2010 Clarkson Cup

2010 Clarkson Cup
2010 Clarkson Cup
Location(s)	Richmond Hill, Ontario
Dates	March 28, 2010
Hall of Famers	Thunder:; Jayna Hefford (2018)

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
10	Brooke White	Forward	Northeastern
15	Andrea Nichols	Forward	Minnesota
16	Jenny Potter	Forward	Minnesota Duluth
17	Julie Chu	Forward	Harvard
19	Erin Keys	Forward	Ohio State
22	Megan McCarthy	Forward	St. Cloud State
27	Maggie Fisher	Forward	Minnesota State–Mankato
3	Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal	Defense	Minnesota
5	Winny Brodt	Defense	Minnesota
21	Allie Sanchez	Defense	Minnesota
39	Megan Van Beusekom	Goaltender	Princeton

Tournament

Semifinals

Date	Time	Participants	Score
March 27, 2009	12:00	Brampton Thunder vs. Montreal Stars	Brampton, 3-2
March 27, 2009	16:00	Minnesota Whitecaps vs. Mississauga Chiefs	Minnesota, 3-0

Finals

Date	Time	Participants	Score
March 28, 2009	15:00	Brampton Thunder vs. Minnesota Whitecaps	Minnesota, 4-0

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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 shutout 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.^[2]

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