2010–11 Montreal Stars season

The 2010–11 Montreal Stars season is the fourth[1] in the history of the franchise. The Stars compete in the Canadian Women's Hockey League and will attempt to win its second Clarkson Cup in franchise history.

Offseason

News and notes
  • November 20–21: Montreal swept Brampton in a 2-game series. The battle between the top two teams in the Canadian Women's Hockey League resulted in Montreal remaining undefeated. The November 20 game involved a pre-game salute. Montreal recognized Angela James, the Head Coach of Brampton for her historic induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and held a minute of silence for the passing of Pat Burns at the Étienne Desmarteau Arena.[3]
  • December 19: The Blades came from behind to defeat Montreal. In doing so, they broke up Montreal's bid for an undefeated season. Boston goalie Mandy Cronin stopped 74 shots to lead Boston to victory. Montreal had an early 2–0 lead. In the 2nd period, Blades player Sam Faber scored on an assist by Jess Koizumi. In the third period, Koizumi would tie the game. With 3:24 to play in the game, Angela Ruggiero scored the game-winning goal. She was assisted by Sam Faber and Haley Moore.[4]
  • Mélodie Daoust was called up as an emergency fill-in with the Montreal Stars. The nineteen-year-old scored three points[5] in her CWHL debut on January 8 (versus the Burlington Barracudas).[6]
  • January 18, 2011: The Brampton Thunder competed against the Montreal Stars at the Invista Centre in Kingston, Ontario. This is team captain Jayna Hefford's hometown and she scored a goal in front of her closest friends, family and fans. In addition, her number 15 was raised to the rafters of the Invista Centre on behalf of the Kingston Area Minor Hockey Association. As of 2012, no sweaters bearing Hefford's number will be used in Kingston Minor Hockey.[7]
  • January 25: Lisa-Marie Breton-Lebreux was named to the CWHL Board of Directors for 2011.[8]
Montreal Stars played to beat breast cancer
  • January 29: Montreal raised awareness and funds for the Fondation du cancer du sein du Québec (FCSQ).[9] The game featured the Montreal club in pink at Centre Etienne Desmarteau versus the Boston Blades.[10] Montreal prevailed by a 3–0 score (goals scored by: Stephanie Denino, Sarah Vaillancourt and Tawnya Davis[11]). 800 persons came to support the cause:[12] A record of attendance for a match of Montreal Stars at Montreal.[13] 5000 $ were amassed for the Foundation of the breast cancer during this match.[14]
  • February 5, 6, 12 and 13: Montreal Stars played a series of home games at the Centre multisports de Châteauguay (arena Léo-Crépin), hometown of Kim St-Pierre.[15][16][17]
To acknowledge the support of their fans throughout the season, Montreal Stars dedicated Saturday 12 March to them
  • February 26 & 27: Montreal Stars finished their regular season with two exciting wins against Boston this weekend, solidifying their fifth consecutive victory and the top spot in the league. The final score Saturday was 5–4, and Sunday, 4–1 [18]
  • March 11, 12 & 13: Montreal Stars will host the first playoff round of the season in Montreal on March 11, 12 and 13. The locations for the games are Friday March 11, 4:30 PM at Ed Meagher Arena (Concordia University), Saturday March 12, 6:00 PM at McConnell Arena (McGill University), and Sunday March 13 1:30 PM at Leo Crepin Arena, Châteauguay (near Montreal).
  • Saturday 12 March, Montreal Stars are celebrating Fan Appreciation Night! The team will be thanking fans for an awesome season with free souvenir programs, cool prizes to win, and an autograph session with players, after the game! [19]

Regular season

Schedule
DateTeamsScore
October 23, 2010Montreal @ BurlingtonMontreal, 7–0
October 24, 2010Montreal @ BramptonMontreal, 6–5
October 30, 2010Toronto @ MontrealMontreal, 5–3
October 31, 2010Toronto @ MontrealMontreal, 5–4
November 27, 2010Montreal @ BostonMontreal, 3–2
November 28, 2010Montreal @ BostonMontreal, 4–2
December 12, 2010Montreal @ BramptonMontreal 7–0
December 18, 2010Boston @ MontrealMontreal, 10–2
December 19, 2010Boston @ MontrealBoston, 3–2
January 8, 2011Burlington @ MontrealMontreal 9–3
January 9, 2011Burlington @ MontrealMontreal 3–1
January 15, 2011Montreal @ TorontoToronto 3–2
January 16, 2011Montreal @ BurlingtonMontreal 4–3
January 29, 2011Boston @ MontrealMontreal 3–0
January 30, 2011Boston @ MontrealBoston 6–5
February 5, 2011Burlington @ MontrealMontreal 6–3
February 6, 2011Burlington @ MontrealMontreal 5–4
February 12, 2011Toronto @ MontrealToronto 5–4
February 13, 2011Toronto @ MontrealMontreal 3–0
February 19, 2011Montreal @ TorontoMontreal 4–2
February 20, 2011Montreal @ BramptonMontreal 6–5
February 26, 2011Montreal @ BostonMontreal 5–4
February 20, 2011Montreal @ BostonMontreal 4–1

Standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.

February 28, 2011
No. Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1Montreal2622221257046
2Brampton2619611116939
3Boston26101517310121
4Toronto268135839821
5Burlington2661825410814

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Notables players 2010–11

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Brampton – Montreal: 2 matches with fast rhythm

Postseason

Montreal wins the playoff against Brampton and wins the CWHL Championship. Montreal ends the season on a high! Taking inspiration from their two spectaculars wins,[22] the team participate in Clarkson Cup Championship.

DateOpponentScoreAttendance
March 11, 2011BramptonMontreal wins 2–1 (in Shootout time)100 supporters
March 12, 2011BramptonMontreal wins 4–3200 supporters
March 13, 2011Bramptona 3rd match is non-necessary . Montreal gains the first 2 matches–

Clarkson cup
Caroline Ouellette with Clarkson Cup on March 27, 2011

This year, the Clarkson Cup Championship include three teams from the Canadian Women's Hockey League and the champion team of the Western Women's Hockey League.[23]

Montreal first game: The Stars wins 5 to 1 against Minnesota Whitecaps.[24][25] In the second game, Sarah Vaillancourt scored 3 goals to lead Montreal to a 7–4 victory over Brampton.[26] Saturday, the third day of the tournament, Montreal Stars scored a crucial victory 2–1 against Toronto.[27] This win guarantees Montreal a place in the Clarkson Cup final, on Sunday against Toronto, who also recorded two victories in the tournament.

DateTimeTeamsFinal scoreAttendance
March 2412:00 noonToronto vs BramptonToronto 3–2100 supporters
March 246:00 pmMinnesota vs MontrealMontreal 5–1240 supporteurs
March 2512:00 noonMinnesota vs TorontoToronto 6–0300 supporters
March 257:00 pmBrampton vs MontrealMontreal 7–41 000 supporters
March 2611:00 amMinnesota vs BramptonBrampton 7–2500 supporters
March 263:00 pmToronto vs MontrealMontreal 2–11000 supporters
March 271:00 pmChampionship Final gameMontreal 5–02 300 supporters

Championship game

March 27 Sunday: The final Game concluded with the powerful Montreal team defeating Toronto 5 -0.[28] Montreal got off to a 2 – 0 lead in the first period, The first goal was scored by Noémie Marin on a backhand from her off wing at 14:47 minute as she converted a pass from Caroline Ouellette. The second goal was scored at 7:29 minute from a face off in the Toronto end as Dominique Thibault took the draw and Vanessa Davidson skated off the boards, picked up the puck and put a quick shot behind goaltender Sami Jo Small. The lone goal of the second period was scored at 10:36 by Sabrina Harbec on a nice outside drive cutting by Annie Guay. Sabrina Harbec pulled the goalie across the crease and put the puck in the top corner. The shots at the end of the second period were 34 to 17 in favour of Montreal Stars.

Montreal added two more goals in the third period to capture the 5–0 win Final game. At the 5:33 minute, Julie Chu feathered a pass to Caroline Ouellette. Ouellette making a perfect low shot to score. The final goal of the game was scored with 2:42 left as Sarah Vaillancourt picked up a pass from Caroline Ouellette and she hit the mark on a quick shot from about five feet out. Toronto goalie Sami Jo Small played well in defeat [29] as Montreal controlled the game outshooting Toronto 51 to 26. Toronto did threaten offensively early in the game and could have turned the contest around but Montreal goalie, Kim St-Pierre, came up with exceptional saves [30] to earn the shutout and ultimately crown Montreal Stars the Clarkson Cup Champions 2011.

Playoff RecordsGames wonGames lost
Montreal40
Toronto22
Brampton12
Minnesota03

Hockey Canada Selection Camp

Five Montreal Stars players invited:[31] Caroline Ouellette, Kim St-Pierre, Sarah Vaillancourt, Emmanuelle Blais and Noemie Marin have been invited to Canada's National Team selection camp. The chosen players will represent women's national team at the 2011 World Women's Championships held in Switzerland, on April 16–25, 2011. The Hockey Canada selection camp, which takes place from April 2 to 5 at the Toronto MasterCard Centre.[32]

See also

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