Revenge is a dish best served cold for hockey Martlets

Oct. 30, 2011


OTTAWA - A day after seeing their 107-game win streak against league opponents snapped, the No.1-ranked McGill women's hockey went hunting for revenge and served notice in a 3-0 road win over the Carleton Ravens, Sunday.



The Martlets had a 49-21 edge in shots but were stymied for 50 minutes by netminder Tamber Tisdale of Red Deer, Alta., who was credited with 46 saves.



McGill finally broke things open in the final 10 minutes. Ann-Sophie Bettez, a senior from Sept-Iles, Que., tallied the game winner on the power-play at 10:09 and sophomore Katia Clement-Heydra of St. Bruno, Que., added another PP marker at 12:02. Kim Ton-That of Beaconsfield, Que., iced the contest with an empty-netter at 19:34.



Charline Labonte of Boisbriand, Que., made 21 saves to extend her CIS record for career shutouts to 39 in 72 regular season games.



"We played with a real sense of urgency -- something that was lacking the other night," said Martlets head coach Peter Smith. "The girls were upset with losing the night before and the key is how you react to adversity. It was almost a new beginning for us today. We wanted very much to do things better and we accomplished that goal. It was a good team win."



The Martlets (4-1) will travel to Syracuse on Nov. 4 to play the NCAA's Orangemen in a non-conference affair.




SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012



SCORING SUMMARY


McGill 3 at Carleton 0

(Sunday, October 30, 2011 - CU Ice House)



GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill 0-0-3 -- 3
Carleton 0-0-0 -- 0

1st Period-

(No Scoring).



Penalties-

Hillier Mcg (interference), 10:08;

Simpson Car (check to the head double minor), 17:06.



2nd Period-

(No Scoring).



Penalties-

Chartrand Mcg (cross checking), 1:14;

VanderVeen Car (bodychecking), 6:42;

Levesque Car (check to the head), 15:27.



3rd Period-

1, McGill, Ann-Sophie Bettez 2 (Daoust), 10:09 (PP).

2, McGill, Katia Clement-Heydra 7 (Daigneault, Ferrari), 12:02 (PP).

3, McGill, Kim Ton-That 1 (Bettez, Peroff), 19:34 (EN).



Penalties-

Levesque Car (roughing), 2:48;

Ton-That Mcg (slashing), 3:45;

Wegner Car (tripping), 5:06;

Bettez Mcg (check to the head), 6:16;

VanderVeen Car (check to the head dble minor), 9:33;

Hillier Mcg (tripping), 14:26.



Shots on Goal-

McGill 11-19-19 -- 49.

Carleton 8-3-10 -- 21.



Power Play Opportunities-

McGill 2 / 8;

Carleton 0 / 5.



Penalties:

McGill 5/10

Carleton 8/16



Goalies-

McGill, Charline Labonte (W, 4-1-0, 21 shots-21 saves; SHO; 60:00).



Carleton,

Tamber Tisdale (L, 1-3-0, 48 shots-46 saves; 58:53).

Empty net: (1 shot, 1 goal; 1:07)




Referee-Carol Banks.

Linesmen-Megan Lamont, Eric Mainville.



Attendance: 112
Start: 2:00 PM
End: 3:50 PM
Length: 1:50



THREE STARS

1. CAR - 1 Tamber Tisdale
2. MCG - 24 Ann-Sophie Bettez
3. MCG - 54 Charline Labonte

Sunday AA Results

Sunday October 30

Lac St Louis Bantam AA Selects defeat Mauricie at Chateauguay 5-1

Saturday AA Results

Bantam AA Selects defeated the Bantam AA elites 3-1 at Chateauguay

Peewee AA Elites traveled to Marieville to play the Richelieu Remparts and lost 4-2

CIS w.HOCKEY: McGill's 107-game win streak snapped against Carabins‏

MONTREAL – Ariane Barker, a freshman forward from Montreal scored with 71 seconds remaining in regulation time as the visiting Université de Montreal Carabins rallied for a stunning 3-2 victory over No.1-ranked McGill in women’s hockey at McConnell Arena, Saturday.



It marked the Carabins first-ever victory in 15 lifetime meetings with McGill and put an abrupt end to the 107-game win streak that the Martlets had racked up over opponents in the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec conference.



“We certainly lacked urgency in our game today and it jumped up and bit us,” said Peter Smith, in his 12th season as head coach of the defending national champions who hadn’t lost to a conference opponent since a 2-1 setback at Ottawa on Feb. 10, 2007. “We played a good first period but came out a bit complacent in the second and we’re a little less hungry in the third.



“We took a lot of penalties (nine) and playing that way is just not in our culture. The girls were embarrassed by the outcome but we will learn from this and will be better as a result,” he promised.



The Carabins took advantage of an uncharacteristic delay-of-game penalty assessed to the Martlets for not appearing on the ice five minutes before the opening faceoff. Two seconds after the penalty expired, Jessica Gagné tallied her sixth goal in five games to give UdeM a 1-0 lead.



Undaunted, sophomore Leslie Oles of Beaconsfield, Que., netted the equalizer with her fourth of the season at 10:10 and teammate Melodie Daoust, a highly-touted freshman from Valleyfield, Que., gave McGill a 2-1 lead at 17:15.



With the Martlets appearing to be in cruise control, their perfect world was shattered in the final stanza when Montrealer Maude Gélinas tied the game at 2:22 of the final period, igniting a come-from-behind victory.



The shots on net were dead even at 25-25 as Rachel Ouellette, a rookie goaltender from Kirkland, Que., made 23 saves for the win. Charline Labonté, the Canadian Olympian from Boisbriand, Que., was saddled with the loss, only her second lifetime setback in league play. She is now 69-2-0 in 71 career regular season starts over her five seasons at McGill.



The Martlets (3-1) will look to rebound on the road when they play at Carleton (2-1-2) on Sunday at 2 p.m

Monday Peewee AA Action

Peewee elites defeat Peewee Selects 4-2 at Valleyfield Civic Center

Kat in the Hat takes over CIS scoring lead as Martlets stretch streak to 108

Oct. 16, 2011

MONTREAL - Katia Clément-Heydra scored twice and set up another as McGill blanked Ottawa 3-0 in women's hockey at McConnell Arena, Sunday, extending their win streak to 108 games against conference opponents.



It capped a brilliant weekend for the 21-year-old industrial relations sophomore who chalked up a hat-trick two days earlier, in a 6-1 road romp over the Montreal Carabins. She has now taken over the CIS scoring race with seven points in three games, including six goals, three of them game-winners.



Clément-Heydra snapped a scoreless draw with what proved to be the game-winning tally at 12:32 of the second period, then made it 2-0 at 8:32 of the final stanza and set up Ann-Sophie Bettez(former Lakeshore Panther) of Sept-Iles, Que., on the power-play to ice the contest with less than five minutes remaining. Bettez ended up with three points on the day and linemate Mélodie Daoust (former Lac St Louis Select), a freshman from Valleyfield, Que., assisted on the game's first two markers.



McGill thoroughly dominated the Gee-Gees with a lopsided 45-9 advantage in shots on net, including a 21-1 margin in the middle frame. The Martlets played most of the game as if they were on the power-play but were stymied time and time again by goaltender Stéphanie Mercier, a 5-foot-5 freshman from Smooth Rock Falls, Ont., who was making her CIS debut.



McGill veteran Charline Labonté of Boisbriand, Que., needed only nine saves to extend her CIS career record to 38 shutouts in 70 regular season contests. In 153 games overall for the Martlets, the three-time Olympic gold medalist has posted 67 career shutouts.



The Gee-Gees play at Carleton and host Montreal next weekend.



McGill, which owns a 6-2-1 record overall, including a 3-0 mark in conference play, will bring a modest five-game win streak across the border next weekend when they play three games in three nights against NCAA opponents, Oct. 21-23. They take on Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., followed by games against Harvard in Cambridge, Mass., and Brown University in Providence, R.I. The Martlets are 2-2-1 against NCAA teams this season and were 4-4-2 against American institutions last year.



MARTLET MURMURS: On hand to perform the ceremonial faceoff were Canadian Olympians Kim St-Pierre and Catherine Ward, both McGill graduates who won gold for Canada at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and (LAc St Louis girls as well)... The Martlets received their CIS championship commemorative rings in a post-game ceremony at the McConnell Arena Alumni Lounge.



SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

Weekend Action AA League

Saturday
Bantam AA Selects defeated Mistral de Laurentides 6-1


Sunday
Peewee AA Elites lost 4-1 to Rafales de Mauricie
Bantam AA Elites lost 2-0 to Mistral de Laurentides
Bantam AA Selects defeated Canadiennes de Montreal 7-1

Cornwall Tournament Results

Saturday

Peewee Elites fell 1-0 to Cornwall Typhoons
Peewee Selects fell 4-0 to Syracuse Nationals

Neither team progressed to the playoff round

National champs get their just rewards

MONTREAL - A ring ceremony was held at McConnell Arena on Sunday to recognize the national championship won by the McGill University women's hockey team last spring. The Martlets registered an unblemished 33-0 record against Canadian university opponents, including a 27-0 mark in league and post-season play, en route to capturing their third CIS title in four years.



The Martlets have picked up where they left off last season and sit atop the Quebec conference with a 3-0 record, after defeating Concordia, Montreal and Ottawa to extend their wins streak to 108 games against Quebec league opponents.



"For some of you, playing for McGill could be the peak of your greatest experience in hockey," said Drew Love, the executive director of athletics and recreation to the group of assembled players, alumni and families. "For others who have moved on to represent Canada, we're so proud of you."



It's been a Cinderella fairytale for the Martlets, who were arguably one of the worst teams in the country two decades ago but will now be gunning for their sixth straight appearance in the CIS gold medal game.



"We've really been blessed over the years to have a group of great student-athletes who play with class, dignity and cohesiveness," said head coach Peter Smith, who recently became only the second McGill coach in any sport, to reach the 300-win milestone behind the McGill bench. Currently in his 11th campaign, Smith owns a 303-109-31 record in 443 games overall.



"They have a certain culture and legacy that gets passed on from year to year through the great leadership that we have on our teams. But we work very hard at developing that leadership and the girls buy in to what we want to accomplish.



Smith explained that what separates the Martlets from a lot of other teams is a relentless pursuit of excellence, both in the classroom and on the ice.



"The thing I will remember most about the 2010-11 squad is an incredible work ethic in practice,'" he said. "They practiced better than any team that I've coached and the only team that will practice better than them is the team that we have this year," he said, half serious, half jokingly.



"I can only remember two practices last year where we were a little bit subpar over the course of the entire year. I can't imagine a team that was more focused, worked harder and was more competitive in practice, so I give them all the credit."

Les Martlets gâchent la fête

Montréal, le 14 octobre 2011 - L’équipe de hockey féminin des Carabins de l’Université de Montréal s’est inclinée par la marque de 6 à 1 face aux Martlets de McGill lors de son match d’ouverture, vendredi soir, au CEPSUM. Une poussée de quatre buts des visiteuses a mis le match hors de portée des Bleus en troisième période.

Les Martlets ont ouvert le pointage à 05:02 de la première période. En avantage numérique, Katia Clément-Heydra a déjoué la gardienne Rachel Ouellette (Études cinématographiques). Un peu plus de trois minutes plus tard, Clément-Heydra a doublé l’avance des Rouges. Les Carabins se sont ressaisies en deuxième moitié de période et ont créé des occasions de marquer.

« Je crois qu’il y avait un peu de nervosité au sein de l’équipe en début de match et on jouait un peu plus sur les talons, a dit l’entraîneure-chef Isabelle Leclaire. Nous avons vraiment repris du poil de la bête en deuxième période et nous jouions avec beaucoup plus de calme. Nous avons réussi à créer des bonnes chances de marquer. »

Les efforts des Carabins ont finalement été récompensés à la moitié de la deuxième période. Avec l’avantage d’une joueuse, l’attaque montréalaise a bombardé le filet de Charline Labonté. Sur le deuxième retour, alors que Labonté était étendue sur la glace, Casandra Dupuis (Sécurité et études policières) a compté le premier but de la saison des Bleus.

En fin de deuxième période, les représentantes de l’UdeM ont écopé de deux pénalités coup sur coup, donnant même un avantage de deux joueuses aux Martlets. Les Carabins ont néanmoins résisté aux assauts répétés des Rouges pour demeurer dans la rencontre après 40 minutes de jeu.

Une troisième période fatale aux Carabins
Près de deux minutes après la reprise, une rondelle tirée par Leslie Oles a dévié sur le bâton d’une joueuse des Carabins avant de glisser derrière Rachel Ouellette. L’équipe visiteuse a conservé le momentum dans cette période et a continué de bourdonner en zone adverse.

À la septième minute de la période, après que Labonté ait volé un but à Josianne Legault (Déficience intellectuelle), Clément-Heydra a obtenu une échappée avant de battre Ouellette. Mélodie Daoust et Logan Murray ont ajouté deux autres buts pour les visiteuses.

Un hommage pour la première capitaine de l’histoire
Les Carabins ont profité de ce match d’ouverture pour souligner la contribution exceptionnelle de la première capitaine de l’histoire du hockey féminin à l’UdeM, Stéphanie Daneau. Cette dernière a reçu le titre de capitaine honoraire pour la présente saison.

La prochaine sortie des Carabins aura lieu dès samedi à 14h à l’Université Carleton, à Ottawa, pour y affronter les Ravens.

Source : Mathieu Dauphinais, agent d'information sportive

AA League Games This Weekend

Saturday October 15
Bantam AA Selects host Mistral de Laurentides at Westwood Arena 18h30

Sunday October 16
Bantam AA Elites visit Mistral de Laurentides at Boisbriand Arena (Rink 2) at 13h15
Bantam AA selects visit Canadiennes de Montreal at Arena St Louis 15h00

The Peewee AA Selects and Elites are in the Cornwall(Ontario) tournament this weekend. You can follow the progress of the Lac St Louis teams by clicking on the accompanying link.
http://www.eteamz.com/cornwallgirlshockey/files/2011CGHACompStandings.htm

Results from the Cornwall Girls Tournament

(Friday)
Peewee AA Selects defeated Cornwal Typhons 2-1
Peewee AA Elites tied Gloucester Stars 1-1
Clear Ice Cats defeated the Peewee AA selects 2-1
Syracuse Nationals defeated Peewee AA Elites 4-1

Oles scores goals as Martlets win opener, push win streak to 106

Oct. 7, 2011


(LESLIE OLES SETS UP SHOP BEHIND STINGER NET. SHE SCORED A HAT-TRICK IN McGILL'S SEASON-OPENING WIN. PHOTO BY DEREK DRUMMOND)



MONTREAL - Leslie Oles, a sophomore forward from Beaconsfield, Que., scored a hat-trick and added an assist as McGill outlasted Concordia 7-5 in the Quebec university women's hockey league opener at McConnell Arena, Friday.

It was the 106th consecutive victory over conference opponents for McGill and their 38th in a row over the Stingers. Chelsea Saunders added a pair for the Martlets who had a 44-18 edge in shots.

"Oles was great tonight," said Peter Smith, who collected his 301st career victory behind the McGill bench. "She worked real hard to improve her fitness level over the summer and it paid off."

Rounding out the scoring for the Martlets was freshman Ioanna Cagianos and sophomore Katia Clement-Heydra.

McGill netminder Charline Labonté, who has been battling a flu bug all week, was credited with the victory, improving to 67-1 lifetime in regular season play. However, she allowed five goals on 13 shots before being pulled for the first time in her five years with the team.

Five different players scored for Concordia, who trailed 3-1 after one period and 5-2 after two. Catherine Rancourt paced the Stingers with a goal and one assist. Other markers were scored by Alyssa Sherrard, Erin Lally, Audrey Gariepy and Moira Frier.

Goaltender Marie-Pier Remillard-Paquette, a sophomore from Laval, Que., made 37 saves in a losing cause.

McGill (1-0) plays next on Oct. 14 when they travel across Mt. Royal to take on the Montreal Carabins (0-0). The following day, Concordia (0-1) plays at Ottawa (0-0).



SCORING SUMMARY


Concordia 5 at McGill 7


(Friday, October 7, 2011 - McConnell Arena)


GOALS BY PERIOD

Concordia 1-1-3 -- 5
McGill 3-2-2 -- 7



1st Period-

1, McGill, Oles 1 (Ferrari), 11:43 (PP).

2, McGill, Saunders 1 (Moffatt), 13:00 (PP).

3, Concordia, Gariepy 1 14:57.

4, McGill, Cagianos 1 (Hamilton, Daigneault), 16:42.



Penalties-

Peroff Mcg (bodychecking), 0:50;

Moffatt Mcg (bodychecking), 2:20;

Bettez Mcg (tripping), 3:28;

D'Ambrosio Con (hooking), 7:55;

MacNeil Con (tripping), 11:01;

Morand Con (boarding), 11:35;

MacNeil Con (tripping), 19:45.



2nd Period-

5, McGill, Oles 2 (Chartrand, Ferrari), 9:01.

6, McGill, Saunders 2 (Oles), 12:37 (SH).

7, Concordia, Frier 1 13:14 (PP).



Penalties-

Cagianos Mcg (tripping), 11:42;

McGill bench served by Pohlod Mcg (too many men), 15:11;

Bocchia Con (bodychecking), 16:19.



3rd Period-

8, Concordia, Rancourt 1 (Lawton, MacNeil), 6:50.

9, McGill, Clement-Heydra 1 7:02.

10, Concordia, Lally 1 9:12.

11, McGill, Oles 3 10:02.

12, Concordia, Sherrard 1 (Rancourt, Laramee-Paquette), 10:52.



Penalties-

Ton-That Mcg (holding), 4:32.



Shots on Goal-

Concordia 7-3-8-0 -- 18.

McGill 16-14-14-0 -- 44.



Power Play Opportunities-

Concordia 1 / 6;

McGill 2 / 5.



Goalies-

Concordia,

Marie-Pier Remillard-Paquette (L, 0-1-0, 44 shots-37 saves; 60:00).



McGill,

Charline Labonte (start, W, 1-0-0, 17 shots-12 saves, 50:52)

Taylor Salisbury (NA, 1 shot, 1 save; 9:08).



Att-212



Referee- na.





SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

McGill Athletics & Recreation

Voici la liste des joueuses sélectionnées : U18 Equipe Quebec

L’ALIGNEMENT FINAL D’ÉQUIPE QUÉBEC -18 DÉVOILÉ
Scène nationale
Suite au tournoi préparatoire de Nepean qui servait de dernière étape d’évaluation avant les coupures finales, Hockey Québec dévoile la formation d’Équipe Québec des moins de 18 ans de l’entraîneur Pascal Dufresne.




# NOM PRÉNOM POSITION TIR GRANDEUR ÉQUIPE 2010-11 DVISION CLASSE
30 Desbiens Ann-Renée G G 5'10'' Seigneurs de Beaubourg Midget AAM
31 Bélanger Annie G G 5'10'' Harfangs Le Triolet Midget AAM
3 Poirier Kim D D 5'6" Express Richelieu Midget AAF
4 Tremblay Sabrina A G 5'5'' Rapides de l'Estrie Midget AAF
6 Bannon Geneviève A D 5'7" OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA
7 Mercier Laurie A G 5'6" Patriotes Cégep St-Laurent Coll. AAF
9 Lefort Sarah A G 5'8" Stanstead College Spartans Prep School
12 Daoust Catherine D D 5'5" Élites Lac St-Louis Midget AAF
13 Labelle Alexandra A G 5'7'' Broncos Lac St-Louis Midget Espoir
14 Houle Violaine D G 5'4" OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA
16 Picard Ève-Audrey A G 5'4'' Remparts Richelieu Midget AAF
17 Lemire Vickie A G 5'10" Patriotes Cégep St-Laurent Coll. AAF
19 Dubois Catherine A G 5'10'' OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA
20 Bouchard Mélodie A D 5'4'' Lynx Cégep Edouard-Montpetit Coll. AAF
21 Ziadie Chelsea D G 5'3" Hotchkiss Bearcats US Prep School
22 Porlier Laurence A D 5'8" Brewster Academy US Prep School
24 Pauck-Therrien Camille A G 5'2" Lynx Cégep Edouard-Montpetit Coll. AAF
25 Lalancette Stéphanie A D 5'5'' Rebelles Saguenay-Lac St-Jean Midget AAF
26 Bouillon Valérie D G 5'5" Élites de l'Estrie Midget AAF
28 Frazer Abbey D G 5'8" Islanders Collège John-Abbott Coll. AAF

Hockey Martlets open defence of national title tonight, look for 106th consecutive win

MONTREAL -- The defending national champion McGill women’s hockey team will be looking to extend their 105-game win streak against Quebec league opponents when they open up regular season play by hosting the Concordia Stingers tonight. Puck drop at McConnell Arena is 7 p.m. and the game will be webcast live on SSN Canada (www.ssncanada.ca/games).



Head coach Peter Smith has returned for his 12th season and will be looking to post his 301st career victory.



McGill is coming off an unblemished 33-0 record against CIS opponents last year, including a 20-0 mark in the Quebec conference, their fourth consecutive perfect season. The 2011-12 edition features a well-balanced roster with seven freshmen, six sophomores, five juniors and six seniors.



Returning for her fifth season in goal is Charline Labonté, a native of Boisbriand, Que., who owns almost every McGill goaltending record. She has racked up a 66-1-0 lifetime regular season mark in a McGill uniform, with a CIS record 37 shutouts, a 0.64 goals-against average and a .962 save percentage. Her only loss in conference play was a 2-1 decision at Ottawa in her freshman year on Feb. 10, 2007. It also marked the last time that the Martlets have lost to a Quebec league opponent.



On the blue line, the Martlets are anchored by team captain and McGill female athlete of the year Cathy Chartrand of Lac Nominingue, Que., and sophomore Gillian Ferrari of Thornhill, Ont., both former members of the Canadian national team.



Up front, the Martlets are led by fifth-year veterans Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles, Que., and Jordanna Peroff of Keswick, Ont. Bettez, a former CIS rookie of the year, was voted league MVP in her sophomore season, while Peroff was named CIS tournament MVP at the Nationals last spring. Among the freshmen to watch is highly-recruited Melodie Daoust, a 19-year-old from Valleyfield, Que., who has played with the Canadian U-18 program.



FANS CAN FOLLOW LIVE STATS FOR ALL RSEQ HOCKEY GAMES AT:

http://www.leaguestat.com/qssf/femmes/en/stats/schedule.php







SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

AA schedule for the coming weekend

Saturday
Peewee AA Selects visit the Laval Rebelles 16h00 at guimond Arena
Bantam AA elites host the Canadiennes de Montreal at kim st Pierre 15h15

Sunday
Peewee AA Elites travel to play the Mauricie Rafales 12h00 at St Georges de Champlain Arena
Peewee AA Selects host the Harfangs de Lestrie at Pointe Claire 2 (Annex) 18h30
Bantam AA Selects host LAval rebelles at Guy Scott 10h00

AA Goalie Clinics Commence October 10

Concordia Stingers goalie coach, Dustin Traylen will be starting the Lac St Louis AA girls hockey goalie clinics at NTR, 16h45, Monday October 10, 2011. These clinics are a program setup to compliment the team development process where Dustin will work on goalie skills, the practices will be video recorded and copies will be provided to the teams so that they can see the drills, hear the corrections and, maybe, take the drills that Dustin utilizes in the clinics and bring them to the team practice for further work

"We are very excited about this program, we have wanted to standardize the level of goalie instruction across the "AA" program. Some teams have goalie coaches, some don't and we wanted to make sure that the girls were getting what they needed to be able to grow as players," said Chris Sides Regional Hockey director for Lac St Louis.

"Dustin will also go to games and assess the progress of the goalies as the season goes along, will provide a written evaluation that will show areas of progress and he will jump on the ice to do two practices with our teams throughout the season," Sides continued.

The clinics are scheduled for every second Monday through the season. The fixed schedule will be forwarded to the teams next week and the cost of the program will be included in the team assessments.

3 LAC ST LOUIS LADIES AMONG 4 NATION CUP ROSTER

CANADA'S NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM ROSTER ANNOUNCED FOR 2011 4 NATIONS CUP

CALGARY, Alta. - Hockey Canada announced Monday the 23 players that have been selected for Canada’s National Women’s Team for the 2011 4 Nations Cup, taking place November 9-14 in Nyköping, Sweden.

The 2011 4 Nations Cup roster includes three goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards, who were selected following Canada’s National Women’s Team September Camp/Fall Festival, which took place September 17-25 in Calgary, Alta.


The 2011 4 Nations Cup will bring together the top four women’s hockey countries in the world - Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States for the 16th annual international tournament. Canada’s National Women’s Team has won the gold medal at the 3 Nations Cup/4 Nations Cup a total of 12 times, including last November at the 2010 4 Nations Cup in St. John’s and Clarenville, N.L., and has claimed silver three times.

Canada’s National Women’s Team for the 2011 4 Nations Cup includes:

eleven players who represented Canada at the 2011 IIHF 12 Nations Invitational Tournament in Vierumäki, Finland (Agosta, Apps, Bendus, Birchard, Hefford, Irwin, Kessler, Larocque, Scanzano, Slusar and Wakefield);
eight players who attended Canada’s National Women’s Under-22/Development Team training camp in Rockland, Ont. (Daoust, Fortino, Jenner, McKeough, Poudrier, Poulin, Rougeau and Spooner);
four players who attended the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women’s Camp in Bratislava, Slovakia (Bendus, Birchard, Kessler and Scanzano);
sixteen members of Canada’s National Women’s Team that won gold at the 2010 4 Nations Cup in Clarenville and St. John’s, N.L. (Agosta, Apps, Bendus, Birchard, Hefford, Irwin, Jenner, Johnston, Kessler, Larocque, Poulin, Slusar, Spooner, Szabados, Wakefield and Wickenheiser);
nine members of Canada’s gold medal-winning team from the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. (Agosta, Apps, Hefford, Irwin, Johnston, Labonté, Poulin, Szabados and Wickenheiser).

Defencemen Laura Fortino (Hamilton, Ont./Cornell University, ECAC), Stefanie McKeough (Carlsbad Springs, Ont./University of Wisconsin, WCHA), Cassandra Poudrier (Lachenaie, Que./Dawson College, CEGEP) and Lauriane Rougeau (Beaconsfield, Que./Cornell University, ECAC), along with forward Mélodie Daoust (Valleyfield, Que./McGill University, QSSF), will make their debuts with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2011 4 Nations Cup.

"We’re very excited about the roster we’ve assembled for this year’s 4 Nations Cup," said Dan Church, head coach of Canada’s National Women’s Team. "Our team has a great combination of fresh faces and seasoned veterans, which will be pivotal in developing our player pool, and we can’t wait for them to take to the ice in Sweden to defend Canada’s gold medal."

Church will be joined behind the bench at the 2011 4 Nations Cup by assistant coaches Doug Derraugh (Arnprior, Ont./Cornell University, ECAC) and Danielle Goyette (St-Nazaire, Que./University of Calgary, CWUAA), who also served as assistants with him at the 2011 IIHF 12 Nations Invitational Tournament and 2011 National Women’s Team September Camp/Fall Festival.

"Our goal is to be at the top of our game at the 2011 4 Nations Cup, and then carry that momentum not just into the rest of the 2011-12 season, but into our continued preparation for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games,” said Kalli Quinn, director of female national teams for Hockey Canada. “This event is an important step on our road to both Burlington, Vermont and Sochi, Russia."

The 2011 4 Nations Cup will serve as an evaluation opportunity for Canada’s National Women’s Team coaching staff and Hockey Canada scouts, led by head scout of National Women’s Team programs Melody Davidson.

Following the tournament, all players that attended Canada’s National Women’s Team September Camp/Fall Festival will continue to be monitored with their club teams throughout the 2011-12 season, in order to select those that will represent Canada at the 2012 MLP Cup in Germany in January and the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship in Burlington, Vt., in April.



Follow Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2011 4 Nations Cup at www.twitter.com/HC_TeamCanada, become a fan of Hockey Canada on Facebook for updates from Sweden at www.facebook.com/HockeyCanada and for more information on Canada’s National Women’s Team, please visit www.HockeyCanada.ca.
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André Brin Director, Communications | Directeur, relations médias

Girls' Hockey Day Lohjan Kisakalliossa 2.10.2011

Sunday AA Results

Peewee AA Selects 0, Elites de L'estrie 11
Bantam AA Selects at Mistral des Laurentides re scheduled as no referees were scheduled

6 LAc St Louis Girls at U18 Camp

the Quebec U18 team participated in the Nepean tournament, september 30 to October 2. The majority of the games were played at the Carleton University Campus Arena, along with a selection of games at the Bell SensPlex in Kanata.

The U18 was defeated in the semi finals by Burlington, 1-0. Here are the results of the U18 team's games

30 septembre 2011

12h55 Pursuit (0) vs Équipe Québec -18 (3)

18h55 Équipe Québec -18 (2) vs Nepean Junior (0)



1er octobre 2011

12h25 Aurora (0) vs Équipe Québec -18 (3)

20h00 Équipe Québec -18 (3) vs Oakville (0)



2 octobre 2011

9h30 Burlington (1) vs Équipe Québec (0)


Following the tournament there remains the following girls including 6 from Lac St Louis. A final roster will be posted later this week.


# NOM PRÉNOM POSITION TIR DDN GRANDEUR ÉQUIPE 2010-11 DVISION CLASSE
30 Desbiens Ann-Renée G G 10-04-1994 5'10'' Seigneurs de Beaubourg Midget AAM
31 Bélanger Annie G G 02-04-1994 5'10'' Harfangs Le Triolet Midget AAM
3 Poirier Kim D D 21-07-1995 5'6" Express Richelieu Midget AAF
4 Tremblay Sabrina A G 03-02-1994 5'5'' Rapides de l'Estrie Midget AAF
6 Bannon Geneviève A D 03-02-1995 5'7" OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA
7 Mercier Laurie A G 09-06-1994 5'6" Patriotes Cégep St-Laurent Coll. AAF
9 Lefort Sarah A G 09-02-1994 5'8" Stanstead College Spartans Prep School
10 Boudreau Mélina A G 30-01-1996 5'2'' Spartans Stanstead College Prep School
12 Daoust Catherine D D 21-02-1995 5'5" Élites Lac St-Louis Midget AAF
13 Labelle Alexandra A G 27-02-1996 5'7'' Broncos Lac St-Louis Midget Espoir
14 Houle Violaine D G 14-02-1995 5'4" OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA
16 Picard Ève-Audrey A G 16-02-1996 5'4'' Remparts Richelieu Midget AAF
17 Lemire Vickie A G 07-02-1994 5'10" Patriotes Cégep St-Laurent Coll. AAF
19 Dubois Catherine A G 29-07-1995 5'10'' OHA Mavericks Gold Team Int. AA
20 Bouchard Mélodie A D 14-05-1994 5'4'' Lynx Cégep Edouard-Montpetit Coll. AAF
21 Ziadie Chelsea D G 14-09-1995 5'3" Hotchkiss Bearcats US Prep School
22 Porlier Laurence A D 16-02-1994 5'8" Brewster Academy US Prep School
24 Pauck-Therrien Camille A G 24-07-1994 5'2" Lynx Cégep Edouard-Montpetit Coll. AAF
25 Lalancette Stéphanie A D 28-09-1996 5'5'' Rebelles Saguenay-Lac St-Jean Midget AAF
26 Bouillon Valérie D G 19-07-1995 5'5" Élites de l'Estrie Midget AAF
28 Frazer Abbey D G 25-07-1994 5'8" Islanders Collège John-Abbott Coll. AAF

Saturday AA Results

Saturday

Bantam AA Selects 0, Bantam AA Elites 0
Peewee AA Elites 2, Elites de L'Estrie 6
Peewee AA Selects 1, Harfangs de L' Estrie 7

McGill’s Moffatt masterful as Martlets corral Catamounts

BURLINGTON, Vt.- Kelsi Moffatt, a freshman rearguard from Pickering, Ont., scored the game-winner midway through the third period and added an assist as McGill rallied for a 3-2 win over the University of Vermont in women's preseason hockey at Gutterson Fieldhouse, Saturday afternoon.



McGill, which outshot the Catamounts by a 25-23 margin, improved to 3-0-1 against Vermont over the last four seasons.



Vermont opened the scoring early in the first period when Delia McNally connected only 71 seconds after the opening faceoff, stepping into a slap-shot at the top of the circle, which beat McGill goaltender Charline Labonté.



The Martlets responded less than five minutes later when veteran defender Cathy Chartrand's shot from the point deflected off the boards to rookie Erika Pyke of Spryfield, N.S., who put it past a sprawling Vermont goaltender Kelci Lanthier.


Vermont struck again on the power play late in the period. Amanda Pelkey centered the puck to Erin Wente in front of the net, Wente fought through her defender and got a quick pass off to Meghan Huertas who beat Labonté with a wrist-shot at 17:45.



The Martlets responded just 32 seconds later when Jordanna Peroff's attempted dump-in from the neutral zone took a strange bounce and found its way past Lanthier to the back of the net, making the score 2-2.



McGill pulled ahead with a power-play goal midway through the final frame. Moffatt took a wrist shot from the point that found the top corner at 9:07 past Lanthier who was screened on the play.



Lanthier recorded 22 saves in her first start and was saddled with the loss.



Labonté, who missed the team's first four preseason contests while attending a national team training camp, stopped 21 shots to earn her second win in as many starts.



"It was nice to have 'Charlie' back in the lineup as she is a big part of the team," said McGill head coach Peter Smith, whose troops also edged St. Lawrence University 2-1 on Saturday in Canton, N.Y. "We really showed up and I was quite satisfied with our play over the weekend. They were both grinder-like games, with neither team giving an inch. It was more like rugby or football than hockey but those type of games are good for our development."



The McGill bench boss also singled out two freshmen as being the sparkplugs in the win over Vermont. "I thought that Pyke up front and Moffatt on the back end both had a breakout game," he said.



Vermont (0-1-1) hosts Rensselaer on Oct. 7 while the Martlets (3-2-1) will open regular season play in the Quebec-based RSEQ conference when they host Concordia on Oct. 7 at McConnell Arena. Puck drops at 7 p.m.



McGill will be looking to extend their 105-game winning streak against Quebec league opponents in addition to a 38-game win streak against the Stingers.