Ottawa Gee-Gees women's ice hockey

Last updated April 19, 2024

The Ottawa Gee-Gees represent the University of Ottawa in Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey. Home games are contested at the uOttawa Minto Sports Complex, and the Gee-Gees are members of the Quebec Student Sports Federation.

Exhibition

NCAA

Date	Opponent	Score	Notes
November 30, 2008	Syracuse Orange	4–3 (OT) ^[1]	Game winning goal scored by Cass Breukelman

PWHL

Date	Opponent	Score	Notes
February 7, 2009	St. Thomas	3–1	Goals scored by Fannie Desforges (shorthanded), Michelle Snowden (power play), Cass Breukelman

History

Shelley Coolidge became head coach of the program in the spring of 2003. During the 2003–04 campaign, she guided the Gee-Gees to the CIS national championship game where they were defeated by the Alberta Pandas. In 2006–07 she guided the Gee-Gees to a 12–6–0 record, the best in program history.

On January 16, 2008, the Gee Gees hosted a game at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, as the Gee-Gees played the Carleton Ravens.^[2] In 2008, the Gee-Gees hosted the CIS national tournament and finished with a 1–2 record in the tourney. Their only win came in a shoot-out victory over St. Francis Xavier, where the Gee-Gees prevailed by a 7–6 tally. Heading into the 2008–09 season, goaltender Jessika Audet was the oldest varsity student-athlete at uOttawa.

In her first appearance for the Ottawa Gee-Gees, Fannie Desforges scored a goal versus the York Lions in an exhibition game on September 20, 2008 as she scored a goal in a 4–0 shutout victory. In her first ever regular season game (contested on October 18, 2008), she scored her first CIS goal in a victory over the Concordia Stingers.^[3]

Year by year

Season	Wins	Losses	Ties	Division rank
2008–09	8	8	2	2nd
2007–08	12	14	3
2006–07	12	6	0

International

At the 2011 Street and Ball Hockey World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, Fannie Desforges and Danika Smith participated for Team Canada. They would claim a silver in the tournament.^[4]

Winter Universiade

Player	Event	Result
Kayla Hottot^[5]	2009 Winter Universiade	Gold medal
Melodie Bouchard	2019 Winter Universiade	Silver medal
Christine Deaudelin	2019 Winter Universiade	Silver medal
Maude Levesque-Ryan	2019 Winter Universiade	Silver medal
Marie-Camille Theoret^[6]	2019 Winter Universiade	Silver medal

Melodie Bouchard, Forward Canada: 2017 Winter Universiade^[7]
Shelley Coolidge Assistant Coach Canada: 2009 Winter Universiade

Other

In February 2010, Kayla Hottot was one of the female qualifiers for a Red Bull Crashed Ice competition.^[8] She would advance to the 2010 Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship finals in Québec City in March 2010.^[9] Other Gee Gees women's ice hockey players that have competed in the Red Bull Crashed Ice include Fannie Desforges and Dominique Lefebvre.^[10]

Having competed in the Red Bull Crashed Ice competitions from 2012 to 2015, Gee Gees forward Alicia Blomberg achieved a podium finish in 2014, capturing the bronze medal in the world championships. Salla Kyhälä of Finland captured the gold medal while fellow Canadian Jacqueline Legere grabbed the silver medal.^[11]

Awards and honours

Melodie Bouchard, 2015–16 U Sports All-Canadian Second Team
Melodie Bouchard, 2015–16 U Sports All-Rookie^[12]
Fannie Desforges, Player of the Game, Game 2 of 2010 Theresa Humes Tournament^[13]
Fannie Desforges, Ottawa Gee Gees MVP (2011)^[14]
Kayla Hottot, 2008 CIS tournament all-star team

RSEQ Awards

Shelley Coolidge, 2003–04 RSEQ Coach of the Year
Danika Smith, 2008–2009 RSEQ Marion-Hilliard Award for best combining sport, academic and community service
2016–17 RSEQ LEADERSHIP & CITIZENSHIP AWARD (CIS Marion Hilliard Award nominee): Vickie Lemire

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RSEQ All-Stars

First Team All-Star

Kim Kerr, First-team all-star RSEQ 2006–2007
Danika Smith, 2006–2007 RSEQ first-team all-star
Valérie Watson, 2011–12 RSEQ FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM
2016–17 RSEQ First Team All-Stars: Bryanna Newald^[16]
2016–17 RSEQ First Team All-Stars: Mélodie Bouchard, Ottawa
2019–20 RSEQ FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR: Christine Deaudelin^[17]

Second Team All-Star

Christine Allen, Second-team all-star RSEQ 2006–2007
Christine Allen, Second-team all-star RSEQ 2007–2008
Jessika Audet, 2008–09 second-team RSEQ all-star
Fannie Desforges, 2008-2009 Second-team RSEQ All-Star
Fannie Desforges, RSEQ 2012 Second Team All-Star^[18]
Kelsey DeWit, 2008–09 second-team RSEQ all-star
Érika Pouliot, 2008–2009 second-team RSEQ all-star
Danika Smith, 2005–2006 RSEQ second-team all-star
2011–12 RSEQ SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM: Fannie Desforges ^[19]
2019–20 RSEQ SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR: Aurélie Dubuc, Ottawa
2019–20 RSEQ SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR: Mélodie Bouchard, Ottawa

RSEQ All-Rookies

2011–12 RSEQ ALL- ROOKIE TEAM: Stéphanie Mercier^[20]
2011–12 RSEQ ALL- ROOKIE TEAM: Valérie Watson
2011–12 RSEQ ALL- ROOKIE TEAM: Élarie Leclair-Célestin
2019–20 RSEQ ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Aurélie Dubuc
2019–20 RSEQ ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Alice Fillion

U Sports Awards

Joelle Levac, 2007–2008 CIS academic all-Canadian
Maude Laramée: 2012–13 USports All-Rookie Team^[21]

University Awards

Varsity President's Award

2016–17: Vickie Lemire ^[22]
2013–14: Stéphanie Mercier^[23]
2012–13: Alicia Blomberg^[24]
2011–12: Érika Pouliot ^[25]
2008–09: Chrsitine Allen
2004–05: Amy Bombay
2003–04: Marlies Phillion
1999–2000: Karina Verdurn

Varsity Rookies of the Year

2019–20: Aurélie Dubuc ^[26]
2015–16: Mélodie Bouchard ^[27]
2014–15: Maude Lévesque-Ryan ^[28]

Team captains

2006–07, Danika Smith & Sarah McLeish
2007–08, Danika Smith
2008–09, Danika Smith
2010–11, Erika Pouliot
2011–12, Erika Pouliot
2012–13, Fannie Desforges

Team MVP

2014–15: Maude Lévesque-Ryan
2015–16: Mélodie Bouchard

Gee-Gees in pro hockey

= CWHL All-Star

= NWHL All-Star

= Clarkson Cup Champion

= Isobel Cup Champion

Player	Position	Team(s)	League(s)	Years	Titles
Fannie Desforges	Forward	Canadiennes de Montreal	CWHL	2
Mandi Duhamel	Forward	Ottawa Lady Senators	CWHL
Danika Smith	Defence	Ottawa Lady Senators	CWHL

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[2] "Canadian Interuniversity Sport". University Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

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[11] "Dominant Dallago 2014 World Champion". Red Bull Crashed Ice. 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2016-08-16.

[12] "2015–16 U Sports Women's Hockey Awards and All-Canadians". presto-en.usports.ca. Retrieved May 6, 2021.

[13] "Concordia Stingers Women's Hockey | Theresa Humes Tournament". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-03-22.

[14] "Gee-Gees Honored (sic) at Annual Varsity Athletic Banquet". Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2012-03-22.

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[18] ttps://www.mcgill.ca/athletics/newsroom/spotlight/item/?item_id=214779%5B%5D

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[25] "Michael Robertson and Hannah Sunley-Paisley are uOttawa Varsity Athletes of the Year". teams.geegees.ca. March 31, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

[26] "Casarin and Morton named uOttawa Varsity Athletes of the Year". teams.geegees.ca. April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

[27] "Biswal and L?Africain named Athletes of the Year at Gee-Gees Banquet". teams.geegees.ca. April 1, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

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