Here are five things you ought to know ahead of Sunday’s Clarkson Cup, the CWHL’s one-game, winner-takes-all finale, which will see the top-seeded Calgary Inferno take on the second-seeded Canadiennes de Montreal.
You heard it here: Melodie Daoust is going to score the Clarkson Cup game-winner. Or, Blayre Turnbull.
To get you tuned up for the finale, here are five things you ought to know ahead of Sunday’s Clarkson Cup, with puck drop set for 12 p.m. ET at Toronto’s Coca-Cola Coliseum:Let’s get the bad news out of the way: Montreal sniper Marie-Philip Poulin is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, as per Les Canadiennes.
Poulin has played in the Clarkson Cup final all four years she’s been in the CWHL, and she’s a big game-player: In her last six playoff games she has amassed eight goals and 14 points in just six games. Poulin is also the author of the game-winners the last two times Canada’s women won Olympic hockey gold. Talk about clutch.
With the Inferno, that includes Brianna Decker, the Team USA star who earlier this season got paid after a social media campaign exploded following her performance at the NHL All-Star game, where she demonstrated the passing drill and nearly won the thing in the process. Decker is fast and physical, in addition to that passing ability. And she’s extra deadly thanks to her linemate Rebecca Johnston, a CWHL MVP, who gets to the dirty areas, creates and also owns a heavy shot.
Among Montreal forwards, there’s plenty of star power up front. Ann-Sophie Bettez is one to keep an eye on, though she may be without her regular linemate Poulin. Bettez ranked second overall in points in the CWHL this season with 48, and she also recently cracked the Canadian national team roster at age 31, after being overlooked since her last stint with Team Canada back in 2011.
In addition to that TV coverage, you’ll want to tune into Sportsnet’s social channels Sunday, because Nurse is taking over. That’s right, we’re handing over the social keys to the Furies rookie. And if you saw her Instagramming from the bench at the CWHL all-star game, you know this is going to be good. Be sure to follow Sportsnet on Instagram, @Sportsnet, so you can see what the 24-year-old is up to on championship Sunday.
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