2019 Clarkson Cup

2019 Clarkson Cup
1 Total Calgary Inferno 5 5 Canadiennes de Montreal 2 2
Location(s)	Toronto, Ontario
Dates	March 24, 2019
←  2018 Clarkson Cup

The 2019 Clarkson Cup was held at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto on 24 March 2019 with the Calgary Inferno defeating the Canadiennes de Montreal by a score of 5-2. Brianna Decker scored the game-winning goal during a power play opportunity in the second period, with Kacey Bellamy logging the assist. Inferno forward Zoe Hickel was recognized as the First Star of the Game.

Game summary

Scoring summary
Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st period: Emerance Maschmeyer (Montreal) vs. Alex Rigsby (Calgary)
Inferno	Zoe Hickel (1)	Katelyn Gosling, Kacey Bellamy	7:59	1-0, Inferno
Inferno	Halli Krzyzaniak (1)	Blayre Turnbull	12:59	2-0, Inferno
2nd period: Maschmeyer (Montreal) vs. Rigsby (Calgary)
Canadiennes	Ann-Sophie Bettez (1)	Sarah Lefort	3 :43	2-1, Inferno
Inferno	Brianna Decker (1), PP	Bellamy (2)	12 :42	3-1, Inferno
Canadiennes	Bettez (2)	Hilary Knight, Erin Ambrose	17 :37	3-2, Inferno
3rd period: Maschmeyer (Montreal) vs. Rigsby (Calgary)

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Playoff seeding

	Clarkson Cup semifinals Best-of-three					Clarkson Cup Championship
	1	Calgary Inferno	x
	4	Toronto Furies	x
						1	Calgary Inferno	5
						2	Canadiennes de Montreal	2
	2	Canadiennes de Montreal	2
	x	Markham Thunder	x

Awards and honors

• Playoff MVP: Brianna Decker
• First Star of the Game: Zoe Hickel
• Second Star of the Game: Ann-Sophie Bettez
• Third Star of the Game: Kacey Bellamy

Calgary Inferno – 2019 Clarkson Cup champions

With the victory, Alex Rigsby became the first American-born goaltender to win an Olympic Gold Medal (2018), IIHF World Championship (2017), and a Clarkson Cup championship. Venla Hovi becomes the first player from Finland to win the Clarkson Cup, while Aina Mizukami is the third player from Japan to have won. As a side note, the first two Japanese players to have won, Kanae Aoki and Aina Takeuchi were part of Calgary's first Clarkson Cup win, back in 2016.

Defenders 3 Tori Hickel   United States 4 Brigette Lacquette   Canada 5 Kelly Murray   Canada 18 Aina Mizukami   Japan 21 Halli Krzyzaniak   Canada 22 Kacey Bellamy   United States 51 Katelyn Gosling   Canada

Forwards 2 Laura Dostaler   Canada 6 Rebecca Johnston   Canada 7 Venla Hovi   Finland 8 Erica Kromm   Canada 9 Dakota Woodworth   Canada 10 Rhianna Kurio   Canada 11 Eden Murray   Canada 13 Kelty Apperson   Canada 14 Brianna Decker   United States 16 Rebecca Leslie   Canada 17 Kaitlin Willoughby   Canada 19 Brianne Jenner   Canada 28 Louise Warren   Canada 40 Blayre Turnbull   Canada 44 Zoe Hickel   United States

Goaltenders 1 Alex Rigsby   United States 33 Lindsey Post   Canada 41 Annie Belanger   Canada

Coaching and Administrative Staff

• Ryan Hilderman (Head coach)
• Becky McGee, Assistant coach
• Krister Toews, Assistant coach
• Mandi Duhamel, Assistant Coach
• Brodie Lefaivre, Trainer
• Charley Hasselaar, Trainer
• Kurtis Smith, Equipment Manager
• Kirsten Haag, General Manager

References

1. "Clarkson Cup Game Summary". CWHL. 2019-03-24. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-27.