Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ

The Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ is an amateur women's ice hockey league in Quebec, Canada. The former name of the League was Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA. In autumn 2011, the names of different Leagues by letters AA and A within the Quebec Student Sports Federation are changedRSEG fait place aux divisions 1, 2 et 3 .RSÉQ modifie ses appellations August 10, 2011, The Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ is considered to be the highest level of young women's ice hockey in the Quebec collegiate system. The league has a wide range of talent from pre-university programs and is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec (Fédération québécoise de hockey sur glace) and the Quebec Student Sports Federation.
The Hockey Collégial féminin RSEQ is a development league serving as springboard towards the university women's ice hockey and afterward towards the professional level.
==History==
Prior to the existence of the League, some collegial teams played with university teams in the Quebec University Women's Hockey League (QSSF).1996 Quebec University LeagueQuebec Students Sports Federation (QSSF)Canadian University Hockey The first-ever Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU) National title for women's ice hockey was held at the end of the 1997-98 CIAU season and two Québécois college teams participated at the tournament:Women's University Hockey in Canada Cégep St-LaurentSaint-Laurent Patriotes 1997-98 Women's Hockey Roster and Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf. The Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA was founded in 1999 to provide opportunities for young females to develop into collegiate student-athletes. It was developed to bring together teams that regularly produce players for competition at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship and NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship levels, respectively. The inaugural season was in 1999-2000, and the Patriotes du collège St-Laurent won the Playoff Championship title.CEGEP 1999-2000 A national championship for college athletics in Canada was approved at the advent of the 2001-02 season.
===Current teams===
The Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ consists of 8 college teams:
*Cheminots du Cégep St-Jérôme, localized in St-Jérôme.
*Dragons du Collège Laflèche, localized in Trois-Rivières.
*Dawson College Blues, localized in the west of downtown Montreal.
*John Abbott Islanders, localized in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue in Montreal's West Island.
*Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit, localized in Longueuil
*Nordiques du Collège Lionel-Groulx,Nordiques localized in Sainte-Thérèse
*Patriotes du Cégep St-Laurent, localized in Montreal
*Titans du Cégep Limoilou, localized in Limoilou a borough of Quebec City.
====Former teams====
*Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, localized in Montreal.
*Faucons du Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon (close in 2010) localized in Lévis, near Quebec city.
*Trappeurs du Cégep Marie-VictorinTrappeurs du Cégep Marie-Victorin (close in 2008)(French) Fin du hockey féminin à Marie-Victorin, http://www.guidemtlnord.com/Sports/Hockey/2008-01-22/article-923686/Fin-du-hockey-feminin-a-Marie-Victorin/1 , January 22, 2008 localized in Montreal.
===Expansion===
The league has ambitions to expand from 8 teams to up to 10 teams for the 2012-13 season. The two proposed teams to be added are:Hockey Collégial Féminin: Deu nouvelles équipes en 2012-2013 (French)
*Cougars du Collège ChamplainPeut-être une nouvelle formation féminine chez les Cougars November 29, 2010 (French)Les Cougars joueront au hockey féminin, December 9, 2010 (French) localized in Lennoxville.
*Pionniers du Cégep de RimouskiDu hockey féminin collégial à Rimouski , December 10, 2010 (French)Marc Boudreau dirigera les Pionnières en hockey January 25, 2011 (French) localized in Rimouski.
==Championship regular season==
The team that claims the regular season championship does so by accumulating the best won-loss record in a season consisting of 21 matches:
*2011-12 – Titans du Cégep Limoilou
*2010-11 – Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit
*2009-10 – Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit
*2008-09 – Dawson College Blues
*2007-08 – Cheminots du Cégep St-Jérôme
*2006-07 – Dawson College Blues
*2005-06 – Cheminots du Cégep du St-Jérôme
*2004-05 – Patriotes du Cégep St-Laurent
*2003-04 – Non-available
*2002-03 – Non-available
*2001-02 – Titans du Cégep Limoilou
*2000-01 – Non-available
*1999-2000 – Non-available
==Championship playoff==
Following the regular season, a playoff is held to determine the Collégial women's champion in Quebec. A list of collégial winners includes (winner is in bold):
===Playoff 2011-12===
====First round====
====Semi-finals and Championship Final game 2011-12====
===Playoff 2010-11===
====The semi-finals and the finals was presented at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau====
Playoff 	Date 	Time 	Teams 	Attendance
Semi-final 	April 2	3:30 pm 	Lynx Édouard-Montpetit 4-0 Dawson Blues 	450 supporters
Semi-Final 	April 2	5:30pm 	Patriotes St-Laurent 2-1 (wins in shootout) Titans Limoilou 	400 supporters
Final Bronze Medal	April 3	12:30 noon	Titans Limoilou 2-0 Dawson Blues 	280 supporters
Final Gold Medal 	April 3	3:00 pm 	Patriotes St-Laurent 5-2 Lynx Édouard-MontpetitLes Lynx sont passées tout près du but (French)	420 supporters
winner: Patriotes du Cégep St-LaurentLe Cégep de Saint-Laurent champion du RSEQ (French)«J'ai goalé mes deux meilleurs matchs à vie!» (French) 
===Playoff 2009-10===
====Semi-finals and Championship Final game 2010====
Playoff 	Date 	Teams
Semi-Final 	April 3	Cheminots Saint-Jérôme 2–4 Lynx Édouard-Montpetit
Semi-final 	April 3	Titans Limoilou	3–4	Dragons Laflèche
Final Bronze Medal	April 4	Cheminots Saint-Jérôme	2–1 Titans Limoilou
Final Gold Medal 	April 4	Dragons Laflèche	5–6 Lynx Édouard-Montpetit
winner: Lynx du Collège Édouard-MontpetitUn deuxième Championnat de suite pour les Lynx , April 6, 2010 (French)
===Playoffs 2008-09===
====Semi-finals and Championship Final game====
Playoff 	Date 	Teams
Semi-Final 	April 11	Dawson Blues 6-2 Titans Limoilou
Semi-final 	April 11	Lynx Édouard-Montpetit 7-1 Dragons Laflèche
Final Bronze Medal	April 12	Titans Limoilou 4–0 Dragons Laflèche
Final Gold Medal 	April 12	Lynx Édouard-Montpetit 3–2 (wins in shootout) Dawson Blues
winner:Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit
===Playoffs 2007-08===
====Championship Final games====
Playoff 	Date 	Teams
Final Gold Medal	April 4 	Dawson Blues 3–8 Cheminots St-Jérôme
Final Gold Medal	April 11	Cheminots St-Jérôme 6-2 Dawson Blues
winner:Cheminots du Cégep St-Jérôme
===Playoffs 2006-07===
====Championship Final games====
Playoff 	Date 	Teams
Final Gold Medal	April 5 	Cheminots St-Jérôme 1–2 Dawson Blues
Final Gold Medal	April 10	Dawson Blues 3–2 Cheminots St-Jérôme
winner:Dawson BluesDawson Blues are women's hockey champions, The monitor, April 19, 2007
===Playoffs 2005-06===
====Championship Final games====
Playoff 	Date 	Teams
Final Gold Medal	March 31	Patriotes St-Laurent 1–2 Cheminots St-Jérôme
Final Gold Medal	April 2 	Cheminots St-Jérôme 6–2 Patriotes St-Laurent
winner:Cheminots du cégep St-Jérôme
===Playoffs 2004-2005===
====Championship Final game====
Playoff 	Date 	Teams
Final Gold Medal	April 2	Dragons Laflèche 0-5 Cheminots St-Jérôme
Final Gold Medal	April 8	Cheminots St-Jérôme 4-2 Dragons Laflèche
winner:Cheminots du cégep St-Jérôme
*Playoff 2003-04 – Non-available
*Playoff 2002-03 – Non-available
*Playoff 2001-02 – Titans du Cégep Limoilou
*Playoff 2000-01 – Non-available
*Playoff 1999-2000 – Patriotes du Collège St-Laurent CEGEP 1999-2000
==International matches==
*August 30, 2010 – Norway women national team vs Dragons du Collège Laflèche
*August 28 and 29, 2010 – Norway women national team vs Titans du Cégep LimoilouLes Titans affrontent une équipe de la Norvège (French)
==Scoring leaders==
 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Player/Team 	GP	Goal	Assist	Pts
2011-12	Carol-ann Upshall, Dragons du Collège Laflèche 	21	19 	17 	36
2010-11	Ariane Barker, Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit 	21	32 	26 	58
2009-10	Mélodie Daoust, Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit	13	24 	31 	55
2008-09	Marie-Philip Poulin, Dawson Blues 	15	29 	29 	58
Individual statistics are not available for the other seasons.
==Goaltending Leaders==
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Player/Team 	GP	W 	L	SO	GAA
2011-12	Maude Rousseau, Titans du Cégep Limoilou 	18	7 	1	3 	1.00
2010-11	Frédérique Desmarais, Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit	12	9 	1	1 	1.35
2009-10	Roxanne Douville, Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit 	21	15	1	1 	1.23
2008-09	Emy Côte, Dawson Blues 	23	10	0	0 	0.89
2008-09	Joanie Plamondon, Dawson Blues 	23	13	0	0 	0.92
Individual statistics are not available for the other seasons.
==Awards and honors==
:Season 2011-12 
*Player of the Year Award:
*Rookie of the Year Award:
*Fair-play Award:
:Season 2010-11 Hockey collégial féminin: Mélodie Daoust choisie joueuse par excellence (French)
*Player of the Year Award: Mélodie Daoust, Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit.
*Rookie of the Year Award: Cassandra Poudrier, Dawson Blues.
*Fair-play Award: Emmanuelle Dumont, Dragons du Collège Laflèche
: Season 2009-10Hockey collégial féminin: Les étoiles dévoilées (French)
*Player of the Year Award: Josianne Legault, Dragons du Collège Laflèche
*Rookie of the Year Award: Mélodie Daoust, Lynx du Édouard-Montpetit
*Fair-play Award: Emmanuelle Dumont, Dragons du Collège Laflèche
: Season 2008-09Les Étoiles du hockey collégial féminin dévoilées (French)
*Player of the Year Award: Marie-Philip Poulin, Dawson Blues
*Rookie of the Year Award: Marie-Philip Poulin, Dawson Blues
*Fair-play Award: Katia Clément-Heydra, Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit
Awards and individual honors are not available for the other seasons.
==Notable players==
*Catherine Ward, (Dawson Blues) – McGill Martlets and Canada National women Team.
*Marie-Philip Poulin, (Dawson Blues)Hockey féminin AA, Marie-Philip Poulin brûle la ligue , December 11, 2008 (French) – Canada National women Team.
*Ann-Sophie Bettez, (Dawson Blues) – McGill Martlets and Canada's national women's under-22 team.
*Lauriane Rougeau, (Cheminots du Cegep St-Jérôme and Dawson Blues) – Montreal Stars (CWHL), Canada's National women's team Under-18 team and Canada's national women's under-22 team.
*Emmanuelle Blais, (Dawson Blues) – Montreal Stars (CWHL).
*Marie-Andrée Leclerc-Auger, (Cheminots du Cegep St-Jérôme) – McGill Martlets and Montreal Carabins
*Kelly Sudia, (John Abbott Islanders) – Concordia Stingers, Montreal Stars (CWHL).
*Donna Ringrose, (John Abbott Islanders) – Concordia Stingers, Montreal Stars (CWHL).
*Tawnya Danis, (John Abbott Islanders) – Concordia Stingers, Montreal Stars (CWHL).
*Josée-Ann Deschênes,Profil (Cheminots du Cegep St-Jérôme) – Montreal Carabins and Montreal Stars (CWHL).
*Mélodie Daoust, (Lynx du College Edouard-Montpetit) – McGill MartletsMélodie Daoust : rien à envier aux gars , March 19, 2011 (French)Mélodie Daoust rêve aux Jeux Olympiques , February 17, 2010 (French) Canada's National women's team Under-18 team.
*Roxanne Douville, (Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit) – Vermont CatamountsVermont's Douville Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team and Canada's national women's under-22 team.Roxanne Douville added to Canada's national women's Under-22 team roster
*Katia Clément-Heydra (Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit), McGill MartletsHockey universitaire féminin (French)Katia Clément-Heydra sacrée recrue de l'année (French)
*Janique Duval (Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit), Montreal CarabinsJanique Duval parmi les meilleures recrues au Québec (French)
*Ariane Barker, (Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit) – Montreal Carabins
*Maude Gélinas, (Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit) – Montreal Carabins
==References==
==External links==
*(French) Official League Website
*(French) Results and Statistics website
===Teams websites===
*Dawson Blues
*John Abbott Islanders
*(French) Dragons du Collège Laflèche
*(French) Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit
*(French) Patriotes du Cégep St-Laurent
*(French) Titans du Cegep Limoilou
==See also==
*Hockey Québec
*Quebec Student Sports Federation
*Coupe Dodge
*Dawson College Blues women's ice hockey
*Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit women's ice hockey
*Titans du Cégep Limoilou women's ice hockey
Category:Ice hockey in Quebec
Category:Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey