Toronto Lady Blues women's ice hockey

The Lady Blues women's ice hockey team represent the University of Toronto and compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference.
==History==
On December 12, 1922, the Lady Blues joined the Ladies Ontario Hockey Associaton and paid dues of eleven dollars (six dollars association fee, five dollars one time fee). Coast to Coast:Hockey in Canada to the Second World War, p.137, Edited by John Chi-Kit Wong, University of Toronto Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8020-9532-9The Lady Blues were the LOHA Provincial Champions in 1924.Coast to Coast:Hockey in Canada to the Second World War, p.150, Edited by John Chi-Kit Wong, University of Toronto Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8020-9532-9 In 1925, the Lady Blues withdrew from the LOHA, and the reason was certain unsatisfactory aspects of competition.Bruce Kidd, The Struggle for Canadian Sport, Toronto:University of Toronto Press, 1996, p.103 There were issues as to the acceptable definition of womanhood.  The team would take two extended hiatuses from 1936 to 1948 and 1951 to 1960.
In 1993, (although the Lady Blues won 13 of the last 15 provincial championships), a task force recommended that the University of Toronto cut the team for financial reasons.http://webapps.utsc.utoronto.ca/ose/story.php?id=349 Justine Blainey, a member of the team, organized a "Save the Team" night that raised over $8,000. She personally called 100 alumni during a one-week fundraising blitz. Blainey had previously earned national recognition as she endured five different court cases before finally having her case heard by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1986 because the Metro Toronto Hockey League denied her the opportunity to play hockey for them in 1981.http://www.dynamicchiropractic.ca/pdf_out/DynamicChiropractic.ca-The-Justine-Blainey-Story-1285010719.pdf
==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.
==Year by year==
===OUA Women's===
Season 	League 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Tournament 	Nationals 	
1997-98	OUA-Women	15 	12 	1 	2 	- 	61 	14 	26 	1st 	Lost Final 	Silver Medal 	
1998-99	OUA-Women	20 	16 	2 	2 	- 	79 	23 	34 	1st 	4th place 	Bronze Medal 	
1999-00	OUA-Women	20 	14 	4 	2 	- 	66 	27 	30 	1st 	Won Tournament 	4th place 	
2000-01	OUA-Women	22 	22 	0 	0 	- 	114 	14 	44 	1st East 	Won Tournament 	National Champions 	
2001-02	OUA-Women	20 	17 	2 	1 	- 	116 	19 	35 	1st East 	Lost Final 	Bronze Medal 	
2002-03	OUA-Women	22 	20 	0 	2 	- 	91 	11 	42 	1st East 	Won Tournament 	Silver Medal 	
2003-04	OUA-Women	22 	19 	1 	2 	- 	 	 	40 	1st East 	Bronze Medal 	N/A 	
2004-05	OUA-Women	22 	14 	6 	1 	1 	60 	42 	30 	1st East 	Lost Final 	N/A 	
2005-06	OUA-Women	24 	12 	7 	3 	2 	 	 	29 	3rd 	Lost Final 	5th place 	
2006-07	OUA-Women	24 	15 	5 	3 	1 	 	 	34 	2nd 	Bronze Medal 	N/A 	
Season 	League 	GP 	W 	OW 	L 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Tournament 	Nationals 	
2007-08	OUA-Women	27 	20 	- 	5 	1 	97 	37 	42 	2nd 	Lost Final 	N/A 	
2008-09	OUA-Women	27 	16 	- 	10 	1 	75 	60 	33 	3rd 	Lost Quarterfinals 	N/A 	
2009-10	OUA-Women	27 	12 	2 	11 	2 	89 	89 	42 	5th 	Lost Quarterfinals 	N/A 	
2010-11	OUA-Women	27 	12 	2 	11 	2 	64 	75 	30 	6th 	Lost Quarterfinals 	N/A 	
2011-12	OUA-Women	26 	11 	4 	10 	1 	64 	62 	31 	3rd 	Lost Quarterfinals 	N/A 	
2012-13	OUA-Women	26 	8 	7 	8 	3 	71 	66 	33 	5th 	Lost Quarterfinals 	4th place 	
2013-14	OUA-Women	24 	16 	2 	5 	1 	63 	36 	37 	3rd 	Lost Semifinals 	N/A 	
2014-15	OUA-Women	24 	16 	- 	5 	3 	58 	42 	35 	4th 	Lost Semifinals 	N/A 	
2015-16	OUA-Women	24 	12 	4 	4 	4 	63 	44 	48 	2nd 	Lost Quarterfinals 	N/A 	
2016-17	OUA-Women	24 	15 	2 	7 	0 	54 	39 	49 	3rd 	Lost Semifinals 	N/A 	
2017-18	OUA-Women	24 	13 	0 	9 	2 	56 	47 	41 	6th 	Lost Quarterfinals 	N/A 	
2018-19	OUA-Women	24 	13 	2 	6 	3 	66 	47 	46 	3rd 	Lost Final 	6th place 	
2019-20	OUA-Women	24 	17 	1 	4 	2 	57 	31 	55 	1st 	Won Tournament 	Event Cancelled after team lost quarterfinal game 	
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	16 	12 	2 	0 	2 	48 	17 	42 	1st East 	Lost Semifinals 	N/A 	
2022-23	OUA-Women	27 	22 	1 	2 	2 	84 	34 	70 	1st East 	Won Tournament 	5th place 	
2023-24	OUA-Women	28 	17 	2 	8 	1 	56 	83 	41 	2nd East 	Lost Final 	Silver Medal 	
==Awards and honors==
*Nicole Kesteris, 2011 CIS All-Rookie Teamhttp://www.varsityblues.ca/news/2011/3/9/WHOCKEY_0309115145.aspx
===All-OUA team===
*First Team 1981-82
Player 	  Position  	School
Helen Murphy	RW 	Toronto
===Lady Blues in Olympic hockey===
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
===Lady Blues in professional hockey===
Player 	Team 	League
Katie Dowdall 	Brampton Thunder 	CWHL
Jayna Hefford 	Brampton Thunder 	CWHL
Lesley Reddon 	Strathmore Rockies	WWHL
Vicky Sunohara	Brampton Thunder 	CWHL
==Team Photos==
1910UTorLadyBlues.jpg|1910 team
24-25UTorWomen.jpg|1925 team
33-34UTorWomen.jpg|1934 team
==See also==
*Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey
==References==
Category:Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Women's ice hockey in Canada
Category:Women's ice hockey teams in Canada