The 1997 Canadian National Championship was held in Richmond, British Columbia from March 6-9, 1997. There were eight different provinces represented at this year's Esso Women's National Championship. Each province sends either an all-star team, or the team that wins the provincial championship for the highest level of women's hockey within that province. The Edmonton Chimos from Alberta are the 1997 National Champions!
For the 1997 Esso Women's National Championship the provinces were divided into two groups, with Quebec, British Columbia, B.C., and Manitoba in Pool A, and, Alberta, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan in Pool B. The standings after the round-robin play and the results of all games are shown below.
Pool A GP W L T GF GA PTS Quebec 3 3 0 0 16 2 6 New Brunswick 3 2 1 0 9 4 4 B.C. 3 1 2 0 6 15 2 Manitoba 3 0 3 0 2 12 0 Pool B GP W L T GF GA PTS Alberta 3 3 0 0 15 5 6 Ontario 3 2 1 0 22 1 4 Saskatchewan 3 0 2 1 9 18 1 P.E.I. 3 0 2 1 6 28 1
Here are the results of the championship games played on the final day (March 9th) of competition (The gold game was broadcasted live on The Sports Network (TSN)):
Gold medal Game: Alberta 3 -vs- Team Quebec 2 Bronze medal Game: Ontario 4 -vs- New Brunswick 2
MV Defense: Geraldine Heaney - Ontario. MV Forward: Nancy Drolet - Quebec MV Goalie: Jane Clegg - Saskatchewan. MV Player: France St-Louis - Quebec MSportsman Like Player: Dawn McGuire - Alberta MSportsman Team Award: Prince Edward Island
Thursday, March 6, 1997
Quebec 2 -vs- New Brunswick 1
British Columbia 3 -vs- Manitoba 2
Alberta 5 -vs- Saskatchewan 4
Ontario 14 -vs- PEI 0
New Brunswick 3 -vs- British Columbia 2
Alberta 1 -vs- Ontario 0
Friday, March 7, 1997
Saskatchewan 5 -vs- PEI 5
New Brunswick 5 -vs- Manitoba 0
Quebec 10 -vs- British Columbia 1
Ontario 8 -vs- Saskatchewan 0
PEI 1 -vs- Alberta 9
Manitoba 0 -vs- Quebec 4
Saturday, March 8, 1997
N.B. 8 -vs- Saskatchewan 0
Ontario 8 -vs- British Columbia 0
Manitoba 5 -vs- PEI 4
N.B. 2 -vs- Alberta 5
Ontario 1 -vs- Quebec 3
Sunday, March 9, 1997
Saskatchewan 3 -vs- British Columbia 1
Ontario 4 -vs- New Brunswick 2
Alberta 3 -vs- Team Quebec 2
Gold Medal game: Quebec 5 New Brunswick 2
Bronze Medal game: Alberta 3 Ontario 0
5th Place game: BC 4 Saskatchewan 1
7th Place game: Manitoba 5 PEI 3
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