3rd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game
# 3rd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game

The 3rd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game took place on February 12, 2017, at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The event featured three 20-minute periods, and 34 players were named as participants Jess Jones and Jillian Saulnier both scored a hat trick, becoming the first competitors in CWHL All-Star Game history to achieve the feat.

## News and notes

### Fan balloting

Voting for CWHL all-star captains started in January 2017. Online voting required fans to vote on the CWHL.com web site. Fans are presented with a list of 34 players. Carlee Campbell of the Toronto Furies led all players in the online voting, capturing 2088 votes. She would be named captain of Team White. Natalie Spooner and Meaghan Mikkelson both captured 11.71% of possible online votes, both sharing in the captaincy for Team Blue. Of note, this marked the first time that one team in the CWHL All-Star Game had two captains.

### Alumni coaches

In celebration of the CWHL's tenth anniversary season, a group of four former players were named as Alumni Coaches for the All-Star Game. Among them were Lisa-Marie Breton, Tessa Bonhomme, Becky Kellar and Cheryl Pounder. Each of these alumni coaches were eligible for selection in the Frozen Fantasy Draft.

## Rosters

### Fantasy draft

The draft of the players took place on February 10, 2017 at 8:00 pm, Eastern time. It was held at the Hilton Hotel in Toronto.

With the first pick overall, Team White's Carlee Campbell selected Marie-Philip Poulin. It marked the second year in a row that Poulin was taken first overall in the Frozen Fantasy Draft. As Team Blue had two captains, Meaghan Mikkelson and Natalie Spooner, they were only allocated four draft picks, while Team White was allowed five picks. The remaining rosters were determined with a random stick draw.

As alumni coaches were also subject to the Frozen Fantasy Draft process, Team White once again had the prestige of the first pick overall, selecting Tessa Bonhomme. Team Blue would acquire Cheryl Pounder with the second pick overall. With their final selection, Team White picked Becky Kellar as their second alumni coach, while Lisa-Marie Breton-Lebreux would end up with Team Blue.

Team White :

| Pick | Player | Team | Pos. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marie-Philip Poulin | Canadiennes de Montreal | Forward |
| 3 | Rebecca Johnston | Calgary Inferno | Forward |
| 5 | Laura Fortino | Brampton Thunder | Defense |
| 7 | Caroline Ouellette | Canadiennes de Montreal | Forward |
| 9 | Christina Kessler | Toronto Furies | Goaltender |

Team Red :

| Pick | Player | Team | Pos. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Ann-Sophie Bettez | Canadiennes de Montreal | Forward |
| 4 | Courtney Birchard | Brampton Thunder | Defense |
| 6 | Brianne Jenner | Calgary Inferno | Forward |
| 8 | Emerance Maschmeyer | Calgary Inferno | Goaltender |

### Players named

| Player | Nationality | Position | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Erica Howe | Canada | Goaltender | Brampton Thunder |
| Emerance Maschmeyer | Canada | Goaltender | Calgary Inferno |
| Charline Labonte | Canada | Goaltender | Canadiennes de Montreal |
| Christina Kessler | Canada | Goaltender | Toronto Furies |
| Tara Watchorn | Canada | Defense | Boston Blades |
| Jocelyne Larocque | Canada | Defense | Brampton Thunder |
| Courtney Birchard | Canada | Defense | Brampton Thunder |
| Laura Fortino | Canada | Defense | Brampton Thunder |
| Meaghan Mikkelson | Canada | Defense | Calgary Inferno |
| Katelyn Gosling | Canada | Defense | Calgary Inferno |
| Lauriane Rougeau | Canada | Defense | Canadiennes de Montreal |
| Cassandra Poudrier | Canada | Defense | Canadiennes de Montreal |
| Julie Chu | United States | Defense | Canadiennes de Montreal |
| Erin Ambrose | Canada | Defense | Toronto Furies |
| Carlee Campbell | Canada | Defense | Toronto Furies |
| Renata Fast | Canada | Defense | Toronto Furies |
| Kayla Tutino | Canada | Forward | Boston Blades |
| Meghan Grieves | United States | Forward | Boston Blades |
| Jess Jones | Canada | Forward | Brampton Thunder |
| Laura Stacey | Canada | Forward | Brampton Thunder |
| Rebecca Vint | Canada | Forward | Brampton Thunder |
| Jamie Lee Rattray | Canada | Forward | Brampton Thunder |
| Brianne Jenner | Canada | Forward | Calgary Inferno |
| Jillian Saulnier | Canada | Forward | Calgary Inferno |
| Haley Irwin | Canada | Forward | Calgary Inferno |
| Rebecca Johnston | Canada | Forward | Calgary Inferno |
| Marie-Philip Poulin | Canada | Forward | Canadiennes de Montreal |
| Caroline Ouellette | Canada | Forward | Canadiennes de Montreal |
| Ann-Sophie Bettez | Canada | Forward | Canadiennes de Montreal |
| Sarah Lefort | Canada | Forward | Canadiennes de Montreal |
| Natalie Spooner | Canada | Forward | Toronto Furies |
| Jenelle Kohanchuk | Canada | Forward | Toronto Furies |
| Kelly Terry | Canada | Forward | Toronto Furies |
| Michela Cava | Canada | Forward | Toronto Furies |

## Game summary

Team White skaters Jess Jones and Jillian Saulnier became the first competitors to score a hat trick in CWHL All-Star Game history. Team Blue outshot Team White by a 39-36 margin. Team Blue starting goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 14 of 17 shots, while Howe was 13 of 18. Team White starting goaltender Christina Kessler recorded shutout play, facing 18 shots, while Labonte stopped 16 of 20 shots.

Scoring summary :

| Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st period: Emerance Maschmeyer (Team Blue) vs. Christina Kessler (Team White) |||||
| Team White | Jess Jones (1) | Carlee Campbell (1), Rebecca Johnston (1) | 07:36 | 1-0, Team White |
| Team White | Jess Jones (2) | Jillian Saulnier (1), Rebecca Johnston (2) | 12:03 | 2-0, Team White |
| Team White | Jillian Saulnier (1) | Marie-Philip Poulin (1) | 14:05 | 3-0, Team White |
| 2nd period: Emerance Maschmeyer and Erica Howe (Team Blue) vs. Christina Kessler and Charline Labonte (Team White) |||||
| Team Blue | Kelly Terry (1) | Jamie Lee Rattray (1) | 15:42 | 3-1, Team White |
| Team White | Jillian Saulnier (2) | Marie-Philip Poulin (2) | 18:41 | 4-1, Team White |
| Team Blue | Brianne Jenner (1) | Natalie Spooner (1), Jamie-Lee Rattray (2) | 19:20 | 4-2, Team White |
| 3rd period: Erica Howe (Team Blue) vs. Charline Labonte (Team White) |||||
| Team Blue | Jenelle Kohanchuk (1) Power Play | Haley Irwin (1) | 01:31 | 4-3, Team White |
| Team White | Rebecca Johnston (1) | Carlee Campbell (2) | 03:08 | 5-3, Team White |
| Team White | Marie-Philip Poulin (1) | Laura Stacey (1), Rebecca Vint (1) | 06:32 | 6-3, Team White |
| Team Blue | Haley Irwin (1) | Jenelle Kohanchuk (1) | 06:42 | 6-4, Team White |
| Team White | Jess Jones (3) | Rebecca Johnston (3) | 06:32 | 7-4, Team White |
| Team Blue | Jenelle Kohanchuk (2) | Ann-Sophie Bettez (1) | 10:28 | 7-5, Team White |
| Team White | Meghan Grieves (1) | Marie-Philip Poulin (3), Laura Fortino (1) | 17:20 | 8-5, Team White |
| Team White | Jillian Saulnier (3) Empty Net | Unassisted | 18:52 | 9-5, Team White |
