2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship

{{short description|Canadian university ice hockey championship}}

{{Infobox NCAA Tournament yearly

| custom_title = 2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship

| year =

| division =

| sport = Women's ice hockey

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| season = 2018-19

| teams = Eight

| format =

| finals_site = MacLauchlan Arena
Charlottetown, P.E.I.

| champions = Guelph Gryphons

| title_count = 1st

| runner_up = McGill Martlets

| game_count =

| semifinal1 = McGill, 1, vs Alberta, 0

| semifinal2 = Guelph, 5 vs Montreal, 0

| coach = Rachel Flanagan

| coach_count = 1st

| MVP_label = MVP

| MVP = Jade Downie-Landry

| MVP_team = McGill Martlets

| attendance =

| television =

| radio =

| prev = 2018

| tournament_link = U Sports women's ice hockey championship

| next = 2020

}}

The 2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held March 14–17, 2019, in Charlottetown, P.E.I., to determine a national champion for the 2018–19 U Sports women's ice hockey season.

The Guelph Gryphons defeated the McGill Martlets by a 1–0 score in the championship game, as Valerie Lamenta earned the shutout.{{cite web |url=https://usports.ca/en/sports/hockey/f/events/3974472|title=Women's Hockey Events|date=March 17, 2018|accessdate=2021-05-13}} Guelph captain Kaitlin Lowy scored the game-winning goal, as the Gryphons won their first-ever national championship.{{cite web |url=https://gryphons.ca/boxscore.aspx?path=whockey&id=6786|title=McGill vs Guelph|date=March 17, 2018|accessdate=2021-05-13}} Of note, the 2019 event broke attendance records for the history of the U Sports women's ice hockey championship.{{Cite news|url=https://www.upei.ca/communications/news/2021/02/upei-athletes-and-events-recognized-47th-annual-sport-pei-amateur-sport|title=UPEI athletes and events recognized at the 47th annual Sport PEI Amateur Sport Awards|website=upei.ca|date=February 26, 2021|access-date=May 27, 2021|language=en}}

Participating teams

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
bgcolor="#efefef" align=center !align=left \| Seed !align=left \| Team !align=left \| Qualified !align=left \| {{abbr\|Record\|Regular season record}}
align=center \| 1	Alberta Pandas	Canada West Champion
align=center \| 2	Montreal Carabins	RSEQ Finalist
align=center \| 3	Guelph Gryphons	OUA Champion
align=center \| 4	St. Thomas Tommies	AUS Champion
align=center \| 5	McGill Martlets	RSEQ Champion
align=center \| 6	Manitoba Bisons	Canada West Finalist
align=center \| 7	UPEI Panthers	AUS (Host)
align=center \| 8	Toronto Varsity Blues	OUA Finalist

{{cite web |url=https://usports.ca/en/championships/hockey/f/news/2019/03/663719780/preview|title=Preview: Alberta earns No.1 seed ahead of national tournament|website=usports.ca|date=March 10, 2019|accessdate=2021-05-14}}

Championship Bracket

{{8TeamBracket | RD1= First Round: March 14/16

| RD2= Semi-Finals: March 17

| RD3= Gold Medal Game: March 17

| RD1-seed1= 3

| RD1-team1= Guelph Gryphons

| RD1-score1= 3

| RD1-seed2= 6

| RD1-team2= Manitoba Bisons

| RD1-score2= 2

| RD1-seed3= 2

| RD1-team3= Montreal Carabins

| RD1-score3= 3

| RD1-seed4= 7

| RD1-team4= PEI Panthers

| RD1-score4= 0

| RD1-seed5= 5

| RD1-team5= McGill Martlets

| RD1-score5= 10

| RD1-seed6= 4

| RD1-team6= St. Thomas Tommies

| RD1-score6= 2

| RD1-seed7= 1

| RD1-team7= Alberta Pandas

| RD1-score7= 3

| RD1-seed8= 8

| RD1-team8= Toronto Varsity Blues

| RD1-score8= 2

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1= Guelph Gryphons

| RD2-score1= 5

| RD2-seed2= 2

| RD2-team2= Montreal Carabins

| RD2-score2= 0

| RD2-seed3= 5

| RD2-team3= McGill Martlets

| RD2-score3= 1

| RD2-seed4= 1

| RD2-team4= Alberta Pandas

| RD2-score4= 0

| RD3-seed1= 3

| RD3-team1= Guelph Gryphons

| RD3-score1= 1

| RD3-seed2= 5

| RD3-team2= McGill Martlets

| RD3-score2= 0

| RD3b=Bronze Medal Game: March 15

| RD3b-seed1= 2

| RD3b-team1= Montreal Carabins

| RD3b-score1= 2

| RD3b-seed2= 1

| RD3b-team2= Alberta Pandas

| RD3b-score2= 1{{cite web |url=https://bearsandpandas.ca/sports/womens-ice-hockey/stats/2018-19/universit-de-montr-al/boxscore/2632|title=Montreal vs Alberta|date=March 17, 2018|accessdate=2021-05-13}}

}}

Consolation Bracket

{{4TeamBracket | RD1= Semi-Finals: March 14

| RD2= Fifth Place Game: March 15

| RD1-seed1= 6

| RD1-team1= Manitoba Bisons

| RD1-score1= 3

| RD1-seed2= 7

| RD1-team2= PEI Panthers

| RD1-score2= 1

| RD1-seed3= 8

| RD1-team3= Toronto Varsity Blues

| RD1-score3= 2

| RD1-seed4= 4

| RD1-team4= St. Thomas Tommies

| RD1-score4= 1

| RD2-seed1= 6

| RD2-team1= Manitoba Bisons

| RD2-score1= 2

| RD2-seed2= 8

| RD2-team2= Toronto Varsity Blues

| RD2-score2= 0

}}

Awards and honors

Championship Tournament MVP: Jade Downie-Landry, McGill

=Players of the Game=

Game !Player !School
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;"
March 14: Guelph vs. Manitoba	Nicole MacKinnon{{cite web \|url=https://gryphons.ca/news/2019/3/14/hockey-women-whky-u-sports-qf-guelph-advances-to-semi-final-with-3-2-win-over-manitoba.aspx?path=whockey \|title=WHKY: Guelph Advances to U SPORTS Semi-final with 3-2 Win Over Manitoba\|date=March 14, 2018\|accessdate=2021-05-14}}	Guelph
March 14: Montreal vs PEI	Alexandra Labelle	Montreal Carabins {{cite web \|url=https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/sports/hockey/panthers-stymied-in-quarter-final-loss-to-carabins-292271/ \|title=Panthers stymied in quarter-final loss to Carabins \|author= Charles Reid \|website= saltwire.com \|date=March 14, 2019\|accessdate=2021-05-14}}
March 16: Toronto vs Alberta	Cristine Chao Alex Poznikoff{{cite web \|url=https://bearsandpandas.ca/news/2019/3/15/pandas-top-varsity-blues-in-national-quarter-final.aspx\|title=Pandas top Varsity Blues in national quarter-final\|website=bearsandpandas.ca\|date=March 16, 2019\|accessdate=2021-05-14}}	Toronto Alberta
March 16: McGill vs Alberta	Stéphanie Desjardins Kristen Chamberlin{{cite web \|url=https://bearsandpandas.ca/news/2019/3/16/pandas-shutout-by-mcgill-in-u-sports-semifinal.aspx\|title=Pandas shutout by McGill in U SPORTS semifinal\|website=bearsandpandas.ca\|date=March 16, 2019\|accessdate=2021-05-14}}	McGill Alberta
March 16: Guelph vs. Montreal	Valérie Lamenta{{cite web \|url=https://gryphons.ca/news/2019/3/16/hockey-women-whky-gryphons-win-5-0-over-montreal-and-advance-to-u-sports-gold-medal-game.aspx?path=whockey\|title=WHKY: Gryphons Win 5-0 Over Montreal and Advance to U SPORTS Gold Medal Game\|date=March 16, 2018\|accessdate=2021-05-14}}	Guelph
March 17: Montreal vs Alberta	Aube Racine Danielle Hardy{{cite web \|url=https://bearsandpandas.ca/news/2019/3/17/carabins-top-pandas-for-national-bronze.aspx\|title=Carabins top Pandas for national bronze\|website=bearsandpandas.ca\|date=March 17, 2019\|accessdate=2021-05-14}}	Montreal Alberta
March 17: Guelph vs. McGill	Kaitlin Lowy Shana Walker{{cite web \|url=https://gryphons.ca/news/2019/3/17/hockey-women-whky-gryphons-capture-first-ever-national-title-in-womens-hockey.aspx?path=whockey\|title=WHKY: Gryphons Capture First Ever National Title in Women's Hockey\|date=March 17, 2019\|accessdate=2021-05-14}}	Guelph McGill

=All-Tournament Team=

Player !School
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;"
Jade Downie-Landry	McGill
Valérie Audet	McGill
Claire Merrick	Guelph
Taylor Kezama	Alberta
Mallory Young	Guelph
Valerie Lamenta	Guelph

References

External links

[https://usports.ca/en/championships/hockey/f/info Tournament Website]

Category:U Sports women's ice hockey

Category:Ice hockey competitions in Prince Edward Island

Category:2018–19 in Canadian ice hockey

Ice Hockey Championship, women

Category:Sports competitions in Charlottetown

Category:Guelph Gryphons

Category:2019 in Prince Edward Island

Category:Women in Prince Edward Island

Category:UPEI Panthers