Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey

Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey
University	Wilfrid Laurier University
Conference	OUA
First season	1994-95
Head coach	Kelly Paton 2nd season
Assistant coaches	Steve Langdon and Nik Knezic
Arena	Golden Hawks Athletic Complex Waterloo, Ontario
Colors	Purple and Gold
Mascot	Golden Hawk
U Sports Tournament championships
2004-05
Conference Tournament championships
1998-99, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2013-14

The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey team is the women's college ice hockey team that represents the Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. The team competes as a member of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA), under the U Sports association. The Golden Hawks play their home games at Sunlife Financial Arena.

Since joining the OUA in the 1994–95 season, the team has won 11 OUA provincial titles and 1 U Sports national title (2004–05).^[1]

The current coach is former New Hampshire Wildcats Hockey East All-Star forward Kelly Paton, who took over in 2018.^[2] Also a former player for the Boston Blades, Paton had previously coached the Western Mustangs women's hockey team as well as the London Devilettes of the Provincial Women's Hockey League.

Prior to Paton, the head coach was Rick Osborne. Osborne joined the team in 2003 and brought the team to 9 provincial championships and the only national title they have won. He retired after 15 seasons.^[3][4]

History

The Laurier women's ice hockey program began in the 1994–95 season and since the 1998–99 season has dominated women's hockey in the OUA Ontario University Athletics. They have been champions 10 times since that 1998 season. Winning the OUA championship in 1998/99, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, and 2011/12 seasons.

Awards and honours

• Forward - Andrea Ironside, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey U Sports Championship Tournament All-Star
• Forward - Andrea Ironside, Monday, November 24, 2008, Laurier Athlete of the Week
• Goaltender - Liz Knox, 2010 Outstanding Woman of Laurier
• Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 Women's Hockey OUA Most Valuable Player
• Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey OUA Most Valuable Player

U Sports honours

• Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2004/2005 U Sports Women's Hockey All Rookie Team
• Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian
• Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 U Sports Tournament All-Star
• Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2007/2008 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian
• Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian
• Forward - Andrea Ironside, 2009 Second Team
• Forward - Andrea Ironside, 2010 U Sports Tournament All-Star
• Goaltender - Liz Knox, 2010 Brodrick Trophy, U Sports MVP
• Goaltender - Liz Knox, 2010 All-U Sports First Team
• Defence - Alannah Wakefield, 2011 U Sports all-rookie team

U Sports Tournament honours

• Laurissa Kenworthy, 2007 U Sports Tournament All-Stars

Academic All-Canadian honours

• Kate Psota (2009)

All-Canadian honours

• Defence -Andrea Bevan, 2004/2005 U Sports Women's Hockey All Rookie Team
• Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian
• Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2007/2008 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian
• Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian
• Forward - Andrea Ironside, 2009 Second Team
• Defence - Alannah Wakefield, 2011 U Sports all-rookie team

OUA honours

• Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 Women's Hockey OUA Most Valuable Player
• Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey OUA Most Valuable Player
• Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey OUA First Team All-Star
• Andrea Ironside, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey OUA First Team All-Star
• Alicia Martin, 2011/2012 Women's Hockey OUA First Team All-Star ^[5]

Golden Hawks in pro hockey

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