Les Canadiennes win the 2017 Clarkson Cup

After the heartbreak of losing last year, Les Canadiennes have claimed the Clarkson Cup for the 2016-17 season.

The team from Montreal took the lead early, getting a goal from Katia Clément-Heydra in the first period to open the scoring.

Marie-Philip Poulin made it a two-goal advantage in the second frame, squeaking one through Calgary Inferno goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer.

Calgary made it interesting in the third, with Jillian Saulnier potting a goal to reduce the lead to a single goal.

The Inferno kept up the pressure looking for an equalizer, with several lengthy stints around the crease of Charline Labonté.

But it was an empty-net goal from Poulin, after an aggressive play near the blue…