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

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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
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[edit]

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  2. ^ "Canadian Interuniversity Sport". University Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
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  4. ^ "Home | Ottawa Citizen". ottawacitizen.
  5. ^ "CAN Announces Women's Ice Hockey Team for Harbin". fisu.net. January 9, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Canadian men's and women's hockey teams announced for 2019 FISU Winter Universiade". usports.ca. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  7. ^ "2017 Winter Universiade: Canadian women's hockey team announced". canadawest.org. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  8. ^ "Red Bull Media House Webhosting". www.redbull.ca.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Gee-Gee becomes a world champion". Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  11. ^ "Dominant Dallago 2014 World Champion". Red Bull Crashed Ice. 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  12. ^ "2015–16 U Sports Women's Hockey Awards and All-Canadians". presto-en.usports.ca. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Concordia Stingers Women's Hockey | Theresa Humes Tournament". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  14. ^ "Gee-Gees Honored (sic) at Annual Varsity Athletic Banquet". Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  15. ^ "McGill's Daoust and Deguire among major award winners as RSEQ all-stars announced". mcgillathletics.ca/. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  16. ^ "McGill's Daoust and Deguire among major award winners as RSEQ all-stars announced". mcgillathletics.ca/. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  17. ^ "Five McGillians honoured as RSEQ hockey awards and all-stars unveiled". mcgillathletics.ca/. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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  20. ^ "Bettez named league MVP as five Martlets merit all-star honours". mcgillathletics.ca/. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  21. ^ "McGill's Daoust named player of the year". presto-en.usports.ca. March 6, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  22. ^ "Champagne and Savary selected as uOttawa Athletes of the Year". teams.geegees.ca. April 10, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  23. ^ "Berhanemeskel and English are uOttawa Athletes of the Year". teams.geegees.ca. April 4, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  24. ^ "Ward and Baggott receive top honours at Varsity Athletic Banquetr". teams.geegees.ca. April 4, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  25. ^ "Michael Robertson and Hannah Sunley-Paisley are uOttawa Varsity Athletes of the Year". teams.geegees.ca. March 31, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  26. ^ "Casarin and Morton named uOttawa Varsity Athletes of the Year". teams.geegees.ca. April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  27. ^ "Biswal and L?Africain named Athletes of the Year at Gee-Gees Banquet". teams.geegees.ca. April 1, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  28. ^ "Khoury and Berhanemeskel named uOttawa Athletes of the Year". teams.geegees.ca. April 13, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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