2010 Clarkson Cup
2010 Clarkson Cup | ||||||||||
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Location(s) | Richmond Hill, Ontario | |||||||||
Dates | March 28, 2010 | |||||||||
Hall of Famers | Thunder: Jayna Hefford (2018) | |||||||||
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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.
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 | 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
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
Semifinals
Date | Time | Participants | Score |
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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
Date | Time | Participants | Score |
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March 28, 2009 | 15:00 | Brampton Thunder vs. Minnesota Whitecaps | Minnesota, 4-0 |
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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
- Megan Van Beusekom-Sweerin: 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
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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 | ![]() |
Julie Chu | Minnesota Whitecaps | ![]() |
Molly Engstrom | Brampton Thunder | ![]() |
Jayna Hefford | Brampton Thunder | ![]() |
Caroline Ouellette | Montreal Stars | ![]() |
Jenny Potter | Minnesota Whitecaps | ![]() |
Marie-Philip Poulin | Montreal Stars | ![]() |
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References
- ^ 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]
- ^ "CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
External links
- Minnesota Whitecaps: Clarkson Cup Champions Bruce Peter, 17 June 2010.
See also
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- Boston Blades (2013, 2015)
- Calgary Inferno (2016, 2019)
- Markham Thunder (2018)
- Minnesota Whitecaps (2010)
- Montreal Stars/Les Canadiennes (2009, 2011, 2012, 2017)
- Toronto Furies (2014)
- Catherine Ward (2013)
- Christina Kessler (2014)
- Charline Labonte (2015)
- Delayne Brian (2016)
- Charline Labonte (2017)
- Erica Howe (2018)
- Brianna Decker (2019)
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