2015 Clarkson Cup
# 2015 Clarkson Cup

The 2015 Clarkson Cup was 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 4 to March 7, 2014. The Boston Blades defeated the Montreal Stars by a 3-2 tally in overtime to claim their second title. The tournament was played at Markham Centennial Centre. The overtime-winning goal was scored by Janine Weber, who became the first European player to score a Cup-winning goal. Weber's stick that she used to score the Cup-winning goal was donated to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

## First round

| Date | Teams | Score |
| - | - | - |
| March 4 | Boston vs. Toronto | Boston, 3-0 |
| March 4 | Calgary vs. Montreal | Montreal, 4-0 |
| March 5 | Boston vs. Toronto | Boston, 7-3 |
| March 4 | Calgary vs. Montreal | Montreal, 2-0 |

## Championship game

Scoring summary :

| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | MON | Ann-Sophie Bettez | Caroline Ouellette, Emmanuelle Blais | 0:31 | 1–0 MON |
| 1st | BOS | Hilary Knight – PP | Kacey Bellamy, Brianna Decker | 16:29 | 1-1 |
| 2nd | None | None | None | None | None |
| 3rd | BOS | Brianna Decker – PP | Monique Lamoureux, Hilary Knight | 6:17 | 2–1 BOS |
| | MON | Emmanuelle Blais | Caroline Ouellette, Lauriane Rougeau | 9:54 | 2–2 TIE |
| OT | BOS | Janine Weber | Tara Watchorn, Corinne Buie | 2:12 | 3–2 BOS |

Shots by period :

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boston | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
| Montreal | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 |

## Scoring leaders

| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brianna Decker | Boston | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| Hilary Knight | Boston | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Monique Lamoureux | Boston | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Janine Weber | Boston | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Emmanuelle Blais | Montreal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |

## Boston Blades – 2015 Clarkson Cup champions

### Coaching and Administrative Staff

* Aronda Brown (General Manager)
* Digit Murphy (Head coach)

## Awards and honours

* Most Valuable Player, Charline Labonte, Montreal Stars
* First Star of the Game, Hilary Knight, Boston Blades
* Second Star of the Game, Brianna Decker, Boston Blades
* Third Star of the Game, Charline Labonte, Montreal Stars
