 | Defense | Brown | |
34 | Defense | Mercyhurst | |
1 | Mandy Cronin | Goalie | Maine |
29 | Goalie | Mercyhurst |
Minnesota Whitecaps roster[]
Number | Player | Position | School |
2 | Sam Nixon | Forward | St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey |
10 | Brooke White | Forward | Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey |
15 | Forward | Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey | |
16 | Jenny Potter | Forward | Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey |
17 | Julie Chu | Forward | Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey |
19 | Forward | Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey | |
22 | Megan McCarthy | Forward | St. Cloud State Huskies |
27 | Forward | MSU-Mankato | |
3 | Defense | Minnesota Golden Gophers | |
5 | Winny Brodt | Defense | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
21 | Defense | Minnesota Golden Gophers | |
39 | Goaltender | Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey |
Tournament[]
- Semifinals
Date | Time | Participants | Score |
---|---|---|---|
March 27, 2009 | 12:00 pm | Brampton Thunder vs. Montreal Stars | Brampton, 3-2 |
03/27/2009 | 16:00 | Minnesota Whitecaps vs. Mississauga Chiefs | Minnesota, 3-0 |
- Finals
Date | Time | Participants | Score |
---|---|---|---|
March 28, 2009 | 15:00 | Brampton Thunder vs. Minnesota Whitecaps | Minnesota, 4-0 |
Championship game[]
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[]
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[]
- : Top goaltender in the tournament
- Brooke White, Player of the Game, Minnesota, Clarkson Cup Final
- Bobbi Jo Slusar, Player of the Game, Brampton, Clarkson Cup Final
- Julie Chu, Minnesota, Tournament MVP.
- Lori Dupuis, Brampton, Top forward in the tournament
- Molly Engstrom, Brampton, Top defender in the tournament
Olympians in the Clarkson Cup[]
- The following players also played for their respective countries in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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 |
References[]
- ^ Source: Starkman, Randy (March 29, 2010). "Whitecaps swamp Thunder to win Clarkson Cup". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ "Minnesota wins Clarkson Cup". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Minnesota Whitecaps: Clarkson Cup Champions Bruce Peter, 17 June 2010.
See also[]
- 2009–10 CWHL season
- 2009–10 in Canadian women's ice hockey
- Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Clarkson Cup