Guelph Gryphons women's ice hockey | |
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University | University of Guelph |
Conference | OUA |
Head coach | Rachel Flanagan 13th season |
Captain(s) | Leigh Shilton, Jessica Pinkerton, Kelly Gribbons |
Arena | Gryphon Centre Guelph, Ontario |
Colors | Red, Gold, and Black [1] |
U Sports tournament champions | |
2019 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
1972, 1974, 1995, 1998, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
The Guelph Gryphons are an ice hockey team that represents the University of Guelph. They compete in the Ontario University Athletics Conference in U Sports. The program has yielded seven McCaw Cup conference championships and one Golden Path Trophy national championship, coming in 2019. [2]
On March 3, 2011, a postseason match between the Queen's Golden Gaels and the Guelph Gryphons became the longest collegiate hockey game, male or female, Canadian or American — on record. The match began on Wednesday and it only ended on Thursday. The duration of the match was 167 minutes and 14 seconds when Queen's forward Morgan McHaffie placed a rebound past Gryphons goalie Danielle Skoufranis. [3]
In the 2011-12 campaign, Jackie Sollis was named an OUA First-Team All-Star. She led all defenders in the OUA with 23 points, while forward Erin Small finished second in OUA scoring with 34 points. Along with goaltender Stephanie Nehring, the two were named OUA Second Team all-stars. Freshman goaltender Nehring was one of only two goalies to reach double digits in wins with 14. Her 1.89 goals against average ranked second overall in the OUA. [4]
Jessica Pinkerton was named to the OUA All-Rookie team, as she led all OUA rookies with 14 goals in her initial campaign. In addition, her 26 points were second overall among OUA rookies. Her nine power play goals led all scorers in the OUA, as the Gryphons enjoyed a second-place finish in the standings.
On November 17, 2015, the Guelph Gryphons were ranked No. 1 nationally for the first time in school history with a 7-2 record. [5]
Year | Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | OUA rank |
2019–20 [6] | Karli Shell | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 23rd |
2018–19 [7] | Kaitlin Lowy | 22 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 3rd |
2017–18 [8] | Kaitlin Lowy | 24 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 3rd |
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In Progress
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2019 | #3 | First Round Semi-Finals Gold medal game | #6 Manitoba #2 Montreal #5 McGill | W 3–2 W 5–0 W 1–0 |
Player | Position | Event | Result |
Cassie Campbell | Defense [9] | 1998 Winter Olympics | Silver |
Cassie Campbell | Forward | 2002 Winter Olympics | Gold |
Cassie Campbell | Forward | 2006 Winter Olympics | Gold |
Jacalyn Sollis | Defense | 2011 Winter Universiade | Gold |
Jessica Zerafa [10] | Forward | 2011 Winter Universiade | Gold |
Katherine Bailey | Defense | 2017 Winter Universiade | Silver |
Kelly Gribbons | Forward | 2017 Winter Universiade | Silver |
Valerie Lamenta [11] | Goaltender | 2017 Winter Universiade | Silver |
Player | Year |
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Valerie Lamenta | 2018-19 |
Player | Year |
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Claire Merrick | 2017-18 |
Miranda Lantz | 2019-20 |
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Athlete of the Week
Player | Position | Team(s) | League(s) | Year(s) | Title(s) |
Cassie Campbell | Defence | Beatrice Aeros Calgary Oval X-Treme | NWHL | ||
Elysia Desmier | Forward | Brampton Thunder | CWHL | ||
Valerie Lamenta | Goaltender | Kanadai Magyar Hokiklub (KMH) Budapest | EWHL | 2019-20 OB1 championship 2019-20 EWHL championship 2019-20 Superleague title | |
Kaitlin Lowy | Forward | Kanadai Magyar Hokiklub (KMH) Budapest | EWHL | 2019-20 OB1 championship 2019-20 EWHL championship 2019-20 Superleague title | |
Jessica Pinkerton | Forward | Melbourne Ice | AWIHL | Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy AWIHL Champion |