2013 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Varsity Arena Toronto, Ontario |
| Champions | Montreal Carabins (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Calgary Dinos |
| Winning coach | Danièle Sauvageau (1st title) |
| Championship MVP | Kim Deschênes (Montreal Carabins) |
The 2013 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held March 7–10, 2013, in Toronto, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2012–13 CIS women's ice hockey season.[1] The top-seeded Montréal Carabins defeated the defending champion Calgary Dinos to win the first championship in program history.[2]
Host[edit]
The tournament was played at Varsity Arena on the campus of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario.[1] It was the second championship to be hosted by Toronto with the first occurring in 1999.[1]
Seedings[edit]
Six CIS teams qualified for the tournament and were divided into two pools to play a round-robin tournament to determine the two teams who would play in the championship game.[3] The winner of Pool A played the winner of Pool B in the gold medal game.[4]
Pool A[edit]
| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montréal Carabins | RSEQ Champions | 15–5–0 |
| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Champions | 17–7–4 |
| 6 | Toronto Varsity Blues | OUA Quarter-Finalists (Host) | 12–7–5 |
Pool B[edit]
| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | St. Francis Xavier X-Women | AUS Champions | 23–1–0 |
| 3 | Queen's Golden Gaels | OUA Champions | 20–4–2 |
| 5 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West Finalists | 23–4–1 |
Game summaries[edit]
| Date | Time | Teams | Score |
| March 8 | 13:00 EST | Pool B #1: No. 2 St. Francis Xavier vs. No. 5 Calgary | Calgary (1–0) wins 4-0 |
| March 8 | 19:30 EST | Pool A #1: No. 1 Montréal vs. No. 6 Toronto | Montréal (1–0) wins 1-0 |
| March 9 | 16:00 EST | Pool B #2: No. 2 St. Francis Xavier vs. No. 3 Queen's | St. Francis Xavier (1–1) wins 2-1 |
| March 9 | 19:30 EST | Pool A #2: No. 4 UBC vs. No. 6 Toronto | Toronto (1–0–1) wins 5-4 |
| March 10 | 16:00 EST | Pool B #3: No. 3 Queen's vs. No. 5 Calgary | Calgary (2–0) wins 5-4 |
| March 10 | 19:30 EST | Pool A #3: No. 1 Montréal s. No. 4 UBC | Montréal (2–0) wins 5-3 |
CIS Medal round[edit]
5th-place game[edit]
| March 10, 2013 12:00 EST | #3 Queen's | UBC, 2–1 (0–0, 0–2, 1–0) | #4 UBC | Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 220 |
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Bronze-medal game[edit]
| March 10, 2013 15:30 EST | #2 St. Francis Xavier | St. Francis Xavier, 3–2 (OT) (0–0, 1–1, 1–1, 1–0) | #6 Toronto | Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 515 |
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Gold-medal game[edit]
| March 10, 2013 19:00 EST | #1 Montréal | Montréal, 3-2 (1–1, 2–1, 0–0) | #5 Calgary | Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 532 |
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Final results[edit]
 Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal Carabins | Calgary Dinos | St. Francis Xavier X-Women | Toronto Varsity Blues | UBC Thunderbirds | Queen's Golden Gaels |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "History". U Sports. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "Carabins win their first CIS women's hockey title". The Globe and Mail. March 10, 2013.
- ^ a b "2013 CIS women's hockey championship schedule". U Sports. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "2012-13 women's hockey" (PDF). Canada West. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "Carabins make school history, claim first CIS banner". U Sports. March 10, 2013.