2015–16 CWHL season
| 2015–16 CWHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Les Canadiennes |
| Season MVP | Marie-Philip Poulin |
| Top scorer | Marie-Philip Poulin |
| Clarkson Cup | |
| Champions | Calgary Inferno |
The 2015–16 CWHL season is the ninth season of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL).
Offseason
CWHL Draft
For the second consecutive year, the
Regular season
Regular season scoring was led by four Canadiennes players, with Marie-Philip Poulin claiming the Angela James Bowl as the CWHL's top scorer. Along with Natalie Spooner of the Toronto Furies and Laura Fortino of the Brampton Thunder, she was also nominated for the MVP title.[4]
Milestones
In a game against the Brampton Thunder on December 13, 2015,
Standings
y– indicates team has clinched regular season title
x– indicates team has clinched a playoff spot
| Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | L | Pts | Pts% | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y– Les Canadiennes |
24 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | .875 | 114 | 36 |
| x– Calgary Inferno | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34 | .708 | 97 | 67 |
| x– Brampton Thunder |
24 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 33 | .688 | 91 | 67 |
| x– Toronto Furies | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | .292 | 59 | 87 |
Boston Blades |
24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | .042 | 18 | 122 |
All-Star Game
The CWHL All-Star Game was held at Toronto's
Statistical leaders
Leading skaters
The following players are sorted by points, then goals.[6]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Philip Poulin | Les Canadiennes
|
22 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 10 |
| Ann-Sophie Bettez | Les Canadiennes
|
24 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 12 |
Kim Deschenes
|
Les Canadiennes
|
24 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 6 |
| Caroline Ouellette | Les Canadiennes
|
24 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 18 |
| Natalie Spooner | Toronto Furies | 22 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 20 |
| Jamie Lee Rattray | Brampton Thunder
|
22 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 18 |
| Brianne Jenner | Calgary Inferno | 24 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 6 |
| Laura Fortino | Brampton Thunder
|
24 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 10 |
| Rebecca Vint | Brampton Thunder
|
24 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 42 |
| Elana Lovell | Calgary Inferno | 24 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 8 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders with a minimum 500 minutes played lead the league in goals against average.[7]
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | SA | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | W | L | OTL | SOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charline Labonte |
Les Canadiennes
|
20 | 1144:26 | 386 | 29 | 5 | 1.52 | .925 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Liz Knox | Brampton Thunder
|
10 | 502:00 | 276 | 21 | 2 | 2.51 | .924 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Erica Howe | Brampton Thunder
|
17 | 941:24 | 495 | 42 | 2 | 2.68 | .915 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Delayne Brian | Calgary Inferno | 20 | 1104:29 | 500 | 55 | 2 | 2.99 | .890 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Clarkson Cup playoffs
| Clarkson Cup semifinals | Clarkson Cup final | ||||||||
| 1 | Montreal | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Toronto | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Montreal | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Calgary | 8 | |||||||
| 2 | Calgary | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Brampton | 0 | |||||||
Awards and honors
- CWHL Most Valuable Player: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal
- CWHL Top Forward: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal
- CWHL Defender of the Year: Laura Fortino, Brampton
- CWHL Goaltender of the Year: Charline Labonte, Montreal
- Angela James Bowl winner: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal
- CWHL Outstanding Rookie: Elana Lovell, Calgary
- CWHL Coach of the Year: Tyler Fines, Brampton
- CWHL Humanitarian of the Year: Lisa-Marie Breton, Montreal
CWHL All-Rookie Team
- Goaltender: Sydney Aveson
- Defender: Brigitte Lacquette
- Defender: Sarah Edney
- Forward: Elana Lovell
- Forward: Jillian Saulnier
- Forward: Rebecca Vint
References
- ^ Jason La Rose (2015-08-25). "Taking the next step. Four first-round picks lead U18 nationals alumnae selected in CWHL Draft". Hockey Canada.
- ^ "Draft Tracker". CWHL.
- ^ "Blades Wrap Season with Clash Against Canadiennes". Boston Blades. 2016-02-19.
- ^ "2016 CWHL Award Nominees Announced". CWHL. 2016-03-02.
- ^ "MARIN HITS MILESTONE AS LES CANADIENNES SPLIT WEEKEND SET VS. BRAMPTON THUNDER". CWHL – Canadiennes de Montreal. 2015-12-13. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ "Scoring Leaders". CWHL.
- ^ "Goalie Leaders". CWHL.