Bishop's Gaiters women's ice hockey

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Bishop's Gaiters women's ice hockey
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University Bishop's University
Conference RSEQ
Governing Body U Sports
Head coachDominic Desmarais
Assistant coachesValerie Bois
Dave Dubois
Eric Roy
Frederike Berger-Lebel
ArenaJane & Eric Molson Arena
Sherbrooke, Quebec
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The Bishop's Gaiters women's ice hockey program represents Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec in the sport of ice hockey in the RSEQ conference of U Sports women's ice hockey. When the Gaiters joined the RSEQ, they became the first-Quebec based program not from the city of Montreal to compete in the conference. [1]

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History

Women’s hockey at Bishop’s dates back to 1915. In 1975 and 1976, Bishops hosted the Women's Invitational Hockey Tournament. The 1975 participants also included the Loyola Tommies, University of Toronto and Dawson College. The Loyola Tommies captured the championship, defeating Toronto in the final. [2] The participants for the 1976 Tournament included John Abbott College, University of New Brunswick Red Blazers and Dawson College. John Abbott captured the championship, while Bishop's defeated Dawson College in double overtime for third place. [2]

Recent history has seen the Gaiters undergo significant movement. Members of the Independent Women’s Club Hockey League (IWCHL) in 2016-17, the program would spend the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons competing in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). [3] Following their sojourn in the ACHA, the Gaiters played an independent schedule in 2019-20. [3] In January 2020, it was announced that the Gaiters were poised to join the RSEQ for the 2020–21 season, benefitting from a lead gift from the Molson Family Foundation, including support from Molson Coors and the Bishop's University Foundation and other donors. [4] The Gaiters home arena was renamed the Jane and Eric Molson Arena. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

Gaiters assistant coaches Val Bois and Katia Clement-Heydra formed the Women's Hockey Institute in December 2020, a partnership with Bishop's University and Fonction Optimum, based at the Jane & Eric Molson Arena. [5]

The Gaiters joined the RSEQ conference for the 2021–22 season, becoming the 37th U SPORTS-level women's hockey university team in Canada. [3] Their first game as an official member of the RSEQ conference is scheduled to take place on October 22, 2021, against the Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey program.

Season-by-season Record

Won ChampionshipLost ChampionshipConference ChampionsLeague Leader
YearConferenceCoachWLTOTLGFGAPtsFinish
2017-18AHCADominic Desmarais1760
2018-19AHCADominic Desmarais14200
2019-20Ind.Dominic Desmarais2100015514N/A
2020–21Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22RSEQDominic Desmarais

Exhibition

DateOpponent#Rank#SiteDecisionResultRecord
Exhibition
October 26, 2019 Korea women's national ice hockey team Jane & Eric Molson Arena • Sherbrooke, QCJade Shushu Saulnier-CyrW 4-0 [6]  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Season team scoring champion

YearPlayerGPGAPTSPIM
2019–20
2020–21Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22

Awards and honours

Team awards

University Awards

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References

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