2014–15 CWHL season

The 2014–15 CWHL season was the eighth in league history. The Boston Blades captured the 2015 Clarkson Cup in a 3-2 overtime win against the Montreal Stars.

Offseason

CWHL Draft
Main article: 2014 CWHL Draft

For the first time in franchise history, the Brampton Thunder held the first pick overall. Laura Fortino, a member of Canada's gold medal winning roster at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games was selected first. During the first round, Megan Bozek was selected by the Toronto Furies, making her the first American-born player to be selected in the draft. Goaltender Erica Howe was the first goaltender selected in the draft, going to the Thunder.

Regular season

News and notes
  • October 18: Rebecca Johnston made her debut for the Calgary Inferno logging two goals in a 5-4 shootout loss against the Toronto Furies.
  • January 17–18: On January 17, Brianna Decker made her debut with the Boston Blades. In a road game against the Brampton Thunder, Decker registered a hat trick along with four assists for a seven-point night. It was the best debut for a player in CWHL history, as well as being the most points in a single game in Blades franchise history. The following day (January 18), Decker would contribute another three points as the Blades swept Brampton.
  • January 18: In the third period of an 8-0 win for the Boston Blades over the Brampton Thunder, a fight took place. Boston's Monique Lamoureux and Brampton's Jamie Lee Rattray both threw punches,[3] as video footage went viral online.
  • February 8: In a game in Brampton vs the Thunder, Montreal's Caroline Ouellette passed former Thunder star Jayna Hefford on the CWHL All-Time Points list, with an assist on a goal by Noemie Marin. Ouellette recorded a goal & 2 assists on the evening, including the game winner. She ended the season with 246 points, 12 more than Hefford.
  • February 14: The Toronto Furies hosted a Pink at the Rink event.
  • February 21: A fundraiser for Breast Cancer was hosted by the Montreal Stars, with the club wearing pink jerseys in the first period. Of note, said jerseys were auctioned off for breast cancer research. In the contest, Noemie Marin scored the 100th goal of her CWHL career.
  • February 22: In a weekend sweep of the Toronto Furies, Caroline Ouellette of the Montreal Stars also registered her 100th CWHL goal.
  • February 28: Brianna Decker's 10-game point scoring streak is snapped in a road contest against the Montreal Stars. From January 17 to February 22, Decker logged points in the first ten games of her CWHL career, accumulating a total of 30 points.
  • March 1: CWHL co-founder Lisa-Marie Breton-Lebreux announced her retirement, playing in her final CWHL game with the Montreal Stars.

All-Star Game
Main article: 1st Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game

Held at Toronto's Air Canada Centre, the inaugural CWHL All-Star Game was held in December. Jessica Campbell and Charline Labonte were voted as team captains by the fans. Coached by Digit Murphy, Team Red would prevail by a 3-2 tally, with all three goals scored in the third period. The game-winning goal was scored by Rebecca Johnston of the Calgary Inferno, while Brampton Thunder rookie goaltender Erica Howe earned the win.

Awards and honors

CWHL All-Rookie Team

References
  1. "Canadian Women's Hockey League - NEWS RELEASE - Pointstreak Sites". Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. "Canadian Women's Hockey League - Calgary Inferno reload roster, name new coach, in hopes of red hot 2014-15 season - Pointstreak Sites". Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. "Women's hockey fight: Monique Lamoureux vs. Jamie Lee Rattray". Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. "Sudbury Lady Wolves and Red Deer Chiefs to meet for gold medal at 2015 Esso Cup; award winners announced : NR.052.15". hockeycanadawest.ca. 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2015-03-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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