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2008 CIS Womens Hockey ChampionshipsUNIVERSITYSPORTCAFRANAIS CONTACT US HOMEMarch 17 2009 PRINT THIS STORYCIS championship McGill seeded No 1 for third straight year ANTIGONISH NS (CIS) The defending national champion McGill Martlets have been established tournament favourites for the third consecutive year going into the 2009 CIS womens hockey championshipChampionship website wwwuniversitysportcaechampionshipswhockey2009The sixteam championship hosted by St Francis Xavier University gets under way Thursday at 4 pm Atlantic Time with the first of six roundrobin duels and concludes Sunday at 8 pm Atlantic with the goldmedal finalThe national final can be seen on The Score Television Network on a twohour tape delay at 10 pm Atlantic (9 pm Eastern) while SSN Canada will webcast all games from the tournament Joining Quebec conference champion McGill this week in Antigonish NS are the tournament host and No 5ranked StFX XWomen (AUS finalists) as well as the No 2 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (OUA champions) No 3 Manitoba Bisons (Canada West champions) No 4 Moncton Aigles Bleues (AUS champions) and No 6 Ottawa GeeGees (QSSF finalists)The No 1 Martlets who captured their firstever CIS title a year ago with a 20 goldmedal win over Laurier will skate in pool A alongside Manitoba and StFX in the roundrobin portion of the championship alongside Pool B is comprised of Laurier Moncton and OttawaLaurier and Ottawa kick off the competition Thursday at 4 pm while McGill opens its title defence at 7 pm against Manitoba Moncton and StFX will take the ice on Friday against the losers of the openingday duelsThe CIS major award winners and the allCanadian teams will be unveiled at a banquet Wednesday nightNOTE A complete championship preview will followSEEDING & POOLS1 McGill Martlets (QSSF champions 180 regular season 40 playoffs)2 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (OUA champions 261 regular season 41 playoffs)3 Manitoba Bisons (Canada West champions 2121 regular season 41 playoffs)4 Moncton Aigles Bleues (AUS champions 2202 regular season 20 playoffs)5 St Francis Xavier XWomen (AUS finalists 1932 regular season 11 playoffs)6 Ottawa GeeGees (QSSF finalists 882 regular season 23 playoffs)Pool A1 McGill3 Manitoba5 StFXPool B2 Wilfrid Laurier4 Moncton 6 OttawaTOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (All times LOCAL Atlantic Time)Wednesday March 181200 Media Conference 1830 AllCanadian Banquet Thursday March 191600 Pool B 1 No 2 Wilfrid Laurier vs No 6 Ottawa (SSN Canada webcast)1930 Pool A 1 No 1 McGill vs No 3 Manitoba (SSN Canada webcast)Friday March 201600 Pool B 2 No 4 Moncton vs Loser Pool B 1 (SSN Canada webcast) 1930 Pool A 2 No 5 StFX vs Loser Pool A 1 (SSN Canada webcast)...