2013 Clarkson Cup

The 2013 Clarkson Cup is a women's ice hockey tournament that was contested in Markham, Ontario to determine the champion of the Canadian Women's Hockey League from March 20 to March 23, 2013. The Boston Blades defeated the Montreal Stars by a 5-2 tally to claim their first title in team history. The tournament was played at Markham Centennial Centre.

Promotion

• On March 7, 2013, the Clarkson Cup was given a permanent home in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Round robin

• On March 22, the Toronto Furies and Brampton Thunder competed in the final game of the round robin. Rebecca Johnston scored the game winning goal on an assist from Natalie Spooner with one second remaining in overtime.

Date	Away	Home	Score
March 20	Toronto	Boston	Boston, 3-2
March 20	Montreal	Brampton	Montreal, 5-0
March 21	Brampton	Boston	Boston, 2-0
March 21	Toronto	Montreal	Montreal, 2-0
March 22	Montreal	Boston	Montreal, 1-0
March 22	Toronto	Brampton	Toronto, 4-3 (OT)

Standings

Team	W	L	OTL	GF	GA
Montreal	3	0	0	8	0
Boston	2	1	0	5	3
Toronto	1	2	0	6	8
Brampton	0	2	1	3	11

Championship game

• Boston Blades - Montreal Stars 5:2

Blades championship roster

Number	Name
8	Caitlin Cahow C
10	Lindsay Berman
11	Whitney Naslund
15	Anne Schleper
16	Katka Mrazova
17	Meghan Duggan A
19	Gigi Marvin
20	Kate Buesser
22	Kacey Bellamy
23	Jen Schoullis
24	Cherie Hendrickson
25	Kelley Steadman
27	Hilary Knight
30	Molly Schaus
33	Genevieve Lacasse
56	Jessica Koizumi

Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player, Catherine Ward, Montreal Stars
• First Star of the Game, Kelley Steadman, Boston Blades
• Second Star of the Game, Caroline Ouellette, Montreal Stars
• Third Star of the Game, Genevieve Lacasse, Boston Blades

Clarkson Cup All-Star Team

• Goaltender, Genevieve Lacasse, Boston Blades
• Defense, Catherine Ward, Montreal Stars
• Defense, Gigi Marvin, Boston Blades
• Forward, Kate Buesser, Boston Blades
• Forward, Haley Irwin, Montreal Stars
• Forward, Sarah Vaillancourt, Montreal Stars