2017 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship

Canadian university ice hockey championship

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The 2017 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held from March 16–19, 2017, in Napanee, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2016–17 U Sports women's ice hockey season. The entire tournament was played at Strathcona Paper Centre, near the campus of Queen's University.

Participating teams

Seed	Team	Qualified	Record
1	UBC Thunderbirds	Canada West Champion	30-6-1
2	Guelph Gryphons	OUA Champion
3	Saint Mary's Huskies	AUS Champion
4	McGill Martlets	RSEQ Champion
5	St. Francis Xavier X-Women	AUS Finalist
6	Alberta Pandas	Canada West Finalist
7	Concordia Stingers	RSEQ Finalist
8	Queen's Golden Gaels	OUA Quarterfinals(Host)	15-12-0

Championship Bracket

First Round: March 16/17			Semi-Finals: March 18			Gold Medal Game: March 19

6	Alberta Pandas	2

3	Saint Mary’s	1
			6	Alberta	2

			7	Concordia	1
7	Concordia	4

2	Guelph	3
						6	Alberta	2

						4	McGill	1
1	UBC	2

8	Queen’s	1
				McGill	1	Bronze Medal Game: March 19

			1	UBC	0
4	McGill	3				1	UBC	2

5	St. FX	1				7	Concordia	0

Consolation Bracket

Semi-Finals: March 17			Fifth Place Game: March 19

3	Saint Mary’s	4

2	Guelph	3
			3	Saint Mary's	4

			8	Queen's	1
8	Queen’s	2

5	St. FX	0

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP: Lindsey Post, Alberta ^[1]

Players of the Game

Game	Player	School
Alberta vs. Saint Mary's	Amy Boucher Rebecca Clark	Alberta Saint Mary's
March 16: UBC vs. Queen's	Nicole Saxvik Stephanie Pascal ^[2]	St. FX Queen's
March 17, 2017: Guelph vs. Concordia	Valerie Lamenta Claudia Dubois	Guelph Concordia ^[3]
March 17: St. FX vs. Queen's	Sarah Bujold Amber Sealey ^[4]	St. FX Queen's
March 18: Guelph vs. Saint Mary's	Sophie Contant Breanna Lanceleve	Guelph Concordia ^[5]
March 18: McGill vs. UBC	Gabrielle Davidson Amelia Boughn	McGill UBC ^[6]
March 19: Saint Mary's vs. Queen's	Hannah Askin Addi Halladay ^[7]	Saint Mary's Queen's
March 19, 2017: Concordia vs. UBC	Audrey Belzile Kelly Murray	Concordia UBC ^[8]

All-Tournament Team

Player	Position	School
Mélodie Daoust	Forward	McGill
Gabrielle Davidson	Forward	McGill
Alex Poznikoff	Forward	Alberta
Kelly Murray	Defence	UBC
Emilia Cotter	Defence	McGill
Lindsey Post	Goaltender	Alberta

References

^ "Alberta captures U SPORTS national championship". theicegarden.com. March 23, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
^ "Gaels head to consolation semifinal after tough 2-1 loss to No.1 UBC". March 16, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
^ "WHKY: Gryphons defeated by Stingers in Shootout of USports Quarter-Finals". gryphons.ca. March 17, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
^ "Host Gaels shutout StFX 2-0, will play for 5th Sunday". gogaelsgo.com. March 17, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
^ "WHKY: Gryphons Season Ends with Shootout Loss to St. Mary's". gryphons.ca. March 18, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
^ "Thunderbirds clipped in semi-final by McGill". gothunderbirds.ca. March 18, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
^ "Gaels finish 6th at National Championship after 4-1 loss to SMU". gogaelsgo.com. March 19, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
^ "Thunderbirds finish off Stingers 2-0 to take U SPORTS Bronze". gothunderbirds.ca. March 19, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-17.