Season outlook Don’t tell the York University Lions women’s hockey team, means family. They finished third and fourth, respectively, or their head coach Dan Church, that the way their 2019-20 in team scoring in 2019-20 and will be the offensive leaders season ended was disappointing. this season. “We were at a national championship,” Church said. “Yes, the tournament was cut short before we took the ice, and it was disappointing for the senior players who never got to play their final games. But there were 33 other teams who would have loved to be in our position.” That same glass-half-full attitude took the Lions women’s hockey program to new heights last time they played in 201920. For the first time ever, the group was headed to the U SPORTS national championship, after besting the Nipissing Lakers in their OUA semifinal series, clinching one of the two available OUA berths in Charlottetown, P.E.I.
They’ll lead 14 new players who make up a double cohort of first-year players – some of which are fresh out of high school, while others began university during the pandemic. Church says to this point, they’ve all been fantastic in adjusting. They’ll need to do so, specifically on the back end, which sees multiple new faces. Sara McLennan and Olivia De Ciantis are two defenders who Church expects to contribute. Kailey Lapensée transfers into the program as well, bringing much-needed stability to the defence corps. She spent the last four seasons at the University of Ottawa playing for the Gee-Gees.
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THE OUA IS SO COMPETITIVE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. IF YOU CAN GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. DAN CHURCH, head coach It was a breakthrough season for the women’s hockey program, which continued after significant improvement in 2018-19. Their win total increased from eight in 2017-18 to 11 in that season. With a younger group this year, Church believes the playoff experience of the team’s leadership group could serve them well in a modified OUA playoff format, which scraps the three-game series in favour of a one-and-done winner-takeall game.
Up front, Church sees a multitude of players ready to contribute offensively over the season. Sydney Paulson, Sasha Brucker and others will be counted on to find the back of the net for the Lions as they look to replace their two leading scorers from last season.
And between the pipes, all three goalies on the roster will battle for playing time after regular starter Lauren Dubie graduated. Serena Vilde took the reins in the playoffs and was outstanding. Julianna Thomson has a year under her belt and is ready for a bigger role and rookie Dominique “Even with a series, I’ve always felt that if you are in the Chuaqui is a top recruit who will be looking to make an playoffs, you have a chance to win. The OUA is so competitive impression in her first-year season. from top to bottom. If you can get into the playoffs, anything can happen.” Church says the expectation for his team is to improve as the season progresses. He anticipates bumps in the road, As for the leadership group, the team’s foundation is headlined but says they will have to learn from them to stay afloat in by two unmistakable personalities in Kelsey McHolm and their extremely competitive OUA East Division. From there, Courtney Gardiner, who will co-captain the team. Church the Lions will be looking to recreate the magic they captured says those two personify the team’s slogan “whanau,” which the last time the team was on the ice.
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nov. 5
nov. 20
jan. 21
feb. 12
7:15PM
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6PM
7PM
VS rams
AT ont. tech
AT rams
AT ont. tech
nov. 6
nov. 26
jan. 22
feb. 25
4PM
7PM
7:15PM
7:15PM
AT rams
AT TORONTO
VS rams
VS toronto
nov. 12
nov. 27
feb. 5
feb. 26
4PM
7:15PM
4PM
7PM
nov. 14
jan. 14
feb. 6
mar. 4
2:15PM
7:15PM
2:15PM
7:30PM
nov. 19
jan. 15
feb. 11
mar. 5
7:15PM
7:30PM
7:15PM
7:15PM
AT nipissing VS toronto VS nipissing VS queen’s VS ont. tech AT queen’s
AT nipissing
AT TORONTO
VS nipissing AT queen’s VS ont. tech VS queen’s
2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
DATE Fri. Oct. 18 Sat. Oct. 19 Fri. Oct. 25 Sat. Oct. 26 Thu. Oct. 31 Sat. Nov. 2 Thu. Nov. 7 Sat. Nov. 9 Fri. Nov. 15 Sat. Nov. 16 Thu. Nov. 21 Sat. Nov. 23 Sun. Nov. 29 Sat. Nov. 30 Sat. Jan. 4 Sat. Jan. 11 Fri. Jan. 17 Sat. Jan. 18
DATE Wed. Jan. 22 Sat. Jan. 25 Fri. Jan. 31 Sat. Feb. 1 Fri. Feb. 7 Sat. Feb. 15
OPPONENT RESULT Western L 3-5 Windsor W 3-0 Ontario Tech W 4-2 Queens W 3-1 Brock W 2-0 Rams W 3-0 Laurier W 4-1 Western W 4-2 Waterloo L 1-4 Windsor L 1-5 Toronto L 0-2 Rams L 2-3 OT Laurentian W 4-0 Nipissing W 6-3 Waterloo W 2-0 Toronto L 0-2 Ontario Tech W 4-1 Queen’s W4-1
OPPONENT RESULT Guelph L 1-3 Brock W 3-0 Nipissing L 3-4 Laurentian L 3-4 SO Guelph W 5-2 Laurier L 0-1
2019-20 OUA PLAYOFF RESULTS Wed. Feb. 19 Fri. Feb. 21 Thu. Feb. 27 Sat. Nov. 29 Fri. Mar. 6
Quarter-final Quarter-final Semifinal Semifinal McCaw Cup
Waterloo Guelph Nipissing Nipissing Toronto
W 5-1 W 3-0 W 5-2 W 6-2 L 1-3
U SPORTS Championships – Charlottetown, PEI (UPEI) Fri. Mar. 13 Quarter-final *Cancelled due to COVID
McGill*
Final regular season record: 14-10-0 OUA playoff record: 4-1-0 2021-22 women’s hockey
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2019-20 stats REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATISTICS Offence Goals 65 Assists 84 Goals per game 2.58 Shots on goal 675 Shots per game 28.1 PIM 278 Power play goals 11 Defence Goals against Goals against average Saves Save percentage
46 1.92 500 .917
REGULAR SEASON SCORING LEADERS NO. 20 11 18 14 15 8 17 19 12 2 22 23 24 5 16 9 21 27 26 7 13 31
NAME Taylor Davison Kara Washer Kelsey McHolm Courtney Gardiner Brooke Anderson Erin Locke Taylor Coward Tayler Murphy Madison Davey Avery Reeves Ava Ricker-Singh Ellen Donaldson Becky Higgs Caroline Eagles Sarah Power Leah Hibbert Samantha Jones Julia McLennan Rebecca Lopes Ilena Ricker-Singh Christina Chin Lauren Dubie
GP 24 22 24 17 24 24 20 24 24 21 23 23 17 23 22 24 12 24 4 23 13 16
G 4 9 13 6 6 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
A 16 7 2 7 5 6 4 3 3 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 1
PTS 20 16 15 13 11 9 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
PIM 28 50 12 20 8 6 4 22 10 6 14 12 2 26 8 10 4 22 2 12 0 0
PPG 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHG 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GWG 1 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
REGULAR SEASON GOALKEEPERS NO. 31 1 33
NAME Lauren Dubie Julianna Thomson Serena Vilde
GP 16 4 4
* Bold denotes returning players
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MIN 945:28:00 237:06:00 245:35:00
GA 28 6 6
GAA 1.78 1.52 1.47
SV 328 81 91
SV% 0.921 0.931 0.938
HEAD Coach DAN CHURCH Head Coach
Dan Church was named the head coach of the Lions women’s hockey program in 2004 and is the longest-serving active head coach at York. The 2019-20 season saw York qualify for the U SPORTS national championship for the first time in program history and the McCaw Cup final for the first time under his guidance. He was named York’s coach of the year at the end of the season. 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.
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. He 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 Coaching Association 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. Church is currently enrolled in a master’s program. He is studying for a Master of Science in Kinesiology focusing on Sport Psychology and Positive Youth Development. His studies centre around athlete leadership in elite women’s ice hockey.
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.
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THE COACHES TERESA HUTCHINSON
DINO CAGGIULA
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach
Teresa Hutchinson joined the Lions coaching staff in 2016 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 an assistant coach with Team Ontario (Red) helping them win Gold at the 2019 U18 national championship. She has also been involved with OWHA high performance camps since 2014.This summer she was named an assistant coach at Hockey Canada’s U18 Summer Development Camp. Hutchinson was awarded the inaugural Hockey Canada BFL Female Coach of the Year (High Performance) in 2020. 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 played for Mississauga, and the Scarborough Sting in the Central Ontario Women’s Hockey League, which was the predecessor of the NWHL and CWHL.
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 plays in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres.
Away from the rink, Hutchinson has been a police officer for nearly 33 years and is currently a Superintendent with the Durham Regional Police Service, leading the service’s Office of Professional Responsibility.
JENNA GRAY Assistant Coach
Jenna Gray joined the Lions coaching staff in 2019 after a tremendous fiveyear playing career with the team. In her final season in 2018-19, she was the recipient of the U SPORTS Marion Hilliard Award for excellence in the areas of athletics, academics and community involvement and she also earned a prestigious Lions Legacy Award for her contributions to varsity athletics throughout her career. Gray played in every regular season game on defence throughout her fiveyear career, recording 39 points in 120 games, including a career-high 14 in her final year that earned her OUA second-team all-star honours. She was also the team captain for two seasons.
STEFANO MALLOCCI Goaltending Coach
Stefano Mallocci joined the Lions coaching staff in 2019 as the goaltending coach. During his first year with the program, the Womens Hockey team made an appearance in the OUA Finals claiming a silver medal and for the first time in program history, an appearance at the USports National Championship. Stefano began his coaching career in 2016 with McGuire Goaltending + Hockey Development. He became the Director of Hockey Operations in 2018 overseeing all goaltending development. In 2020 he began working independently with goalies and teams from the greater Toronto area. In 2018, he began coaching annually with the Goaltending Consultant Group, an annual camp in Massachusetts with over 150+ male and female goalies as well as some of the top goaltending coaches from North America and Europe. In addition to working as the goaltending coach with the Lions, he also serves as the Goaltending Consultant for the North York Storm Girls Hockey Association.
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THE COACHES RACHEL DOERRIE
KIRI LANGFORD
Director of Advanced Performance
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.
Rachel Doerrie joined the Lions in 2019 to work with both hockey programs overseeing video, advanced statistics and analytic reporting. She brings to York plenty of experience with a number of different leagues, most notably in the New Jersey Devils front office as their lead analyst of player information and video last season. Doerrie has a bachelor of commerce degree in sports administration from Laurentian University. She began her career as a video coach with the Sudbury Wolves, which led to opportunities to work with the Toronto Maple Leafs development camp and as a video coach with Hockey Canada at their women’s summer development camp in 2017, before overseeing analytics with the Nipissing Lakers women’s hockey team for the 2017-18 season. She has also consulted with the Ottawa Senators and the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, has been a contributor to The Athletic, The Hockey News, Sports Illustrated, EP Rinkside, and co-hosts her own podcast, The Staff & Graph Podcast, with Mike Stephens.
STEVE DEMPSEY Scout
Steve Dempsey was an assistant coach with the Lions women’s hockey team from 2009-19, working mainly with the defence and penalty killing units, and continues to work with the program as a scout. An NCCP Level 3-certified coach and Chartered Professional Coach (ChPC) with the Coaching Association of Canada and certified with Hockey Canada in the high performance program, he has also served as a mentor coach with the New Zealand women’s national team. He is currently the head coach, coach mentor, and skills development coach for the Central York Girls Hockey Association.
SUPPORT STAFF
MARK GILLESPIE
STUDENT THERAPIST
MARIO LAPADULA
STUDENT THERAPIST
ASHLEY DIMEN
STUDENT THERAPIST
REMY MODAK
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PLAYER PROFILE Most would say the COVID-19 pandemic turned their lives upside down. But Kelsey McHolm’s life did a couple somersaults. The newly minted York Lions co-captain had a long road to get to her fifth year as a Lion, full of twists, turns, peaks and valleys. 2020-21 was supposed to be McHolm’s final year with the squad, but that was put on hold. Like many elite level athletes, they were forced to sit out last season due to extenuating circumstances. But for McHolm, a native of Winnipeg, Man., the plan was to always make her way back to Toronto to finish out her U SPORTS eligibility. How she got here, was a different story. McHolm faced some obstacles between pre-pandemic times and returning to the team. She made the decision to continue, simply calling the challenges “a bump in the road.” The decision didn’t come without second thoughts. Part of her wondered whether she’d be better off starting post-hockey life. But despite the questioning, she decided to give it another shot this season.
“Splitting the captaincy with Courtney is an honour. She’s just as deserving as me and it’s exciting to be able to split the leadership duties with her.” She was also recently among a select group of experienced women student-athletes receiving an invitation to join Hockey Canada’s Athlete to Coach Transition Pilot Program. In addition to her time with the Lions, she’ll serve as a coach with the North York Storm U22 AA team. McHolm expects her leadership role to be valuable with a newer group of players, but will also value the perspective and experience of her new teammates. RAPID FIRE Pre-game routine? I always get to the rink pretty early and need to tape three sticks, no matter what. It’s a little weird, I know. I have to tape three sticks – knob and blade – and then I normally just like to goof around and keep things lose before the game. Pre-game meal? If it’s a morning game, it’s bacon and eggs. For afternoon games, I love spaghetti. Favourite part of hockey?
Her original plan was to begin a master’s program. But she didn’t get in. Now, to be here, she has elected to begin a second undergraduate degree.
The relationship you gain with your teammates. It’s so much fun to be at the rink every day and be part of a second family. For this specific team, you’re coming to hang out with your sisters every day. It’s an absolute blast.
Anything to chase an OUA championship.
What do you want to do after you graduate?
“I have unfinished business. I wanted to be with the girls again and was itching to play another hockey game again. It’s a great hockey team and a great group of girls.”
Something in media. It’s kind of all over the map. I’d love to pursue my master’s degree, too, and see where life takes me after that.
Part of the decision rested in McHolm’s confidence in the women’s hockey team’s support staff at York. From head coach Dan Church’s mentoring to the athletic therapy team, she knew she’d be taken care of if she did make the decision to return. “After the second thoughts, it felt like a no brainer once I considered everything.” Now, she’ll get a chance to participate in her sixth season as a Lion, and compete in her 100th game donning the York uniform. McHolm not only simply returns to the Lions women’s hockey program, but she also is saddled with some extra responsibility. She will serve as the group’s co-captain, along with fellow veteran Courtney Gardiner.
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JULIANNA THOMSON
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SARA MCLENNAN
SASHA BRUCKER
G 5-1 2nd Year
D 5-9 1st Year
F 5-8 1st Year
Commerce, Management Winnipeg, Man. St. Mary’s Academy (CSSHL)
Kinesiology & Health Science Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg Ice (MFHL)
Biomedical Science Basalt, Colorado HTI Stars (OWHA)
• An athletic goaltender who battles hard in the net • Spent three years with St. Mary’s Academy in the CSSHL and earned the league’s top goaltender award in 2019 • Played for Team Manitoba at the 2019 Canada Winter Games • Invited to the U18 national team tryout in 2018
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CAROLINE EAGLES
• An offensive threat from the blue line who brings size, strength and a big shot to the line-up • Spent three seasons with the Winnipeg Ice in the MFMHl, recording 23 points (five goals, 18 assists) in that stretch • Former member of Team Manitoba • Older sister is Julia
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• A strong offensive forward with great playmaking instincts • Reads the game really well • Spent the last two seasons with the HTI (Hockey Training Institute) Stars, recording 27 points (11 goals, 16 assists) in 76 games • Participated in the USA Hockey District Camp in 2018 and 2019
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ILENA RICKER-SINGH
LIZA VIGIER
D 5-7 3rd Year
D 5-5 2nd Year
F 5-9 1st Year
Kinesiology & Health Science Ottawa, Ont. Nepean (PWHL)
Criminology Smithville, Ont. Burlington Jr. (PWHL)
Kinesiology & Health Science Beausejour, Man. Eastman Selects (MFMHL)
• A mobile defender who is creative and moves the puck well • Spent two seasons with Nepean in the PWHL, recording 22 points in 76 games • Attended the OWHA U16 high performance and development camp in 2016
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KAILEY LAPENSEE
• A solid two-way defender who is a strong skater • Plays a physical style of game • Played for Burlington in the PWHL for two years, appearing in 71 games and recording 16 points • Twin sister is Lions teammate Ava
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• A gifted playmaker with strong individual puck skills and good size and reach • Third in team scoring for the MFMHL’s Eastman Selects in the 2019-20 season with 49 points in 39 games.
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SYDNEY PAULSON
JULIA CUCCIA
D 5-7 4th Year
F 5-6 1st Year
F 5-7 1st Year
Business Analytics Sudbury, Ont. Ottawa (U SPORTS)
Criminology Fenelon Falls, Ont. Central York (PWHL)
Criminology Sharon, Ont. Central York (PWHL)
• A steady defender who stabilizes the defence and is reliable in her own end • Spent four seasons with the Ottawa Gee-Gees, appearing in 24 games over the two seasons she was on the ice.
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MADISON DAVEY
• A physical power forward who is strong on the puck and has great hands in front of the net • She has a gritty, intense style of play • Scored 11 points in 38 games with the PWHL’s Central York Panthers in 2019-20
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• A strong forward who will be an offensive threat for the team. • Has gifted hands, is shifty with the puck • Possesses a good shot and can read the play well. • Spent her rookie season with the Brock Badgers but did not play as the 2020-21 season was cancelled due to COVID
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OLIVIA DE CIANTIS
COURTNEY GARDINER
F 5-8 4th Year
D 5-6 1st Year
F 5-10 4th Year
Kinesiology & Health Science Mitchell, Ont. Bluewater (PWHL)
Kinesiology & Health Science Vaughan, Ont. Toronto Leaside Jr. (PWHL)
Disaster & Emergency Management Goderich, Ont. London (PWHL)
• U SPORTS academic all-Canadian • A physically dominant, two-way player who is versatile and good on draws • Appeared in 73 games over two seasons with Bluewater, recording a total of 17 points • Won back-to-back OFSAA championships in 2015 and 2016 with St. Michael’s
• A solid two-way defender who has a big shot from the point • She brings a positive attitude to the team and will make an impact as a leader • Recorded nine points over 107 games with the PWHL’s Toronto Leaside Wildcats from 2017-20.
CO-CAPTAIN
• A strong leader and has a good scoring touch • Assistant captain with London in the PWHL and was second in team scoring • Earned high school’s athlete of the year award in 2016
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F 5-7 2nd Year
Criminology St. Andrews, Man. Winnipeg (MFMHL)
Kinesiology & Health Science Waterdown, Ont. KW Rangers (PWHL)
Biology Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg Avros (MFMHL) • A speedy forward with tremendous skill on the puck • Brings a strong work ethic to the team • Recorded 109 points in 183 games with Winnipeg in the MFMHL, leading the team in scoring twice and earning the league’s MVP award in 2019 • Played on Team Manitoba at the U18 national championship in 2017 and the Canada Winter Games in 2019
• A speedy forward who plays with a lot of energy • A hard worker who brings solid puck skills and a good shot to the line-up • Amassed eight points in 38 games with the PWHL’s Kitchener-Waterloo Jr. Rangers in 2019-20
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KELSEY MCHOLM
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TAYLER MURPHY
ABBEY MCMILLAN
F 6-0 5th Year
F 5-7 4th Year
F 5-11 1st Year
Professional Writing East St. Paul, Man. Winnipeg Avros (MFMHL)
Business Analytics Sudbury, Ont. Mississauga Jr. (PWHL)
Engineering Ottawa, Ont. Nepean (PWHL)
• U SPORTS academic all-Canadian • Finalist for 2020 York female athlete of the year • Ranked 10th in the OUA with 10 goals and was third overall in team scoring • A power forward with a great scoring touch who is also good on draws • Captain of Winnipeg in the MFMHL and led the team in scoring in 2015-16, recording 69 points in 110 games over two seasons
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JULIANNA DUMA
ALTERNATE CAPTAIN
• A smart forward with great size and a great touch around the net. • Won the 2017 OWHA provincial gold medal and helped team win the 2018-19 ODWHA league championship while also serving as an alternate captain.
• U SPORTS academic all-Canadian • A high-scoring forward who competes hard • Spent one season with Mississauga in the PWHL and was fifth in team scoring • Won the PWHL’s 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
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AVA RICKER-SINGH
ELLEN DONALDSON
F 5-8 1st Year
D 5-4 2nd Year
F 6-2 4th Year
Kinesiology & Health Science Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg (MFHL)
Kinesiology & Health Science Smithville, Ont. Burlington Jr. (PWHL) ALTERNATE CAPTAIN
Kinesiology & Health Science Tecumseh, Ont. Southwest Wildcats (PWHL)
• A smart centre and solid positional player who is good at finding space on the ice • Also a great passer and has good instincts around the net • Spent two seasons with the Winnipeg Ice in the MFMHL, tallying 23 points (nine goals, 14 assists) in 30 games and serving as an alternate captain in her final year
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LEXY ANONECH
F 5-7 1st Year Children, Childhood & Youth Studies / Education Dundas, Ont. Toronto Leaside Jr. (PWHL) • A solid two-way forward with strong playmaking ability and a good shot. • Was named most valuable player of Dundas Valley Secondary School hockey team in her senior year.
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TAYLOR COWARD
F 5-7 1st Year
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SYDNEY HILTZ
F 5-2 4th Year
• A small, speedy forward with plenty of offensive upside • Former member of the Manitoba U18 provincial team • Appeared in 132 games with Winnipeg in the MFMHL, tallying 44 points and serving as team captain in her final year
CO-CAPTAIN
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BROOKE ANDERSON
• An offensive defender who is dynamic with the puck • Spent two seasons with Burlington in the PWHL and was captain in her final year • Finished second in team scoring, and first among defenders, with 17 points in 38 games • Twin sister is Lions teammate Ilena
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• A tall forward who uses her size to her advantage and can shoot the puck well • Spent three seasons with Southwest in the PWHL, serving as assistant captain in final year • Won high school city and regional hockey championships and was also a city champion in basketball and volleyball
BRYNN RAWN
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REBECCA LOPES
F 5-7 1st Year
D 6-0 2nd Year
Environmental Arts & Justice Kenora, Ont. The Rink Academy (CSSHL)
Biochemistry Toronto, Ont. Brampton Jr. (PWHL)
• Quick, two-way forward • Good passer, works hard on the backcheck • Speed is her biggest asset
• Provides a strong presence in goal and has good hands • Spent three seasons at Gannon University, redshirting one year and playing in 13 matches and starting seven in the other two • Named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) scholar-athlete all three years
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JULIA MCLENNAN
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ABBY HOOPER
DOMINIQUE CHUAQUI
D 5-4 3rd Year
F 5-8 1st Year
G 5-5 1st Year
Kinesiology & Health Science Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg Avros (MFMHL)
Communications Studies Ottawa, Ont. Ottawa Lady Sens (Midget AA)
Neuroscience Mississauga, Ont. Toronto Jr. Aeros (PWHL)
• A smart defender who adds grit to the line-up • Played for Team Manitoba at the 2017 U18 national championships • Played with Winnipeg from 2015-18 in the MFMHL and recorded a career-high 25 points in 2017-18
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• A fast forward who is a good forechecker • Strong with the puck down the wing • She plays a physical style and gets into the middle of the ice • Led the 2019-20 Ottawa Lady Senators Midget AA team in scoring
• An athletic goaltender with a strong work ethic. • Spent the 2020-21 season with the Toronto Aeros • Invited to Hockey Canada’s U18 summer camp in 2020 • Won the 2017-18 LLFHL championship
SERENA VILDE
G 5-11 3rd Year Environmemtal Science Toronto, Ont. Mississauga Jr. Chiefs (PWHL) • A tall goaltender with great athleticism • Spent one season with Mississauga in the PWHL, appearing in 18 games and posting a 2.04 goals against average and a .923 save percentage • Earned rookie of the year honours for high school team
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