2019 Clarkson Cup

2019 Clarkson Cup
1 Total Calgary Inferno 5 5 Canadiennes de Montreal 2 2
Location(s)	Toronto, Ontario
Dates	March 24, 2019
Clarkson Cup

The 2019 Clarkson Cup was held at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto on 24 March 2019 with the Calgary Inferno defeating the Canadiennes de Montreal by a score of 5-2. Brianna Decker scored the game-winning goal during a power play opportunity in the second period, with Kacey Bellamy logging the assist. Inferno forward Zoe Hickel was recognized as the First Star of the Game.

Game summary

Scoring summary
Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st period: Emerance Maschmeyer (Montreal) vs. Alex Rigsby (Calgary)
Inferno	Zoe Hickel (1)	Katelyn Gosling, Kacey Bellamy	7:59	1-0, Inferno
Inferno	Halli Krzyzaniak (1)	Blayre Turnbull	12:59	2-0, Inferno
2nd period: Maschmeyer (Montreal) vs. Rigsby (Calgary)
Canadiennes	Ann-Sophie Bettez (1)	Sarah Lefort	3 :43	2-1, Inferno
Inferno	Brianna Decker (1), PP	Bellamy (2)	12 :42	3-1, Inferno
Canadiennes	Bettez (2)	Hilary Knight, Erin Ambrose	17 :37	3-2, Inferno
3rd period: Maschmeyer (Montreal) vs. Rigsby (Calgary)

Playoff seeding

	Clarkson Cup semifinals Best-of-three					Clarkson Cup Championship
	1	Calgary Inferno	x
	4	Toronto Furies	x
						1	Calgary Inferno	5
						2	Canadiennes de Montreal	2
	2	Canadiennes de Montreal	2
	x	Markham Thunder	x

Awards and honors

• Playoff MVP: Brianna Decker
• First Star of the Game: Zoe Hickel
• Second Star of the Game: Ann-Sophie Bettez
• Third Star of the Game: Kacey Bellamy

Calgary Inferno – 2019 Clarkson Cup champions

With the victory, Alex Rigsby became the first American-born goaltender to win an Olympic Gold Medal (2018), IIHF World Championship (2017), and a Clarkson Cup championship. Venla Hovi becomes the first player from Finland to win the Clarkson Cup, while Aina Mizukami is the third player from Japan to have won. As a side note, the first two Japanese players to have won, Kanae Aoki and Aina Takeuchi were part of Calgary's first Clarkson Cup win, back in 2016.

Defenders

• 3 Tori Hickel United States
• 4 Brigette Lacquette Canada
• 5 Kelly Murray Canada
• 18 Aina Mizukami Japan
• 21 Halli Krzyzaniak Canada
• 22 Kacey Bellamy United States
• 51 Katelyn Gosling Canada

Forwards

• 2 Laura Dostaler Canada
• 6 Rebecca Johnston Canada
• 7 Venla Hovi Finland
• 8 Erica Kromm Canada
• 9 Dakota Woodworth Canada
• 10 Rhianna Kurio Canada
• 11 Eden Murray Canada
• 13 Kelty Apperson Canada
• 14 Brianna Decker United States
• 16 Rebecca Leslie Canada
• 17 Kaitlin Willoughby Canada
• 19 Brianne Jenner Canada
• 28 Louise Warren Canada
• 40 Blayre Turnbull Canada
• 44 Zoe Hickel United States

Goaltenders

• 1 Alex Rigsby United States
• 33 Lindsey Post Canada
• 41 Annie Belanger Canada

Coaching and Administrative Staff

• Ryan Hilderman (Head coach)
• Becky McGee, Assistant coach
• Krister Toews, Assistant coach
• Mandi Duhamel, Assistant Coach
• Brodie Lefaivre, Trainer
• Charley Hasselaar, Trainer
• Kurtis Smith, Equipment Manager
• Kirsten Haag, General Manager