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HOCKEY 2018 - 19 YEARBOOK

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2018-19 REGULAR SEASON SCHEdule

2017-18 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

DATE Fri. Oct. 19 Fri. Oct. 26 Sat. Oct. 27 Wed. Oct. 31 Sat. Nov. 3 Fri. Nov. 9 Sat. Nov. 10 Fri. Nov. 16 Sun. Nov. 18 Fri. Nov. 23 Sun. Nov. 24 Fri. Nov. 30 Sat. Jan. 5 Fri. Jan. 11 Sat. Jan. 12 Wed. Jan. 16 Fri. Jan. 18 Sat. Jan. 26 Sun. Jan. 27 Sat. Feb. 2 Fri. Feb. 8 Sat. Feb. 9 Fri. Feb. 15 Sat. Feb. 16

DATE 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

OPPONENT TIME vs. Waterloo 7pm at Queen’s 3:30pm at UOIT 2pm vs. Guelph 7pm vs. Toronto 2pm vs. Windsor 7pm vs. Nipissing 7pm at Western 7pm vs. Brock 2pm at Nipissing 4:30pm at Laurentian 4pm vs. Western 7pm at Brock 2:15pm at Waterloo 7pm vs. Laurier 7pm at Guelph 7:30pm at Laurier 7:07pm vs. Queen’s 2pm vs. UOIT 2pm at Windsor 4pm vs. Ryerson 7pm at Toronto 3pm at Ryerson 7:15pm vs. Laurentian 7pm

OPPONENT SCORE vs. Ryerson L 7-2 at Toronto L 7-0 vs. Guelph L 4-1 at UOIT L 2-1 (OT) at Queen’s L 4-1 vs. Laurier W 2-0 vs. Waterloo L 5-2 at Ryerson W 3-2 at Laurier L 4-2 vs. Windsor W 3-2 at Waterloo L 1-0 vs. Nipissing L 4-2 vs. Laurentian W 4-0 vs. Brock L 3-2 (SO) at Guelph L 4-3 (OT) at Windsor W 3-1 at Nipissing L 3-1 at Laurentian L 2-0 vs. UOIT W 2-0 vs. Queen’s L 4-0 vs. Western L 3-0 at Western L 1-0 (SO) vs. Toronto W 3-1 at Brock W 3-1

Final regular-season record: 8-0-12-4

2017-18 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS # 8 20 18 15 19 4 13 14 10 16 21 2 24 11 12 23 6 3 22 17 7 26 25

Name Erin Locke Taylor Davison Kelsey McHolm Brooke Anderson Tayler Murphy Chelsea Tucker Christina Chin Courtney Gardiner Jenna Gray Sarah Power Steffei Samuel Avery Reeves Cynthia St-Cyr Erran Lee Madison Davey Ellen Donaldson Kayla Hosegood Caitlin Lee Tegan Duncan Allison Carswell Chloe Cyr Lauren Matta Taylor Price

# Name 31 Lauren Dubie 29 Eva Hall 1 Roxanne Kis

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GP 24 24 22 24 23 24 24 23 24 21 23 24 24 17 21 23 11 24 11 3 13 1 4

G 5 4 7 2 3 2 4 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

A 7 7 3 7 6 5 1 2 3 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

GP 17 4 4

MIN 949:07 220:38 234:26

2017-18 TEAM STATISTICS

PTS 12 11 10 9 9 7 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0

PIM 10 34 6 8 2 12 8 30 28 10 14 6 18 6 6 8 0 18 2 6 4 2 4

PPG 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GWG 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GA 35 10 8

GAA 2.21 2.72 2.05

SV 350 77 111

SV% .909 .885 .933

SO 2 1 0

W-L 5-11 1-3 2-2

OFFENCE GOALS 40 ASSISTS 63 GOALS PER GAME 1.67 SHOTS ON GOAL 6663 SHOTS PER GAME 27.6 PIM 248 POWER PLAY GOALS 9 POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES 80 POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE 11.3 DEFENCE GOALS AGAINST 63 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 2.69 SAVES 538 SAVE PERCENTAGE .895

SEASON

OUTLOOK

This year is all about Whānau for the Lions women’s hockey team. A Māori language word for extended family, Whānau represents how close and tight knit the squad has become over the last several years as they’ve bonded together both on and off the ice. Lions head coach Dan Church sees the camaraderie the team shares as a huge positive for the group and the most important factor in the team having success this year. “The key to our success this year is the Whānau, which is family,” says Church. “Whānau is about the depth of community and culture that we’ve been able to create in almost 50 years of women’s hockey here at York and it’s about wearing the logo with pride. The camaraderie that we’ve developed will be a huge part of our success this year. We’re a team where the sum of our parts is the most important thing.

Cynthia St-Cyr has a great stick and uses her size and strength well. We also have Kayla Hosegood and Sarah Power who provide great depth to our defense and really give us a chance to be successful. We also have three outstanding new defenders in Julia McLennan, Caroline Eagles and Natalie Dean coming in. We were hoping to land one of them so being able to recruit all three is a huge bonus. They should all really enhance our lineup both offensively and defensively and I’m really excited to have them join our team this year.” In goal, returning veterans Lauren Dubie and Eva Hall will be joined by new recruit Serena Vilde in the crease this season. Dubie has been solid for the team as she’s received the lion’s share of the starts the last two seasons, while Hall has been bitten by the injury bug during her first three years but is healthy coming into the season and

Whānau is about the depth of community and culture that we’ve been able to create in almost 50 years of women’s hockey here at York and it’s about wearing the logo with pride.

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CHURCH ON TEAM CULTURE

It won’t just be one person getting the job done for us, collectively we’re going to perform as a unit and try to be the most competitive team on the ice every game.”

has the talent to steal games for the team. Vilde is a tall goaltender with the potential to be successful in the OUA and will push the veterans for playing time this season.

With only two graduating players from last year’s roster, the Lions tight-knit core group of players comes into the year mostly intact. Offensively, the Lions will be led by returning veterans Kelsey McHolm and Erin Locke. McHolm led the Lions in goals last year with seven while Locke led the team in points with 12. Joining them up front will be Tegan Duncan, who missed some time last year but is someone Church will look at to make an impact with the forward group. Fifthyear veteran Chelsea Tucker and sophomores Brooke Anderson and Courtney Gardiner will also be counted on to chip in offensively and lead the Lions attack.

The Lions fell short of the playoffs last year as they finished six points out of a playoff spot and in tenth place in the OUA standings. An 0-6 start to the year put them behind the eight ball early in the season, but the team played much better the rest of the way and showed they have the potential to compete with the top programs in the OUA.

On the back end, the Lions defence will be a mix of veteran savvy and talented newcomers that Church thinks will be strong in their own end and also help out the forward group by contributing offensively. “One of our anchors on defense is our team captain Jenna Gray, who is really important for us and plays physical and a solid two-way game,” says Church on who he expects to lead the defense this year. “Taylor Davison is also a real stand out for us since she’s such a great skater and has come a long way defensively in her time with the team, and

“My expectation for us this year is that we continue to grow,” says Church on what he expects from his team this year. “I’m not sure what the cap on that will be but if we can pick up where we left off at the end of the year we’ll be in a position to compete for a championship and move into the top half of the OUA.” The Whānau with this team is strong and this season they hope to show the rest of the OUA what a united group is capable of as they make a run up the OUA standings.

2018-19 women’s hockey

THE DAN CHURCH

STEVE DEMPSEY

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.

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.

HEAD COACH

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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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.

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, and was named to the Team Ontario 2019 Canada Games coaching staff this year. 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.

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.

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ROB HEHOLT

CASSIDY PRESTON

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.

Cassidy Preston is the founder of Consistent Elite Performance and is a full-time Sport & Performance Psychology Consultant working with athletes, parents, teams, and businesses that range from professional to amateur levels. He is currently the Sport & Performance Psychology Coach with the York University Varsity Teams and is a Sport & Performance Psychology Professor at Humber College.

GOALTENDING COACH

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.

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.

PERFORMANCE COACH

Preston hails from North Bay, Ontario where he played minor hockey. In 2003 he was drafted in the 4th Round by the St. Michael’s Majors of the OHL. He went on to play 5 seasons of OHL/Jr. A Hockey between the St. Michael’s Majors/ St. Michael’s Buzzers. In 2006 he helped the Buzzers win the OPHJL championship. Before moving to University hockey he played professional hockey with the Muskegon Fury in the IHL in 2008. He finished his career with 5 years of CIS (now USPORT) varsity hockey between York University & the University of Toronto. Since his playing career ended, Cassidy has stayed involved in hockey as a Head Coach and Technical Director with the AAA Richmond Hill Coyotes organization. He has also been the Owner and Head Instructor of Complete Hockey Training for 13 years.

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JENNA GRAY By Sia Papadopoulos

Fifth-year veteran Jenna Gray will be counted on for leadership this year with the York Lions women’s hockey team and will serve as the team’s captain in her final season as a Lion. Referring to herself as “the Grandma of the team,” Gray is looking to build on her experience as assistant captain in her third year and team captain last season. She wants to lead by example in her fifth season and hopes that she will be able to help develop the younger Lions in the locker room into leaders in their own right. When asked about the leaders Gray admires, she was quick to mention the core group of girls on her own team whom she looks up to; Kelsey McHolm, Erin Locke, Tegan Duncan, and Avery Reeves. “We all bring different aspects of leadership to our team and I think that is what makes us such a great group,” says Gray. “I admire Kelsey’s ability to be vocal. I admire Erin’s example of what hard work looks like. I admire Tegan’s fearless resilience. And I admire Avery’s positive attitude and energy.” The strong two-way defender has become an integral part of the Lions team and has shown what true dedication and love for hockey is all about. Gray has been an ironwoman for the Lions and has appeared in all 96 games over her four years with the team. She’s quick to credit the team’s medical and training staff for the help staying injury-free. “Having a group of athletic therapists helps a lot as well as getting in a good warm-up and cool-down at every practice and every game,” says Gray on how she’s stayed healthy season after season. “In the summer I train hard to improve on my speed, strength and power in order to keep up with all the young agile girls.” Being a student-athlete can be challenging. You are forced to juggle priorities, stay committed, and excel in both academics and sport. However, with the pride that comes with being a student-athlete and being amongst a family with the Lions, there are a lot of memories that are made and will be remembered forever. Gray expressed that she will miss the feeling of being reunited with her teammates after a 4-month

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long summer, being a part of a team, and the excitement of coming back to school for a new year. Gray started her career with the Lions in the 2014-15 season, and as a rookie, was constantly reminded by her veteran teammates how quickly five years goes by. With new, first-year rookies joining the women’s hockey team this season, the team captain was asked what advice she would give to new incoming York Lions’ athletes and based on her experience, what they should cherish the most. “Cherish every single moment,” she emphasizes. “When I was a rookie, I remember the upper year girls talking about how fast time flies here… And then I blinked. Here I am in my fifth and final year thinking the same thing and telling everyone I can to enjoy the moment because before you know it you will be the ‘Grandma’ of the team and you will be wishing you could do it all over again. Time sure does fly when you are having fun.” Gray is looking to complete her studies in Criminology while giving it one last run in another 24 games on defence this season with the Lions. She is hoping to contribute again both offensively and defensively as they strive to make the playoffs in her final season.

GETTING TO KNOW JENNA

Pre-game or post-game meal? For our 2pm games I usually have bacon, scrambled eggs, and toast Nicknames and why? Gary. Unfortunately, in my first year someone misread my last name and it has stuck since then Who would you want to play you in a movie about your life? Blake Lively Favourite music artist? Cannot go wrong with Drake, ever

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BROOKE ANDERSON

CHRISTINA CHIN

F • 5-6 3rd Year

F • 5-9 2nd Year

Criminology St. Andrews, Man. Lord Selkirk Regional H.S Winnipeg Avros (MFMHL)

Schulich School of Business Richmond Hill, Ont. St. Robert CHS Etobicoke Jr. (PWHL)

Kinesiology & Health Science Mitchell, Ont. St Michael Catholic Secondary Bluewater Hawks (PWHL)

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2017-18 24 2 7 9 8 Total 24 2 7 9 8

• Played in all 24 games at forward last season. Tied for seventh in team scoring with five points and tied for third in goals (four). Scored the game-winning goal against UOIT • Appeared in 21 games as a rookie and scored first career goal in win over UOIT • 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 2017-18 24 4 1 5 8 Total 45 6 3 9 12

TAYLOR DAVISON

NATALIE DEAN

• Played in 21 games as a rookie forward and recorded two assists • Solid on draws and a physically dominant two-way player • Appeared in 73 games over two seasons with the Bluewater Hawks • Won back-to-back OFSAA championships in 2015 and 2016 with high school team • A versatile player who can play on the centre or the wing

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2017-18 21 0 2 2 6 Total 21 0 2 2 6

ELLEN DONALDSON

F • 5-6 3rd Year

D • 6-0 1st Year

F • 6-3 2nd Year

Criminology Oakville, Ont. White Oaks S.S. Burlington Jr. (PWHL)

Commerce Pickering, Ont. St. Mary’s C.S.S. Durham West Jr. (PWHL)

Kinesiology & Health Science Tecumseh, Ont. St. Anne’s Catholic High School Southwest Wildcats (PWHL)

• Played in all 24 games on defence last season and tied for seventh in OUA scoring by defenders with 11 points • Led the team in penalty minutes last season with with 34 • OUA all-rookie team member in 2016-17 • 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 in 2016-17

• Tall, rangy defender who uses her stick well • Played with the Durham West Jr. Lightning of the PWHL the last two seasons • Recorded 29 points (10 goals, 19 assists) and 74 penalty minutes in 76 games with the Lightning

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2016-17 22 3 6 9 14 2017-18 24 4 7 11 34 Total 46 7 13 20 48

• Played in 23 games as a rookie forward and recorded two assists • A tall, versatile player 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

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2017-18 23 0 2 2 8 Total 23 0 2 2 8

LAUREN DUBIE

TEGAN DUNCAN

CAROLINE EAGLES

G • 5-6 3rd Year

F • 5-11 4th Year

D • 5-7 1st Year

Psychology London, Ont. A.B. Lucas S.S. London (PWHL)

Kinesiology & Health Science Oakville, Ont. Holy Trinity C.S.S Etobicoke Jr. (PWHL)

Kinesiology & Health Science Ottawa, Ont. Glebe Collegiate Institute Nepean (PWHL)

• Played in 17 games and started 16 in net. Posted career-bests in goals against average with 2.21 and a save percentage of .909 • Named York’s female athlete of the week for the period ending Nov. 26 after 54 saves over two games and a shutout win over Laurentian. • 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

GP 19 17 36

MADISON DAVEY

F • 5-4 2nd Year

• Played in all 24 games as a rookie forward and tied for fourth on the team, and first among all rookies, with nine points (two goals, seven assists) • Scored the first goal of her career in a 3-2 win over Windsor. • A member of the Manitoba U18 team • Appeared in 132 games with the Winnipeg Avros, scoring 44 points and serving as team captain • A small, speedy forward with plenty of offensive upside

Year 2016-17 2017-18 Total

W-L-T 4-15-0 5-11-0 9-26-0

GAA SV% 2.70 .895 2.21 .909 2.48 .901

Assistant Captain

• Played in 11 games last season after missing the first half of the season with an injury • 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

• Mobile defender who is creative and moves the puck well • Played with the Nepean Wildcats of the PWHL for the last two seasons. • Scored 22 points (8 goals, 14 assists) in 76 regular season games with the Wildcats • Attended the OWHA under-16 high performance and development camp in 2016

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2015-16 24 3 3 6 16 2016-17 19 1 5 6 8 2017-18 11 0 1 1 2 Total 54 4 9 13 26

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COURTNEY GARDINER

F • 5-10 2nd Year Disaster & Emergency Management Goderich, Ont. Goderich District C.I. London (PWHL) • Appeared in 23 games as a rookie forward and tied for seventh in team scoring with five points (three goals, two assists) • Scored the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win over Windsor • 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 • Earned high school’s athlete of the year award in 2016

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2017-18 23 3 2 5 30 Total 23 3 2 5 30

D • 5-6 5th Year

G • 5-5 4th Year

Criminology London, Ont. London Central London (PWHL)

Psychology Main-A-Dieu, N.S. Riverview Rural H.S MacIntyre Chevy (NSFMHL)

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2014-15 24 0 6 6 20 2015-16 24 2 5 7 18 2016-17 24 2 5 7 26 2017-18 24 2 3 5 28 Total 96 6 19 25 92

• Has started 12 games over first three 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 last year, posting a goals against average of 3.64

Year 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Total

GP W-L-SL GAA SV% 3 1-1-0 3.81 .855 5 2-3-0 2.72 .902 4 1-3-0 2.72 .885 12 4-7-0 2.99 .886

KAYLA HOSEGOOD

ERIN LOCKE

D • 5-7 3rd Year

F • 5-5 4th Year

Kinesiology & Health Science Winnipeg, Man. Vincent Massey C.I. Winnipeg Avros (MFMHL)

Administrative Studies Winnipeg, Man. Vincent Massey C.I. Winnipeg Avros (MFMHL)

Kinesiology & Health Science Toronto, Ont. Humberside C.I. Etobicoke Jr. (PWHL)

KELSEY MCHOLM

• Played in 11 games last season and recorded the first two points of her York career • 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 long-time CFL quarterback who won four Grey Cups; mother, Carol, played basketball at the University of Manitoba and brother, Ryan, was a quarterback at StFX

Year GP 2016-17 6 2017-18 11 Total 17

G 0 0 0

A PTS PIM 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 2 4

JULIA MCLENNAN

Assistant Captain

• Played in all 24 games at forward last year and led the team in scoring (12 points) and tied for first in assists (seven), and was second in goals (five) • Named York’s female athlete of the week for the period ending Feb. 18 after three points in two games on the final weekend of the season. • 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 seventhround NHL draft pick in 2013

Year GP 2015-16 23 2016-17 24 2017-18 24 Total 71

G 4 5 5 14

A PTS PIM 7 11 16 6 11 6 7 12 10 20 34 32

TAYLER MURPHY

F • 5-8 3rd Year

D • 5-5 1st Year

F • 5-8 1st Year

Communications Winnipeg, Man. River East Collegiate Winnipeg Avros (MFMHL)

Kinesiology & Health Science Winnipeg, Man. Vincent Massey C.I. Winnipeg Avros (MFMHL)

Schulich School of Business Sudbury, Ont. St. Charles College Mississauga Jr. (PWHL)

• Led the team in goals (seven) and was third overall in scoring (10 points) last year • Scored three times on the power play and led the Lions with two game-winners, against Laurier and Laurentian. • 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

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2016-17 24 2 3 5 10 2017-18 22 7 3 10 6 Total 46 9 6 15 16

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EVA HALL

F • 5-11 2nd Year

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2016-17 24 3 0 3 8 Total 24 3 0 3 8

JENNA GRAY

• Has played in every regular-season game over four years with the team • Scored once on the power play last year and had one gamewinning goal in a win over Windsor • 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

LEAH HIBBERT

• Returns to the Lions lineup this season after spending last year at the University of Manitoba • Scored three goals as rookie forward in 2016-17 • A power forward who controls the game down low and has a big shot • Assistant captain with the Winnipeg Avros in the MFMHL and scored 57 points in 113 games with club over two seasons • Invited to Team Manitoba tryout camp for top 40 players in the province.

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• Smart defender who adds grit to the lineup • Appeared with the Winnipeg Avros from 2015-18 in the MFMHL and recorded a career-high 25 points in 2017-18. Was named rookie of the year in 2015-16 • Played for team Manitoba at the 2017 national women’s under-18 championships

• Played in 23 games as a rookie forward and tied for fourth in team scoring with nine points (three goals, six assists) • 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

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2018-19 23 3 6 9 2 Total 23 3 6 9 2

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SARAH POWER

TAYLOR PRICE

AVERY REEVES

D • 5-10 4th Year

F • 5-6 2nd Year

F • 5-4 3rd Year

Kinesiology & Health Science Palgrave, Ont. Robert F. Hall C.S.S Stoney Creek (LLWHL)

Engineering Penniac, N.B. Ontario Hockey Academy Ontario Hockey Academy

Kinesiology & Health Science Mount Forest, Ont. Wellington Heights S.S. Barrie (PWHL)

• Set a career-high in games played (21), assists (4) and points (5) last season in third year with the team • 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

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2015-16 7 0 0 0 0 2016-17 20 2 0 2 8 2018-19 21 1 4 5 10 Total 48 3 4 7 18

STEFFEI SAMUEL

• Appeared in four games last year as a rookie forward • 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

Assistant Captain

• Has played in every game in her two years with the team, recording seven points over 48 games • 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

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2018-19 4 0 0 0 4 Total 4 0 0 0 4

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2016-17 24 1 2 3 2 2017-18 24 1 3 4 6 Total 48 2 5 7 8

CYNTHIA ST. CYR

CHELSEA TUCKER

F • 5-7 5th Year

D • 5-11 4th Year

F • 5-3 5th Year

History & English Markham, Ont. Brother Andre C.H.S. Aurora Jr. (PWHL)

Health Management New Liskeard, Ont. John McCrae S.S. Nepean (PWHL)

Psychology / Education Alliston, Ont. St. Thomas Aquinas C.S.S. Barrie (PWHL)

• Set a career-high last season with five points. Scored the game-winning goal in season finale against Brock • 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

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2014-15 7 1 0 1 0 2015-16 11 0 0 0 6 2016-17 18 2 2 4 0 2017-18 23 3 2 5 14 Total 59 6 4 10 20

SERENA VELDE

G • 5-11 1st Year Environmemtal Science Toronto, Ont. North Toronto C.I. Mississauga Jr. (PWHL) • Tall goaltender with athleticism • Played last season with the Mississauga Chiefs of the PWHL and appeared in 18 games with a 2.04 goals against average and a .923 save percentage • Was named rookie of the year in high school with North Toronto C.I.

• Has appeared in every regular season game over first three seasons and recorded nine points over 72 games • 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

• Has played in every regular season game over four years with the Lions • Ranked sixth in team scoring with seven points last season and scored the game winner in a 3-1 victory over Toronto • 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

Year GP G A PTS PIM 2015-16 24 1 1 2 6 2016-17 24 0 3 3 16 2017-18 24 1 3 4 18 Total 72 2 7 9 40

Year GP G A 2014-15 24 1 4 2015-16 24 1 11 2016-17 24 1 5 2017-18 24 2 5 Total 96 5 25

PTS PIM 5 12 12 12 6 14 7 12 30 50

KARA WASHER

F • 5-9 2nd Year

Kinesiology & Health Science New Lowell, Ont. Nottawasga Pines S.S. University of Maine (Hockey East -NCAA) • Strong and powerful forward with a scoring touch • Appeared in 27 games for the University of Maine in 2016-17 and recorded three points • Played for the Barrie Jr. Sharks in the PWHL for 4 and a half years. Was team captain in the 2014-2015 season and assistant Captain in the 2015-2016 season.

2018-19 women’s hockey

ALL-TIME

AWARD WINNERS

U SPORTS AWARDS U SPORTS First-Team All-Canadians (since 1997) 2014-15 – Kristen Barbara, Lisa Stathopulos 2005-06 – Melanie Quinn 2001-02 – Melanie Roach 1999-00 – Melanie Roach

U SPORTS Second-Team All-Canadians (since 1997) 2009-10 – Kelsey Webster U SPORTS All-Rookie Team 2011-12 – Kristen Barbara

OUA AWARDS OUA Championship Titles (since 1971) 1996-97, 1986-87, 1982-83 OUA Silver Medals 1998-99, 1985-86, 1984-85, 1981-82, 1980-81 OUA Most Valuable Player (since 2000) 2014-15 – Lisa Stathopulos OUA Rookie of the Year (since 1998) 1998-99 – Melanie Roach (co-recipient) OUA Top Scorer (since 2001) 2014-15 – Lisa Stathopulos OUA Most Outstanding Student-Athlete/ Marion Hillard Award (since 1998) 2010-11 – Autumn Mills

Kristen Barbara

OUA First-Team All-Stars (1981) 2014-15 – Kristen Barbara, Lisa Stathopulos 2009-10 – Kelsey Webster 2008-09 – Kelsey Webster 2007-08 – Kelsey Webster 2005-06 – Melanie Quinn 2004-05 – Melanie Quinn 2003-04 – Andrea Kretz, Melanie Quinn 2001-02 – Melanie Roach 1999-00 – Sari Krooks, Melanie Roach 1998-99 – Melanie Roach 1996-97 – Allyson Fox, Debra Ferguson, Sari Krooks 1995-96 – Michelle Clayton, Katie Quinn 1993-94 – Michelle Clayton 1992-93 – Marni Barrow 1990-91 – Marni Barrow 1986-87 – Jane Clegg, Connie Wrightsell 1985-86 – Bonnie McMaster 1982-83 – Sue Howard 1981-82 – Barb Boyes, Sue Howard

YORK AWARDS York Athlete of the Year (since 1968) Team MVPs 2007-08 – Aurelea Gumiela (also women’s soccer) 2017-18 – Erin Locke 2001-02 – Melanie Roach 2016-17 – Amy Locke 2015-16 – Megan Lee Bryce M. Taylor Award (since 1970) 2014-15 – Lisa Stathopulos 2010-11 – Autumn Mills 2013-14 – Megan Lee 2006-07 – Melanie Quinn 2012-13 – Lisa Stathopulos 1984-85 – Gail Stewart 2011-12 – Lisa Stathopulos 2010-11 – Courtney Unruh Lions Legacy Awards (since 2015) 2009-10 – Kelsey Webster 2016-17 – Rianna Langford, Amy Locke 2008-09 – Mandy Cole 2015-16 – Megan Lee 2007-08 – Courtney Unruh 2014-15 – Kiri Langford 2006-07 – Melanie Quinn 2005-06 – Melanie Quinn Charles Saundercook Memorial Trophy (since 2004-05 – Melanie Quinn 2015) 2003-04 – Andrea Kretz 2014-15 – Lisa Stathopulos 2002-03 – Melanie Roach 2001-02 – Melanie Roach York Rookie of the Year (since 2000) 2000-01 – Alida Finni 2011-12 – Kristen Barbara Hall of Fame Inductee (since 1980) 2014 – Allyson Fox 2010 – Barb Boyes 2004 – Sue (Howard) Gaston

OUA Second-Team All-Stars (since 1989) 2013-14 – Kristen Barbara 2011-12 – Kristen Barbara 2008-09 – Mandy Cole 2005-06 – Mandy Cole 2002-03 – Andrea Kretz, Sheri Prentice, Melanie Roach 2001-02 – Keely Brown 2000-01 – Melanie Roach 1998-99 – Karen Kett 1997-98 – Allyson Fox, Colette Good, Shenley White 1996-97 – Heather Balbraith 1995-96 – Allyson Fox 1994-95 – Michelle Clayton, Katie Quinn 1993-94 – Katie Quinn 1991-92 – Marni Barrow 1989-90 – Michele Campbell OUA All-Rookie Team 2016-17 – Taylor Davison 2011-12 – Kristen Barbara 2009-10 – Rebecca Bond 2008-09 – Chloe Milano World University Games Participation 2011 – Stacey Colarossi (assistant coach) … won gold medal 2009 – Courtney Unruh, Kelsey Webster, Dan Church (head coach) … won gold medal National Team 2011-14 – Dan Church (head coach) 2010 – Dan Church (assistant coach)

Melanie Roach

YORK LIONS

JOIN THE PRIDE York University’s student-athletes have been competing against rival institutions on the Canadian sport 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 sport 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 U SPORTS. 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 and are experts in their field of coaching. The staff includes more than 100 dedicated fulltime and part-time coaches.

ACADEMIC & 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.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING York University is one of only a handful of institutions in Canada that has two dedicated strength and conditioning coaches for its studentathletes. 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. 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.

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.

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. 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.

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 the Athletic Therapy Certificate Program doing 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 Lions 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.

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