Participating Teams

No. 1 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks

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Head Coach: Rick Osborne (9th season)
Regular season record: 25-0-1
Regular season standing: 1st OUA
Playoff record: 6-1
Playoff finish: OUA champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 34-1-2
Overall record vs. teams at CIS championship: 0-0-1 (0-0-1 vs. McGill)
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 21): No.1
Top 10 best ranking: No. 1 (last 5 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (15 polls): 15
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Alicia Martin (D), Laura Brooker (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: None
Conference all-rookie team: None
Season leader (points): Tammy Freiburger (26 GP: 18-12-30) / Laura Brooker (26 GP: 17-13-30)
Season leader (goals): Tammy Freiburger, 18 (26 GP)
Season leader (assists): Alicia Martin, 16 (26 GP)
Season leader (goaltending): Erika Thunder (22 GP, 19-1, 7 SHO, 1.30 GAA, .930 SV%)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 10
CIS championship all-time record: 18-12 (.600)
CIS championship all-time medals: 6 (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (2005)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (4th place)
CIS championship sequence: 9th straight appearance

No. 2 McGill Martlets

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Head Coach: Peter Smith (12th season)
Regular season record: 18-1-1
Regular season standing: 1st RSEQ
Playoff record: 4-1
Playoff finish: RSEQ champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 26-2-1
Overall record vs. teams at CIS championship: 7-1 (1-0 vs. Laurier, 6-1 vs. Montreal)
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 21): No. 2
Top 10 best ranking: No. 1 (first 10 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (15 polls): 15
Conference award winners: Ann-Sophie Bettez (MVP), Mélodie Daoust (rookie), Peter Smith (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Charline Labonté (G), Cathy Chartrand (D), Ann-Sophie Bettez (F), Mélodie Daoust (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Leslie Oles (F)
Conference all-rookie team: Brittney Fouracres (D), Mélodie Daoust (F)
Season leader (points): Mélodie Daoust (18 GP: 18-25-43)
Season leader (goals): Mélodie Daoust, 18 (18 GP) / Katia Clément-Heydra, 18 (20 GP)
Season leader (assists): Mélodie Daoust, 25 (18 GP)
Season leader (goaltending): Charline Labonté (18 GP, 16-2, 8 SHO, 1.06 GAA, .944 SV%)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 13
CIS championship all-time record: 25-11 (.694)
CIS championship all-time medals: 10 (3 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze)
CIS championship best result: 3-time champions (2011, 2009, 2008)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 10th straight appearance (5 straight in gold medal game)

No. 3 Calgary Dinos

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Head Coach: Danielle Goyette (5th season)
Regular season record: 20-4-0
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West
Playoff record: 4-0
Playoff finish: Canada West champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 30-4
Overall record vs. teams at CIS championship: 5-1 (5-1 vs. Alberta)
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 21): No. 3
Top 10 best ranking: No. 3 (last 11 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (15 polls): 15
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Stephanie Ramsay (D), Hayley Wickenheiser (F), Iya Gavrilova (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Melissa Zubick (D)
Conference all-rookie team: No all-rookie team in Canada West
Season leader (points): Hayley Wickenheiser (16 GP: 17-15-32)
Season leader (goals): Hayley Wickenheiser, 17 (16 GP)
Season leader (assists): Stephanie Ramsay, 16 (22 GP)
Season leader (goaltending): Amanda Tapp (19 GP, 15-4, 3 SHO, 1.65 GAA, .918 SV%)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 2
CIS championship all-time record: 1-2 (.333)
CIS championship all-time medals: 0
CIS championship best result: 5th place (2001)
CIS championship last appearance: 2001 (5th place)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance since 2001 (2nd in history) *

* Returned to CIS in 2009-10 after 7 seasons in ACAC

No. 4 UPEI Panthers

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Head Coach: Bruce Donaldson (6th season)
Regular season record: 13-10-1
Regular season standing: 4th AUS
Playoff record: 2-1
Playoff finish: AUS champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 16-11-3
Overall record vs. teams at CIS championship: 0-0
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 21): Unranked
Top 10 best ranking: Unranked all season
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (15 polls): 0
Conference award winners: Bruce Donaldson (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: None
Conference 2nd team all-stars: None
Conference all-rookie team: Laura Bradley (D)
Season leader (points): Kelsey O’Donnell (24 GP: 8-12-20)
Season leader (goals): Ferran Brown, 9 (24 GP)
Season leader (assists): Jenelle MacKenzie, 12 (17 GP) / Kelsey O’Donnell, 12 (24 GP)
Season leader (goaltending): Kristy Dobson (15 GP, 9-5, 2 SHO, 1.74 GAA, .924 SV%)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 1
CIS championship all-time record: 0-0
CIS championship all-time medals: 0
CIS championship best result: First appearance
CIS championship last appearance: First appearance
CIS championship sequence: First appearance

No. 5 Alberta Pandas

Head Coach: Howie Draper (15th season)
Regular season record: 14-3-7
Regular season standing: 2nd Canada West
Playoff record: 2-2
Playoff finish: Canada West finalists
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 16-7-7
Overall record vs. teams at CIS championship: 1-3-2 (1-3-2 vs. Calgary)
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 21): No. 5
Top 10 best ranking: No. 4 (first poll)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (15 polls): 15
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Nicole Pratt (D)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Kaitlyn Chapman (G)
Conference all-rookie team: No all-rookie team in Canada West
Season leader (points): Sarah Hilworth (24 GP: 11-18-29)
Season leader (goals): Sarah Hilworth, 11 (24 GP)
Season leader (assists): Sarah Hilworth, 18 (24 GP)
Season leader (goaltending): Kaitlyn Chapman (16 GP, 10-5, 4 SHO, 1.02 GAA, .942 SV%)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 13
CIS championship all-time record: 28-8 (.778)
CIS championship all-time medals: 9 (7 gold, 2 silver)
CIS championship best result: 7-time champions (2010, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (5th place)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance (10th in 11 years - missed 2009)

No. 6 Montreal Carabins

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Head Coach: Isabelle Leclaire (3rd season)
Regular season record: 13-5-2
Regular season standing: 2nd RSEQ
Playoff record: 2-2
Playoff finish: RSEQ finalists
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 17-7-2
Overall record vs. teams at CIS championship: 1-6 (1-6 vs. McGill)
Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 21): No. 8
Top 10 best ranking: No. 8 (final poll)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (15 polls): 11
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Casandra Dupuis (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Janique Duval (D), Kim Deschênes (F)
Conference all-rookie team: Ariane Barker (F)
Season leader (points): Kim Deschênes (18 GP: 9-11-20)
Season leader (goals): Ariane Barker, 13 (20 GP)
Season leader (assists): Josianne Legault, 16 (20 GP)
Season leader (goaltending): Rachel Ouellette (15 GP, 9-6, 1 SHO, 2.84 GAA, .878 SV%)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 2
CIS championship all-time record: 1-2 (.333)
CIS championship all-time medals: 0
CIS championship best result: 5th place (2010)
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (5th place)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 1-year absence (2nd appearance in history)