Nationals, with the intent that it would be split off as a separate tournament from the senior women's tournament in the future), the Clarkson Cup remained unavailable — the Abby Hoffman Cup would be awarded in its place until the Clarkson Cup became available. 2009 to present In March 2009, Clarkson and the artists behind the Clarkson Cup settled their licensing dispute, allowing the trophy to be presented. The inaugural Canadian National Women's Hockey Championship was held later that month, at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario, featuring an identical format to that used for the Esso Women's Nationals the previous year for club teams. The Montreal Stars, champions from the East, prevailed over the Minnesota Whitecaps in the finals of the championship, which also saw the Brampton Canadettes-Thunder and the Calgary Oval X-Treme participate. Clarkson was on hand to present the trophy to the Stars upon their victory. Like the first Stanley Cup champion of 1893, the first Clarkson Cup champions come from Montreal. On August 6, 2010, the "Clarkson Cup" trademark application that Adrienne Clarkson filed on July 21, 2006, matured into a registered trademark. The Canadian Women's Hockey League discontinued operations May 1, 2019, after 12 seasons of operations. Design The trophy consists of a Loving cup with the coat of arms of former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson. The pedestal is engraved with hockey masks and base engraved with flowers of each province in Canada. There are several bands attached that have the names and years of each winning team. Champions The championship game was not played in the home town of any of the CWHL teams, but at a neutral site. Appearances A bolded year denotes a Clarkson Cup win. All-time leaderboard All-time leading scorers (2009 to 2015) All-time leaders in shutouts (2009 to 2015) See also List of sports awards honoring women List of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada List of awards named after Governors General of Canada Viceregal eponyms in Canada References External links Governor general creates 'Clarkson Cup' (CBC) Hockey Canada Women's ice hockey competitions in Canada Western Women's Hockey League Canadian Women's Hockey League Ice hockey trophies and awards Sports awards honoring women