2022-23 OUA Women's Season

This is the 2022-23 Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey season.
==Membership Changes==
In 2021, Ryerson University announced it would be renamed due to recognition of Egerton Ryerson's involvement in the residential school system, and current acknowledgement of the latter's adverse effects on indigenous cultures. The school's new name of Toronto Metropolitan University was announced in 2022. The athletic teams would be announced in August of 2022 as being labeled as the Bold.https://tmubold.ca/news/2022/8/29/athletics-introducing-our-new-team-name.aspx
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
UOIT 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
Toronto Varsity Blues	27	22	1 	2 	2 	84	34	70
Nipissing Lakers 	26	14	5 	3 	4 	77	52	55
Queen's Golden Gaels 	27	7 	6 	3 	10	71	74	37
TMU Bold 	27	9 	1 	4 	13	56	69	33
UOIT Ridgebacks 	27	9 	0 	1 	17	49	61	28
York Lions 	27	7 	2 	0 	18	41	74	25
===West===
Team 	GP	W 	OW	OL	L 	GF	GA	Pts
Waterloo Warriors 	27	15	6 	1 	5 	85	43	58
Guelph Gryphons 	27	15	3 	5 	4 	67	45	56
Windsor Lancers 	27	10	5 	1 	11	64	66	41
Brock Badgers 	27	8 	3 	4 	12	41	52	34
Western Ontario Mustangs	27	9 	0 	4 	14	40	63	31
Laurier Golden Hawks 	26	2 	2 	5 	17	30	72	15
==McCaw Cup Playoffs==
The top 4 teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. Both finalist qualify for the 2023 U-Sport Women's ice hockey championship to be held March 16-19, 2023 at CEPSUM on the campus of the Universite de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec
===Quarterfinals===
*Toronto Varsity Blues defeated TMU Bold 2-1
*Toronto Varsity Blues defeated TMU Bold 4-2
Toronto Varsity Blues beat TMU Bold 2-games-to-none.
*Nipissing Lakers defeated Queen's Golden Gaels 3-1
*Nipissing Lakers defeated Queen's Golden Gaels 5-3
Nipissing Lakers beat Queen's Golden Gaels 2-games-to-none.
*Waterloo Warriors defeated Brock Badgers 6-0
*Brock Badgers defeated Waterloo Warriors 4-1
*Waterloo Warriors defeated Brock Badgers 2-1
Waterloo Warriors beat Brock Badgers 2-games-to-1.
*Windsor Lancers defeated Guelph Gryphons 1-0 (2 ot)
*Guelph Gryphons defeated Windsor Lancers 3-0
*Guelph Gryphons defeated Windsor Lancers 3-2 (4 ot)
Guelph Gryphons beat Windsor Lancers 2-games-to-1.
===Semifinals===
*Nipissing Lakers defeated Waterloo Warriors 4-3 (ot)
*Nipissing Lakers defeated Waterloo Warriors 3-2 (ot)
Nipissing Lakers beat Waterloo Warriors 2-games-to-none.
*Toronto Varsity Blues defeated Guelph Gryphons 4-1
*Guelph Gryphons defeated Toronto Varsity Blues 2-1
*Toronto Varsity Blues defeated Guelph Gryphons 4-0
Toronto Varsity Blues beat Guelph Gryphons 2-games-to-1.
===Final===
*Toronto Varsity Blues defeated Nipissing Lakers 2-1
Toronto Varsity Blues (as conference champion) and Nipissing Lakers (as runner-up) advanced to the 2023 U-Sport Women's ice hockey championship Playoffs.
==References==
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:OUA Women's Seasons