2011–12 CWHL season

5th CWHL season The 2011–12 CWHL season was the fifth in league history. Regular season play begun on October 22, 2011, as the defending champion Montreal Stars hosted the Brampton Thunder. The league expanded from five teams to six as Team Alberta (CWHL) joined the league for competitive play. The 2012 Clarkson Cup in Niagara Falls was also contested between the Stars and Thunder, with Montreal winning its second consecutive title. Offseason News and notes April 19: The league announced on April 19, 2011, that it would merge with the Western Women's Hockey League for the 2011-12 season. The merger featured one team based in Edmonton and Calgary and was a combination of the former WWHL franchises the Edmonton Chimos and Strathmore Rockies. The team would play their games in various locations around Alberta.http://www.edmontonchimos.com/default.aspx?p=article&id=30948 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716135808/http://www.edmontonchimos.com/default.aspx?p=article&id=30948 dead Chimos Part of Merger With CWHL 16 July 2011 15 April 2023 Strathmore Rockies founder Samantha Holmes-Domagala, joined the sponsorship division of the CWHL to look after the requirements of the expansion team.http://www.cwhl.ca/news.asp?id=73 News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League 2011-05-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110516142333/http://cwhl.ca/news.asp?id=73 2011-05-16 July 21, 2011: Philanthropist Joan Snyder donated $2 million to Winsport Canada. The goal was to ensure priority rink access to female hockey players at all levels, and to help expand the Canadian Women's Hockey League with the creation of Team Alberta. Part of the donation would cover the new addition to the Athletic and Ice Complex at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. This would serve as the future home to Hockey Canada. In addition, there would be four hockey rinks, one of which would aptly be named the Joan Snyder Rink. Team Alberta would benefit with the allocation of free practice time, and a dressing room exclusive to the club.https://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=372220 Snyder donates $2 million for development of women's hockey www.tsn.ca dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121020192514/http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=372220 2012-10-20 CWHL Draft The following are the first ten overall picks in the CWHL Draft. For further detail, please see 2011 CWHL Draft Pick Player Team1Meghan AgostaMontreal Stars2 Molly Schaus Boston Blades3 Meaghan Mikkelson Team Alberta (CWHL)4 Vicki Bendus Brampton Thunder5 Jesse Scanzano Toronto CWHL6 Courtney Birchard Brampton Thunder7 Catherine Ward Montreal Stars8 Meghan Duggan Boston Blades9Bobbi-Jo Slusar Team Alberta10 Sommer West Burlington Barracudashttp://www.cwhl.ca/news.asp?id=76 2011 Draft Pick Results 2011-07-27 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110826205642/http://www.cwhl.ca/news.asp?id=76 2011-08-26 NCAA exhibition Date CWHL team NCAA school Score CWHL goal scorersOct. 25, 2011Brampton ThunderCornell Big Red women's ice hockey Cornell, 6-0http://cornellbigred.com/documents/2011/10/14/final_stats.pdf Box ScoreNoneNov. 2, 2011Brampton ThunderMercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey Brampton, 3-1Jayna Hefford, Jesse Scanzano, Vicki Bendushttp://hurstathletics.com/news/2011/11/2/WHOCK_1102113238.aspx?path=whockeyx Women's Hockey Falls Short as Bendus and Scanzano Return 2 November 2011 On November 2, 2011, Scanzano was on loan from the Toronto Furies, as she appeared in one game for the Brampton Thunder. The game was an exhibition contest versus her alma mater, the Mercyhurst Lakers.http://hurstathletics.com/news/2011/11/2/WHOCK_1102113238.aspx Women's Hockey Falls Short as Bendus and Scanzano Return 2 November 2011 In the second period of said contest, Scanzano scored the game-winning goal as the Thunder defeated the Lakers by a 3-1 tally.http://hurstathletics.com/documents/2011/11/2/mc-bram.htm?id=990 Mercyhurst-Brampton box Regular season News and notes October 13, 2011: The CWHL participated in two charity hockey games for cancer research at Windsor Arena. The event was called 'Stick It To Cancer' and the Montreal Stars competed versus the Toronto Furies in two games on Nov. 26 and 27. The campaign was organized in partnership by the CWHL, along with Breast Ride Ever, a not-for-profit organization. Proceeds from the games benefitted local cancer programs and the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County.https://windsorstar.com/business/Elite+women+hockey+players+stick+cancer+Windsor+charity+games/5545252/story.html Women hockey players to 'stick it to cancer' in Windsor charity games windsorstar.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111014085703/http://www.windsorstar.com/business/Elite+women+hockey+players+stick+cancer+Windsor+charity+games/5545252/story.html 2011-10-14 On November 18, 2011, several Burlington Barracudas players (including Christina Kessler, Shannon Moulson, Ashley Stephenson, Jana Harrigan, Amanda Shaw, Annina Rajahuhta, Samantha Shirley, Amanda Parkins, and Lindsay Vine) competed in the first ever Hockey Helps the Homeless Women's Tournament, held at the Magna Centre in Newmarket, Ontario.http://hockeyhelpsthehomeless.com/2011-Events/Toronto-Womens/Home.aspx?seid=4483 hockeyhelpshomeless 2012-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034734/http://www.hockeyhelpsthehomeless.com/2011-Events/Toronto-Womens/Home.aspx?seid=4483 2016-03-04 dead On November 19, at Montreal, the second annual "Game on to beat breast cancer" benefit. The target to surpass the previous year's donation results was far exceeded. A new attendance record was also set at the game, with over 1,100 fansLes Stars de Montréal se font charitables in the stands.Les Stars de Montréal contre Boston! Un grand moment... et plus de $9,000 amassés pour la Fondation du Cancer du Sein! On December 8, Montréal Stars offered a cheque for close to $15,000 to the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundationhttps://womenshockeylife.com/locker-talk/around-the-rink/ Around the Rink Women's Hockey Life 15 April 2023 Barracudas players Christina Kessler and Shannon Moulson were part of an event at Power Play Sports in Niagara Falls, Ontario on December 20, 2011 to promote the 2012 Clarkson Cup (to be held in Niagara Falls). After the event, they met players from the NFGHA (Niagara Falls Girls Hockey League) for photographs and autographs.http://www.snapniagarafalls.com/?option=com_sngevents&id%5B0%5D=353776 SNAP Niagara Falls 2026-08-23 2025-08-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20250829050029/http://www.snapniagarafalls.com/?option=com_sngevents&id%5B0%5D=353776 dead Season standings Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points. + Regular season No. Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts1 Montreal Stars 27 22 4 1 160 66 512 Boston Blades 27 20 7 0 107 61 463 Brampton Thunder 27 18 7 2 102 80 404 Toronto Furies 27 9 13 5 75 105 265 Alberta CWHL 15 5 10 0 38 66 206 Burlington Barracudas 27 1 26 0 46 150 2 Team Alberta CWHL played only half of the number of regular matches. This was because of the geographical estrangement. Points were consequently adjusted with another teams. ReferenceCWHL Standings League leaders Scoring leaders Players TEAM GP G A PTS PIM Meghan Agosta Montreal Stars 27 41 39 80 16 Caroline Ouellette Montreal Stars 27 30 36 66 12 Vanessa Davidson Montreal Stars 27 24 25 49 26 Kelli Stack Boston Blades 27 24 17 41 16 Gillian Apps Brampton Thunder 27 19 20 39 70 Noemie Marin Montreal Stars 24 12 22 34 16 Cherie Piper Brampton Thunder 25 12 21 33 10 Erika Lawler Boston Blades 26 11 22 33 10 Gigi Marvin Boston Blades 27 11 21 32 24 Catherine Ward Montreal Stars 27 2 29 31 28 Vicki Bendus Brampton Thunder 27 15 14 29 18 Sarah Vaillancourt Montreal Stars 14 10 18 28 30 Emmanuelle Blais Montreal Stars 21 10 17 27 24 Molly Engstrom Brampton Thunder 27 4 23 27 22 Sabrina Harbec Montreal Stars 17 8 16 24 2 Goaltending leaders Player TEAM GP MIN W L OTL GA SO GAA Molly Schaus Boston Blade 23 1386:05 16 7 0 0 0 2.38 Jenny Lavigne Montreal Stars 23 1358:13 19 4 0 0 2 2.39 Liz Knox Brampton Thunder 20 1206:06 13 6 1 0 1 2.94 Erika Vanderveer Toronto Furies 9 525:00 2 5 1 1 0 2.97 Lundy Day Team Alberta CWHL 10 603:33 4 6 0 0 0 3.98 Sami Jo Small Toronto Furies 16 933:13 5 7 2 2 1 4.11 Christina KesslerBurlington Barracudas 11 634:44 1 10 0 0 0 5.10 Mandy CroninBurlington Barracudas 13 675:12 0 11 0 0 0 5.86 Referencehttp://cwhl.stats.pointstreak.com/goalieleaders.html?leagueid=1113&seasonid=8067 Goalie Leaders 2012-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120214152423/http://cwhl.stats.pointstreak.com/goalieleaders.html?leagueid=1113&seasonid=8067 2012-02-14 dead Awards and honours The 2012 CWHL Awards Banquethttp://hockeymedia.ca/wHockey_Review_2013_byhockeyMedia.pdf Archived copy 2013-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032255/http://www.hockeymedia.ca/wHockey_Review_2013_byhockeyMedia.pdf 2014-01-06 dead was held on Mar. 21, 2012 in Niagara Falls, ON (during the Clarkson Cup weekend). That night, the league formally recognized the Angela James Bowl winner, the Most Valuable Player, the Goaltender of the Year, the Rookie of the Year, and the Coach of the Year. Most Valuable Player: Meghan Agosta, Montreal Angela James Bowl: Top Scorer Meghan Agosta, Montreal Outstanding Rookie: Courtney Birchard, Brampton Coach of the Year: Lauren McAuliffe, Boston CWHL Top Players Top Forward: Meghan Agosta, Montreal Top Defender: Catherine Ward, Montreal Top Goaltender: Molly Schaus, Boston CWHL All-Stars First Team All-Stars Goaltender: Molly Schaus, Boston Defender: Catherine Ward, Montreal Defender: Molly Engstrom, Brampton Forward: Meghan Agosta, Montreal Forward: Caroline Ouellette, Montreal Forward: Kelli Stack, Boston Second Team All-Stars Goaltender: Jenny Lavigne, Montreal Defender: Gigi Marvin, Boston Defender: Tessa Bonhomme, Toronto Forward: Gillian Apps, Brampton Forward: Jayna Hefford, Brampton Forward: Vanessa Davidson, Montreal CWHL All-Rookie Team Goaltender: Molly Schaus, Boston Defender: Catherine Ward, Montreal Defender: Courtney Birchard, Brampton Forward: Meghan Agosta, Montreal Forward: Kelli Stack, Boston Forward: Erika Lawler, Boston CWHL Monthly Top Scorer October: Kelli Stack, Boston November: Caroline Ouellette, Montreal December: Meghan Agosta, Montreal January: Meghan Agosta, Montreal February: Meghan Agosta, Montreal March: Gillian Apps, Brampton Postseason 2012 Clarkson Cup The postseason was held at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario. All teams played in a round robin to determine the contestants in the Clarkson Cup finals. Date Away Home Score March 22 Toronto Montreal Montreal, 7-0 March 22 Brampton Boston Brampton, 3-2 March 23 Toronto Boston Boston, 5-2 March 23 Brampton Montreal Montreal, 2-0 March 24 Toronto Brampton Brampton, 4-2 March 24 Boston Montreal Montreal, 5-4 (OT) Team W L OTL GF GAMontreal 30 0144Brampton21076Boston 11 11110Toronto 03 0416 Clarkson Cup DateLocation Final score Attendance 25 March Gale Centre – Niagara Falls, ON Montreal Stars 4-2 Brampton Thunder 5,000 References 2