# Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey

The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) came into being in 1997 with the merger of the Ontario Universities Athletics Association and the Ontario Women's Intercollegiate Athletics Association. This is similar to what would be called a college athletic conference in the United States.

## Notable games

* On February 11, 2000, the Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey program saw its longest game take place. The University of Toronto's Rhonda Mitchell scored on a 35-foot slap shot. It was the 5:07 mark of the eighth period and the Varsity Blues defeated York University. Although the victory allowed the U of T to advance to the OUA gold medal game, it was the longest in the history of Canadian women's hockey. The game lasted over five hours and ten minutes. York's player of the game was goaltender Debra Ferguson, as she valiantly made 63 saves over 125 minutes.
* On March 3, 2011, a postseason match between the Queen's Golden Gaels and the Guelph Gryphons became the longest collegiate hockey game, male or female, Canadian or American — on record. The match began on Wednesday and it only ended on Thursday. The duration of the match was 167 minutes and 14 seconds when Queen's forward Morgan McHaffie placed a rebound past Gryphons goalie Danielle Skoufranis.

## Members

| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Colors |
| Brock University | St. Catharines, Ontario | Badgers | 1964 | Blue , Red and White |
| Laurentian University | Sudbury, Ontario | Voyageurs | 1960 | Gold and Blue |
| Nipissing University | North Bay, Ontario | Lakers | 1992 | Green and Blue |
| Ontario Tech University | Oshawa, Ontario | Ridgebacks | 2002 | Dark blue, light blue, orange |
| Queen's University | Kingston, Ontario | Golden Gaels | 1841 | Gold , Blue and Red |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | Toronto, Ontario | TMU Bold (formerly Ryerson Rams) | 1948 | Blue and Gold |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | Waterloo, Ontario | Golden Hawks | 1960 | Purple and Gold |
| University of Guelph | Guelph, Ontario | Gryphons | 1964 | Red , Gold and Black |
| University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | Varsity Blues | 1827 | Blue and White |
| University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Ontario | Warriors | 1959 | Gold , Black and White |
| University of Western Ontario | London, Ontario | Mustangs | 1878 | Purple and White |
| University of Windsor | Windsor, Ontario | Lancers | 1857 | Blue and Gold |
| York University | North York, Ontario | Lions | 1959 | Red , Black and White |

### Conference arenas

| School | Hockey arena (built) | Capacity |
| Brock | Seymour-Hannah Sports & Entertainment Centre | 1,400 |
| Guelph | Gryphon Centre Arena | 1,400 |
| Laurentian | Countryside Sports Complex | 5,100 |
| Laurier | Waterloo Recreation Complex | 3,400 |
| Nipissing | North Bay Memorial Gardens (1955) | 4,262 |
| Ontario Institute of Technology | UOIT Campus Ice Centre | 550 |
| Queen's | Kingston Memorial Centre | 3,300 |
| Ryerson | Mattamy Home Ice (1931) | 2,796 |
| Toronto | Varsity Arena | 4,116 |
| Waterloo | Columbia Ice Field | 1,000 |
| Windsor | South Windsor Arena | 1,000 |
| Western | Thompson Arena | 3,615 |
| York | Canlan Ice Sports-York | 1,700 |

## Champions
### Regular season champions

| Year | School | Wins | Losses | Overtime Losses | Points |
| 2009-10 | Wilfrid Laurier | 26 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| 2008-09 | Wilfrid Laurier | 26 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| 2007-08 | Wilfrid Laurier | 23 | 2 | 2 | 48 |

## McCaw Cup championship games

* March 7, 2015: Western def. Guelph 2-0
* March 12, 2016: Guelph def. Western 5-1
* March 11, 2017: Guelph def. Nipissing 6-1
* March 10, 2018: Western def. Queen’s 3-0
* March 9, 2019: Guelph def. Toronto 4-2
* March 6, 2020: Toronto def. York 3-1
| Year | School |
| 2009-10 | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 2007-08 | Wilfrid Laurier |

## National championship teams

| School | No. of titles | Year(s) |
| Toronto Varsity Blues | 1 | 2001 |
| Laurier Golden Hawks | 1 | 2005 |
| Western Mustangs | 1 | 2015 |
| Guelph Gryphons | 1 | 2019 |

## Regular season scoring champions

In progress
| Year | Player | School | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 2016-17 | Krystin Lawrence | Windsor | 24 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 20 |
| 2017-18 | Katrina Manoukarakis | Queen's | 24 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 16 |
| 2018–19 | April Clark | Western | 24 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 18 |
| 2019–20 | Taytum Clairmont | Waterloo | 23 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 30 |

## Awards and honors
### All-star teams

| Player | Position | School |
| Joyce Torrington | G | Laurier |
| Melanie Roach | D | York |
| Heather Vance | D | Toronto |
| Lisa Backman | F | Laurier |
| Jen Rawson | F | Toronto |
| Sari Krooks | F | York |
| Player | Position | School |
| Shannon Bettles | G | Guelph |
| Tanja Vlahovich | D | Guelph |
| Sandy Hustler | D | Windsor |
| Caroline Hall | F | Laurier |
| Krista Lehrbass | F | Guelph |
| Jackie Cherevaty | F | Toronto |
| Player | Position | School |
| Shelley Campbell | G | Windsor |
| Melanie Roach | D | York |
| Sandy Hustler | D | Windsor |
| Lisa Backman | F | Laurier |
| Coley Dosser | F | Guelph |
| Urzula May | F | Toronto |
| Player | Position | School |
| Shannon Bettles | G | Guelph |
| Heather Vance | D | Toronto |
| Kim Shillington | D | Laurier |
| Lori Loftus | F | Queen's |
| Karent Kett | F | York |
| Jennifer Krog | F | Laurier |
| Player | Position | School |
| Shelly Campbell | G | Windsor |
| Stephanie Campell | D | Toronto |
| Ali MacMillan | D | Toronto |
| Coley Dosser | F | Guelph |
| Sue Ann Van Damme | F | Toronto |
| Cheryl Pounder | F | Laurier |
| Player | Position | School |
| Colette Good | G | York |
| Allyson Fox | D | York |
| Ingrid Gedies | D | Guelph |
| Shanley White | F | York |
| Jen Rawson | F | Toronto |
| Tammy Kerr | F | Guelph |
| Player | Position | School |
| Debra Ferguson | G | York |
| Allyson Fox | D | York |
| Sarah Miller | D | Guelph |
| Jayna Hefford | F | Toronto |
| Sari Krooks | F | York |
| | F | |
| Player | Position | School |
| Shelly Campbell | G | Windsor |
| Heather Balbraith | D | York |
| Cheryl Pounder | D | Laurier |
| Sarah Applegarth | F | Guelph |
| Lori Dupuis | F | Toronto |
| Amy Turek | F | Laurier |
| Player | Position | School |
| Michelle Clayton | G | York |
| Cassie Campbell | D | Guelph |
| Julie Walker | D | Queen's |
| Andria Hunter | F | Toronto |
| Amy Turek | F | Laurier |
| Katie Quinn | F | York |
| Player | Position | School |
| Jennifer Dewar | G | Guelph |
| Cheryl Pounder | D | Laurier |
| Allyson Fox | D | York |
| Sarah Applegarth | F | Guelph |
| Lori Dupuis | F | Toronto |
| Laura Schuler | F | Toronto |
| Player | Position | School |
| Jenifer Dewar | G | Guelph |
| Lori Dupuis | D | Toronto |
| Andria Hunter | D | Toronto |
| Amy Turek | F | Laurier |
| Stacey Harvey | F | Queen's |
| Nathalie Rivard | F | Toronto |
| Player | Position | School |
| Michelle Clayton and Tammy Edger (tie) | G | York and Queen's |
| Liz Duval | D | Guelph |
| Katie Quinn | D | York |
| Rebecca Reid | F | Toronto |
| Cassie Campbell | F | Guelph |
| Julie Walker | F | Queen's |
| Player | Position | School |
| Michelle Clayton | G | York |
| Andria Hunter | D | Toronto |
| Stephanie Boyd | D | Toronto |
| Liz Duval | F | Guelph |
| Stacey Harvey | F | Queen's |
| Nathalie Rivard | F | Toronto |
| Player | Position | School |
| Jennifer Dewar | G | Guelph |
| Sarah Applegarth | D | Guelph |
| Lori Dupuis | D | Toronto |
| Katie Quinn | F | York |
| Michelle Holmes | F | Guelph |
| Cassie Campbell | F | Guelph |
| Player | Position | School |
| Leslie Reddon | G | Toronto |
| Stacey Harvey | D | Queen's |
| Stephanie Boyd | D | Toronto |
| Lori Dupuis | F | Toronto |
| Marni Barrow | F | York |
| Lori Taylor | F | Toronto |
| Player | Position | School |
| Stephanie Slade | G | Guelph |
| Cassie Campbell | D | Guelph |
| Natalie Rivard | D | Toronto |
| Liz Duval | F | Guelph |
| Helen Knowles | F | Guelph |
| Michele Hanes | F | Guelph |
| Player | Position | School |
| Marci Hickmott | G | Guelph |
| Stacey Harvey | D | Queen's |
| Lori Taylor | D | Toronto |
| Andria Hunter | F | Toronto |
| Julie Stevens | F | Queen's |
| Nancy Deschamps | F | Guelph |
| Player | Position | School |
| Leslie Reddon | G | Toronto |
| Marni Barrow | D | York |
| Helen Knowles | D | Guelph |
| Stephanie Boyd | F | Toronto |
| Vicky Sunohara | F | Toronto |
| Heather White | F | Queen's |
| Player | Position | School |
| Leslie Reddon | G | Toronto |
| Marnie Barrow | D | York |
| Stephanie Boyd | D | Toronto |
| Andria Hunter | F | Toronto |
| Sue Patterson | F | Queen's |
| Vicky Sunohara | F | Toronto |
| Player | Position | School |
| Marci Hickmott and Heather Zakary (tie) | G | Guelph and Toronto |
| Kelli Chittick | D | Guelph |
| Elizabeth Duvall | D | Guelph |
| Laura Lloyd | F | McMaster |
| Stacey Harvey | F | Queen's |
| Jules Stevens | F | Queen's |
| Player | Position | School |
| Sandy Stanifort | G | McMaster |
| Marni Barrow | D | Toronto |
| Lori Taylor | D | Toronto |
| Jenny Patterson | F | Guelph |
| Jules Stevens | F | Queens |
| Sue Patterson | F | Queens |
| Player | Position | School |
| Leslie Reddon | G | Toronto |
| Rebecca Higgins | D | Queens |
| Cindy McGarroch | D | Toronto |
| Michele Campbell | F | York |
| Kelly Borutski | F | McMaster |
| Laurie Wise | F | Toronto |
* First Team 1983-84
| Player | Position | School |
| Glenda Rosen | G | McMaster |
| Sue Scherer | D | Guelph |
| Sophie Radecki | D | Toronto |
| Carolyn Aylesworth | C | Queens |
| Marjot Verlaan | RW | McMaster |
| Heather Ginzel | LW | Toronto |
* First Team 1982-83
| Player | Position | School |
| Karen Ranson | G | Toronto |
| Sue Scherer | D | Guelph |
| Beth Harrison | D | McMaster |
| Carolyn Aylesworth | C | Queens |
| Sue Howard | RW | York |
| Karen Wright | LW | Toronto |
* First Team 1981-82
| Player | Position | School |
| Cindy Vining | G | McMaster |
| Tina Vlad | D | Guelph |
| Barb Boys | D | York |
| Sue Howard | C | York |
| Helen Murphy | RW | Toronto |
| Donna Downes | LW | McMaster |

### Most Valuable player

| Year | Player | School |
| 2008-09 | Andrea Bevan | Laurier |
| 2007-08 | Lauren Barch | Laurier |
| 2006-07 | Andrea Bevan | Laurier |
| 2005-06 | Kate Allgood | Brock |
| 2004-05 | Cindy Eadie | Laurier |

### Scoring leaders

| Year | Player | School | Points |
| 2008-09 | Tamara Bell Andrea Ironside | Guelph Laurier | |
| 2007-08 | Janine Davies | Toronto | |
| 2006-07 | Kate Allgood | Brock | |
| 1998-99 | Jackie Cherevaty | Toronto | 36 |

## International
### OUA players in the Olympics

| Player | Position | School | Event | Result |
| Lesley Reddon | Goaltender | University of Toronto | 1998 Winter Olympics | Silver |
| Lori Dupuis | Forward | University of Toronto | 1998 Winter Olympics | Silver |
| Lori Dupuis | Forward | University of Toronto | 2002 Winter Olympics | Gold |
| Jayna Hefford | Forward | University of Toronto | 1998 Winter Olympics | Silver |
| Jayna Hefford | Forward | University of Toronto | 2002 Winter Olympics | Gold |
| Jayna Hefford | Forward | University of Toronto | 2006 Winter Olympics | Silver |
| Jayna Hefford | Forward | University of Toronto | 2010 Winter Olympics | Gold |
| Laura Schuler | Forward | University of Toronto | 1998 Winter Olympics | Silver |
| Vicky Sunohara | Forward | University of Toronto | 1998 Winter Olympics | Silver |
| Vicky Sunohara | Forward | University of Toronto | 2002 Winter Olympics | Gold |

### Winter Universiade
#### 2011

* Jacalyn Sollis, Forward, Guelph Canada: 2011 Winter Universiade
* Jessica Zerafa, Forward, Guelph Canada 2011 Winter Universiade

#### 2015

* Laura Brooker - Wilfrid Laurier Canada: 2015 Winter Universiade
* Katelyn Gosling, Defense, Western Canada: Ice hockey at the 2015 Winter Universiade
* Nicole Kesteris – Toronto Canada: 2015 Winter Universiade

#### 2017

* Katherine Bailey, Defense: Guelph Canada: 2017 Winter Universiade
* Katelyn Gosling, Defense: Western Canada: 2017 Winter Universiade
* Kelly Gribbons, Forward: Guelph Canada: 2017 Winter Universiade
* Brianna Iazzolino, Defense: Western Canada: 2017 Winter Universiade
* Valerie Lamenta, Goaltender: Guelph Canada: 2017 Winter Universiade
* Rachel Marriott, Forward: Waterloo Canada: 2017 Winter Universiade
* Stephanie Sluys, Goaltender: Waterloo Canada: Ice hockey at the 2017 Winter Universiade
Coaching staff
* Rachel Flanagan, Head Coach: Guelph Canada
* Kelly Paton, Assistant Coach: Western Canada
* Shaun Reagan, Assistant Coach: Waterloo Canada

#### 2019

* Ailish Forfar, Forward: Ryerson Canada
* Lauren Straatman - Toronto Canada: Ice hockey at the 2019 Winter Universiade