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(LEFT TO RIGHT: GILLIAN MERRIFIELD, KIM ST-PIERRE, VANESSA DAVIDSON)

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BARRIE, Ont - Three former members of the 9I制作厂免费 Martlets helped the Montreal Stars to a 5-0 victory over Toronto to claim the Clarkson Cup, as champions of the Canadian Women's Hockey League at the Barrie Molson Centre, Sunday.

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Montreal had a 51-26 edge in shots as former Martlets goaltender Kim St-Pierre of Chateauguay, Que., posted 26 saves for the shutout. Forward Vanessa Davidson, a native of Kirkland, Que., who graduated from the Martlets last year, scored once for the winning side before 2,600 fans in a game that was broadcast nationally on TSN. The other 9I制作厂免费 grad in the lineup was defenceman Gillian Merrifield of London, Ont.

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In case you were wondering, this is the same Montreal squad that defeated the Martlets 3-1 in a hard-fought exhibition game at 9I制作厂免费 last month (Feb. 4).

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Also scoring for Montreal was No茅mie Marin, Dominique Thibault and Canadian Olympic gold medalists Caroline Ouellette and Sarah Vaillancourt, who was named the tournament's MVP.

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Toronto goalie Sami Jo Small was saddled with the loss despite a 46-save performance.

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The four-day round-robin tournament that also featured Brampton and Minnesota, The CWHL is a five-team league that also includes Boston and features a number of European players. The rival Western Women's Hockey League, in which Minnesota is the only American team, is a competing league with four teams out West.

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The Cup, which is presented to the CWHL champions, is named after Canada's former Governor-General, Adrienne Clarkson.

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SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

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