SEEDING
& POOLS
1. McGill Martlets (QSSF champions / 18-0 regular season, 4-0
playoffs)
2. Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (OUA champions / 26-1 regular
season, 4-1 playoffs)
3. Manitoba Bisons (Canada West champions / 21-2-1 regular season,
4-1 playoffs)
4. Moncton Aigles Bleues (AUS champions / 22-0-2 regular season,
2-0 playoffs)
5. St. Francis Xavier X-Women (AUS finalists / 19-3-2 regular
season, 1-1 playoffs)
6. Ottawa Gee-Gees (QSSF finalists / 8-8-2 regular season, 2-3
playoffs)
Pool A
1. McGill
3. Manitoba
5. StFX
Pool B
2. Wilfrid Laurier
4. Moncton
6. Ottawa
TEAM
PROFILES
No. 1 McGill Martlets
Head Coach: Peter Smith (10th season)
Regular season record: 18-0
Regular season standing: 1st QSSF
Playoff record: 4-0
Playoff finish: QSSF champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): No. 1
Best Top 10 ranking (17 weeks): No. 1 (all 17 polls)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (17 weeks): 17
Conference award winners: Ann-Sophie Bettez (MVP), Marie-Andrée
Leclerc-Auger (rookie), Peter Smith (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Ann-Sophie Bettez (F), Vanessa
Davidson (F), Catherine Ward (D), Cathy Chartrand (D), Charline
Labonté (G)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Marie-Andrée Leclerc-Auger
(F)
CIS championship appearances (inaugural championship 1998): 10th
CIS championship all-time record: 17-10 (.630)
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (2008)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 7th straight appearance
No. 2 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Head Coach: Rick Osborne (6th season)
Regular season record: 26-1
Regular season standing: 1st OUA
Playoff record: 4-1
Playoff finish: OUA champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): No. 2
Best Top 10 ranking (17 weeks): No. 2 (10 weeks - including last
5)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (17 weeks): 17
Conference award winners: Andrea Bevan (MVP), Rick Osborne (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Andrea Bevan (D), Andrea Ironside
(F), Laura Barch (F), Liz Knox (G)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: none
CIS championship appearances (inaugural championship 1998): 8th
CIS championship all-time record: 13-8 (.619)
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (2005)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (finalists)
CIS championship sequence: 6th straight appearance
No. 3 Manitoba Bisons
Head Coach: Jon Rempel (5th season)
Regular season record: 21-2-1
Regular season standing: 2nd Canada West
Playoff record: 4-1
Playoff finish: Canada West champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): No. 4
Best Top 10 ranking (17 weeks): No. 2 (3 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (17 weeks): 17
Conference award winners: none
Conference 1st team all-stars: Stacey Corfield (G), Addie Miles
(F), Brenna Leary (D)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: none
CIS championship appearances (inaugural championship 1998): 4th
CIS championship all-time record: 6-3 (.667)
CIS championship best result: 3-time bronze medalists (2008, 2007,
2005)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (bronze)
CIS championship sequence: 3rd straight appearance, 4th in 5 years
No. 4 Moncton Aigles Bleues
Head Coach: Denis Ross (2nd season)
Regular season record: 20-0-2
Regular season standing: 1st AUS
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: AUS champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): No. 7
Best Top 10 ranking (17 weeks): No. 6 (1 week)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (17 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: Kathy Desjardins (MVP), Denis Ross (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Kathy Desjardins (G), Mariève
Provost (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Kristine LaBrie (F), Geneviève
David (D)
CIS championship appearances (inaugural championship 1998): 2nd
CIS championship all-time record: 1-2 (.333)
CIS championship best result: 5th (2007)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (5th)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd appearance in 3 years (2nd in history)
No. 5 St. Francis Xavier X-Women
Head Coach: David Synishin (7th season)
Regular season record: 19-3-2
Regular season standing: 2nd AUS
Playoff record: 1-1
Playoff finish: AUS finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): No. 6
Best Top 10 ranking (17 weeks): No. 5 (7 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (17 weeks): 17
Conference award winners: none
Conference 1st team all-stars: Brayden Ferguson (F), Christina
Davis (F), Marilynn Hay (D), Laura Grant (D)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: none
CIS championship appearances (inaugural championship 1998): 8th
CIS championship all-time record: 2-19 (.095)
CIS championship best result: 4th (2006)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (6th)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance, 4th in 5 years
No. 6 Ottawa Gee-Gees
Head Coach: Shelley Coolidge (6th season)
Regular season record: 8-8-2
Regular season standing: 2nd QSSF
Playoff record: 2-3
Playoff finish: QSSF finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (17 weeks): No. 8 (2 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (17 weeks): 12
Conference award winners: Danika Smith (student-athlete)
Conference 1st team all-stars: none
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Fannie Desforges (F), Erika Pouliot
(F), Kelsey de Wit (D), Jessika Audet (G)
CIS championship appearances (inaugural championship 1998): 4th
CIS championship all-time record: 2-7 (.222)
CIS championship best result: 1-time finalists (2004)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (5th)
CIS championship sequence: 3rd straight appearance, 4th in 6 years
