Participating Teams

No. 1 Toronto Varsity Blues (OUA champions)
Head Coach: John DeSouza (6th season)
Regular season record: 11-1-0
Regular season standing: 1st OUA
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: OUA champions
Conference award winners: Amanda Woodcroft (rookie), John DeSouza (coach)
Conference all-stars: Kaelan Watson (D), Hannah Tighe (M), Amanda Woodcroft (M), Alexandra Evanyshyn (F)
CIS championship appearances (including 2011): 35 since inaugural championship in 1975
CIS championship best result: 11-time champions (2010, ‘07, ‘96, ’93, ’88, ’86, ’85, ’81, ’79, ’77, ’75)
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 8th straight appearance

No. 2 UBC Thunderbirds (Canada West champions)
Head Coach: Hash Kanjee (19th season)
Regular season record: 8-2-2
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West
Playoff record: No playoffs in CW
Playoff finish: No playoffs in CW
Conference award winners: Robyn Pendleton (MVP), Sarah Keglowitsch (rookie), Hash Kanjee (coach – co-recipient)
Conference all-stars: Miranda Mann (D), Kirsten Bertsch (D), Robyn Pendleton (F), Poonam Sandhu (F)
CIS championship appearances (including 2011): 32
CIS championship best result: 12-time champions (2009, ‘06, ‘04, ‘03, ‘01, ‘99, ‘98, ‘90, ‘83, ‘82, ‘80, ‘78)
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (silver medallists)
CIS championship sequence: 14th straight appearance

No. 3 Calgary Dinos (second place Canada West)
Head Coach: Jenn Swagar (5th season)
Regular season record: 5-3-4
Regular season standing: 2nd Canada West
Playoff record: No playoffs in CW
Playoff finish: No playoffs in CW
Conference award winners: Lindsay Koch (Gail Wilson award nominee)
Conference all-stars: Carolina Romeo (D), Serena Lockhart (M), Courtney Campbell (M), Kaitlyn Longworth (F)
CIS championship appearances (including 2011): 6
CIS championship best result: 4th place (1987, 1982)
CIS championship last appearance: 1997 (fifth)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance since 1997

No. 4 Guelph Gryphons (OUA finalists)
Head Coach: Michelle Turley (8th season)
Regular season record: 11-1-0
Regular season standing: 2nd OUA
Playoff record: 1-1
Playoff finish: OUA silver medallists
Conference award winners: Brittany Seidler (MVP)
Conference all-stars: Kaye McLagan (G), Brittany Seidler (F)
CIS championship appearances (including 2011): 6
CIS championship best result: 1-time finalists (2007)
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (bronze medallists)
CIS championship sequence: 5th straight appearance (6th in 7 years)

No. 5 Alberta Pandas (third place Canada West)
Head Coach: Stefanie Sloboda (2nd season)
Regular season record: 4-6-2
Regular season standing: 3rd Canada West
Playoff record: No playoffs in CW
Playoff finish: No playoffs in CW
Conference award winners: Stefanie Sloboda (coach – co-recipient)
Conference all-stars: Jackie Trautman (D), Julianna Cormier (D)
CIS championship appearances (including 2011): 15
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (2005)
CIS championship last appearance: 2009 (silver medallists)
CIS championship sequence: 6th appearance in 8 years