Caroline Ouellette Named 2008-09 CWHL Most Valuable Player
Jun 18, 2009
Montreal, QC

Montréal Stars' forward Caroline Ouellette has been selected the Most Valuable Player for the 2008-09 Canadian Women's Hockey League season.
The 30-year old star led her team to a first-place finish with a league-record 25 wins. Ouellette led the league with 33 assists and finished second with 26 goals, 59 points and a 2.46 points-per-game average.

Ouellette was recognized as the CWHL Most Valuable Player ahead of runner up Jayna Hefford. It was the league's six captains that submitted votes for the Most Valuable Player.

Ouellette was the CWHL's Top Scorer in November and December. She helped the Stars set a league record with nine-straight wins from 11 October through 22 December. She also set a league record by scoring at least one point in 18 consecutive games, stretching a streak from 18 October through 18 January 2009. In all, she scored a point in 22 of her 24 regular-season games.

Of course, after a tremendous regular season, Ouellette led the Stars to a playoff championship in Kingston. Ouellette and the Stars defeated the Minnesota Whitecaps in the 21 March final to win the inaugural edition of the Clarkson Cup.

CWHL Most Valuable Player
2008-09 Caroline Ouellette (MONT)
2007-08 Jayna Hefford (BRAM)

More CWHL recognition from the 2008-09 CWHL regular season...
Angela James Bowl (Top Scorer)
2008-09 Jayna Hefford (BRAM)
2007-08 Jennifer Botterill (MISS)

Top Forward
2008-09 Jayna Hefford (BRAM)
2007-08 Jennifer Botterill (MISS)

Top Defender
2008-09 Becky Kellar (BURL)
2007-08 Becky Kellar (BURL)

Top Goaltender
2008-09 Kim St-Pierre (MONT)
2007-08 Kim St-Pierre (MONT)

Outstanding Rookie
2008-09 Laura Hosier (BRAM)
2007-08 Marie-Philip Poulin (MONT) - unanimous

2008-09 First All-Star Team
G - Kim St-Pierre (MONT)
D - Cheryl Pounder (MISS)
D - Becky Kellar (BURL)
F - Jayna Hefford (BRAM) - unanimous
F - Carolina Ouellette (MONT) - unanimous
F - Jennifer Botterill (MISS)

2008-09 Second All-Star Team
G - Sami Jo Small (MISS)
D - Bobbi Jo Slusar (BRAM)
D - Ashley Pendleton (BRAM)
F - Jana Harrigan (BURL)
F - Lara Perks (MISS)
F - Sabrina Harbec (MONT)