Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey

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Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey
Laurier goldenhawks wmark.png
University Wilfrid Laurier University
Conference OUA
West Division
First season1994-95
Head coachKelly Paton
2nd season
Assistant coachesSteve Langdon and Nik Knezic
ArenaGolden Hawks Athletic Complex
Waterloo, Ontario
ColorsPurple and Gold
   
Mascot Golden Hawk
U Sports tournament champions
2004-05
Conference tournament champions
1998-99, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06,
2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12,
2013-14

The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey team is the women's college ice hockey team that represents the Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. The team competes as a member of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA), under the U Sports association. The Golden Hawks play their home games at Sunlife Financial Arena.

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Since joining the OUA in the 1994–95 season, the team has won 11 OUA provincial titles and 1 U Sports national title (2004–05). [1]

The current coach is former New Hampshire Wildcats Hockey East All-Star forward Kelly Paton, who took over in 2018. [2] Also a former player for the Boston Blades, Paton had previously coached the Western Mustangs women's hockey team as well as the London Devilettes of the Provincial Women's Hockey League.

Prior to Paton, the head coach was Rick Osborne. Osborne joined the team in 2003 and brought the team to 9 provincial championships and the only national title they have won. He retired after 15 seasons. [3] [4]

History

The Laurier women's ice hockey program began in the 1994–95 season and since the 1998–99 season has dominated women's hockey in the OUA Ontario University Athletics. They have been champions 10 times since that 1998 season. Winning the OUA championship in 1998/99, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, and 2011/12 seasons.

Awards and honours

U Sports honours

U Sports Tournament honours

Academic All-Canadian honours

All-Canadian honours

OUA honours

Golden Hawks in pro hockey

= CWHL All-Star= NWHL All-Star= Clarkson Cup Champion= Isobel Cup Champion
PlayerPositionTeam(s)League(s)YearsTitles
Elysia DesmierForwardBrampton ThunderCWHL2
Cindy Eadie GoaltenderBrampton ThunderCWHL2
Andrea Ironside [6] Forward Brampton Thunder CWHL2
Liz Knox Goaltender Brampton Thunder
Melbourne Ice
Markham Thunder		CWHL
AIWHL
CWHL 2019 CWHL All-Star Game captain		7 2018 Clarkson Cup
Ashley Stephenson ForwardBurlington BarracudasCWHL

International

References

  1. ↑ "Ontario University Athletics (OUA)". www.oua.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. ↑ "Kelly Paton named head coach of Golden Hawks WHKY program". www.laurierathletics.com. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  3. ↑ "Longtime women's hockey coach Rick Osborne announces retirement". Campus Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  4. ↑ Modi, Namish (2018-01-18). "Legendary Laurier coach Osborne announces retirement". WaterlooChronicle.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  5. ↑ "Four Gryphons named OUA All-Stars". University of Guelph Athletics. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Who’s Who in Women’s Hockey Guide: 2015-16 edition, p. 45, by Richard Scott, Up North Productions, Limoges, Ontario, ISBN 978-1-32-080676-3
  7. ↑ "CAN Announces Women's Ice Hockey Team for Harbin". fisu.net. January 9, 2009. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ Michael Hayakawa, Stouffville Sun-Tribune (January 19, 2011). "Stouffville's Knox to represent Canada again". yorkregion.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  9. ↑ "2011 WU Update: CIS Announces Canadian Women's Ice Hockey Coaches & Roster". www.fisu.net/. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  10. ↑ "2015 Winter Universiade: CIS announces Canadian women's hockey roster". universitysport.prestosports.com. 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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