SCHEDULE & STATS 2017-18 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
DATE
OPPONENT
TIME
DATE
OPPONENT
TIME
Sun. Oct. 15 Thu. Oct. 19 Sat. Oct. 21 Sat. Oct. 28 Sun. Oct. 29 Sat. Nov. 4 Sun. Nov. 5 Fri. Nov. 10 Sat. Nov. 12 Sat. Nov. 18 Sun. Nov. 19 Sat. Nov. 25 Sun. Nov. 26 Sat. Jan. 6 Thu. Jan. 11 Sat. Jan. 13 Sat. Jan. 20 Sun. Jan. 21 Sat. Jan. 27 Sun. Jan. 28 Sat. Feb. 3 Fri. Feb. 9 Fri. Feb. 16 Sat. Feb. 17
vs. Ryerson at Toronto vs. Guelph at UOIT at Queen’s vs. Laurier vs. Waterloo at Ryerson at Laurier vs. Windsor at Waterloo vs. Nipissing vs. Laurentian vs. Brock at Guelph at Windsor at Nipissing at Laurentian vs. UOIT vs. Queen’s vs. Western at Western vs. Toronto at Brock
2pm 7pm 2pm 3:30pm 2:30pm 2pm 2pm 7:15pm 7:07pm 2pm 2:30pm 2pm 2pm 7pm 7:30pm 4pm 7:30pm 1:50pm 2pm 2pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 2:15pm
Sat. Oct. 15 Sun. Oct. 16 Sat. Oct. 22 Sun. Oct. 23 Sat. Oct. 29 Sun. Oct. 30 Thu. Nov. 3 Wed. Nov. 9 Sat. Nov. 12 Sat. Nov. 19 Sun. Nov. 20 Thu. Nov. 24 Sat. Nov. 26 Sat. Jan. 7 Sun. Jan. 8 Sat. Jan. 14 Sun. Jan. 15 Sat. Jan. 21 Sun. Jan. 22 Sat. Feb. 4 Sat. Feb. 11 Sun. Feb. 12 Fri. Feb. 17 Sat. Feb. 18
vs. UOIT at Queen’s vs. Brock vs. Ryerson vs. Laurentian vs. Nipissing at Guelph vs. Guelph at Windsor at Waterloo at Western at Ryerson vs. Toronto vs. Waterloo at Laurier at Toronto at UOIT vs. Windsor vs. Western at Brock vs. Queen’s vs. Laurier at Nipissing at Laurentian
W 4-1 L 3-0 L 3-1 W 3-2 (SO) L 4-2 L 3-2 (OT) L 4-3 (OT) L 4-1 L 4-2 L 2-1 (2OT) L 5-1 W 4-3 L 4-3 (SO) L 4-1 W 3-2 (SO) L 2-1 W 6-2 L 3-2 L 4-1 L 3-0 L 3-0 W 4-0 L 3-0 L 3-0
Final regular-season record: 4-2-14-4
2016-17 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS # NAME
GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHG GWG
OFFENCE
8 14 20 16 10 25 22 4 17 12 18 13 21 9 2 24 19 3 6 11
24 24 22 24 24 22 19 24 24 24 24 21 18 24 24 24 20 13 6 19
Goals Assists Goals per game Shots on goal Shots per game PIM Power play goals Power play opportunities Power play percentage
Erin Locke Amy Locke Taylor Davison Justine Treadwell Jenna Gray Dana Somerville Tegan Duncan Chelsea Tucker Lauren Cavarzan Rianna Langford Kelsey McHolm Christina Chin Steffei Samuel Leah Hibbert Avery Reeves Cynthia St-Cyr Sarah Power Caitlin Lee Kayla Hosegood Erran Lee
5 6 3 5 2 4 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 0
6 4 6 3 5 3 5 5 4 2 3 2 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 0
11 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 0 0
6 14 14 4 26 10 8 14 26 6 10 4 0 8 2 16 8 2 4 4
0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
# NAME
GP
MIN
GA
GAA SV
31 Lauren Dubie 29 Eva Hall
19 5
1131:58 309:00
51 14
2.70 437 .895 2.72 129 .902
2
43 56 1.79 654 27.3 188 7 89 7.9
DEFENCE Goals against Goals against average Saves Save percentage
70 2.91 566 .890
SV%
YORK LIONS
SEASON OUTLOOK It’s a big year for the York Lions women’s hockey team as the squad looks to prove itself in the OUA standings this season. The Lions are one of the youngest teams in the conference with 15 players in their first two years in the program, including 10 rookies. After last year’s 12th-place finish, the squad will be icing a number of new players who have the talent to make an immediate difference. “The sky is the limit for them,” said head coach Dan Church about his class of freshmen. “They are going to get better and better every year and I expect a lot out of each of them. They are going to come in and contribute right away, and their play will be an important part of our success this year. “We are obviously a young team, but we have some really good veterans surrounding them and I am excited about coaching them. I’m looking forward to the challenge and watching the team grow.” The Lions were one of the lowest-scoring teams in the OUA last year and as a result the majority of the new faces are up front. Brooke Anderson, Madison Davey, Courtney Gardiner and Tayler Murphy highlight a stellar rookie class, and each of them were top scorers on their club teams prior to coming to York. That offensive flair will add a new element to the play on the ice, and more scoring will help the Lions in their goal of moving up in the standings. The squad has its 2016-17 leading scorer back in third-year forward Erin Locke, who has tallied 11 points in each of her first two seasons and finished among the team’s top three in scoring both times. Tegan Duncan and Kelsey McHolm will also be counted on for their offence as the Lions will look to a score-by-committee approach.
finished third in team scoring while tying for 12th in OUA scoring by defenders. Behind them there will be a goaltending battle for the top spot as the Lions feature three young goalies who all have the talent to start. Sophomore Lauren Dubie earned the majority of the minutes last season, ranking fourth in the conference in time played, but she will be pushed by rookie Roxanne Kis, a member of the Swiss national team, and third-year goalie Eva Hall. Church has been preaching focus for the full game to his team and knows that is an important factor when it comes to the Lions reaching their goals.
The leader of the back end is team captain Jenna Gray, a competitive player with a physical style who can also chip in offensively. She was fifth in team scoring last season, and her all-around game and tremendous leadership abilities will be a major asset for the squad.
“For us it is about competing for 60 minutes every game of the year. We learned that lesson last year, that we can’t take any minutes off or the other team will capitalize. Our goal is to make the playoffs and if we can be consistent and competitive week in and week out, we will end up in the right spot this year.”
Cynthia St-Cyr took a big step as a sophomore last season and she has played in every regular-season game over her first two years. She will have added responsibility on the blueline along with second-year defender Taylor Davison, an OUA all-rookie team member last season. She is an offensive spark plug from the back end and last year
The Lions’ last trip to the playoffs was in 2012, a semifinal run that was the best for the team under Church. The fresh new look of this year’s squad has him and his coaching staff excited about what might be possible in 2017-18.
The sky is the limit for them. They are going to get better and better every year and I expect a lot out of each of them. DAN CHURCH, HEAD COACH
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THE COACHES DAN CHURCH HEAD COACH Dan Church was named the head coach of the Lions women’s hockey program in 2004 and has made tremendous strides with the team in his time at the helm. In 2009 the team climbed as high as No. 7 in the national rankings, and in 2012 the team advanced to the OUA semifinals for the first time under his guidance. In addition to his work with the Lions, Church is a coach mentor for the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association (OWHA). He also has extensive national and international experience with Canadian women’s teams at a number of different age levels. Most recently, he has been the head coach of the senior national women’s team at the world championships, leading the squad to a gold medal in 2012 with a 5-4 overtime victory over the United States, as well as a silver medal in 2013. He was also the head coach of the senior women’s national team for the 12 Nations Tournament in Vierumaki, Finland, in August 2011 and the 4 Nations Cup in Sweden. In April 2011 he was an assistant coach with the Canadian senior women’s team that won the silver medal at the world championships in Switzerland.
In 2010, he served as head coach of the Canadian national women’s U18 team that won the gold medal at the world championships, Canada’s first women’s world title in that age group. In 2009, he served as the head coach of the Canadian team at the 24th FISU Winter Universiade in Harbin, China and led the squad to the gold medal in the inaugural event. He also oversaw a selection camp for the team in the summer of 2008 at York University. Church was also head coach of the Canadian national U22 women’s team. That squad went 7-0 with Church at the helm, sweeping a series against the United States before winning the European Air Canada Cup in Germany. In August of 2006 he served as an assistant coach at Hockey Canada’s U22 national team evaluation camp. That team went on to win a gold medal at the Air Canada Cup in Germany in January 2007. Church is an NCCP fully certified Level 4 Master Coach and a Chartered Professional Coach (ChPC) with Coaches of Canada. Before coming to York, he served as an assistant with the University of Toronto women’s hockey program for seven years. During that time, the Varsity Blues won four OUA titles and captured the CIS national championship in 2001.
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THE COACHES STEPHANIE LOCKERT
STEVE DEMPSEY
ASSISTANT COACH
ASSISTANT COACH Steve Dempsey has been an assistant coach with the Lions women’s hockey team since 2009, working mainly with the defence and penalty killing units. A Level 3-certified coach with the Coaching Association of Canada and certified with Hockey Canada in the high performance program, he has held several coaching positions within the Aurora Minor Hockey Association (AMHA) from the tyke to bantam levels. He has also served as a mentor coach with the New Zealand women’s national team since 2012.
ROB HEHOLT GOALTENDING COACH Rob Heholt joined the Lions coaching staff as the goaltending coach in 2008. A former football player at York, he is an instructor for McGuire Goaltending in Toronto and a head coach in the North York Knights minor hockey club. Heholt is also an assistant coach with the standing amputee national team and won a gold medal with the squad at the 2010 world championships in Montreal.
TERESA HUTCHINSON ASSISTANT COACH Teresa Hutchinson joined the Lions coaching staff in 2017 and brings plenty of experience at a variety of levels in hockey. She has been coaching since 1992 and has won several provincial medals with many different teams. Most recently, she was the head coach of the U18 Team Ontario Blue at the 2016 U18 national championships and the assistant coach with the same team the previous year. She has also been involved with OWHA high performance camps since 2014. As a player, Hutchinson helped Team Canada win the gold medal at the 1990 world championships and was a member of the Ontario team that won the silver medal at the world hockey tournament in 1987. She went on to play for the Scarborough Sting in the Central Ontario Women’s Hockey League, which was the predecessor of the NWHL and CWHL. Away from the rink, Hutchinson has been a police officer for nearly 30 years and is currently a staff sergeant with the Durham Regional Police Service, leading the service’s Continuous Improvement Program.
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Stephanie Lockert joined the Lions coaching staff in 2013. She had a stellar playing career in the CIS with the Toronto Varsity Blues. A goaltender with the Blues for five seasons, she earned CIS all-Canadian and OUA all-star honours two times each and went on to spend two seasons with the Vaughan Flames in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL). Lockert graduated from the University of Toronto with an honours degree in life science and a master’s degree in public health. Away from the rink, she is a senior policy advisor for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.
DINO CAGGUILA ASSISTANT COACH Dino Caggiula joined the Lions coaching staff in 2009 and brought to York more than 20 years of experience coaching women’s hockey, including eight years in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) with the Durham Lightning. He has won eight medals at the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association (OWHA) provincial championships, including five golds, two silvers and three bronzes. Caggiula also spent eight years as a volunteer head coach at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School, winning six medals at the OFSAA championships, including two titles, and was the club coach for Olympic gold medallists Jen Wakefield, Natalie Spooner and Tara Watchorn. He is a two-time assistant coach with Team Ontario Blue, winning a silver medal in 2009, and in 2006 received the City of Pickering Civic Award for Outstanding Achievement in Amateur Athletics. Caggiula’s nephew is Drake Caggiula, who is in his second season with the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers.
KIRI LANGFORD PERFORMANCE COACH Kiri Langford joined the Lions coaching staff in 2016 to provide assistance in strength and conditioning and mental skills. She spent five seasons with the program as a player, serving as an assistant captain and participating in numerous community service initiatives, including York Sport Council and as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. She represented New Zealand at the IIHF Division 4 world championships in 2011, winning the gold medal, and worked as a strength and conditioning coach at the IIHF performance camp in England in 2013.
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PLAYER PROFILE
CAITLIN & ERRAN LEE But much like hockey’s most famous set of twins – Daniel and Henrik Sedin of the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks – their stats are eerily similar. They’ve both played in 49 games over three seasons and Caitlin has one more point than Erran. “I wish we could go back and pick the same position,” said Caitlin. “It would be fun to be on the same line or defensive pairing together!” The two have no plans to separate any time soon. They wrote their LSATs together in September and intend to go to the same law school. After that, they want to be lawyers, practice in the same city and live close to one another in, as Caitlin puts it, “maybe not attached houses, but the same neighbourhood would be nice!” Caitlin Lee
It’s often said that twins have a unique bond, and anyone who spends time with York Lions women’s hockey players Caitlin and Erran Lee will see that play out in moments. “It’s a special experience and something you can’t relate to unless you have a twin,” says Erran. “Our housemates will tell you we have our moments of arguments, but when that happens we avoid each other for a couple of hours and then we are fine again!” “It is a special support that no one else has,” adds Caitlin. “We do everything together: class, hockey, studying, dinner, etc. It’s one of the reasons why we are so competitive in sports and school, because we have always been compared to each other.” The two have been inseparable since they were in the womb. In 21 years, they haven’t spent more than a couple of nights away from each other and they grew up doing everything together. As children, that included playing hockey thanks to the influence of their mother. Growing up in the small town of Madoc, Ont., there were few opportunities for girls’ hockey so their mother started a team. When they outgrew the competitive level in their hometown, they moved to a bigger organization in Belleville, Ont., and continued to improve.
For now, they will continue to live, train, play and study together and try and help the Lions qualify for the playoffs for the first time in their careers.
GETTING TO KNOW CAITLIN Do you collect anything? I have a memory box that I put keepsakes in Greatest athletic achievement? I’m known as the worst dancer on the team and every year I have a dance-off with the rookies. I’ve won two out of three! Favourite toy as a kid? A stuffed cat named Purr
GETTING TO KNOW ERRAN Favourite TV show growing up? Arthur If you could eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? Ice cream! Favourite toy as a kid? A stuffed dog named Rescue
They set the goal of playing U SPORTS hockey for the same team and completing their undergraduate degrees together and arrived at York as top student-athletes. Their competitiveness has helped them excel not only in hockey but also in the classroom, and they are both outstanding students. Caitlin and Erran both earned U SPORTS academic all-Canadian honours in each of their first three years and both have cumulative GPAs that are near perfect. “Growing up we were trained to be disciplined with hockey and school,” says Erran about their academic success. “We played hockey 90 minutes away from where we lived so we were always on the road and doing homework in the car. We are so accustomed to it now.” The one place they are never side-by-side is on the ice. Caitlin started as a goalie but quickly realized that wasn’t for her and transitioned to defence, while Erran has always played forward.
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THE PLAYERS BROOKE ANDERSON
F • 5’2 • 1st Year Criminology St. Andrews, Man. Winnipeg Avros (MMFHL)
15
• A small, speedy forward with plenty of offensive upside • A member of the Manitoba U18 team • Appeared in 132 games with the Winnipeg Avros, scoring 44 points and serving as team captain • Earned team MVP awards in hockey and soccer in high school
ALLISON CARSWELL
17
CHRISTINA CHIN
• A solid defensive defender who plays a grinding style • Moves the puck well • Spent one season with the Kingston Ice Wolves in the PWHL
D • 5’9 • 185 • 1st Year
F • 5’6 • 2nd Year
Law & Society Port Perry, Ont. Kingston Ice Wolves (PWHL)
Schulich School of Business Richmond Hill, Ont. Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins (PWHL)
13
• Appeared in 21 games and scored first career goal in win over UOIT as part of a multi-goal game • U SPORTS academic all-Canadian • Sees the game well and goes to the right places on the ice • Was high school class valedictorian and is a top student
Year GP G A PTS PIM 2016-17 21 2 2 4 4 Total 21 2 2 4 4
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CHLOE CYR
D • 5’3 • 1st Year Children’s Studies Dartmouth, N.S. TCS Big Side (NAPHA)
• A speedy, mobile puck-moving defender who competes hard • Was the team captain for the Bigside girls’ hockey team at Trinity College School and earned the team’s leadership award • Brother and sister are both field lacrosse players at Lindenwood University
MADISON DAVEY
F • 5’8 • 1st Year Kinesiology & Health Science Mitchell, Ont. Bluewater Hawks (PWHL)
12
TAYLOR DAVISON
• A versatile player who can play on the centre or the wing • Solid on draws and a physically dominant two-way player • Appeared in 73 games over two seasons with the Bluewater Hawks • Won back-toback OFSAA D • 5’6 • 2nd Year championships in Criminology 2015 and 2016 with Oakville, Ont. high school team
Burlington Jr. Barracudas (PWHL)
Year GP G A PTS PIM 2016-17 22 3 6 9 14 Total 22 3 6 9 14
ELLEN DONALDSON
F • 6’3 • 1st Year Biomedical Science Tecumseh, Ont. Southwest Wildcats (PWHL)
23
• A tall defender who uses her size well and can shoot the puck well • Served as co-captain of the Southwest Wildcats and ranked second in team scoring with 16 points in 36 games • Played three seasons with Southwest, playing in a total of 110 games • Won WECSSAA and SWOSSAA hockey championships in 2016 with high school team
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LAUREN DUBIE
G • 5’6 • 2nd Year
Psychology London, Ont. London Devliettes (PWHL)
Year GP W-L-T GAA SV% 2016-17 19 4-15-0 2.70 .895 Total 19 4-15-0 2.70 .895
31 • Started 19 games as a rookie goaltender, ranking fourth in total minutes played (1131:58) • U SPORTS academic all-Canadian • An athletic goalie who brings competitiveness to the team • Spent three seasons with hometown London Devilettes • Won WOSSA championship in 2016 with high school team
TEGAN DUNCAN
F • 5’11 • 3rd Year
Kinesiology & Health Science Oakville, Ont. Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins (PWHL)
Year GP 2015-16 24 2016-17 19 Total 43
G 3 1 4
A 3 5 8
PTS 6 6 12
20 • OUA all-rookie team member • Tied for 12th in OUA scoring by blueliners and third in power play goals • An extremely talented offensive defender with a great ability to move the puck • Spent one season with the Burlington Barracudas in the PWHL • Twin sister, Sydney, is with the Guelph Gryphons and also earned OUA all-rookie honours
22 • Assistant captain • Two-time U SPORTS academic all-Canadian honours and had the highest GPA of all York varsity student-athletes two years in a row • Speedy forward with a high skill level • Appeared in 73 games over two seasons with Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins and was third in team scoring
PIM 16 8 24
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THE PLAYERS COURTNEY GARDINER
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• A mature forward who is a strong leader and has a good scoring touch • Served as an assistant captain with the London Devilettes last season • Finished second in team scoring with 22 points F • 5’11 • 185 • 1st Year Disaster & Emergency Management • Earned high school’s athlete of the year Goderich, Ont. award in 2016 London Devliettes (PWHL)
D • 5’6 • 4th Year Criminology London, Ont. London Devliettes (PWHL)
Year GP 2014-15 24 2015-16 24 2016-17 24 Total 68
KAYLA HOSEGOOD
D • 5’7 • 2nd Year Administrative Studies Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg Avros (MMFHL)
Year GP G A PTS PIM 2016-17 6 0 0 0 4 Total 6 0 0 0 4
• Three-time U SPORTS academic all-Canadian and had the highest GPA among all York student-athletes last year • A defensively-responsible power forward with good speed • Co-recipient of the PWHL’s Christie Rose Scholarship in 2014 • Twin sister, Caitlin, is also on the team
F • 5’11 • 4th Year Kinesiology & Health Science Madoc, Ont. Kingston Ice Wolves (PWHL)
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G 0 1 0 1
A 0 2 0 2
PTS 0 3 0 3
• A steady defender with offensive upside • Appeared in 110 games over two seasons with the Winnipeg Avros in the MFMHL • Comes from an athletic family: grandfather, Ken Ploen, was a longtime CFL quarterback who won four Grey Cups; mother, Carol, played basketball at the University of Manitoba and brother, Ryan, was a quarterback at StFX
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ERRAN LEE
Year GP 2014-15 7 2015-16 23 2016-17 19 Total 49
6
PIM 2 2 4 8
10
JENNA GRAY
G 0 2 2 4
A 6 5 5 16
PTS 6 7 7 20
PIM 20 18 26 64
ROXANNE KIS
G • 5’8 • 1st Year Financial & Business Economics Steckborn, Switzerland SC Weidenfelden (Swiss Women’s)
• Team captain • Has played in every regular-season game over three years and last season tied for fifth in team scoring • A strong two-way defender who can also chip in offensively • Appeared in 76 games over two seasons with London Devilettes and was second in team scoring in 2013-14
1 • A big goaltender who handles the puck well and provides a solid presence in the net • Played for the boys’ Bülach U20 team in the Elite Jr. B league the top women’s division (SWHLA) in Switzerland • A member of the Swiss national team
• Has started eight games over first two seasons • Tall, athletic goaltender who covers a lot of the net • Appeared in 24 games as the starting goaltender for the MacIntyre Chevy Panthers in the NSFMHL G • 5’5 • 3rd Year last year, posting a Kinesiology & Health Science goals against average Main-A-Dieu, N.S. MacIntyre Chevy Panthers (NSFMHL) of 3.64 Year GP 2015-16 3 2016-17 5 Total 8
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F • 5’5 • 3rd Year Kinesiology & Health Science Toronto, Ont. Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins (PWHL)
Year GP 2015-16 23 2016-17 24 Total 47
G 4 5 49
A 7 6 13
PTS 11 11 22
PIM 16 6 22
• Assistant captain • Led the team in scoring last year with 11 points • U SPORTS academic all-Canadian • A scorer and a playmaker whose skill level is off the charts • Played in 72 games over two seasons with Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins and recorded 33 points • Sister, Amy, is a former Lion and brother, Eric, was a seventh-round NHL draft pick in 2013
W-L-SL GAA SV% 1-1-0 3.81 .855 2-3-0 2.72 .902 3-4-0
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CAITLIN LEE
• Three-time U SPORTS academic all-Canadian • A big, solid defender who uses size and strength well • Co-recipient of the PWHL’s Christie Rose Scholarship in 2014 • Twin sister, Erran, is also on the team D • 5’10 • 4th Year Kinesiology & Health Science Madoc, Ont. Kingston Ice Wolves (PWHL)
Year GP 2014-15 12 2015-16 24 2016-17 13 Total 49
ERIN LOCKE
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EVA HALL
G 1 0 0 1
A 2 0 1 3
PTS 3 0 1 4
PIM 4 12 2 18
LAUREN MATTA
F • 5’8 • 1st Year
26 • Made the team as a walk-on after impressing at training camp • A hard-working centre with a high level of offensive skill • Is very creative with the puck • Played for the Aurora Panthers midget AA team
Schulich School of Business Kleinburg, Ont. Aurora Panthers (LLFHL)
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KELSEY MCHOLM
F • 6’0 • 2nd Year Communications Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg Avros (MMFHL)
Year GP G A PTS PIM 2016-17 24 2 3 5 10 Total 24 2 3 5 10
• Appeared in every game and recorded five points, including first career goal in the season opener against UOIT • A power forward with a great scoring touch who is also good on draws • Captain of the Winnipeg Avros in the MFMHL last year, where she led the team in scoring • Spent two seasons with the Avros, playing in 110 games and recording 69 points
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SARAH POWER
D • 5’10 • 3rd Year Kinesiology & Health Science Caledon, Ont. Stoney Creek Sabres (LLWHL)
Year GP 2015-16 7 2016-17 20 Total 27
G 0 2 2
A 0 0 0
PTS 0 2 2
PIM 0 8 8
• Played in 20 games in second season and scored first goal of her career against Waterloo • A versatile defender with a high skill level and is good with the puck • Tallied 31 points in 76 games for Stoney Creek in 2014-15 • Won the gold medal at the world championships with the Canadian national inline hockey team and a silver in 2014
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STEFFEI SAMUEL
• Coming off a career-year in which she played in 18 games and recorded four points • Two-time U SPORTS academic all-Canadian • A hard-working player who can play at both ends of the ice • Recorded nine points in 38 games with Aurora Panthers in 2013-14
F • 5’7 • 4th Year
Education Markham, Ont. Aurora Jr. Panthers (PWHL)
Year GP 2014-15 7 2015-16 11 2016-17 18 Total 36
G 1 0 2 3
A 0 0 2 2
PTS 1 0 4 5
PIM 0 6 0 6
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JENNA MCNAMARA • An athletic goaltender with good lateral movement • Named a Nova Scotia Female Midget Hockey League second-team all-star in 2013 and all-rookie in 2012 • Backstopped high school team to league G • 5’5 • 1st Year and regional champiBiomedical Science onships and qualified Hammonds Plains, N.S. for provincial tournaNorthern Subway Selects (NSFMHL) ment in back-to-back years
TAYLOR PRICE
25 • A small, scrappy player who plays a physical game • Represented Team New Brunswick at the Atlantic Challenge Cup • Won the district championship with the Ontario Hockey Academy in 2013-14
F • 5’3 • 1st Year
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TAYLER MURPHY
• A high-scoring forward who competes hard • Spent one season with Mississauga in the PWHL and was fifth in team scoring • Won the Esso Cup with Sudbury in 2015 • Earned The Order of Borromeo Award for having an average above 90% in all four years of high school
F • 5’8 • 1st Year Schulich School of Business Sudbury, Ont. Mississauga Jr. Chiefs (PWHL)
• Played in every regular season game as a rookie and scored her first career goal • A speedy two-way forward who plays a 200-foot game • Spent one season with the Barrie Sharks in the PWHL • Two-time senior female athlete of the year in high school
F • 5’4 • 2nd Year Kinesiology & Health Science Mount Forest, Ont. Barrie Sharks (PWHL)
Engineering Penniac, N.B. Ontario Hockey Academy
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AVERY REEVES
Year GP G A PTS PIM 2016-17 24 1 2 3 2 Total 24 1 2 3 2
CYNTHIA ST-CYR
D • 5’11 • 3rd Year
Business & Society New Liskeard, Ont. Nepean Wildcats (PWHL)
Year GP 2015-16 24 2016-17 24 Total 48
G 1 0 1
A 1 3 4
PTS 2 3 5
PIM 6 16 22
24 • H as appeared in every regular season game over first two seasons • Tall, rangy defender with offensive skill and a good shot from the point • Won the national silver medal at the Esso Cup with North Bay in 2013 • Recorded nine points in 38 games with the Nepean Wildcats last season
CHELSEA TUCKER
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• H as played in every regular season game over three years • Three-time U SPORTS academic all-Canadian • A small, speedy forward with good hands • Finished in the top five in team scoring in both seasons with Barrie Sharks
F • 5’3 • 4th Year
Psychology / Education Alliston, Ont. Barrie Sharks (PWHL)
Year GP 2014-15 24 2015-16 24 2016-17 24 Total 72
G 1 1 1 3
A 4 11 5 20
PTS 5 12 6 23
PIM 12 12 14 38
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ACADEMIC ALL-CANADIANS WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM EXCELS IN THE CLASSROOM The players on the Lions women’s hockey team are also high achievers in the classroom and, collectively, they have the highest GPA among all varsity teams at York. In the last four years the squad as produced a total of 39 U SPORTS academic all-Canadians, including 12 for the 2016-17 season. Last year, three of the top four student-athlete GPAs were from the women’s hockey team. Tegan Duncan and Erran Lee both had perfect 9.0 GPAs, while Erran’s twin sister Caitlin finished with an outstanding 8.88. The complete list of women’s hockey players to finish the 201617 academic year with a GPA at 7.5 or higher is the following. Christina Chin Lauren Dubie Tegan Duncan Leah Hibbert Caitlin Lee Erran Lee
Amy Locke Erin Locke Steffei Samuel Dana Somerville Justine Treadwell Chelsea Tucker
HALL OF FAME MELANIE ROACH: 2017 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE Former York Yeowomen hockey player Melanie Roach was one of six new inductees into the York Sport Hall of Fame for 2017. She is the fourth women’s hockey representative to be enshrined since the Hall of Fame began in 1980.
Roach was named York’s female athlete of the year in 2002 and remains the program’s all-time leading scorer with 108 points in 98 regular-season games played.
Roach, who graduated in 2003 with a degree in geography, is the most decorated women’s hockey player in York history. She spent five years with the team (1998-03) and won a conference silver medal in her first year in 1999. She was honoured as the OUA rookie of the year that season, the first and only York recipient of the award, and was named an OUA all-star in each of her five seasons with the team, including three times on the first team (1999, 2000, 2002). She was the first all-Canadian in program history, earning a place on the first team in 2000, and became the only two-time all-Canadian with her second selection in 2002.
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JOIN THE PRIDE York University’s student-athletes have been competing against rival institutions on the Canadian sports scene for over 40 years. Provincial and national team titles, combined with numerous athletes and coaches who have participated on many of Canada’s national teams, attest to the success of York’s varsity program. Since the inception of organized sports competition in 1965, York has won 173 provincial banners and 36 national titles. Athletics & Recreation offers 19 varsity sport teams that compete in Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). The varsity sport teams are guided by a tremendous coaching staff that is composed of NCCP certified professionals, many of whom also hold leadership positions in provincial and national sport organizations. The staff includes more than 100 dedicated full-time and part-time coaches.
ACADEMIC AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT At York, we understand that academic and financial support are significant keys to success at the university level and we have a number of programs in place to provide all the support necessary for student-athletes to thrive.
PROVIDING ATHLETES WITH WINNING STRATEGIES (PAWS) Athletics & Recreation has placed the highest priority on supporting its student-athletes in all facets of university life, focusing specifically on helping foster success in the classroom. The PAWS Program provides tutoring across multiple subjects for all students, mentoring from senior student-athletes, academic advising through our academic services coordinator and many of our faculty, and access to our vast network of alumni.
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS York University is committed to helping students with demonstrated financial need meet the direct education costs associated with university studies (tuition, books and mandatory course fees). Financial assistance can be provided from a variety of sources including OSAP, scholarships, bursaries, private awards and employment. Athletics & Recreation understands the importance of providing Athletic Financial Awards (AFAs) to entering student-athletes and has developed a number of awards, valued at $22,500 each ($4,500 per year up to five years). These awards are given annually to elite student-athletes that have achieved an 80% entering average and maintain a 6.0 grade point average.
Programs are created for both in-season and off-season workouts. Every training session is designed for the needs of the athlete and individual sport. The training phase and focus changes throughout the year and are based on the competition schedule and off-season periodization program. The strength and conditioning coaches also work closely with the athletic therapy group on rehabilitating injured players. All Lions have access to the varsity strength and conditioning centre, which is for the exclusive use of our student-athletes. Training here allows you to work in a high-performance environment where all equipment and programming is selected with the needs of the high-performance athlete in mind.
SPORT INJURY CLINIC The Gorman/Shore Sport Injury Clinic features a full staff of athletic therapists and team doctors with significant experience in the medical field, and many of the doctors are recognized as some of the top experts in the country in their specific fields. In addition to sport medicine physicians, York employs a large variety of specialists including an orthopedic surgeon, dentist, neurosurgeon, radiologist, cardiologist, physiotherapist, chiropractor, massage therapist, osteopath, pedorthist and a mental health specialist. The team brings to York experience at multiple Olympic Games and world championships, as well as with professional and amateur athletes in a variety of sports. The sport injury clinic is a teaching clinic, with students from York University’s Athletic Therapy Certificate Program completing their clinical placements under the direct supervision of the clinic manager and supervisor. Because of this, most medical care for student-athletes is free of charge. Each varsity team is assigned at least one student athletic therapist who spends the entire season with the team and attends all practices and games. Lions student-athletes also have access to a fully-equipped clinic for all of their treatment needs.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING York University is one of only a handful of institutions in Canada that has two dedicated strength and conditioning coaches for its student-athletes. The Lions work closely with strength and conditioning staff, who create programs based on the needs of the athlete and coaches on high-performance lifts and movements. Team and individual workouts are available and education on all aspects of strength and conditioning is provided, including proper warm-ups and cool-downs, plyometrics, power, energy systems development, strength and flexibility.
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SUPPORT YOUR LIONS! For your Official York Lions merchandise, visit the Pride Shop, located in the lobby of the Tait McKenzie Centre. Check out our exciting and new 2017-18 selection.
YORK STUDENTS FREE With the presentation of a valid YU-card at the door for all regular-season home games. Adults $10.50 Alumni/York Staff $7.50 Seniors (over 55) $7.50 Non-York Students $7.50 Youth (under 13) Free Family Pass $40.00 Prices include taxes and $0.50 service fee. Group rates available for 10 or more paying guests. Email carusso@yorku.ca for details.
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GET FIT AT TAIT! Are you spending the time in the gym but not getting the results that you desire? Are you a beginner or getting back into fitness and don’t know where to start? Do you want to make the best use of your limited available workout time? Campus Recreation staff are all certified personal trainers.
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