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| Location(s) | Markham, Ontario | |||||||||
| Dates | March 23, 2013 | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Stars: Caroline Ouellette (2023) Kim St-Pierre (2020) | |||||||||
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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.
| 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 (OT) |
| March 22 | Toronto | Brampton | Toronto, 4-3 (OT) |
| Team | W | L | OTL | GF | GA |
| Montreal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Toronto | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Brampton | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
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