The 2019

Clarkson Cup The Clarkson Cup (french: La Coupe Clarkson) is a women's ice hockey trophy, which from 2009 to 2019 was awarded to the winner of the Canadian Women's Hockey Championship (CWHL champion). With the folding of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CW ...

was held at

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in Toronto on 24 March 2019 with the

Calgary Inferno The Calgary Inferno (previously known as Team Alberta, nickname "Honeybadgers", during the 2011–12 season) was a women's ice hockey team that joined the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) for the 2011–12 season. The team played its home g ...

defeating the Canadiennes de Montreal by a score of 5-2.

Brianna Decker Brianna Decker (born May 13, 1991) is an American women's ice hockey player who plays for the Calgary section of the PWHPA and the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won the 2012 Patty Kazmaier Award while playing for the Univers ...

scored the game-winning goal during a power play opportunity in the second period, with

Kacey Bellamy Kacey Lee Bellamy (born April 22, 1987) is an American ice hockey defender for the Calgary section of the PWHPA, an Olympic Silver medalist, and seven-time IIHF World Women's Championship winner. She currently plays for the Boston Pride in the ...

logging the assist. Inferno forward

Zoe Hickel Zoe Hickel (born July 10, 1992) is an American ice hockey player who currently serves as assistant coach to the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program. She most recently played with Linköping HC of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL ...

was recognized as the First Star of the Game.

Game summary

Playoff seeding

Awards and honors

*Playoff MVP:

*First Star of the Game:

*Second Star of the Game:

Ann-Sophie Bettez Ann-Sophie Bettez (born October 14, 1987) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently signed with the Montreal Force of the Premier Hockey Federation. Playing career CIS She was CIS rookie of the year in 2008 and voted league MVP in her second y ...

*Third Star of the Game:

Calgary Inferno – 2019 Clarkson Cup champions

With the victory, Alex Rigsby became the first American-born goaltender to win an Olympic Gold Medal (2018), IIHF World Championship (2017), and a Clarkson Cup championship.

Venla Hovi Venla Hovi (; born 28 October 1987) is a Finnish former ice hockey forward and the current head coach of the Metropolitan Riveters in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). She played with the Finnish national team and won bronze medals at the 201 ...

becomes the first player from Finland to win the Clarkson Cup, while Aina Mizukami is the third player from Japan to have won. As a side note, the first two Japanese players to have won,

Kanae Aoki is a Japanese retired ice hockey player, currently serving as assistant coach to the Japanese women's national ice hockey team. Aoki represented Japan in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics, the women's ice hockey ...

and

Aina Takeuchi is a Japanese ice hockey defender. International career Takeuchi was selected for the Japan women's national ice hockey team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She played in all five games, recording one assist. Takeuchi also played for Japan in t ...

were part of Calgary's first Clarkson Cup win, back in 2016. Defenders *3 Tori Hickel *4 Brigette Lacquette *5 Kelly Murray *18 Aina Mizukami *21

Halli Krzyzaniak Halli Krzyzaniak (born February 4, 1995) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player, currently playing for the Calgary section of the PWHPA. She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2014 4 Nations Cup. Playing ca ...

*22

*51

Katelyn Gosling Katelyn Gosling (born May 8, 1993) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player. Having earned Canadian Interuniversity Sport All-Canadian honours while competing for the Western Mustangs women's ice hockey program, Gosling was claimed by ...

Forwards *2 Laura Dostaler *6 Rebecca Johnston *7 Venla Hovi *8 Erica Kromm *9 Dakota Woodworth *10 Rhianna Kurio *11 Eden Murray *13 Kelty Apperson *14 Brianna Decker *16 Rebecca Leslie *17 Kaitlin Willoughby *19 Brianne Jenner *28 Louise Warren *40 Blayre Turnbull *44 Zoe Hickel Goaltenders *1

Alex Rigsby Alexandria Cavallini (née Rigsby born January 3, 1992) is an American ice hockey goaltender, currently a member of the PWHPA. She has competed in numerous tournaments for the United States women's national ice hockey team. She is the first goal ...

*33 Lindsey Post *41 Annie Belanger ;Coaching and Administrative Staff'': *Ryan Hilderman (Head coach) * Becky McGee, Assistant coach * Krister Toews, Assistant coach * Mandi Duhamel, Assistant Coach *Brodie Lefaivre, Trainer *Charley Hasselaar, Trainer *Kurtis Smith, Equipment Manager *Kirsten Haag, General Manager

References

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