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 Jess Jones and Jillian Saulnier both scored a hat trick, becoming the first competitors in CWHL All-Star Game history to achieve the feat.
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.
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. 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.
Team White Pick Nat. Player Team Pos. 1 Marie-Philip Poulin Canadiennes de Montreal Forward 3 Rebecca Johnston Calgary Inferno Forward 5 Laura Fortino Brampton Thunder Defense 7 Caroline Ouellette Canadiennes de Montreal Forward9 Christina Kessler Toronto Furies Goaltender
Team Red Pick Nat. Player Team Pos. 2 Ann-Sophie Bettez Canadiennes de Montreal Forward 4 Courtney Birchard Brampton Thunder Defense 6 Brianne Jenner Calgary Inferno Forward 8 Emerance Maschmeyer Calgary Inferno Goaltender
Players named Player NationalityPositionTeam Erica Howe Goaltender Brampton Thunder Emerance Maschmeyer Goaltender Calgary Inferno Charline Labonte Goaltender Canadiennes de Montreal Christina Kessler Goaltender Toronto Furies Tara Watchorn Defense Boston Blades Jocelyne Larocque Defense Brampton Thunder Courtney Birchard Defense Brampton Thunder Laura Fortino Defense Brampton Thunder Meaghan Mikkelson Defense Calgary Inferno Katelyn Gosling Defense Calgary Inferno Lauriane Rougeau Defense Canadiennes de Montreal Cassandra Poudrier Defense Canadiennes de Montreal Julie Chu Defense Canadiennes de Montreal Erin Ambrose Defense Toronto Furies Carlee Campbell Defense Toronto Furies Renata Fast Defense Toronto Furies Kayla Tutino Forward Boston Blades Meghan Grieves Forward Boston Blades Jess Jones Forward Brampton Thunder Laura Stacey Forward Brampton Thunder Rebecca Vint Forward Brampton Thunder Jamie Lee Rattray Forward Brampton Thunder Brianne Jenner Forward Calgary Inferno Jillian Saulnier Forward Calgary Inferno Haley Irwin Forward Calgary Inferno Rebecca Johnston Forward Calgary Inferno Marie-Philip Poulin Forward Canadiennes de Montreal Caroline Ouellette Forward Canadiennes de Montreal Ann-Sophie Bettez Forward Canadiennes de Montreal Sarah Lefort Forward Canadiennes de Montreal Natalie Spooner Forward Toronto Furies Jenelle Kohanchuk Forward Toronto Furies Kelly Terry Forward Toronto Furies Michela Cava Forward Toronto Furies
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 Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st period: Emerance Maschmeyer (Team Blue) vs. Christina Kessler (Team White) Team White Jess Jones (1) Carlee Campbell (1), Rebecca Johnston (1) 07:36 1-0, Team White Team White Jess Jones (2) Jillian Saulnier (1), Rebecca Johnston (2) 12:03 2-0, Team White Team White Jillian Saulnier (1) Marie-Philip Poulin (1) 14:05 3-0, Team White 2nd period: Emerance Maschmeyer and Erica Howe (Team Blue) vs. Christina Kessler and Charline Labonte (Team White) Team Blue Kelly Terry (1) Jamie Lee Rattray (1) 15:42 3-1, Team White Team White Jillian Saulnier (2) Marie-Philip Poulin (2) 18:41 4-1, Team White Team Blue Brianne Jenner (1) Natalie Spooner (1), Jamie-Lee Rattray (2) 19:20 4-2, Team White 3rd period: Erica Howe (Team Blue) vs. Charline Labonte (Team White) Team Blue Jenelle Kohanchuk (1) Power Play Haley Irwin (1) 01:31 4-3, Team White Team White Rebecca Johnston (1) Carlee Campbell (2) 03:08 5-3, Team White Team White Marie-Philip Poulin (1) Laura Stacey (1), Rebecca Vint (1) 06:32 6-3, Team White Team Blue Haley Irwin (1) Jenelle Kohanchuk (1) 06:42 6-4, Team White Team White Jess Jones (3) Rebecca Johnston (3) 06:32 7-4, Team White Team Blue Jenelle Kohanchuk (2) Ann-Sophie Bettez (1) 10:28 7-5, Team White Team White Meghan Grieves (1) Marie-Philip Poulin (3), Laura Fortino (1) 17:20 8-5, Team White Team White Jillian Saulnier (3) Empty Net Unassisted 18:52 9-5, Team White
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