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

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3rd CWHL All-Star Game
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Team Blue0235
Team White3159
DateFebruary 12, 2017
Arena Air Canada Centre
City Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MVP To Be Determined
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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 [1] Jess Jones and Jillian Saulnier both scored a hat trick, [2] becoming the first competitors in CWHL All-Star Game history to achieve the feat.

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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. [3]

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. [4] 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.

Players named

PlayerNationalityPositionTeam
Erica Howe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada GoaltenderBrampton Thunder
Emerance Maschmeyer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada GoaltenderCalgary Inferno
Charline Labonte Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada GoaltenderCanadiennes de Montreal
Christina Kessler Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada GoaltenderToronto Furies
Tara Watchorn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DefenseBoston Blades
Jocelyne Larocque Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DefenseBrampton Thunder
Courtney Birchard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DefenseBrampton Thunder
Laura Fortino Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DefenseBrampton Thunder
Meaghan Mikkelson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DefenseCalgary Inferno
Katelyn Gosling Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DefenseCalgary Inferno
Lauriane Rougeau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DefenseCanadiennes de Montreal
Cassandra Poudrier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DefenseCanadiennes de Montreal
Julie Chu Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DefenseCanadiennes de Montreal
Erin Ambrose Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DefenseToronto Furies
Carlee Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DefenseToronto Furies
Renata Fast Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DefenseToronto Furies
Kayla Tutino Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardBoston Blades
Meghan Grieves Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States ForwardBoston Blades
Jess Jones Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardBrampton Thunder
Laura Stacey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardBrampton Thunder
Rebecca Vint Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardBrampton Thunder
Jamie Lee Rattray Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardBrampton Thunder
Brianne Jenner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardCalgary Inferno
Jillian Saulnier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardCalgary Inferno
Haley Irwin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardCalgary Inferno
Rebecca Johnston Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardCalgary Inferno
Marie-Philip Poulin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardCanadiennes de Montreal
Caroline Ouellette Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardCanadiennes de Montreal
Ann-Sophie Bettez Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardCanadiennes de Montreal
Sarah Lefort Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardCanadiennes de Montreal
Natalie Spooner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardToronto Furies
Jenelle Kohanchuk Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardToronto Furies
Kelly Terry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardToronto Furies
Michela Cava Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ForwardToronto Furies

[5]

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
TeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1st period: Emerance Maschmeyer (Team Blue) vs. Christina Kessler (Team White)
Team White Jess Jones (1) Carlee Campbell (1), Rebecca Johnston (1)07:361-0, Team White
Team White Jess Jones (2) Jillian Saulnier (1), Rebecca Johnston (2)12:032-0, Team White
Team WhiteJillian Saulnier (1) Marie-Philip Poulin (1)14:053-0, Team White
2nd period: Emerance Maschmeyer and Erica Howe (Team Blue) vs. Christina Kessler and Charline Labonte (Team White)
Team BlueKelly Terry (1) Jamie Lee Rattray (1)15:423-1, Team White
Team WhiteJillian Saulnier (2)Marie-Philip Poulin (2)18:414-1, Team White
Team Blue Brianne Jenner (1) Natalie Spooner (1), Jamie-Lee Rattray (2)19:204-2, Team White
3rd period: Erica Howe (Team Blue) vs. Charline Labonte (Team White)
Team Blue Jenelle Kohanchuk (1) Power Play Haley Irwin (1)01:314-3, Team White
Team WhiteRebecca Johnston (1)Carlee Campbell (2)03:085-3, Team White
Team WhiteMarie-Philip Poulin (1) Laura Stacey (1), Rebecca Vint (1)06:326-3, Team White
Team Blue Haley Irwin (1)Jenelle Kohanchuk (1)06:426-4, Team White
Team WhiteJess Jones (3)Rebecca Johnston (3)06:327-4, Team White
Team BlueJenelle Kohanchuk (2) Ann-Sophie Bettez (1)10:287-5, Team White
Team White Meghan Grieves (1)Marie-Philip Poulin (3), Laura Fortino (1)17:208-5, Team White
Team WhiteJillian Saulnier (3) Empty NetUnassisted18:529-5, Team White

[6]

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