Waterloo Warriors women's ice hockey | |
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University | University of Waterloo |
Conference | OUA |
Governing Body | U Sports |
First season | 2002-2003 |
Head coach | Shaun Reagan Since 2011-12 season |
Assistant coaches | Dollee Meigs (Associate Coach) Amanda Smith |
Arena | Columbia Icefield Arena Waterloo |
Colors | Black and Gold |
U Sports Tournament appearances | |
2024, 2025 [lower-alpha 1] | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
2024 |
The Waterloo Warriors women's ice hockey program represents the University of Waterloo in the Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey conference of U Sports. The team plays at Columbia Icefield Arena, located on the north side of the University's main campus, in a complex on the same site as Warrior Field. Former hockey player Shaun Reagan has served as head coach since the 2011-12 season.
The Warriors have won the McCaw Cup once, in 2024. They have made one appearance at the U Sports National Championship in 2024, finishing in fourth place. [1] The Warriors are also set to host and appear at the 2025 National Championship at the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira, Ontario. [2]
Joining the OUA conference in the 2002-03 season, having formerly been as a club team at the university, the Warriors were led by head coach Bill Antler. His coaching staff for the inaugural season included assistant coaches Roger McKenzie and Mike Cinelli. Serving as the first captain in Warriors history, Lindsay Wood played for the program until 2005, part of a foundation of competitive players including Sarah McNaught and Lindsay Wood. Finishing fourth in the OUA Western Division for their inaugural season, the club finished ahead of the Western Mustangs, who would become one of their biggest rivals.
During the 2005-2006 season, the Warriors clinched their first playoff berth under interim head coach Mike Kadar. Having also served as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, Kadar joined the Warriors due to the NHL Player Lockout. Facing the Brock Badgers in their first-ever playoff series, the Warriors were unable to qualify for the next round.
With Kadar returning to the Kings the next autumn, the 2005-2006 season featured a new head coach. Winter Games gold medalist Geraldine Heaney, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, took the reins, with a coaching staff that included Mike Stankowitsch, Jerry Harrigan and Bradi Cochrane. Heaney stepped down from the role in May 2011. [3]
Following the 2011 season, the Warriors hired former OHL player and schoolteacher Shaun Reagan, a lifelong resident of Waterloo who had been the inaugural coach of the Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers of the OWHA since 2008. [4]
Following several years of consistent regular season success and OUA playoff appearances following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Warriors' most successful season came in 2023-24 when they defeated the Laurier Golden Hawks and York Lions in the quarter and semi-finals of the OUA playoffs, advancing to the McCaw Cup final and granting them a spot in the U Sports National Championship for the first time. In the OUA final, the Warriors faced defending provincial champions Toronto at Varsity Arena, defeating them on the road 2-1 in overtime to win their first provincial championship in program history. [5]
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2024 | #4 | First Round Semi-Final Bronze Medal Game | #1 St. Francis Xavier #1 Concordia #7 Montréal | W 6–1 L 3–1 L 2–1 (SO) |
Player | Position | Team(s) | League(s) | Years | Titles |
Taytum Clairmont | Forward | Toronto Six | NWHL | ||
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