Clarkson Cup

Caroline Ouellette with the Clarkson Cup (March 2011)

The Clarkson Cup is an ice hockey trophy that has been awarded annually to the best Canadian (North American) women's ice hockey team by Hockey Canada since 2009 . The Clarkson Cup is seen as the female counterpart to the Stanley Cup . Since 2011, the Clarkson Cup has been the championship trophy of the Canadian Women's Hockey League .

history

Adrienne Clarkson , donor of the cup

The cup was donated in 2005 by the then Canadian Governor General , Adrienne Clarkson , based on the Stanley Cup and its foundation by Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby .

In 2006, the trophy was handed over to the Hockey Canada Association , which initially awarded the Canadian women's ice hockey team for their Olympic victory. Between 2006 and 2008, the trophy was not awarded due to legal disputes between the Inuit artists, Adrienne Clarkson and Hockey Canada.

At the beginning of the 2008/09 season, the cup was played in a final tournament after the disputes had been settled. The best teams in the Canadian Women's Hockey League and the Western Women's Hockey League qualified for this until 2011 . The first athletic winners of the trophy were the Stars de Montréal , who defeated the Minnesota Whitecaps 3-1 on March 21, 2009 . Adrienne Clarkson herself presented the trophy to the winning team.

Since the 2011/12 season , the Clarkson Cup has been the exclusive championship trophy of the Canadian Women's Hockey League following the cessation of play in the Western Women's Hockey League.

design

The trophy itself consists of a silver cup with the coat of arms of Adrienne Clarkson engraved on the bowl. Ice hockey masks are engraved on the base and flowers from each Canadian province are engraved on the base. The cup is 35 cm high and 16 cm in diameter.

The trophy was designed at Nunavut Arctic College in Iqaluit .

List of winners

The final tournament will be played at a predetermined, neutral location.

year	place	winner	loser	Result
2006	Westin Harbor Castle Hotel , Toronto	Awarded to the Canadian women's ice hockey team
2007-2008	no award due to litigation
2009	K-Rock Center , Kingston	Stars de Montréal	Minnesota Whitecaps	3: 1
2010	Elgin Barrow Arena , Richmond Hill	Minnesota Whitecaps	Brampton Canadettes-Thunder	4-0
2011	Barrie Molson Center , Barrie	Stars de Montréal	Toronto Eros	5-0
2012	Gale Center , Niagara Falls	Stars de Montréal	Brampton Thunder	4: 2
2013	Markham Centennial Center , Markham	Boston Blades	Stars de Montréal	5: 2
2014	Markham Centennial Center, Markham	Toronto Furies	Boston Blades	1: 0 a.d.
2015	Markham Centennial Center, Markham	Boston Blades	Stars de Montréal	3: 2 a.d.
2016	Canadian Tire Center , Ottawa	Calgary Inferno	Les Canadiennes de Montréal	8: 3
2017	Canadian Tire Center, Ottawa	Les Canadiennes de Montréal	Calgary Inferno	3: 1
2018	Ricoh Coliseum , Toronto	Markham Thunder	Kunlun Red Star	2: 1 a.d.

Web links

• Clarkson Cup at hhof.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Clarkson Cup 2017 - Canadian Women's Hockey League. In: thecwhl.com. December 22, 2016, accessed May 17, 2017 . 
2. ^ Governor general creates 'Clarkson Cup'. In: cbc.ca. September 14, 2005, accessed May 17, 2017 . 
3. ^ Clarkson Cup in limbo over ownership rights. In: thestar.com . October 31, 2007, accessed May 17, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Montreal Stars win women's national hockey championship. In: cbc.ca. March 21, 2009, accessed May 17, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Minnesota wins Clarkson Cup. In: iihf.com. March 28, 2010, accessed May 17, 2017 . 
6. ^ Minnesota Whitecaps: Clarkson Cup Champions. In: puckworlds.com. June 17, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2017 . 
7. ↑ Montreal claims Clarkson Cup. In: iihf.com. March 27, 2012, accessed May 17, 2017 . 
8. ^ Boston defeats Montreal to win Clarkson Cup. In: cbc.ca. March 23, 2013, accessed May 17, 2017 . 
9. ↑ Boston takes Clarkson Cup. In: iihf.com. March 8, 2015, accessed May 17, 2017 . 
10. ^ Andrew Podnieks: Montreal takes Clarkson Cup. In: worldwomen2017.com. March 6, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017 .