Participating Teams

No. 1 McGill Martlets
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Head Coach: Amey Doyle (1st season - interim)
Regular season record: 20-0-0
Regular season standing: 1st QSSF
Playoff record: 4-0
Playoff finish: QSSF champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): No. 1
Best Top 10 ranking (17 weeks): No. 1 (all 17 polls)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (17 weeks): 17
Conference award winners: Cathy Chartrand (MVP), Amey Doyle (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Cathy Chartrand (D), Ann-Sophie Bettez (F), Vanessa Davidson (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Taylor Salisbury (G), Caroline Hill (D)
CIS championship appearances (inaugural championship 1998): 11th
CIS championship all-time record: 20-10 (.666)
CIS championship all-time medals: 8 (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)
CIS championship best result: 2-time champions (2009, 2008)
CIS championship last appearance: 2009 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 8th straight appearance

No. 2 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
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Head Coach: Rick Osborne (7th season)
Regular season record: 26-0-1
Regular season standing: 1st OUA
Playoff record: 4-0
Playoff finish: OUA champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): No. 2
Best Top 10 ranking (17 weeks): No. 2 (all 17 polls)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (17 weeks): 17
Conference award winners: Liz Knox (MVP), Candice Styles (rookie)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Liz Knox (G), Andrea Ironside (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: None
CIS championship appearances (inaugural championship 1998): 9th
CIS championship all-time record: 15-9 (.625)
CIS championship all-time medals: 5 (1 gold, 4 silver)
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (2005)
CIS championship last appearance: 2009 (finalists)
CIS championship sequence: 7th straight appearance

No. 3 Alberta Pandas
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Head Coach: Howie Draper (13th season)
Regular season record: 23-1-0
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West
Playoff record: 4-0
Playoff finish: Canada West champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): No. 3
Best Top 10 ranking (17 weeks): No. 3 (last 15 polls)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (17 weeks): 17
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Nicole Pratt (D), Tarin Podloski (F), Leah Copeland (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Dana Vinge (G), Andrea Boras (D)
CIS championship appearances (inaugural championship 1998): 11th
CIS championship all-time record: 24-6 (.800)
CIS championship all-time medals: 8 (6 gold, 2 silver)
CIS championship best result: 6-time champions (2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (4th)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 1-year absence (8th appearance in 9 years)

No. 4 Saint Mary’s Huskies
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Head Coach: Lisa Jordan (13th season)
Regular season record: 13-10-1
Regular season standing: 3rd AUS
Playoff record: 3-0
Playoff finish: AUS champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): Unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (17 weeks): No. 10 (1 week: 3rd poll)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (17 weeks): 1
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Kori Cheverie (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: None
CIS championship appearances (inaugural championship 1998): 4th
CIS championship all-time record: 0-9 (.000)
CIS championship all-time medals: 0
CIS championship best result: 6th (2004, 2003, 1998)
CIS championship last appearance: 2004 (6th)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance in 6 years

No. 5 St. Francis Xavier X-Women
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Head Coach: David Synishin (8th season)
Regular season record: 18-2-4
Regular season standing: 2nd AUS
Playoff record: 1-1
Playoff finish: AUS finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): No. 5
Best Top 10 ranking (17 weeks): No. 4 (1 week: 3rd poll)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (17 weeks): 17
Conference award winners: Abygail Laking (rookie), Suzanne Fenerty (most sportsmanlike)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Marilynn Hay (D), Suzanne Fenerty (D)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Jessica Shanahan (F), Carolyn Campbell (F)
CIS championship appearances (inaugural championship 1998): 9th
CIS championship all-time record: 3-21 (.125)
CIS championship all-time medals: 0
CIS championship best result: 4th (2006)
CIS championship last appearance: 2009 (5th)
CIS championship sequence: 3rd straight appearance (5th in 6 years)

No. 6 Montreal Carabins
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Head Coach: Isabelle Leclaire (1st season)
Regular season record: 13-6-1
Regular season standing: 2nd QSSF
Playoff record: 2-3
Playoff finish: QSSF finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): No. 9
Best Top 10 ranking (17 weeks): No. 8 (5 weeks: polls 7-11)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (17 weeks): 15 (last 15 polls)
Conference award winners: Kim Deschênes (rookie)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Marie-Hélène Suc (D), Kim Deschênes (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Marie-Andrée Leclerc-Auger (F)
CIS championship appearances (inaugural championship 1998): 1st
CIS championship all-time record: 0-0
CIS championship all-time medals: 0
CIS championship best result: -
CIS championship last appearance: -
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance (1st year of existence)

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The Road to the CIS Championships
How Teams Qualify for the 2010 Women’s Ice Hockey Championship

The Women’s Ice Hockey Championship will be hosted by St.Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia from March 11-14, 2010. The championship consists of six teams (two pools of 3 teams). Each team will play two (2) games with the top teams in each pool playing for gold; the second place in each pool playing for bronze and third place teams playing for 5th place. The participating teams include a representative from each Regional Association: AUS, QSSF, OUA and Canada West. The St. Francis Xavier X-Women will receive a berth as the host team. The sixth team is an assigned berth from QSSF.

OUA
The top six teams make playoffs with the top two teams receiving a first round bye. The first round of playoffs (quarterfinals) will be a single game elimination held on February 20, 2010. A semi-final (best of three) will be held for each division from February 24-28, 2010.

Lowest ranked team @ #1 Lowest remaining team @ #2

A final (best of three) will be held for the remaining two teams from March 3-7, 2010. The winner will represent OUA in the CIS Championship.

AUS
The top six teams make playoffs with the top two teams receiving a first round bye. The winner of the AUS Championship will represent AUS in the CIS Championship.

QSSF
The top four teams advance to playoffs (best of three) in a semi-final series.

#4 @ #1 #3 @ #2

The winning teams will advance to the finals (best of three). Both finalists will advance to the CIS Championship.

Canada West
The top 4 teams at the conclusion of league play will advance to the playoffs. The playoffs (best of three) will consist of the following games in a semi-final series commencing February 26, 2010:

#4 @ #1 #3 @ #2

The winner from each series will advance to the Canada West final held March 5-7, 2010. The winner will advance to the CIS Championship.