2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship

The 2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held March 8 to March 11, 2012, in Edmonton, Alberta, to determine a national champion for the 2011–12 women's ice hockey season. The tournament was played at Clare Drake Arena and was hosted by the University of Alberta for the first time in school history.

The third-seeded Calgary Dinos won the first gold medal in program history by defeating the sixth-seeded Montréal Carabins by a score of 5–1 in the gold medal game.

Seedings
Six CIS teams qualified for the tournament and were divided into two pools to play a round-robin tournament to determine the two teams who would play in the championship game. The winner of Pool A played the winner of Pool B in the gold medal game.

All-Tournament Team

 * Goaltender: Amanda Tapp, Calgary Dinos
 * Defence: Stephanie Ramsay, Calgary Dinos
 * Defence: Élizabeth Mantha, Montréal Carabins
 * Forward: Kim Deschênes, Montréal Carabins
 * Forward: Leslie Oles, McGill Matlets
 * Forward: Hayley Wickenheiser, Calgary Dinos

Other

 * Tournament MVP: Amanda Tapp, Calgary Dinos
 * R.W. Pugh Fair-Play Award: Andrea Boras, Alberta Pandas

Player of the game awards

 * 5th-place game: Sarah Hilworth, Alberta; Laura Bradley, PEI
 * Bronze medal game: Michelle Daigneault, McGill; Laura Brooker, Wilfrid Laurier
 * Gold medal game: Elizabeth Mantha, Montreal; Hayley Wickenheiser, Calgary