# St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies women's ice hockey

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.

## History

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.

### Season-by-season Record

| Won Championship | Lost Championship | Conference Champions | League Leader |
| Year | Coach | W | L | OTL | Finish |
| 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 | | | | |

### Season team scoring champion

| Year | Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | AUS rank |
| 2019–20 | Mariah Carey | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 28th |
| 2018–19 | Emily Oleksuk | 28 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 2nd |
| 2017–18 | Alexandra Woods | | 6 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 8th |
| 2016–17 | Lauren Henman | 24 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 18 | 6th |
| 2015–16 | Kelty Apperson | 24 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 2nd |

### Team captains

* 2015–16: Kelty Apperson
* 2016–17: Kelty Apperson
* 2017–18:
* 2018–19: Emily Oleksuk
* 2019–20: Emily Oleksuk

## Rivalries

University of New Brunswick
| UNB Reds victories | St. Thomas victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winning team | Winning team | Losing team | Losing team |
| 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 |||||||

## International

* Kelty Apperson, Forward, Canada: Ice hockey at the 2017 Winter Universiade

## Awards and honours
### U Sports Awards

* Kayla Blackmore: 2012–13 Marion Hilliard Award

#### U Sports Nationals

Player of the Game Award
* 2016 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship
| Game | Players | Teams |
| March 17: Guelph vs. St. Thomas | Averi Nooren Taylor Cook | Guelph St. Thomas |
| March 18: McGill vs. St. Thomas | Olivia Sutter Kelty Apperson | McGill St. Thomas |
| March 20: Calgary vs. St. Thomas | Hayley Dowling Myfanwy Thomson | Calgary St. Thomas |

### AUS Awards

* Julia Sharun: 2008–09 AUS Rookie of the Year
* Kayla Blackmore: 2010–11 AUS Most Sportsmanlike Player
* Kayla Blackmore: 2011–12 AUS Community Service Award
* Kayla Blackmore: 2012–13 AUS Community Service Award
* Kelty Apperson: 2015–16 AUS Most Valuable Player
* Becky Conner: 2016–17 AUS Most Sportsmanlike Player
* Emily Oleksuk: 2018–19 AUS Top Defensive Player
* Peter Murphy: 2018–19 AUS Coach of the Year

### AUS All-Stars
#### First Team

* Emily Hobbs, Goaltender: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
* Kayla Blackmore, Forward: 2012–13
* Kristen Wolfe, Goaltender: 2013–14
* Kelty Apperson, Forward: 2015–16,
* Eliza Snider, Defense: 2016–17 First Team
* Lauren Henman, Forward: 2018–19
* Alexandra Woods, Defense: 2017–18, 2018–19

#### Second Team

* Emily Hobbs, Goaltender: 2003–04
* Hannah Muir, Forward: 2003–04
* Lucrèce Nussbaum, Defense: 2008–09, 2009–10
* Julia Sharun, Goaltender: 2010–11
* Kayla Blackmore, Forward: 2011–12
* Katie Brewster, Forward: 2012–13, 2013–14
* Kelty Apperson, Forward: 2016–17
* Jessie McCann, Defense: 2015–16, 2016–17
* Abby Clarke, Goaltender: 2018–19
* Emily Oleksuk, Forward: 2018–19
* Caroline Pietroski, Goaltender: 2021–22
* Aislynn Byers, Defense, 2021–22
* Alex Woods, Defense, 2019–20, 2021–22

#### AUS All-Rookies

* Julia Sharun, Goaltender: 2008–09
* Kayla Blackmore, Forward: 2008–09
* Kristin Wolfe, Goaltender: 2009–10
* Amy Kelbaugh, Forward: 2009–10
* Danielle Miller, Forward: 2011–12
* Eliza Snider, Defense: 2012–13
* Becky Conner, Forward: 2014–15
* Lauren Henman, Forward: 2014–15
* Jessie McCann, Defense: 2015–16
* Lauren Legault, Forward: 2016–17
* Alexandra Woods, Defense: 2016–17
* Olivia Reid, Forward: 2017–18
* Aislynn Byers, Defense: 2019–20
* Erin Arsenault, Forward: 2019–20
* Amy Dvernichuk, Forward: 2022–23

### University Awards

* Kelly Hogg: 2006 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year (co-winner)
* Kayla Blackmore: 2013 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year
* Kelty Apperson: 2016 and 2017 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year
* Abby Clarke: 2019 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year
* Florence Awde: 2022 St. Thomas University Tom McCann Memorial Trophy – Student ideal among graduating members of the University

### Team Awards
## Tommies in professional hockey

| = CWHL All-Star | = NWHL All-Star | = Clarkson Cup Champion | = Isobel Cup Champion |
| Player | Position | Team(s) | League(s) | Years | Titles |
| Kelty Apperson | Defense | Calgary Inferno SDE Hockey | CWHL SDHL | 4 Active player | 2019 Clarkson Cup |
| Taylor Cook | Goaltender | Vålerenga | Norway | | |