2011–12 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey season
The 2011–12 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey season represented a season of play in Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey. The Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey program claimed their first CIS national title.
Offseason
[edit]- On August 2, 2011, Jen Rawson left her assistant coaching position with the Toronto Lady Blues to assume the head coaching role for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds.[1] In the previous year, the Thunderbirds ranked sixth in the Canada West standings with a won loss record of 7-16-1. Rawson was tasked with helping the squad qualify for its first trip to the postseason since the 2008–09 season.
Preseason
[edit]Carleton Ravens invitational tournament
[edit]| Date | Teams | Rink | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 22 | Queen's vs. Ottawa | Carleton Rink A | Queen's 4 – Ottawa 3 SO | |
| Sept. 22 | Calgary vs. Toronto | Carleton Rink B | Calgary 3 – Toronto 1 | |
| Sept. 22 | Carleton vs. UBC | Carleton Rink A | Carleton 7 – UBC 1 | |
| Sept. 23 | Toronto vs. Carleton | Carleton Rink A | Toronto 4 – Carleton 3 | |
| Sept. 23 | Ottawa vs. UBC | Carleton Rink B | Ottawa 2 – UBC 0 | |
| Sept. 23 | Queen's vs. Calgary | Carleton Rink A | Calgary 6 – Queen's 1 | |
| Sept. 24 | UBC vs. Queen's | Carleton Rink A | Queen's 2 – UBC 0 | |
| Sept. 24 | Toronto vs. Ottawa | Carleton Rink B | Ottawa 3 – Toronto 2 SO | |
| Sept. 24 | Calgary vs. Carleton | Carleton Rink A | Calgary 5 – Carleton 0 | |
| Sept. 25 | Calgary vs. Ottawa | Carleton Rink A | Calgary 4 – Ottawa 2 | |
| Sept. 25 | Toronto vs. UBC | Carleton Rink B | UBC 3 – Toronto 0 | |
| Sept. 25 | Carleton vs. Queen's | Carleton Rink A | Queen's 5 – Carleton 2 |
Exhibition
[edit]NCAA exhibition
[edit]| Date | NCAA school | CIS school | Score | CIS goal scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 23 | North Dakota | Manitoba | North Dakota, 11-0[2] | None |
| Sept. 23 | Ohio State | Wilfrid Laurier | Ohio State, 3-1 | Katherine Shirriff[3] |
| Sept. 24 | North Dakokta | Manitoba | North Dakota, 10-0[4] | None |
| Sat, Sep 24 | Robert Morris | Waterloo | Robert Morris, 4-1[5] | Kelly MacLean[6] |
| Sept. 30 | Colgate | Queen's | Colgate, 3-4 | Brittany McHaffie, Kristin Smith, Taryn Pilon[7] |
| Oct. 1 | Vermont | McGill | McGill, 3-2 | Cathy Chartrand, Jordanna Peroff, Kelsi Moffatt[8] |
Regular season
[edit]News and notes
[edit]- September 27, 2011: Hayley Wickenheiser was honoured as a CIS Top Eight Academic All-Canadian. She became the first Calgary Dinos student-athlete to earn the top academic honour in CIS since soccer player Kelly Matheson in 2000.[9]
- October 7: Leslie Oles scored twice, while adding a pair of assists as the McGill Martlets defeated Concordia by a 7-5 tally. It was the Martlets 106th consecutive victory over conference opponents. The win was also their 38th in a row over the Concordia Stingers.[10] Head coach Peter Smith earned his 301st career win.
- October 13: During the weekend of October 14–16, all CIS hockey teams will use the RUBR brand puck. It is a Canadian-made hockey puck produced with rubber tapped naturally from the trees of Liberia.[11]
- October 14: The Queen's Golden Gaels defeated the Chinese national women's ice hockey team by a 6-1 tally.[12]
- October 14: Saskatchewan Huskies players Kelsey Tulloch and Danny Stone each logged a pair of goals to win their season opener versus the Regina Cougars by a 7-1 tally.[13]
- October 16: Laura Jordan of the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds tallied two goals in a 4-2 victory over the Lethbridge Pronghorns. It was Jen Rawson's first win as the UBC head coach.[14]
- October 29: Montreal Carabins skater Ariane Barker scored with 71 seconds left to give the squad a 3-2 win at McConnell Arena. Martlets goaltender Charline Labonte took the loss for the Martlets, giving her a 69-2 overall record in her CIS career.[15] It marked the Martlets first loss to a Quebec conference opponent for the first time in 108 games.[16]
Season standings
[edit]| 2011–12 Canada West standings | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |||||||||||
| †* Calgary Dinos | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Alberta Pandas | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Saskatchewan Huskies | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Lethbridge Pronghorns | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Manitoba Bisons | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Regina Cougars | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||
| UBC Thunderbirds | 24 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Championship: Calgary † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | |||||||||||||||
Postseason
[edit]- On February 25, 2012, Iya Gavrilova scored the game-winning goal in the deciding game of the 2012 Canada West tournament, as the Calgary Dinos claimed their first ever tournament title.[17]
Awards and honors
[edit]OUA awards
[edit]- Player of the Year: Morgan McHaffie – Queen's[18]
- Rookie of the Year: Rebecca Bouwhuis – Waterloo
- Marion Hillard Award Nominee: Jill Morillo – UOIT
- Coach of the Year: Shaun Reagan – Waterloo
RSEQ Awards
[edit]- Ann-Sophie Bettez, McGill, RSEQ Most Outstanding Player[19]
- Melodie Daoust, McGill, RSEQ Rookie of the Year
- Kristen MacDonald, Carleton, RSEQ Leadership and Social Implication Award
- Peter Smith, McGill, RSEQ Coach of the Year
Canada West awards
[edit]- Julie Paetsch, Saskatchewan, Player of the Year[20]
- Kelsey Tulloch, Saskatchewan, Canada West nominee, Marion Hilliard Award
- 2012 Canada West Rookie of the Year: Sadie Lenstra
- 2012 Canada West Coach of the Year: Chandy Kaip, Lethbridge
Atlantic University Sport
[edit]- Atlantic University Sport Most valuable player: Alex Normore, St. Francis Xavier
- Atlantic University Sport Rookie of the Year: Marie-Pier Arsenault, Moncton
- Atlantic University Sport Most sportsmanlike player, Ashlyn Somers, Mount Allison Mounties
- Atlantic University Sport Student-athlete community service award, Kayla Blackmore, St. Thomas
- Atlantic University Sport Coach of the Year, Bruce Donaldson, UPEI[21]
See also
[edit]- Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship
- 2009–10 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey season
- 2006–07 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey season
- 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
- 2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship
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- ^ "Gaels top China in friendly play".
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- ^ "UBC earns split with Lethbridge, gives coach Rawson first CIS win".
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- ^ "2011-12 RSEQ women's hockey major awards and all-stars announced". 21 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "2011-12 Canada West women's hockey major awards and all-stars announced". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012.
- ^ "St. Francis Xavier University - Normore named AUS Most Valuable Player". goxgo.ca. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2022.