2010 Clarkson Cup

The 2010 Clarkson Cup was contested at the Elgin Barrow Arena in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. The four competing teams included the Brampton Thunder, Minnesota Whitecaps, Mississauga Chiefs, and Montreal Stars.

Qualification

The Brampton Thunder defeated the Burlington Barracudas in the Canadian Women's Hockey League wild card game to qualify for the Clarkson Cup tournament. The Thunder proceeded to eliminate the defending champion Montreal Stars in the semifinals.

Brampton Thunder roster

Number	Player	Position	School
4	Elysia Desmier	Forward	Guelph
9	Jennifer Kirk	Forward	Sheridan College
10	Gillian Apps	Forward	Dartmouth
12	Lori Dupuis	Forward	University of Toronto
14	Amanda Nonis	Forward	Manhattanville College
15	Kristi Alcorn	Forward	Quinnipiac
16	Jayna Hefford	Forward	Toronto
24	Nicole Tritter	Forward	Connecticut
21	Katie Dowdall	Forward	Toronto
83	Amber Welch	Forward	Keswick High School
2	Belinda Odell	Defense	Priceville High School
7	Brooke Beazer	Defense/Forward	Clarkson
5	Molly Engstrom	Defense	Wisconsin
11	Bobbi Jo Slusar	Defense	York
23	Meredith Ostrander	Defense	Brown
34	Ashley Pendleton	Defense	Mercyhurst
1	Mandy Cronin	Goalie	Maine
29	Laura Hosier	Goalie	Mercyhurst

Minnesota Whitecaps roster

Number	Player	Position	School
2	Sam Nixon	Forward	St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey
10	Brooke White	Forward	Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey
15	Andrea Nichols	Forward	Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
16	Jenny Potter	Forward	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey
17	Julie Chu	Forward	Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey
19	Erin Keys	Forward	Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey
22	Megan McCarthy	Forward	St. Cloud State Huskies
27	Maggie Fisher	Forward	MSU-Mankato
3	Chelsey Brodt	Defense	Minnesota Golden Gophers
5	Winny Brodt	Defense	Minnesota Golden Gophers
21	Allie Sanchez	Defense	Minnesota Golden Gophers
39	Megan Van Beusekom	Goaltender	Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey

Championship game

The Minnesota Whitecaps were the only team from the Western Women's Hockey League to compete in the tournament. It was the second consecutive year that the Whitecaps had made the final. The team came to the tournament with only 11 players and two goalies. Goalie Megan Van Beusekom-Sweerin had a shut out in a 4-0 win for the Whitecaps.

Scoring summary

Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal snapped a wrist shot past Thunder netminder Laura Hosier. During the first period, the Whitecaps hit the post twice. In the second period, Jenny Potter scored on a breakaway. The assist was credited to Erin Keys. In the second period, the Thunder were not able to get on the scoreboard. Molly Engstrom fired a slap shot past Van Beusekom-Sweerin, but the shot hit the post. In the third period, Maggie Fisher scored on a pass from Megan McCarthy. Andrea Fisher intercepted a pass from the Thunder. She passed to Brooke White-Lancette and scored the fourth goal on Hosier.^[1]

Awards and honours

Megan Van Beusekom-Sweerin: Top goaltender in the tournament
Brooke White, Player of the Game, Minnesota, Clarkson Cup Final
Bobbi Jo Slusar, Player of the Game, Brampton, Clarkson Cup Final
Julie Chu, Minnesota, Tournament MVP.
Lori Dupuis, Brampton, Top forward in the tournament
Molly Engstrom, Brampton, Top defender in the tournament

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Olympians in the Clarkson Cup

The following players also played for their respective countries in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Player	Team	Nationality
Gillian Apps	Brampton Thunder	Canada
Julie Chu	Minnesota Whitecaps	United States
Molly Engstrom	Brampton Thunder	United States
Jayna Hefford	Brampton Thunder	Canada
Caroline Ouellette	Montreal Stars	Canada
Jenny Potter	Minnesota Whitecaps	United States
Marie-Philip Poulin	Montreal Stars	Canada

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References

External links

Minnesota Whitecaps: Clarkson Cup Champions Bruce Peter, 17 June 2010.

Clarkson Cup

* Adrienne Clarkson Stanley Cup Abby Hoffman Cup Hockey Canada Canadian Women's Hockey League Canadian women's ice hockey history

Championships	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Winners	Canada Boston Blades (2013, 2015) Les Canadiennes (2009, 2011, 2012) Minnesota Whitecaps (2010) Toronto Furies (2014) Calgary Inferno (2016)

Most Valuable Player Award	Catherine Ward (2013) Christina Kessler (2014) Charline Labonte (2015) Delayne Brian (2016)

* Category

Canadian Women's Hockey League

Current teams:	Boston Blades Brampton Thunder Calgary Inferno Les Canadiennes de Montreal Toronto Furies

Defunct teams:	Burlington Barracudas Mississauga Chiefs Ottawa Senators Quebec Phenix Toronto Aeros Vaughan Flames

Seasons	2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017

Drafts	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

All-Star Games	2014 2016

Outdoor Classic	2016 Outdoor Women's Classic

Professional Women's Hockey seasons

NWHL	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07

CWHL	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

WWHL	2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11

NWHL (US)	2015–16 2016–17

Clarkson Cup	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Isobel Cup	2016

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