# UPEI Panthers women's ice hockey

The UPEI Panthers women's ice hockey program represent the University of Prince Edward Island in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference. The Panthers have won one AUS conference championship and have qualified for four U Sports women's ice hockey championship tournaments. They have served as the host team for the 2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship, 2020 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship, and the 2022 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship, although the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Despite being cancelled after one day, the 2020 event was named the SCORE! Event of the Year by PEI Amateur Sport.

## History
### Individual Leader Scoring

| Season | Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- | AUS rank |
| 2019-20 | Jolena Gillard | 28 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | +15 | 13th |
| 2018-19 | Rachel Colle | 28 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | +6 | 9th |

### Team captains

* 2017-18: Emma Martin
* 2020-21: Kaylee Dufresne

### U Sports Tournament results

| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2012 | #4 | Pool A, Game #1 Pool A, Game #2 5th Place Game | #1 Laurier #6 Montreal #5 Alberta | L 3–0 L 4–1 L 1–0 |
| 2019 | #7 | Quarter-Finals Consolation Semi-Finals | #2 Montreal #6 Manitoba | L 3–0 L 3–1 |
| 2020 | #8 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2022 | #8 | Quarter-Finals Consolation Semi-Finals Consolation Finals | #1 Concordia #4 Brock #3 UBC | L 7–0 W 2–0 L 4–0 |

## International

* Keirsten Visser Canada: 2015 Winter Universiade

## Awards and honours

* Nancy Macmillan: 2019 Hockey Canada Female Breathrough Award (recognizing an Outstanding contribution to advancing female hockey)

### AUS Awards

* 2011-12: Bruce Donaldson, AUS Coach of the Year
* 2013-14: Ferran Brown, AUS Student-Athlete Community Service Award
* 2016-17: Sydnee Baker, AUS Rookie of the Year

#### AUS All-Stars

* Marie-Soleil Deschenes, 2016-17 AUS First Team All-Star
* 2016-17 AUS Second Team All-Stars: Emma Martin, UPEI
* Camille Scherger, 2019-20 AUS First Team All-Star
* Jolena Gillard, 2019-20 AUS Second Team All-Star

#### AUS All-Rookie

* Jolena Gillard, 2018-19 AUS All-Rookie Team
* Lexie Murphy, 2019-20 AUS All-Rookie Team

### USports Awards

* Camille Scherger, Goaltender, 2019-20 USports Second Team All-Canadian
* Jolena Gillard, Forward, 2021-22 USports Second Team All-Canadian

### Team Awards

* 2017-18 Gordon and Muriel Bennett Award (in recognition of best combined athletic achievement and academic excellence during four years): Emma Martin

### University Awards

* 2012 UPEI Panthers Rookie of the Year Award (Female): Laura Bradley
* Marie-Soleil Deschenes, 2016-17 UPEI Female Athlete of the Year
* Rachel Colle, 2019-20 PEI Panthers Athletics Passion for Life Award (Presented to a UPEI student-athlete who exemplifies his/her qualities and love of life by building Panther Sport spirit and serving the community)

#### Panther Athlete of the Week

* Sophie Vandale: Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, February 3 to 9, 2020
* Kaylee Dufresne, Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, January 27 to February 2, 2020

#### J.T. "Mickey" Place Award

Presented by the UPEI Student Union, the J.T. "Mickey" Place Award is awarded to varsity team student-athletes who made a contribution to student leadership on their team and on campus.
* Amber Gaudette 2011-12 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards
* Ferran Brown, 2012-13 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards
* Ferran Brown, 2014-15 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards
* 2016 J.T. “Mickey” Place Awards : Teagan Pringle
* Teagan Pringle, 2016-17 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards
* Annabelle Charron and Rachel Colle, 2019-20 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards