CAPE BRETON CAPERS
Atlantic runners-up
Record: 10-0-3 Playoffs: 1-1
CIS championship all-time
medals: 1 (1 gold)
Coach: Stephen Timmons (AUS coach of the year for the fifth time)
Players to watch: F Chelsea Currie; D Robbyn McNeill; D Allison Bell-Davies; F Shanice Maxwell
DALHOUSIE TIGERS
Atlantic champions
Record: 10-2-1 Playoffs: 2-0
CIS championship all-time medals: 6 (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
Coach: Jack Hutchison
Players to watch: M Rieka Santilli (AUS player of the year); F Emma Landry; D Kristy McGregor-Bales; GK Taryn McKenna
LAURIER GOLDEN
HAWKS
OUA runners-up
Record: 11-2-3 Playoffs: 2-1
CIS championship all-time medals: 5 (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
Coach: Barry MacLean
Players to watch: D Kelsey Tikka; M Katie Bishop; F Emily Brown (OUA West MVP); F Krista Cellucci
OTTAWA GEE-GEES
OUA champions
Record: 14-0-2 Playoffs: 3-0
CIS championship all-time medals: 8 (1 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)
Coach: Steve Johnson (OUA East coach of year)
Players to watch: Defender Gillian Baggott (OUA East player of year); GK Cynthia LeBlanc; M Christine Hardie; M Julia Francki; F Pilar Khoury; M Corina Jarrett
QUEEN'S GAELS
OUA bronze medallists
Record: 11-2-3 Playoffs: 2-1
CIS championship all-time
medals: 5 (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze). Won the 2011 CIS championship.
Coach: Dave McDowell
Players to watch: D Jessie de Boer; M Riley Filion; F Jackie Tessier; D Mikyla Kay; M Alexis McKlinty
SHERBROOKE VERT et OR
Quebec champions
Record: 10-3-1 Playoffs: 2-0 CIS championship all-time medals: 0
Coach: Guy Smith
Players to watch: F Marie-Eve Jacques (RSEQ rookie of year); M Andreanne
Gagne; D Elyse Turcotte; F Chloe Belhumeur limoges; M Sabrina Hemond; M Isabelle Genest
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS
Canada West champions
Record: 11-1-0 Playoffs: 3-0 CIS championship all-time
medals: 3 (3 gold)
Coach: Graham Roxburgh
Players to watch: GK Kristen Funk; M Natalie Boyd; D Colleen Webber; F Krista Gommeringer (Canada West rookie of year); D Nikki Byrne; D Jennifer Castillo
