Ottawa Gee-Gees women's ice hockey
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
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: Christine Allen
- 2004–05: Amy Bombay
- 2003–04: Marlies Phillion
- 1999–2000: Karina Verdurn
Varsity Rookies of the Year
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 |
| Player | Position | Team(s) | League(s) | Years | Titles |
| Fannie Desforges | Forward | Canadiennes de Montreal | CWHL | 2 | |
| Mandi Duhamel | Forward | Ottawa Lady Senators | CWHL | ||
| Danika Smith | Defence | Ottawa Lady Senators | CWHL |
References
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- ^ "Home | Ottawa Citizen". ottawacitizen.
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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.
- ^ https://www.mcgill.ca/athletics/newsroom/spotlight/item/?item_id=214779[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.