Shelley Coolidge became head coach of the program in the spring of 2003. During the 2003-04 campaign, she guided the Gee-Gees to the CIS national championship game where they were defeated by the Alberta Pandas. In 2006-07 she guided the Gee-Gees to a 12-6-0 record, the best in program history.
On January 16, 2008, the Gee Gees hosted a game at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, as the Gee-Gees played the Carleton Ravens.[2] In 2008, the Gee-Gees hosted the CIS national tournament and finished with a 1-2 record in the tourney. Their only win came in a shoot-out victory over St. Francis Xavier, where the Gee-Gees prevailed by a 7-6 tally. Heading into the 2008-09 season, goaltender Jessika Audet was the oldest varsity student-athlete at uOttawa.
In her first appearance for the Ottawa Gee-Gees, Fannie Desforges scored a goal versus the York Lions in an exhibition game on September 20, 2008 as she scored a goal in a 4-0 shutout victory. In her first ever regular season game (contested on October 18, 2008), she scored her first CIS goal in a victory over the Concordia Stingers.[3]
Year by yearedit
Season
Wins
Losses
Ties
Division rank
2008-09
8
8
2
2nd
2007-08
12
14
3
2006-07
12
6
0
Internationaledit
At the 2011 Street and Ball Hockey World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, Fannie Desforges and Danika Smith participated for Team Canada. They would claim a silver in the tournament.[4]
In February 2010, Kayla Hottot was one of the female qualifiers for a Red Bull Crashed Ice competition.[8] She would advance to the 2010 Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship finals in Québec City in March 2010.[9] Other Gee Gees women's ice hockey players that have competed in the Red Bull Crashed Ice include Fannie Desforges and Dominique Lefebvre.[10]
Having competed in the Red Bull Crashed Ice competitions from 2012 to 2015, Gee Gees forward Alicia Blomberg achieved a podium finish in 2014, capturing the bronze medal in the world championships. Salla Kyhälä of Finland captured the gold medal while fellow Canadian Jacqueline Legere grabbed the silver medal.[11]
Awards and honoursedit
Melodie Bouchard, 2015-16 U Sports All-Canadian Second Team
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^"Canadian men's and women's hockey teams announced for 2019 FISU Winter Universiade". usports.ca. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
^"2017 Winter Universiade: Canadian women's hockey team announced". canadawest.org. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
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^"Red Bull Crashed Ice | Top 64 men and 16 women to advance to the 2010 Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship finals in Québec City". Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
^"Gee-Gee becomes a world champion". Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
^"Dominant Dallago 2014 World Champion". Red Bull Crashed Ice. 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
^"2015-16 U Sports Women's Hockey Awards and All-Canadians". presto-en.usports.ca. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
^"Concordia Stingers Women's Hockey | Theresa Humes Tournament". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
^"Gee-Gees Honored (sic) at Annual Varsity Athletic Banquet". Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
^"McGill's Daoust and Deguire among major award winners as RSEQ all-stars announced". mcgillathletics.ca/. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
^"McGill's Daoust and Deguire among major award winners as RSEQ all-stars announced". mcgillathletics.ca/. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
^"Five McGillians honoured as RSEQ hockey awards and all-stars unveiled". mcgillathletics.ca/. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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^"Bettez named league MVP as five Martlets merit all-star honours". mcgillathletics.ca/. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
^"Bettez named league MVP as five Martlets merit all-star honours". mcgillathletics.ca/. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
^"McGill's Daoust named player of the year". presto-en.usports.ca. March 6, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^"Champagne and Savary selected as uOttawa Athletes of the Year". teams.geegees.ca. April 10, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^"Berhanemeskel and English are uOttawa Athletes of the Year". teams.geegees.ca. April 4, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^"Ward and Baggott receive top honours at Varsity Athletic Banquetr". teams.geegees.ca. April 4, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^"Michael Robertson and Hannah Sunley-Paisley are uOttawa Varsity Athletes of the Year". teams.geegees.ca. March 31, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^"Casarin and Morton named uOttawa Varsity Athletes of the Year". teams.geegees.ca. April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^"Biswal and L?Africain named Athletes of the Year at Gee-Gees Banquet". teams.geegees.ca. April 1, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^"Khoury and Berhanemeskel named uOttawa Athletes of the Year". teams.geegees.ca. April 13, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2021.