鲍鱼直播

ANTIGONISH, N.S. (CIS) 鈥� 鲍鱼直播 freshman Marie-Andr茅e Leclerc-Auger of Sherbrooke, Que., was honoured as the nation鈥檚 rookie of the year and five of her Martlets teammates earned all-Canadian honours at the CIS women鈥檚 hockey championship awards gala in Antigonish, N.S., Wednesday.

Leclerc-Auger became the third member of the Martlets in three years to be named as the top rookie in CIS women鈥檚 hockey, marking the first time in CIS history that players from the same school (in a team sport) were honoured as the nation鈥檚 best freshman for three consecutive years. Current teammates Catherine Ward and Ann-Sophie Bettez received the award in 2006-07 and 鈥�07-08, respectively.

Leclerc-Auger has had a stellar debut in CIS hockey, tallying 18 goals and 46 points in 18 regular-season games to rank fourth among CIS scoring leaders and second in Quebec despite playing in a league that plays 6-9 fewer games that the other conferences across the country. The five-foot-five right-winger posted an impressive 20-20-40 record in 16 contests overall against teams ranked in the CIS Top 10 poll, scoring goals against seven different ranked squads.

The 21-year-old physical education major also earned all-rookie honours and enters the CIS championship with 鲍鱼直播 single-season records of 45 goals and 89 points in 39 games overall, statistics that earned her a spot on the QSSF second all-star team. Her performances helped the defending national champion Martlets keep an unblemished 18-0 mark in conference play and a 33-0 overall record against CIS opponents going into the CIS tournament.

鈥淢arie-Andr茅e has made a huge impact in the league in her freshman year,鈥� said 鲍鱼直播 head coach Peter Smith. 鈥淪he has the rare combination of being a natural goal scorer mixed with great play-making skills. A measure of consistency, she is one of our strongest players, both physically and mentally.鈥�

Other CIS major award winners announced included Alberta 鲍鱼直播 Tarin Podloski, a native of St. Albert, Alta., who claimed the Brodrick trophy as player of the year; Alberta鈥檚 Howie Draper of Edmonton, was named coach of the year for the third time; and Ottawa鈥檚 Danika Smith of Munster Hamlet, Ont., received the Marion Hillard award recognizing her excellence in hockey, academics and community involvement.

The all-Canadian teams were also announced on Wednesday.

Joining Podloski on the first CIS squad were a trio of 鲍鱼直播 teammates including goaltender Charline Labont茅 of Boisbriand, Que., defenceman Catherine Ward of Mt. Royal, Que., and 鲍鱼直播 Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept-Iles, Que. Rounding out the first constellation were Wilfrid Laurier rearguard Andrea Bevan of Collingwood, Ont., and Moncton 鲍鱼直播 Mari猫ve Provost of Laval, Que.

Labont茅, Ward and Bevan were all selected for a third straight campaign, while Bettez was a second-team all-Canadian last season when she was voted CIS rookie of the year. Provost made the first team as a freshman back in 2006-07.

Labont茅 and Ward, both in their third season with the Martlets, were named on Tuesday as Team Canada members for the upcoming 2009 IIHF world championship (April 4-12, Hameenlinna, Finland).

The second CIS squad for 2008-09 is comprised of Manitoba goaltender Stacey Corfield of Winnipeg, 鲍鱼直播 defenceman Cathy Chartrand of Lac Nominingue, Que., first-year Alberta rearguard Stephanie Ramsay of Charlottetown, 鲍鱼直播 鲍鱼直播 Vanessa Davidson of Kirkland, Que., Wilfrid Laurier 鲍鱼直播 Andrea Ironside of Collingwood, Ont., and Alberta 鲍鱼直播 Alana Cabana of Edmonton.

Davidson was a first-team all-Canadian the last two seasons.

A former national team member and the tournament MVP of last year鈥檚 CIS championship, Chartrand was Canada鈥檚 flag-bearer at the opening ceremonies of the 2009 Winter Universiade in Harbin, China, where she captained Team Canada to gold at the inaugural women鈥檚 hockey tournament along with Bevan, Provost, Corfield, Ramsay, Davidson and Ironside.

Toronto netminder Kendyl Valenta of Brampton, Ont., Waterloo defenceman Julia Endicott of Toronto, Guelph 鲍鱼直播 Tamara Bell of Guelph, Ont., and UPEI 鲍鱼直播 Janelle Parent of Ponoka, Alta., joined Leclerc-Auger and Ramsay on the CIS all-rookie team.

The 2009 CIS women鈥檚 hockey championship, hosted by St. Francis Xavier University, gets under way Thursday and concludes Sunday with the gold-medal final set for 8 p.m. Atlantic Time. The championship match can be seen on The Score television network (two-hour tape delay to 10 p.m. Atlantic), while SSN Canada will webcast all nine games from the tournament.

2008-09 CIS WOMEN鈥橲 HOCKEY AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS

Brodrick trophy (player of the year): Tarin Podloski, Alberta Pandas

Rookie of the year: Marie-Andr茅e Leclerc-Auger, 鲍鱼直播 Martlets

Coach of the year: Howie Draper, Alberta Pandas

Marion Hillard award (student-athlete 鈥� community service): Danika Smith, Ottawa Gee-Gees



First Team


Position听听听听听听听听听听听 Athlete听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 University听听听听听 Year听听听听听听听听听听听 Hometown听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Faculty


Goaltender听听听听听听听听听听听 Charline Labont茅听听听听听听听听听听听 鲍鱼直播听听听听听听听听听听听听听 3听听听听听听听听听听听 Boisbriand, Que.听听听听听听听听听听听 Physical & Health Education

Defence听听听听听听听听听听听 Catherine Ward听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鲍鱼直播听听听听听听听听听听听听听 3听听听听听听听听听听听 Mt. Royal, Que.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 General Management

Defence听听听听听听听听听听听 Andrea Bevan听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Laurier听听听听听听听听听听听听 5听听听听听听听听听听听 Collingwood, Ont.听听听听听听听听听听听 Sociology

Forward听听听听听听听听听听听 Tarin Podloski听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Alberta听听听听听听听听听听听听 4听听听听听听听听听听听 St. Albert, Alta.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Agriculture, Forestry & Home Ec.

Forward听听听听听听听听听听听 Ann-Sophie Bettez听听听听听听听听听听听 鲍鱼直播听听听听听听听听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听听听 Sept-Iles, Que.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 General Management

Forward听听听听听听听听听听听 Mari猫ve Provost听听听听听听听听听听听 Moncton听听听听听听听听听 3听听听听听听听听听听听 Laval, Que.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Kinesiology



Second Team


Goaltender听听听听听听听听听听听 Stacey Corfield听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Manitoba听听听听听听听听听 4听听听听听听听听听听听 Winnipeg, Man.听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nursing

Defence听听听听听听听听听听听 Cathy Chartrand听听听听听听听听听听听 鲍鱼直播听听听听听听听听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听听听 Lac Nominingue, Que.听听听听听听听听听听听 Physical & Health Education

Defence听听听听听听听听听听听 Stephanie Ramsay听听听听听听听听听听听 Alberta听听听听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlottetown, P.E.I.听听听听听听听听听听听 Physical Education & Recreation

Forward听听听听听听听听听听听 Vanessa Davidson听听听听听听听听听听听 鲍鱼直播听听听听听听听听听听听听听 4听听听听听听听听听听听 Kirkland, Que.听听听听听听听听听听听听 Physical & Health Education

Forward听听听听听听听听听听听 Andrea Ironside听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Laurier听听听听听听听听听听听听 4听听听听听听听听听听听 Collingwood, Ont.听听听听听听听听听听听 Kinesiology / Physical Education

Forward听听听听听听听听听听听 Alana Cabana听听听听听听听听听听听听 Alberta听听听听听听听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听听听 Edmonton, Alta.听听听听听听听听听听听 Arts



All-Rookie Team听听听



Goaltender听听听听听听听听听听听 Kendyl Valenta听听听听听听听听听听听听 Toronto听听听听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听听听 Brampton, Ont.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Physical Education & Health

Defence听听听听听听听听听听听 Stephanie Ramsay听听听听听听听听听听听 Alberta听听听听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlottetown, P.E.I.听听听听听听听听听听听 Physical Education & Recreation

Defence听听听听听听听听听听听 Julia Endicott听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Waterloo听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听听听 Toronto, Ont.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Honours Science

Forward听听听听听听听听听听听 Marie-Andr茅e Leclerc-Auger听听听听听听听听听听听 鲍鱼直播听听听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听听听 Sherbrooke, Que.听听听听听听听听听听听 Physical & Health Education

Forward听听听听听听听听听听听 Tamara Bell听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Guelph听听听听听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听听听 Guelph, Ont.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Human Kinetics

Forward听听听听听听听听听听听 Janelle Parent听听听听听听听听听听听听听 UPEI听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听听听 Ponoka, Alta.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 B.A.



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Earl Zukerman Communications Officer 鲍鱼直播 Athletics & Recreation 514-398-7012 (Tel.)

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Michel B茅langer
CIS Communications Manager
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belanger [at] universitysport.ca