Western Mustangs women's ice hockey

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Western Mustangs women's ice hockey
University University of Western Ontario
Conference OUA
Head coachCandice Moxley
2nd season
Assistant coachesHokey Lanagan ,Blair Webster and Goaltending Coach Eric Rogers
Arena Thompson Arena
London, Ontario
ColorsPurple and White
   
Fight song "Western"
Mascot J.W. the Mustang
U Sports Tournament championships
2014-15
Conference Tournament championships
2014-15, 2017-18

The Western Mustangs women's ice hockey team represents the University of Western Ontario Western Mustangs and competes in the Ontario University Athletics conference, which participates nationally in the U Sports athletic program. The Mustangs play at Thompson Arena in London, Ontario.

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The women's hockey team has won 2 Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey championships (2014–15 and 2017–18) and 1 U Sports championship (2014–15). [1] [2]

The current coach of the team is Candice Moxley, who was a prior head coach for the Markham Thunder as well as the Buffalo State Women’s Division III hockey team. [3] [4] Moxley joined the Mustangs in 2018-19 season.

History

On October 21, 2010, the Mustangs played the Chinese national women's hockey team. The game ended in a 2-2 tie as Katie Dillon notched both goals. [5] From January 29, 2011 to February 6, 2011, Katie Dillon led the OUA with a four-game point scoring streak in which she registered four goals. [6] On February 11, 2011, Mustangs captain Ellie Seedhouse scores a goal in her final CIS game as Western fell to the Brock Badgers by a 5-1 mark. [7]

Two Mustangs rookies were named to the 2012 OUA All-Rookie team. Stacey Scott led all rookies with 27 points, which ranked eighth overall among all OUA skaters. Katelyn Gosling accumulated 13 points, which finished second among rookie defenders. Her 13 points helped rank her sixth overall among all OUA blueliners in scoring, respectively. [8]

At the end of the 2011-12 season, Tawn Rellinger and Katie Dillon, both fourth-year players, decided to cut off their hair and donate it to Locks of Love. [9]

The 2014-15 season represented numerous milestones for the Mustangs. Finishing in first place in the OUA standings, the Mustangs would capture their first-ever McCaw Cup championship, followed by a Golden Path Trophy triumph, awarded to the U Sports National Champions. Additionally, the roster produced a trio of OUA First-Team All-Stars, a First-Team All-Canadian.

Team Success

-         National Champions 2015

-         National Silver Medalists 2018

-         OUA Champions 2015, 2018

-         OUA Silver medalists 2012, 2013, 2016

The Mustangs have been Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Champions in 2015 & 2018, USports Champions in 2015, Silver Medalists in 2018 and nationally ranked in the top 10 of Canadian Interuniversity Sports (U SPORTS).

Western Mustang #10 (white) Marlowe Pecora during a game at Thompson Arena November 17, 2013. Western Mustangs women's hockey.jpg
Western Mustang #10 (white) Marlowe Pecora during a game at Thompson Arena November 17, 2013.

Regular Season by season results

SeasonCoachGPWOTWLOTLTGFGAPTSFinished
1937-1938Miss Weston
1938-1939
1959-1960
1960-1961Andy Bakogeorge
1961-1962Kerr Ferguson
1962-1963
1963-1964
1964-1965
1965-1966
1968-1969
1969-1970
1970-1971Brian Cobb / John Cobb
1971-1972
1972-1973
1973-1974
1974-1975
1975-1976
1976-1977
2000-2001Warren Schantz22101902411034
2001-2002Warren Schantz20501400399610
2002-2003Warren Schantz2220180229776
2003-2004Paul Cook
2004-2005Paul Cook22201118276013
2005-2006Paul Cook24701214555519
2006-2007Paul Cook241101111425324
2007-2008Paul Cook27901305626723
2008-2009 [10] Paul Cook27801360496822
2009-2010Paul Cook276414306687288th
2010-2011 [11] Chris Higgins273320106193149th
2011-2012Chris Higgins2612113007272265th
2012-2013Chris Higgins261335208352424th
2013-2014Chris Higgins24839107351306th
2014-2015Chris Higgins / Dave Barrett241532106433431st
2015-2016Dave Barrett241508106236454th
2016-2017Kelly Patton2411110206956395th
2017-2018Kelly Patton241526106141502nd
2018-2019Candice Moxley241417206241482nd
2019-2020Candice Moxley2410211104851359th

Leading scorers

YearPlayerGPGAPTSPIMOUA rank
2007-08 [12] Whitney Weisshaar2711920
2008-09 [13] Ellie Seedhouse2711617
2009-10 [14] Ellie Seedhouse27151732
2010-11 [15] Katie Dillon2711718
2016-17 [16] Lyndsay Kirkham24191231202nd
2017-18 [17] April Clark24121022148th
2018–19 [18] April Clark24201333181st
2019–20 [19] April Clark2491322144th

Winter Universiade: International University Sports Federation (FISU)

The Winter Universiade is a biennial international multi-sport event. Players are selected across the U SPORTS’s 33 Women’s Varsity Hockey teams to represent Canada.

EventPlayersResult
2011 Winter Universiade FISU (Erzurum, Turkey)Ellie SeedhouseGold
2013 Winter Universiade FISU (Trentino, Italy)Kelly Campbell, Katelyn Gosling (invited but could not attend due to injury)Gold
2015 Winter Universiade FISU (Granada, Spain)Katelyn Gosling [20] Silver
2017 Winter Universiade FISU (Almaty, Khazahstan)Katelyn GoslingSilver

Awards and honours

Team Awards

Most Valuable Player

  • 2019-20: April Clark [22]

University Awards

FWP Jones Award

Presented to the Western female student athlete who has made the greatest contribution to athletics within the University

PlayerYear
Joanne Smith1966
Janet Mackay1973
April Clark [24] 2020

OUA Awards

OUA Most Valuable Player

PlayerYear
April Clark2018/19

OUA Forward of the Year

PlayerYear
April Clark2018/19

OUA 1st Team All-Stars

PlayerPositionYears
Kelly CampbellGoalie2012/13, 2014/15
Katelyn GoslingDefence2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16
Lindsay KirkhamForward2016/17
Elle SeedhouseForward2009/10
Kendra BroadForward2014/15
April ClarkForward2018/19

OUA 2nd Team All-Stars

PlayerPositionYears
Danielle LeBerGoalie2005/06
Carla HuntDefence2004/05
Brianna IazzolinoDefence2014/15, 20016/17
Emma PearsonDefence2017/18
April ClarkForward2017/18

OUA All-Rookie Team

PlayerPositionYear
Kryshandra GreenForward2012/13
Katelyn GoslingDefence2011/12
Stacey ScottForward2011/12

U Sports Awards

Marion Hilliard Award (Outstanding Student-Athlete)

PlayerYear
Veronica Johnston2009/10

USPORTS 1st Team All-Stars

PlayerPositionYears
Kelly CampbellGoalie2012/13, [26] 2014/15
Katelyn GoslingDefence2012/13, 2015/16 [27]

USPORTS 2nd Team All-Stars

PlayerPositionYears
Katelyn GoslingDefence2014/15

Mustangs in professional hockey

= CWHL All-Star= NWHL All-Star= Clarkson Cup Champion= Isobel Cup Champion
PlayerPositionTeam(s)League(s)YearsTitles
Brittany ClaphamForwardNeuchâtel Hockey Academy DamesSWHL1
Kendra BroadForwardSundsvall/Timrå
Neuchâtel Hockey Academy Dames
Connecticut Whale
Aisulu Almaty		SDHL
EWHL
NWHL
EWHL		5
Katelyn Gosling DefenceCalgary Inferno
Dream Gap Tour		CWHL
PWHPA		 2019 Clarkson Cup
Sydney KiddForward/DefenceConnecticut Whale
Toronto Furies
Dream Gap Tour		NWHL
CWHL
PWHPA
Anthea LasisDefenceZSC Lions FrauenSWHL
Carly RolphEV Bomo Thun
Melbourne Ice		SWHL A (W)
AWIHL 		2
Stacey ScottForwardSundsvall/Timrå
KMH Budapest
MAC Budapest		SDHL
EWHL
EWHL		5
Ellie SeedhouseForwardBrampton/Markham ThunderCWHL4 2018 Clarkson Cup

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