Hockey Martlets announce major award winners
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(Caroline Hill (far left) poses alongside fellow
trophy winners Taylor Salisbury, Ann-Sophie Bettez, Cathy Chartrand
and Vanessa Davidson. PHOTO BY: Prof. Derek
Drummond)
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MONTREAL - Cathy Chartrand added two more pieces of silverware to her trophy case, Friday, walking away with two major awards from the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ women's hockey awards gala, held on campus at the Sir Arthur Currie gymnasium.
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Chartrand, a 5-foot-10 defenceman from Lac Nominingue, Que., who was named the previous night as the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ female athlete of the year, was announced as the Team MVP in addition to receiving the team's most outstanding defenceman trophy.
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Other honorees included ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Ann-Sophie Bettez (most outstanding offensive player) of Sept-Iles, Que., centre Vanessa Davidson (most dedicated player) of Kirkland, Que., rearguard Caroline Hill (most improved player) of Dorval, Que., and goaltender Taylor Salisbury (rookie of the year) of Surrey, B.C.
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The soirée concluded with a teary-eyed tribute to four graduating seniors, including Davidson, the team captain, plus ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Rebecca Martindale of Kingston, Ont., ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Amy Soberano of Toronto, and goaltender Gabrielle Smith of Ottawa,
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Chartrand, a third-year physical and health education major, was the top-scoring blueliner in the country with 10 goals and 28 points in 20 regular season games, earning player-of-the-year honours in the Quebec conference and receiving CIS all-Canadian status. In 42 games overall, she set ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ single-season scoring records for most goals (22) and points (59) by a defenceman breaking the previous standards set by Catherine Ward.,
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Bettez, a 22-year-old management junior who also played for the national under-22 squad, earned all-Canadian honours for the third consecutive season. She scored 40 goals in 40 games overall, the second-highest offensive output in school history and ended up with a 40-20-60 record, just edging out Davidson (42GP: 23-37-60) for the team's scoring title.
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Davidson, a 25-year-old physical education senior who earned all-Canadian status four times in five seasons, will graduate as ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s all-time leader in games played (203), goals (145), assists (158) and points (303).
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Hill, a 23-year-old physical education senior, posted a career-best 5-27-32 record in 42 games overall. She will be returning for a fifth season.
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Salisbury split the regular-season netminding chores but took over the number one role in the post-season. In 25 games overall, she chalked up a 19-3-0 record with six shutouts, a 1.35 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage.
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Among the graduating seniors, Martindale, a fifth-year education major, posted totals of 59-59-118 in 194 career contests. Soberano, a fourth-year arts & science major and a hard-working defensive ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, had a 25-33-58 record in 162 games overall. Smith, a fifth-year music major who served as a back-up goalie to Charline Labonté for the previous three seasons, finally earned the starting role this season. She had posted a 6-1-0 record before having her campaign cut short last fall when knocked off her bicycle and run over by a truck. In 13 career games, she registered a 10-2 record with one shutout, a 1.96 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage.
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The event marked the final official duty for acting head coach Amey Doyle, who was filling in for Peter Smith, on sabbatical to coach with the gold-medal-winning Canadian Olympic women's team. ÌýDoyle won coach-of-the-year honours and guided the Martlets to a Quebec conference title and a CIS silver medal finish, with a 32-1-0 mark against CIS opponents and a record-breaking 86-game win streak which was snapped in the CIS gold medal game.
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation, Room 225 B
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514-398-7012 (Tel.)
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