The top four teams from the CWHL will compete in a tournament based on seedings. Seeds will be determined by standings at end of regular season play.[1] On March 11 and 12, the number 1 seed with play against the number 2 seed while the number 3 seed will challenge the number 4 seed. The victors will compete on March 13 to determine the CWHL champion. The WWHL champion will be the lone team to compete in the Clarkson Cup.
March 27: Ouellette victorious at the 2011 Clarkson Cup
On the first games, Toronto [6]and Montreal [7]went on to the victory over Brampton and Minnesota . In the second day, Sarah Vaillancourt scored 3 goals during the game to lead Montreal to a 7-4 victory over Brampton [8]. In the another match, Sami Jo Small celebrated her 35th birthday by stopping 40 shots to lead Toronto to a 6-0 win over Minnesota [9]. The Championships tournament runs over the weekend. Saturday, Montreal scored a crucial victory 2-1 against Toronto [10]. This win guarantees Montreal a place in the Clarkson Cup final, on Sunday against Toronto, who also recorded two victories in the tournament .
Date
Time
Teams
Final Score
Attendance
March 24
12:00 noon
Toronto vs Brampton
Toronto 3-2
100 supporters
March 24
6:00 pm
Minnesota vs Montreal
Montreal 5-1
240 supporters
March 25
12:00 noon
Minnesota vs Toronto
Toronto 6-0
300 supporters
March 25
7:00 pm
Brampton vs Montreal
Montreal 7-4
1 000 supporters
March 26
11:00 am
Minnesota vs Brampton
Brampton 7-2
500 supporters
March 26
3:00 pm
Toronto vs Montreal
Montreal 2-1
1 000 supporters
March 27
1:00 pm
Championship Final game
Montreal 5-0
2 300 supporters
Championship game[]
March 27th Sunday: The final Game concluded with the powerful Montreal team defeating Toronto 5 -0 [11]. 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 [12]. 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 [13] 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 [14] to earn the shutout and ultimately crown Montreal Stars the Clarkson Cup Champions 2011 [15].
The Three Stars of the Game: First Star - Dominique Thibault, Montreal. Second Star - Vanessa Davidson, Montreal. Third Start - Jennifer Botterill, Toronto.[16]
