Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey

The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's hockey team represented Wilfrid Laurier University in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The Golden Hawks play their home games at Sunlife Financial Arena and are a a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference.  The program started in 1994.
==History==
In 2009, the Golden Hawks captured the 2009 OUA title and qualified for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship game. The Golden Hawks were defeated by the McGill Martlets by a 3-1 mark. For the 2009-10 season, Liz Knox was named the CIS Most Valuable Player. Knox enjoyed a record-breaking campaign in which she led the CIS in every major goaltending category. She won 24 of 25 starts during the regular season as the Golden Hawks compiled a 26-0-1 record. She ranked first in CIS in wins (24), shutouts (11), goals against average (0.89) and save percentage (.960). In addition, her 11 shutouts set an OUA single-season record
During the 2010-11 season, freshman Laura Brooker finished fourth in the OUA in scoring with 19 goals and eight assists for 27 points. Of note, Brooke was ranked second in the nation in goals scored, tied with Hayley Wickenheiser of the Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey team. On March 13, 2011, the Golden Hawks qualified for the Bronze Medal game of the CIS National Championship. The squad was defeated by the Queen's Golden Gaels women's ice hockey team by a 1-0 score.http://www.laurierathletics.com/createarticle.php?ID=5322 Of note, Liz Knox earned the first shutout of the 2011 CIS National Championship tournament. She shutout the Manitoba Bisons by a 4-0 tally in the second game of the tournament.http://www.laurierathletics.com/createarticle.php?ID=5314
==Year by year==
===OUA Women's===
Season 	League 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Tournament 	Nationals 	
1995-96	OWIAA 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	No Tournament 	
1996-97	OWIAA 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	No Tournament 	
1997-98	OUA-Women	15 	6 	6 	3 	- 	31 	25 	15 	3rd 	Bronze Medal 	N/A 	
1998-99	OUA-Women	20 	14 	6 	0 	- 	73 	38 	28 	2nd 	Won Tournament 	4th place 	
1999-00	OUA-Women	20 	12 	6 	2 	- 	71 	50 	26 	3rd 	Bronze Medal 	N/A 	
2000-01	OUA-Women	22 	19 	3 	0 	- 	108 	48 	38 	1st West 	Lost Final 	N/A 	
2001-02	OUA-Women	20 	19 	0 	1 	- 	89 	18 	39 	1st West 	Won Tournament 	Silver Medal 	
2002-03	OUA-Women	22 	16 	2 	4 	- 	90 	36 	36 	1st West 	Lost Final 	N/A 	
2003-04	OUA-Women	22 	12 	6 	3 	1 	 	 	28 	2nd West 	Won Tournament 	5th place 	
2004-05	OUA-Women	22 	17 	2 	2 	1 	62 	18 	37 	1st West 	Won Tournament 	National Champions 	
2005-06	OUA-Women	24 	20 	3 	1 	0 	 	 	41 	1st 	Won Tournament 	Silver Medal 	
2006-07	OUA-Women	24 	19 	2 	3 	0 	 	 	41 	1st 	Won Tournament 	4th place 	
Season 	League 	GP 	W 	OW 	L 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Tournament 	Nationals 	
2007-08	OUA-Women	27 	23 	- 	2 	0 	97 	24 	48 	1st 	Won Tournament 	Silver Medal 	
2008-09	OUA-Women	27 	26 	- 	1 	0 	108 	21 	52 	1st 	Won Tournament 	Silver Medal 	
2009-10	OUA-Women	27 	24 	2 	0 	1 	98 	23 	77 	1st 	Won Tournament 	Bronze Medal 	
2010-11	OUA-Women	27 	23 	1 	2 	1 	103 	30 	49 	1st 	Lost Semifinals 	4th place 	
2011-12	OUA-Women	26 	25 	0 	0 	1 	127 	39 	51 	1st 	Won Tournament 	4th place 	
2012-13	OUA-Women	27 	17 	4 	2 	3 	99 	46 	45 	2nd 	Lost Semifinals 	N/A 	
2013-14	OUA-Women	24 	16 	2 	3 	3 	85 	46 	39 	2nd 	Won Tournament 	4th place 	
2014-15	OUA-Women	24 	13 	- 	7 	4 	73 	43 	52 	6th 	Lost Semifinals 	N/A 	
2015-16	OUA-Women	24 	10 	3 	9 	2 	45 	50 	38 	7th 	Lost Semifinals 	N/A 	
2016-17	OUA-Women	24 	2 	1 	17 	4 	28 	75 	12 	12th 	Did not qualify 	N/A 	
2017-18	OUA-Women	24 	2 	3 	16 	3 	27 	60 	15 	12th 	Did not qualify 	N/A 	
2018-19	OUA-Women	24 	5 	1 	17 	1 	29 	55 	18 	11th 	Did not qualify 	N/A 	
2019-20	OUA-Women	24 	2 	3 	13 	6 	34 	65 	18 	12th 	Did not qualify 	N/A 	
2020-21	OUA-Women	Season cancelled October 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled October 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled October 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled October 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled October 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled October 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled October 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled October 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled October 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled October 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled October 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled October 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	OUA-Women	15 	3 	0 	10 	2 	13 	31 	11 	6th West 	Did not qualify 	N/A 	
2022-23	OUA-Women	26 	2 	2 	17 	5 	30 	72 	15 	6th West 	Did not qualify 	N/A 	
2023-24	OUA-Women	28 	9 	4 	12 	3 	61 	68 	38 	3rd West 	Lost Quarterfinals 	N/A 	
==Exhibition==
Date 	Opponent 	Score 	Location
9/26/2008 	Ohio Statehttp://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=87740&SPID=10407&DB_OEM_ID=17300&Q_SEASON=2008	2-1 	Columbus, Ohio
9/28/2008 	Niagara University Purple Eagles 	7-3 	Niagara University, Lewiston, New York
10/11/2008	Team Ontario 	1-1 	Sunlife Financial Arena, Waterloo Recreation Complex
10/12/2008	Team Ontario 	4-3 	Sunlife Financial Arena, Waterloo Recreation Complex
12/28/2008	Blue Water Jrs. 	5-0 	Sunlife Financial Arena, Waterloo Recreation Complex
9/24/2009 	Toronto Jr. Aeros 	Sunlife Financial Arena 	Win, 2-0
9/26/2009 	Ohio State 	Columbus, Ohio 	Tie, 1-1 (Ohio State scores in shootout)http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87741&SPID=10407&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=204802525
9/27/2009 	Robert Morris 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	RMU, 4-0 http://www.rmucolonials.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59607&SPID=6531&DB_OEM_ID=13900&ATCLID=204802829
10/4/2009 	Whitby Junior Wolves 	Sunlife Financial Arena 	Win, 8-1
10/9/2009 	Chinese National Women's Team 	Sunlife Financial Arena 	Tie, 2-2http://www.athletics.wlu.ca/createarticle.php?ID=4288
9/25/2010 	Mercyhurst Lakers 	Mercyhurst Ice Center 	Loss, 7-0
10/2/2010 	Ohio State 	OSU Ice Rink 	Loss, 2-0
12/30/2010	London Devilettes PWHL 	CIF Arena 	Win, 5-1http://www.laurierathletics.com/varsityathletics/createresults.php?season=2010&sport=WHOCK
==International==
Player 	Event 	Result
Andrea Ironside	2009 Winter Universiade	Gold
Andrea Ironside	2011 Winter Universiade	Goldhttp://www.wlu.ca/news_detail.php?grp_id=0&nws_id=7404
Liz Knox 	2011 Winter Universiade	Gold
Andrea Martin 	2011 Winter Universiade	Gold
Candice Styles 	2011 Winter Universiade	Gold
==Awards and honors==
*Andrea Ironside, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey CIS Championship Tournament All-Star
*Andrea Ironside, Monday, November 24, 2008, Laurier Athlete of the Week http://www.laurierathletics.com/peopleprofile.php?PCID=14958&PeopleID=2600
*Liz Knox, 2010 Outstanding Woman of Laurierhttp://www.wlu.ca/news_detail.php?grp_id=12052&nws_id=6380
===CIS honors===
*Andrea Ironside, 2010 CIS Tournament All-Star
*Abygail Laking, Finalist, 2010 CIS Rookie of the Year
*Liz Knox, 2010 Brodrick Trophy, CIS MVP
*Liz Knox, 2010 All-CIS First Team
*Candice Styles, 2010 CIS All-Rooke Team
===All-Canadian honors===
*Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2009 First Team
*Forward - Andrea Ironside, 2009 Second Teamhttp://www.universitysport.ca/e/championships/w_hockey/2009/all_canadians.cfm
*Laura Brooker, 2011 CIS all-rookie teamhttp://www.laurierathletics.com/createarticle.php?ID=5306
*Alannah Wakefield, 2011 CIS all-rookie team
===OUA honors===
*Laura Brooker, 2011 OUA Rookie of the Year
*Andrea Ironside, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey OUA First Team All-Star
==References==
Category:Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Category:Women's ice hockey in Canada
Category:Women's ice hockey teams in Canada
Category:Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey