St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey | |
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University | St. Thomas University |
Conference | AUS |
Governing Body | U Sports |
Head coach | Peter Murphy Since 2002–03 season |
Assistant coaches | Genevieve David Kirk Gormley |
Arena | Grant-Harvey Centre Fredericton, NB |
Colors | Green and Gold |
U Sports Tournament appearances | |
2014, 2016, 2019 | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
2019 |
The St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey program represents St. Thomas University in the Atlantic University Sport conference of U Sports. In their history, the Tommies have featured 86 Academic All-Canadians. In 2019, the program captured their first-ever AUS championship.
In the 2015–16 season, the Tommies, led by captain Kelty Apperson, soared to a 16–7–1 regular season record. With 26 points, Apperson ranked second overall in the AUS scoring race.
Finishing first place in the 2018–19 AUS regular season, boasting a 22–5–1 record, the Tommies goals against average of 1.58 ranked second in the conference. Among the most accomplished players of that season, Emily Oleksuk recorded a superlative 34 points, ranking second among all AUS skaters, fourth in U Sports. Of note, her 23 assists ranked first in both AUS and U Sports, also leading the Tommies in game-winning goals with seven, complemented by four power play goals and a plus-minus rating of +16. In the aftermath of the season, Oleksuk captured the AUS Top Defensive Player Award, a first in program history.
Won Championship | Lost Championship | Conference Champions | League Leader |
Year | Coach | W | L | OTL | Conf | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament |
2019–20 | Peter Murphy | |||||||||
2018–19 | Peter Murphy | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1st | |||||
2017–18 | Peter Murphy | |||||||||
2016–17 | Peter Murphy | |||||||||
2015–16 | Peter Murphy | |||||||||
2014–15 | Peter Murphy | |||||||||
Year | Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | AUS rank |
2019–20 [1] | Mariah Carey | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 28th |
2018–19 [2] | Emily Oleksuk | 28 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 2nd |
2017–18 [3] | Alexandra Woods | 6 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 8th | |
2016–17 [4] | Lauren Henman | 24 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 18 | 6th |
2015–16 [5] | Kelty Apperson | 24 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 2nd |
University of New Brunswick
UNB Reds victories | St. Thomas victories | Tie games |
No. | Date | Location | Winning team | Losing team | ||||
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1 | October 14, 2018 | Fredericton | St. Thomas | 2 | UNB Reds | 1 (OT) | ||
2 | November 7, 2018 | Fredericton | St. Thomas | 2 | UNB Reds | 1 | ||
3 | November 28, 2018 | Fredericton | St. Thomas | 2 | UNB Reds | 1 | ||
4 | January 9, 2019 | Fredericton | UNB Reds | 3 | St. Thomas | 1 | ||
5 | October 5, 2019 | Fredericton | UNB Reds | 3 | St. Thomas | 0 | ||
6 | October 23, 2019 | Fredericton | St. Thomas | 2 | UNB Reds | 1 | ||
7 | November 27, 2019 | Fredericton | St. Thomas | 2 | UNB Reds | 1 | ||
8 | January 4, 2020 | Fredericton | St. Thomas | 3 | UNB Reds | 2 | ||
9 | January 15, 2020 | Fredericton | UNB Reds | 5 | St. Thomas | 1 | ||
Series: St. Thomas leads 6–3 |
Player of the Game Award
Game | Players | Teams |
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March 17: Guelph vs. St. Thomas | Averi Nooren Taylor Cook | Guelph St. Thomas [8] |
March 18: McGill vs. St. Thomas | Olivia Sutter Kelty Apperson | McGill St. Thomas [9] |
March 20: Calgary vs. St. Thomas | Hayley Dowling Myfanwy Thomson | Calgary St. Thomas [10] |
Most Valuable Player
| Most Improved Player
| Rookie of the Year
| Top Defensive Player
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= CWHL All-Star | = NWHL All-Star | = Clarkson Cup Champion | = Isobel Cup Champion |
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