Western Mustangs women's ice hockey

College ice hockey team
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The Western Mustangs women's ice hockey team represents the University of Western Ontario Western Mustangs and competes in the Ontario University Athletics conference, which participates nationally in the U Sports athletic program. The Mustangs play at Thompson Arena in London, Ontario.

The women's hockey team has won 2 Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey championships (2014–15 and 2017–18) and 1 U Sports championship (2014–15).[1][2]

The current coach of the team is Candice Moxley, who was a prior head coach for the Markham Thunder as well as the Buffalo State Women’s Division III hockey team.[3][4] Moxley joined the Mustangs in 2018-19 season.

History

On October 21, 2010, the Mustangs played the Chinese national women's hockey team. The game ended in a 2-2 tie as Katie Dillon notched both goals.[5] From January 29, 2011 to February 6, 2011, Katie Dillon led the OUA with a four-game point scoring streak in which she registered four goals.[6] On February 11, 2011, Mustangs captain Ellie Seedhouse scores a goal in her final CIS game as Western fell to the Brock Badgers by a 5-1 mark.[7]

Two Mustangs rookies were named to the 2012 OUA All-Rookie team. Stacey Scott led all rookies with 27 points, which ranked eighth overall among all OUA skaters. Katelyn Gosling accumulated 13 points, which finished second among rookie defenders. Her 13 points helped rank her sixth overall among all OUA blueliners in scoring, respectively.[8]

At the end of the 2011-12 season, Tawn Rellinger and Katie Dillon, both fourth-year players, decided to cut off their hair and donate it to Locks of Love.[9]

The 2014-15 season represented numerous milestones for the Mustangs. Finishing in first place in the OUA standings, the Mustangs would capture their first-ever McCaw Cup championship, followed by a Golden Path Trophy triumph, awarded to the U Sports National Champions. Additionally, the roster produced a trio of OUA First-Team All-Stars, a First-Team All-Canadian.

Team Success

-         National Champions 2015

-         National Silver Medalists 2018

-         OUA Champions 2015, 2018

-         OUA Silver medalists 2012, 2013, 2016

The Mustangs have been Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Champions in 2015 & 2018, USports Champions in 2015, Silver Medalists in 2018 and nationally ranked in the top 10 of Canadian Interuniversity Sports (U SPORTS).

Western Mustang #10 (white) Marlowe Pecora during a game at Thompson Arena November 17, 2013.

Regular Season by season results

Season Coach GP W OTW L OTL T GF GA PTS Finished
1937-1938 Miss Weston
1938-1939
1959-1960
1960-1961 Andy Bakogeorge
1961-1962 Kerr Ferguson
1962-1963
1963-1964
1964-1965
1965-1966
1968-1969
1969-1970
1970-1971 Brian Cobb / John Cobb
1971-1972
1972-1973
1973-1974
1974-1975
1975-1976
1976-1977
2000-2001 Warren Schantz 22 1 0 19 0 2 41 103 4
2001-2002 Warren Schantz 20 5 0 14 0 0 39 96 10
2002-2003 Warren Schantz 22 2 0 18 0 2 29 77 6
2003-2004 Paul Cook
2004-2005 Paul Cook 22 2 0 11 1 8 27 60 13
2005-2006 Paul Cook 24 7 0 12 1 4 55 55 19
2006-2007 Paul Cook 24 11 0 11 1 1 42 53 24
2007-2008 Paul Cook 27 9 0 13 0 5 62 67 23
2008-2009[10] Paul Cook 27 8 0 13 6 0 49 68 22
2009-2010 Paul Cook 27 6 4 14 3 0 66 87 28 8th
2010-2011[11] Chris Higgins 27 3 3 20 1 0 61 93 14 9th
2011-2012 Chris Higgins 26 12 1 13 0 0 72 72 26 5th
2012-2013 Chris Higgins 26 13 3 5 2 0 83 52 42 4th
2013-2014 Chris Higgins 24 8 3 9 1 0 73 51 30 6th
2014-2015 Chris Higgins / Dave Barrett 24 15 3 2 1 0 64 33 43 1st
2015-2016 Dave Barrett 24 15 0 8 1 0 62 36 45 4th
2016-2017 Kelly Patton 24 11 1 10 2 0 69 56 39 5th
2017-2018 Kelly Patton 24 15 2 6 1 0 61 41 50 2nd
2018-2019 Candice Moxley 24 14 1 7 2 0 62 41 48 2nd
2019-2020 Candice Moxley 24 10 2 11 1 0 48 51 35 9th

Leading scorers

Year Player GP G A PTS PIM OUA rank
2007-08[12] Whitney Weisshaar 27 11 9 20
2008-09[13] Ellie Seedhouse 27 11 6 17
2009-10[14] Ellie Seedhouse 27 15 17 32
2010-11[15] Katie Dillon 27 11 7 18
2016-17[16] Lyndsay Kirkham 24 19 12 31 20 2nd
2017-18[17] April Clark 24 12 10 22 14 8th
2018–19[18] April Clark 24 20 13 33 18 1st
2019–20[19] April Clark 24 9 13 22 14 4th

Winter Universiade: International University Sports Federation (FISU)

The Winter Universiade is a biennial international multi-sport event. Players are selected across the U SPORTS’s 33 Women’s Varsity Hockey teams to represent Canada.

Event Players Result
2011 Winter Universiade FISU (Erzurum, Turkey) Ellie Seedhouse Gold
2013 Winter Universiade FISU (Trentino, Italy) Kelly Campbell, Katelyn Gosling (invited but could not attend due to injury) Gold
2015 Winter Universiade FISU (Granada, Spain) Katelyn Gosling[20] Silver
2017 Winter Universiade FISU (Almaty, Khazahstan) Katelyn Gosling Silver

Awards and honours

  • Carmen Lasis, 2018 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship Tournament All-Star Team [21]

Team Awards

Most Valuable Player

  • 2019-20: April Clark [22]

University Awards

  • 2019 Western Mustangs Female Athlete of the Year: April Clark [23]

FWP Jones Award

Presented to the Western female student athlete who has made the greatest contribution to athletics within the University

Player Year
Joanne Smith 1966
Janet Mackay 1973
April Clark[24] 2020

OUA Awards

  • 2015 OUA Team of the Year[25]

OUA Most Valuable Player

Player Year
April Clark 2018/19

OUA Forward of the Year

Player Year
April Clark 2018/19

OUA 1st Team All-Stars

Player Position Years
Kelly Campbell Goalie 2012/13, 2014/15
Katelyn Gosling Defence 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16
Lindsay Kirkham Forward 2016/17
Elle Seedhouse Forward 2009/10
Kendra Broad Forward 2014/15
April Clark Forward 2018/19

OUA 2nd Team All-Stars

Player Position Years
Danielle LeBer Goalie 2005/06
Carla Hunt Defence 2004/05
Brianna Iazzolino Defence 2014/15, 20016/17
Emma Pearson Defence 2017/18
April Clark Forward 2017/18

OUA All-Rookie Team

Player Position Year
Kryshandra Green Forward 2012/13
Katelyn Gosling Defence 2011/12
Stacey Scott Forward 2011/12

U Sports Awards

Marion Hilliard Award (Outstanding Student-Athlete)

Player Year
Veronica Johnston 2009/10

USPORTS 1st Team All-Stars

Player Position Years
Kelly Campbell Goalie 2012/13,[26] 2014/15
Katelyn Gosling Defence 2012/13, 2015/16[27]

USPORTS 2nd Team All-Stars

Player Position Years
Katelyn Gosling Defence 2014/15

Mustangs in professional hockey

= CWHL All-Star = NWHL All-Star = Clarkson Cup Champion = Isobel Cup Champion
Player Position Team(s) League(s) Years Titles
Brittany Clapham Forward Neuchâtel Hockey Academy Dames SWHL 1
Kendra Broad Forward Sundsvall/Timrå
Neuchâtel Hockey Academy Dames
Connecticut Whale
Aisulu Almaty 		SDHL
EWHL
NWHL
EWHL 		5
Katelyn Gosling Defence Calgary Inferno
Dream Gap Tour 		CWHL
PWHPA 		2019 Clarkson Cup
Sydney Kidd Forward/Defence Connecticut Whale
Toronto Furies
Dream Gap Tour 		NWHL
CWHL
PWHPA
Anthea Lasis Defence ZSC Lions Frauen SWHL
Carly Rolph EV Bomo Thun
Melbourne Ice 		SWHL A (W)
AWIHL 		2
Stacey Scott Forward Sundsvall/Timrå
KMH Budapest
MAC Budapest 		SDHL
EWHL
EWHL 		5
Ellie Seedhouse Forward Brampton/Markham Thunder CWHL 4 2018 Clarkson Cup
  • Kelly Campbell was selected by the Brampton Thunder in the 14th round of the 2016 CWHL Draft[28] but never appeared with the team.

References

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