2015–16 CWHL season

Ninth season of Canada's women's hockey league 2015–16 CWHL season Canadian Women's Hockey League Ice hockey October 17, 2015 – February 21, 2016 24 5 Regular season Les Canadiennes Marie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin Angela James Bowl Clarkson Cup 2016 Clarkson Cup Calgary Inferno Les Canadiennes 2016–17 2014–15 thumb | right | alt=A game between the Boston Blades and Toronto Furies in the 2015-16 season | Boston Blades vow Toronto Furies, October 17, 2015 The 2015–16 CWHL season is the ninth season of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). Offseason CWHL Draft 2015 CWHL Draft For the second consecutive year, the Brampton Thunder held the first pick overall and selected Harvard defender Sarah Edney. Two members of Canada's gold medal winning roster at the 2014 Winter Olympics were selected during the first round: Marie-Philip Poulin by Les Canadiennes and Brianne Jenner by the Calgary Inferno.Jason La Rose Taking the next step. Four first-round picks lead U18 nationals alumnae selected in CWHL Draft http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/u18-nationals-alumnae-chosen-at-2015-cwhl-draft Hockey Canada 2015-08-25 Calgary also selected Hayley Wickenheiser ninth overall. In total, the five teams selected 55 players over 13 rounds.Draft Tracker http://cwhl.ca/view/cwhl/cwhl-draft-1/draft-tracker CWHL Regular season Les Canadiennes won the Commissioner's Trophy for the best regular season records for the fifth time in seven years, eight points ahead of second-place Calgary Inferno.Blades Wrap Season with Clash Against Canadiennes http://boston.cwhl.ca/view/cwhlbostonblades/boston-blades-news/news_398175 Boston Blades 2016-02-19 Montreal also lead the league with a +78 goal differential and an average of 4.75 goals per game. With a 5–4 win against the Brampton Thunder in the final game of the season, Calgary was the second team to secure home-ice advantage for the play-offs. Defending Clarkson Cup champions Boston Blades, however, would only record one shootout victory in their second game of the season, finishing last in the league with two points. Regular season scoring was led by four Canadiennes players, with Marie-Philip Poulin claiming the Angela James Bowl as the CWHL's top scorer. Along with Natalie Spooner of the Toronto Furies and Laura Fortino of the Brampton Thunder, she was also nominated for the MVP title. 2016 CWHL Award Nominees Announced http://cwhl.ca/view/cwhl/news-644/news_402448 CWHL 2016-03-02 Milestones In a game against the Brampton Thunder on December 13, 2015, Noemie Marin registered the 200th point of her CWHL careerhttp://pointstreaksites.com/view/lescanadiennes-en/news-786/news_369168 MARIN HITS MILESTONE AS LES CANADIENNES SPLIT WEEKEND SET VS. BRAMPTON THUNDER CWHL – Canadiennes de Montreal 2015-12-13 2017-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20170202003004/http://pointstreaksites.com/view/lescanadiennes-en/news-786/news_369168 2017-02-02 dead . She would record two assists in the game, including one on the game-winning tally, to reach the milestone. Standings #97DEFF y– darkgray indicates team has clinched regular season title #bbffbb x– darkgray indicates team has clinched a playoff spot Team GP Games played W Wins OTW Overtime wins SOW Shootout wins OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses L Losses Pts Points Pts% Points percentage GF Goals for GA Goals against y– Les Canadiennes 24 20 0 1 0 0 3 42 .875 114 36 x– Calgary Inferno 24 16 0 0 1 1 6 34 .708 97 67 x– Brampton Thunder 24 13 2 1 0 1 7 33 .688 91 67 x– Toronto Furies 24 6 0 0 1 1 16 14 .292 59 87 Boston Blades 24 0 0 1 0 0 23 2 .042 18 122 All-Star Game 2nd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game The CWHL All-Star Game was held at Toronto's Air Canada Centre for the second time. In an online poll, Natalie Spooner and Julie Chu voted as team captains by the fans. Chu's Team Black won the game 5–1, with Marie-Philip Poulin scoring two goals and being named the All-Star Game MVP. Statistical leaders Leading skaters The following players are sorted by points, then goals.Scoring Leaders http://cwhl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/scoringleaders.html?leagueid=1113&seasonid=14588 CWHL GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Marie-Philip Poulin Les Canadiennes 22 23 23 46 10 Ann-Sophie Bettez Les Canadiennes 24 19 25 44 12 Kim Deschenes Les Canadiennes 24 13 20 33 6 Caroline Ouellette Les Canadiennes 24 15 17 32 18 Natalie Spooner Toronto Furies 22 17 13 30 20 Jamie Lee Rattray Brampton Thunder 22 13 16 29 18 Brianne Jenner Calgary Inferno 24 10 18 28 6 Laura Fortino Brampton Thunder 24 8 20 28 10 Rebecca Vint Brampton Thunder 24 19 7 26 42 Elana Lovell Calgary Inferno 24 14 12 26 8 Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders with a minimum 500 minutes played lead the league in goals against average.Goalie Leaders http://cwhl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/goalieleaders.html?leagueid=1113&seasonid=14588 CWHL GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss Player Team GP TOI SA GA SO GAA SV% W L OTL SOL Charline Labonte Les Canadiennes 20 1144:26 386 29 5 1.52 .925 17 2 0 0 Liz Knox Brampton Thunder 10 502:00 276 21 2 2.51 .924 7 2 0 0 Erica Howe Brampton Thunder 17 941:24 495 42 2 2.68 .915 9 5 0 1 Delayne Brian Calgary Inferno 20 1104:29 500 55 2 2.99 .890 11 5 1 0 Clarkson Cup playoffs 2016 Clarkson Cup Clarkson Cup semifinals Clarkson Cup final 1 Montreal 2 4 Toronto 0 2 Calgary 2 3 Brampton 0 1 Montreal 3 2 Calgary 8 Awards and honors CWHL Most Valuable Player: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal CWHL Top Forward: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal CWHL Defender of the Year: Laura Fortino, Brampton CWHL Goaltender of the Year: Charline Labonte, Montreal Angela James Bowl winner: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal CWHL Outstanding Rookie: Elana Lovell, Calgary CWHL Coach of the Year: Tyler Fines, Brampton CWHL Humanitarian of the Year: Lisa-Marie Breton, Montreal CWHL All-Rookie Team Goaltender: Sydney Aveson Defender: Brigitte Lacquette Defender: Sarah Edney Forward: Elana Lovell Forward: Jillian Saulnier Forward: Rebecca Vint References Category:Canadian Women's Hockey League seasons 1