Guelph Gryphons women's ice hockey
The Guelph Gryphons are an ice hockey team that represents the University of Guelph. They compete in the Ontario University Athletics Conference in U Sports. The program has yielded seven McCaw Cup conference championships and one Golden Path Trophy national championship, coming in 2019.[2]
History
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On March 3, 2011, a postseason match between the Queen's Golden Gaels and the Guelph Gryphons became the longest collegiate hockey game, male or female, Canadian or American — on record. The match began on Wednesday and it only ended on Thursday. The duration of the match was 167 minutes and 14 seconds when Queen's forward Morgan McHaffie placed a rebound past Gryphons goalie Danielle Skoufranis.[3]
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In the 2011-12 campaign, Jackie Sollis was named an OUA First-Team All-Star. She led all defenders in the OUA with 23 points, while forward Erin Small finished second in OUA scoring with 34 points. Along with goaltender Stephanie Nehring, the two were named OUA Second Team all-stars. Freshman goaltender Nehring was one of only two goalies to reach double digits in wins with 14. Her 1.89 goals against average ranked second overall in the OUA.[4]
Jessica Pinkerton was named to the OUA All-Rookie team, as she led all OUA rookies with 14 goals in her initial campaign. In addition, her 26 points were second overall among OUA rookies. Her nine power play goals led all scorers in the OUA, as the Gryphons enjoyed a second-place finish in the standings.
On November 17, 2015, the Guelph Gryphons were ranked No. 1 nationally for the first time in school history with a 7-2 record.[5]
Season team scoring champion
Year | Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | OUA rank |
2019–20[6] | Karli Shell | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 23rd |
2018–19[7] | Kaitlin Lowy | 22 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 3rd |
2017–18[8] | Kaitlin Lowy | 24 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 3rd |
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2015-16 | |||||||
2014-15 |
USports Tournament results
In Progress
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2019 | #3 | First Round Semi-Finals Gold medal game | #6 Manitoba #2 Montreal #5 McGill | W 3–2 W 5–0 W 1–0 |
International
Player | Position | Event | Result |
Cassie Campbell | Defense[9] | 1998 Winter Olympics | Silver |
Cassie Campbell | Forward | 2002 Winter Olympics | Gold |
Cassie Campbell | Forward | 2006 Winter Olympics | Gold |
Jacalyn Sollis | Defense | 2011 Winter Universiade | Gold |
Jessica Zerafa[10] | Forward | 2011 Winter Universiade | Gold |
Katherine Bailey | Defense | 2017 Winter Universiade | Silver |
Kelly Gribbons | Forward | 2017 Winter Universiade | Silver |
Valerie Lamenta[11] | Goaltender | 2017 Winter Universiade | Silver |
Awards and honours
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- Rachel Flanagan: 2021 BFL Coach of the Year Award - Provincial Winner for Ontario (High Performance Category) [12]
OUA honours
- 2019 OUA Female Coach of the Year: Rachel Flanagan[13]
- 2019 OUA Female Team of the Year
OUA Goaltender of the Year
Player | Year |
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Valerie Lamenta | 2018-19 |
OUA Most Sportsmanlike
Player | Year |
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Claire Merrick | 2017-18 |
Miranda Lantz | 2019-20 |
OUA All-Stars
| Second Team
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OUA All-Rookie
- Jessica Pinkerton, Forward: 2011-12
- Amanda Parkins, Forward: 2012-13
- Christine Grant, Forward: 2012-13
USports Awards
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- Valerie Lamenta, 2015-16 Brodrick Trophy Winner[15]
USports All-Canadians
- Christine Grant, 2013 USports Rookie of the Year[16]
- Amanda Parkins, 2012-13 USports First Team All-Star[16]
- Valerie Lamenta, 2015-16 USports First Team All-Star[17]
- Averi Nooren, 2015-16 USports Second Team All-Star
- Leigh Shilton, 2015-16 USports Second Team All-Star
University Awards
- 2020 Gunner Obrascovs Trainer of the Year: Rileigh Arsenault
- 2019 W.F. Mitchell Sportswoman of the Year: Valerie Lamenta
- 2019 Gryphie of the Year (for best moment of the varsity season): Kaitlin Lowy - scoring gold medal winning goal at U Sports Nationals[18]
- 2016 Guelph Gryphons Athlete of the Year: Valérie Lamenta[19]
- 2016 Shirley Peterson Award (3-year Most Improved Player): Kelly Gribbons
- 2015 W.F. Mitchell Sportswoman of the Year: Katie Mora[20]
Athlete of the Week
- Valerie Lamenta: Guelph Gryphons Athlete of the Week (Awarded March 4, 2019)[21]
Team Awards
Rookie of the Year
- 2019-20: Hannah Tait [22]
- 2018-19: Lauren Ianni [23]
- 2017-18: Molly Crossman
- 2016-17: Sydney Davison
- 2015-16: Claire Merrick
- 2014-15: Katherine Bailey
Most Valuable Player
- 2019-20: Karli Shell
- 2018-19: Claire Merrick
- 2017-18: Kaitlin Lowy
- 2016-17: Katherine Bailey [24]
- 2015-16: Valerie Lamenta and Jessica Pinkerton
- 2014-15: Katie Mora
Gryphons in pro hockey
Player | Position | Team(s) | League(s) | Year(s) | Title(s) |
Cassie Campbell | Defence | Beatrice Aeros Calgary Oval X-Treme | NWHL | ||
Elysia Desmier | Forward | Brampton Thunder | CWHL | ||
Valerie Lamenta | Goaltender | Kanadai Magyar Hokiklub (KMH) Budapest | EWHL | 2019-20 OB1 championship 2019-20 EWHL championship 2019-20 Superleague title | |
Kaitlin Lowy | Forward | Kanadai Magyar Hokiklub (KMH) Budapest | EWHL | 2019-20 OB1 championship 2019-20 EWHL championship 2019-20 Superleague title | |
Jessica Pinkerton | Forward | Melbourne Ice | AWIHL | Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy AWIHL Champion |
References
- ^ "Guelph Gryphon Brand Guidelines". Guelph Gryphons. August 15, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "WHKY: Gryphons Capture First Ever National Title in Women's Hockey". Guelph Gryphons. March 17, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Mary Ormsby (3 March 2011). "Gaels, Gryphons women set hockey record". Toronto Star. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "WHKY: Gryphons Ranked No. 1 Nationally for first time in school history". University of Guelph Athletics.
- ^ "2019-2020 Women's Ice Hockey Overall Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "2018-2019 Women's Ice Hockey Overall Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "2017-2018 Women's Ice Hockey Overall Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Cassie Campbell". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "2011 Winter Universiade: Martlet duo scores as Canada strikes gold in Turkey". McGill University. Retrieved 17 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2017 Winter Universiade: Canadian women's hockey team announced". CIS Communications. October 7, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Congratulations to the 2021 provincial and territorial winners". hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Gryphons Represented with Four Major Award Winners at OUA's 2018-19 AGM". gryphons.ca/. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "OUA WOMEN'S HOCKEY HISTORY - ALL-STARS" (PDF). Ontario University Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Guelph goalie Lamenta named CIS player of the year". sportsnet.ca. March 16, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "McGill's Daoust named player of the year". presto-en.usports.ca. March 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "2015-16 U Sports Women's Hockey Awards and All-Canadians". presto-en.usports.ca. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "2018-19 Gryphon Athletic Banquet". gryphons.ca/. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "2016 Guelph Gryphons Awards Ceremony Summary". gryphons.ca. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "2015 Gryphons Athletic Banquet: Proudfoot & Thompson Named Gryphon Athletes of the Year". gryphons.ca/. 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "Mikkel Aagaard (MHKY() and Valerie Lamenta (WHKY) Named Gryphon MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week". gryphons.ca/. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "2019-20 Gryphon Athletic Banquet". gryphons.ca/. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "2018-19 Gryphon Athletic Banquet". gryphons.ca/. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "2016-17 Gryphon Athletic Banquet". gryphons.ca/. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
External links
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