The UPEI Panthers women's ice hockey program represent the University of Prince Edward Island in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference. The Panthers have won one AUS conference championship and have qualified for four U Sports women's ice hockey championship tournaments. They have served as the host team for the 2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship, 2020 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship, and the 2022 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship, although the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Despite being cancelled after one day, the 2020 event was named the SCORE! Event of the Year by PEI Amateur Sport.[2]
| UPEI Panthers women's ice hockey | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | University of Prince Edward Island |
| Conference | AUS |
| Governing Body | U Sports |
| Head coach | Bruce Donaldson |
| Arena | MacLauchlan Arena Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Colors | Green and black[1] |
| U Sports Tournament appearances | |
| 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 2012 | |
History
editIndividual Leader Scoring
edit| Season | Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- | AUS rank |
| 2019-20 [3] | Jolena Gillard | 28 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | +15 | 13th |
| 2018-19 [4] | Rachel Colle | 28 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | +6 | 9th |
Team captains
edit- 2017-18: Emma Martin
- 2020-21: Kaylee Dufresne
U Sports Tournament results
edit| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2012 | #4 | Pool A, Game #1 Pool A, Game #2 5th Place Game |
#1 Laurier #6 Montreal #5 Alberta |
L 3–0 L 4–1 L 1–0 |
| 2019 | #7 | Quarter-Finals Consolation Semi-Finals |
#2 Montreal #6 Manitoba |
L 3–0 L 3–1 |
| 2020 | #8 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| 2022 | #8 | Quarter-Finals Consolation Semi-Finals Consolation Finals |
#1 Concordia #4 Brock #3 UBC |
L 7–0 W 2–0 L 4–0 |
International
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Awards and honours
edit- Nancy Macmillan: 2019 Hockey Canada Female Breathrough Award (recognizing an Outstanding contribution to advancing female hockey) [6]
AUS Awards
edit- 2011-12: Bruce Donaldson, AUS Coach of the Year
- 2013-14: Ferran Brown, AUS Student-Athlete Community Service Award[7]
- 2016-17: Sydnee Baker, AUS Rookie of the Year
AUS All-Stars
edit- Marie-Soleil Deschenes, 2016-17 AUS First Team All-Star
- 2016-17 AUS Second Team All-Stars: Emma Martin, UPEI[8]
- Camille Scherger, 2019-20 AUS First Team All-Star
- Jolena Gillard, 2019-20 AUS Second Team All-Star
AUS All-Rookie
edit- Jolena Gillard, 2018-19 AUS All-Rookie Team[9]
- Lexie Murphy, 2019-20 AUS All-Rookie Team
USports Awards
edit- Camille Scherger, Goaltender, 2019-20 USports Second Team All-Canadian[10]
- Jolena Gillard, Forward, 2021-22 USports Second Team All-Canadian
Team Awards
edit- 2017-18 Gordon and Muriel Bennett Award (in recognition of best combined athletic achievement and academic excellence during four years): Emma Martin[11]
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Most Valuable Player |
Rookie of the Year
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Coaches Award
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University Awards
edit- 2012 UPEI Panthers Rookie of the Year Award (Female): Laura Bradley
- Marie-Soleil Deschenes, 2016-17 UPEI Female Athlete of the Year[14]
- Rachel Colle, 2019-20 PEI Panthers Athletics Passion for Life Award (Presented to a UPEI student-athlete who exemplifies his/her qualities and love of life by building Panther Sport spirit and serving the community) [15]
Panther Athlete of the Week
edit- Sophie Vandale: Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, February 3 to 9, 2020 [16]
- Kaylee Dufresne, Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, January 27 to February 2, 2020[17]
J.T. "Mickey" Place Award
editPresented by the UPEI Student Union, the J.T. "Mickey" Place Award is awarded to varsity team student-athletes who made a contribution to student leadership on their team and on campus.
- Amber Gaudette 2011-12 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards
- Ferran Brown, 2012-13 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards
- Ferran Brown, 2014-15 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards[18]
- 2016 J.T. “Mickey” Place Awards : Teagan Pringle
- Teagan Pringle, 2016-17 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards
- Annabelle Charron and Rachel Colle, 2019-20 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "University of Prince Edward Island Visual Identity and Graphic Standards Guidelines". University of Prince Edward Island. p. 54. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "UPEI athletes and events recognized at the 47th annual Sport PEI Amateur Sport Awards". upei.ca. February 26, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "2019-20 AUS Women's Hockey - Individual Statistics". Atlantic University Sport. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "2018-19 AUS Women's Hockey - Individual Statistics". Atlantic University Sport. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "2015 Winter Universiade: CIS announces Canadian women's hockey roster". universitysport.prestosports.com. 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Hockey Canada Award Recipients 2017". hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "AUS Women's Hockey Major Awards". atlanticuniversitysport.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "2016-17 AUS Women's Hockey Awards and All-Stars Announced". daltigers.ca/. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "2018-19 AUS women's hockey awards and all-stars announced". atlanticuniversitysport.com/. February 21, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "StFX's Meropoulis headlines U SPORTS women's hockey major award winners". atlanticuniversitysport.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ Charles Reid (April 7, 2018). "UPEI celebrates its top student-athletes at annual awards ceremony". saltwire.com/. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "MacAulay and Mayaleh named outstanding Athletes of the Year". upei.ca. April 5, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "MacAulay and Mayaleh named outstanding Athletes of the Year". upei.ca. April 5, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "Ashlee and Deschenes selected UPEI Athletes of the Year". upei.ca. April 1, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Jenna Mae Ellsworth and Owen Headrick named UPEI athletes of the year". upei.ca. April 4, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "UPEI announces the Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, February 3 to 9". gopanthersgo.ca. February 11, 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "UPEI announces the Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, January 27 to February 2". gopanthersgo.ca. February 4, 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "UPEI Panthers celebrate 2014-15 season". upei.ca. March 27, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2021.