Ottawa Gee-Gees women's ice hockey

Summary

The Ottawa Gee-Gees represent the University of Ottawa in Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey. Home games are contested at the uOttawa Minto Sports Complex, and the Gee-Gees are members of the Quebec Student Sports Federation.

Exhibition edit

NCAA edit

Date Opponent Score Notes
November 30, 2008 Syracuse Orange 4-3 (OT) [1] Game winning goal scored by Cass Breukelman

PWHL edit

Date Opponent Score Notes
February 7, 2009 St. Thomas 3-1 Goals scored by Fannie Desforges (shorthanded), Michelle Snowden (power play), Cass Breukelman

History edit

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 year edit

Season Wins Losses Ties Division rank
2008-09 8 8 2 2nd
2007-08 12 14 3
2006-07 12 6 0

International edit

  • 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]

Winter Universiade edit

Player Event Result
Kayla Hottot[5] 2009 Winter Universiade Gold medal
Melodie Bouchard 2019 Winter Universiade Silver medal
Christine Deaudelin 2019 Winter Universiade Silver medal
Maude Levesque-Ryan 2019 Winter Universiade Silver medal
Marie-Camille Theoret[6] 2019 Winter Universiade Silver medal
  • Melodie Bouchard, Forward   Canada: 2017 Winter Universiade[7]
  • Shelley Coolidge Assistant Coach   Canada: 2009 Winter Universiade

Other edit

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 honours edit

  • Melodie Bouchard, 2015-16 U Sports All-Canadian Second Team
  • Melodie Bouchard, 2015-16 U Sports All-Rookie[12]
  • Fannie Desforges, Player of the Game, Game 2 of 2010 Theresa Humes Tournament[13]
  • Fannie Desforges, Ottawa Gee Gees MVP (2011)[14]
  • Kayla Hottot, 2008 CIS tournament all-star team

RSEQ Awards edit

  • Shelley Coolidge, 2003-04 RSEQ Coach of the Year
  • Danika Smith, 2008-2009 RSEQ Marion-Hilliard Award for best combining sport, academic and community service
  • 2016-17 RSEQ LEADERSHIP & CITIZENSHIP AWARD (CIS Marion Hilliard Award nominee): Vickie Lemire

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RSEQ All-Stars edit

First Team All-Star

  • Kim Kerr, First-team all-star RSEQ 2006-2007
  • Danika Smith, 2006-2007 RSEQ first-team all-star
  • Valérie Watson, 2011-12 RSEQ FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM
  • 2016-17 RSEQ First Team All-Stars: Bryanna Newald[16]
  • 2016-17 RSEQ First Team All-Stars: Mélodie Bouchard, Ottawa
  • 2019-20 RSEQ FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR: Christine Deaudelin[17]

Second Team All-Star

  • Christine Allen, Second-team all-star RSEQ 2006-2007
  • Christine Allen, Second-team all-star RSEQ 2007-2008
  • Jessika Audet, 2008-09 second-team RSEQ all-star
  • Fannie Desforges, 2008-2009 Second-team RSEQ All-Star
  • Fannie Desforges, RSEQ 2012 Second Team All-Star[18]
  • Kelsey DeWit, 2008-09 second-team RSEQ all-star
  • Érika Pouliot, 2008-2009 second-team RSEQ all-star
  • Danika Smith, 2005-2006 RSEQ second-team all-star
  • 2011-12 RSEQ SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM: Fannie Desforges[19]
  • 2019-20 RSEQ SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR: Aurélie Dubuc, Ottawa
  • 2019-20 RSEQ SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR: Mélodie Bouchard, Ottawa

RSEQ All-Rookies edit

  • 2011-12 RSEQ ALL- ROOKIE TEAM: Stéphanie Mercier[20]
  • 2011-12 RSEQ ALL- ROOKIE TEAM: Valérie Watson
  • 2011-12 RSEQ ALL- ROOKIE TEAM: Élarie Leclair-Célestin
  • 2019-20 RSEQ ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Aurélie Dubuc
  • 2019-20 RSEQ ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Alice Fillion

U Sports Awards edit

  • Joelle Levac, 2007-2008 CIS academic all-Canadian
  • Maude Laramée: 2012-13 USports All-Rookie Team[21]

University Awards edit

Varsity President's Award

  • 2016-17: Vickie Lemire [22]
  • 2013-14: Stéphanie Mercier[23]
  • 2012-13: Alicia Blomberg[24]
  • 2011-12: Érika Pouliot [25]
  • 2008-09: Chrsitine Allen
  • 2004-05: Amy Bombay
  • 2003-04: Marlies Phillion
  • 1999-2000: Karina Verdurn

Varsity Rookies of the Year

  • 2019-20: Aurélie Dubuc [26]
  • 2015-16: Mélodie Bouchard [27]
  • 2014-15: Maude Lévesque-Ryan [28]

Team captains edit

  • 2006-07, Danika Smith & Sarah McLeish
  • 2007-08, Danika Smith
  • 2008-09, Danika Smith
  • 2010-11, Erika Pouliot
  • 2011-12, Erika Pouliot
  • 2012-13, Fannie Desforges

Team MVP edit

  • 2014-15: Maude Lévesque-Ryan
  • 2015-16: Mélodie Bouchard

Gee-Gees in pro hockey edit

= CWHL All-Star = NWHL All-Star = Clarkson Cup Champion = Isobel Cup Champion