2023-24 OUA Women's Season

This is the 2023-24 Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey season.
==Membership Changes==
On February 17, 2023, the University of Ottawa announced its' intention to shift the Ottawa Gee-Gees women's ice hockey team to OUA commencing with the 2024-25 playing season. As part of the OUA release it also indicated the the Carleton Lady Ravens ice hockey would also be joining the OUA in the same timeframe.https://oua.ca/news/2023/2/17/general-gee-gees-announce-intention-to-move-womens-hockey-and-volleyball-to-oua.aspx
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Brock Badgers 	St. Catharines, Ontario	Seymour-Hannah Sports & Entertainment Centre
Guelph Gryphons 	Guelph, Ontario 	Gryphon Centre Arena
Laurier Golden Hawks 	Waterloo, Ontario 	Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
Nipissing Lakers 	North Bay, Ontario 	North Bay Memorial Gardens
Queen's Golden Gaels 	Kingston, Ontario 	Kingston Memorial Centre
TMU Bold 	Toronto, Ontario 	Mattamy Home Ice
Toronto Varsity Blues 	Toronto, Ontario 	Varsity Arena
Ontario Tech Ridgebacks 	Oshawa, Ontario 	Campus Ice Centre
Waterloo Warriors 	Waterloo, Ontario 	Columbia Ice Field Arena
Western Ontario Mustangs	London, Ontario 	Thompson Arena
Windsor Lancers 	Windsor, Ontario 	South Windsor Arena
York Lions 	Toronto, Ontario 	Canlan Ice Sports York
==Standings==
===East===
Team 	GP	W 	OW	OL	L 	GF	GA	Pts
Nipissing Lakers 	28	16	6 	2 	4 	97	50	62
Toronto Varsity Blues 	28	17	2 	1 	8 	83	41	56
Queen's Golden Gaels 	28	12	3 	1 	12	67	66	43
York Lions 	28	8 	1 	2 	17	48	71	28
Ontario Tech Ridgebacks	28	6 	3 	2 	17	45	79	26
TMU Bold 	28	7 	0 	3 	18	48	81	24
===West===
Team 	GP	W 	OW	OL	L 	GF	GA	Pts
Guelph Gryphons 	28	20	3 	2 	3 	77	35	68
Waterloo Warriors 	28	15	3 	3 	7 	78	56	54
Laurier Golden Hawks 	28	9 	4 	3 	12	61	68	38
Windsor Lancers 	28	10	1 	5 	12	58	76	37
Western Ontario Mustangs	28	7 	5 	4 	12	46	63	35
Brock Badgers 	28	8 	2 	5 	13	46	68	33
==McCaw Cup Playoffs==
The top 4 teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. Both finalist qualify for the 2024 U-Sport Women's ice hockey championship to be held March 14-17, 2024 at Merlis Belsher Place on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan in Regina, Saskatchewan.
===Quarterfinals===
*York Lions defeated Nipissing Lakers 1-0 (ot)
*York Lions defeated Nipissing Lakers 6-1
York Lions beat Nipissing Lakers 2-games-to-none.
*Queen's Golden Gaels defeated Toronto Varsity Blues 3-1
*Toronto Varsity Blues defeated Queen's Golden Gaels 2-1 (2ot)
*Toronto Varsity Blues defeated Queen's Golden Gaels 6-1
Toronto Varsity Blues beat Queen's Golden Gaels 2-games-to-1.
*Guelph Gryphons defeated Windsor Lancers 3-0
*Guelph Gryphons defeated Windsor Lancers 3-0
Guelph Gryphons beat Windsor Lancers 2-games-to-none.
*Waterloo Warriors defeated Laurier Golden Hawks 4-3
*Waterloo Warriors defeated Laurier Golden Hawks 2-1
Waterloo Warriors beat Laurier Golden Hawks 2-games-to-none.
===Semifinals===
*York Lions defeated Waterloo Warriors 3-2
*Waterloo Warriors defeated York Lions 4-1
*Waterloo Warriors defeated York Lions 3-0
Waterloo Warriors beat York Lions 2-games-to-1.
*Guelph Gryphons defeated Toronto Varsity Blues 1-0
*Toronto Varsity Blues defeated Guelph Gryphons 3-1
*Toronto Varsity Blues defeated Guelph Gryphons 1-0
Toronto Varsity Blues beat Guelph Gryphons 2-games-to-1.
===Final===
*Waterloo Warriors defeated Toronto Varsity Blues 2-1
Waterloo Warriors (as conference champion) and Toronto Varsity Blues (as runner-up) advanced to the 2024 U-Sport Women's ice hockey championship to be held March 14-17, 2024 at Merlis Belsher Place on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan in Regina, Saskatchewan.
==References==
Category:2023-24 in ice hockey
Category:OUA Women's Seasons