The Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey team earned varsity status in 1975, ensuring that they received financial support from the university.[3]
After playing for the Providence Friars women's ice hockey program and without any NCAA eligibility remaining, Cammi Granato moved to Montreal to earn her master's degree in sports administration at Concordia University. In 123 games, Granato scored 178 goals and 148 assists for 326 points, and was instrumental in Concordia capturing three consecutive provincial championships.[4]
In the 1997–98 season of Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU; renamed CIS in 2001 and U Sports in 2016) women's ice hockey, the Stingers won their first national championship, which was held at Concordia.
In the 2000 semi-finals, the Stingers were bested by the Alberta Pandas by a 4–3 tally. That year, the Stingers took third place. In the 2000–01 season, Stingers player Lisa-Marie Breton was the conference scoring leader, with eight goals and six assists in just six RSEQ games.[5]
The team is coached by four-time Olympic medallist Julie Chu, after former coach Les Lawton accumulated more than 500 victories as Stingers head coach before stepping down due to health issues.[6]
Erica Porter, who played five years with the Stingers (2011–2016) and earned academic All-Canadian honors in each year, was among eighteen former student-athletes selected for the 2021 U Sports Female Apprentice Coach Program.[7] The program is geared towards increasing the number of women in coaching positions across Canadian universities and involves pairing apprentice coaches with a mentor head coach. Porter was she mentored by Concordia coaches Julie Chu and Caroline Ouellette.[8]
The Stingers completed a perfect regular season in 2023–24, with 25 wins and 0 losses.[9]
The Marion Hilliard Award recognizes an outstanding student-athlete who has demonstrated excellence in ice hockey, academics, and community involvement.
The Laurie Brodrick Award is presented to the most outstanding female student-athlete at Concordia University who is competing in her first year of eligibility in a varsity sport.[33]
The Denise Beaudet Award is presented to the Concordia female student-athlete who best exemplifies outstanding achievement in the areas of academics, athletics, and community involvement.[36]
1985–86: Paddy Maloney
1987–88: Christine Beaulieu
1988–89: Lisa Morgan
1989–90: Sue Prosser
1998–99: Kari Colpitts
1999–2000: Jessika Audet
2001–02: Lauren Houghton
2002–03: Suzanne Kaye
2003–04: Janna Gillis
2011–12: Maggie MacNeil
2012–13: Jaymee Shell
2013–14: Jaymee Shell
2014–15: Danielle Scarlett
2018–19: Brigitte Laganière
2021–22: Brigitte Laganière
2022–23: Emmy Fecteau
Sports Hall of Fameedit
The Concordia Univeristy Sports Hall of Fame honours student-athletes, builders, and teams that made outstanding contributions to sports at Concordia University, Loyola College, and/or Sir George Williams University.[37]
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