After the final practice for both teams ahead of Sunday's Clarkson Cup Final, Calgary Inferno forward Hayley Wickenheiser said the keys for her squad to win would be goaltending, special teams and who made the fewest mistakes.
In the end, those were exactly the difference-makers for the Inferno, who dominated Les Canadiennes de Montreal from start to finish, 8-3, winning their first Clarkson Cup in franchise history at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa.
Rebecca Johnston and Blayre Turnbull scored twice, as did Brianne Jenner (one an empty-net goal with less than a minute to go). Goaltender Delayne Brian had her best game of the season, saving 38 of 41 shots, and the Inferno only drew two penalties but capitalized on both man-up opportunities; meanwhile, Les Canadiennes' top-ranked power play went only 1-for-5, and world-class goaltender Charline Labonte looked very human in net, making 18 stops on 25 shots faced.