- Dawson College Blues women's ice hockey
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The Dawson College Blues women's ice hockey team represents Dawson College in the Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA. Their home games are contested at the Ed Meagher Arena (on the Loyola campus of Concordia University) in the west of downtown Montreal, Canada.
Sports program in Dawson college
Dawson college has the biggest sports program among the Quebec cégeps. Various sporting programs have been proposed by the Physical Education Athletics and Recreation Center (PARC). Among the various activities proposed by the PARC, the students have arranged the following teams [1]:
- 3 basketball men's teams of (A, AA, AAA);
- 3 basketball women's teams (A, AA, AAA);
- 1 women's ice hockey team (AA);
- 1 men's Hockey team;
- 1 football men's team;
- 1 soccer men's team;
- 1 soccer women's team;
- 1 rugby men's team;
- 1 rugby women's team;
- 1 volleyball men's team;
- 1 volleyball women's team;
- 1 lacross men's team;
- 1 cheerleading team;
- A golf club;
- A rowing club;
Women's hockey team history
The women's ice hockey team was founded in 1998 by Lionel Geiller [2]. The team would play exhibition games in 1998 and join the Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA in 1999 to play competitively [3].
Goaltender Alexandra Garcia led the Blues to the finals in the 2005 Canadian Championships (held in British-Columbia). Garcia was named the Player of the Game in the semifinals and finals. For the 2006-07 season, Garcia won the collegiate championship as she posted a 34-0-0 record with the Blues. In addition, she competed for Team Quebec at the 2007 Canada Winter Games and won a bronze medal.
Vanessa Emond played at Dawson College from 2006 to 2008. She accumulated 75 points in her first year (45 goals, 30 assists) for the College. The following season, she had 65 points (34 goals, 31 assists). She was named the Most Valuable Player of her team and represented Team Quebec twice. Camille Dumais was a two-year member of Dawson College in Montreal and was an assistant captain in 2008-09.
Lauriane Rougeau helped Dawson to a 31-1 record and a runner-up finish in the Collégial AA playoffs of 2008-09. For the season, she led Dawson defenders in scoring. Dawson competed in the 2009 Junion Women's Hockey League Challenge Cup in Washington, D.C. and Rougeau helped the team win the tournament
Season-by-season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
- Note: Statistics are not available for years prior to the 2004-05 season.
- Year GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts 1999-2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 21 7 12 1 1 35 65 16 2005–06 27 23 4 0 0 125 37 46 2006–07 27 27 0 0 0 179 42 54 2007–08 27 24 3 0 0 157 44 48 2008–09 24 24 0 0 0 159 19 48 2009–10 21 11 7 0 3 59 62 25 2010–11 20 14 5 0 1 64 40 29 Season standings
- Note: Statistics are not available for years prior to the 2004-05 season.
= Indicates First Place finish = Indicates championship Year Reg. Season Playoffs 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 6rd [5] Did not qualify 2005-06 2rd [6] elimined in Demi-finals 2006-07 1st Overall [7] Won the Championship [8] 2007-08 2rd [9] lost in Final games 2008-09 1st Overall [10] lost in Final games 2009-10 4rd [11] elimined in first round [12] 2010-11 3rd [13] 4rd Playoff results
Following the regular season, a playoff was held to determine the Collégial women's champion in Quebec.
Playoff 2010-11
First round
GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 6 3 2 1 16 17 9 - The Dawson Blues finished second in group B, and qualified for the semi-finals.
Semi-finals and Championship Final game
Playoff 2009-10
First round
GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 7 3 3 1 16 18 10 - The Dawson Blues finish 5th in the group. The Blues were elimined in the first round and did not qualify for the semi-finals.
Playoffs 2008-09
Semi-finals and Championship Final game
Playoffs 2007-08
Championship Final games
Playoff Date Teams Final Gold Medal April 4 Dawson Blues 3 - 8 Cheminots St-Jérôme Final Gold Medal April 11 Cheminots St-Jérôme 6-2 Dawson Blues Playoffs 2006-07
Championship Final games
Playoff Date Teams Final Gold Medal April 5 Cheminots St-Jérôme 1 - 2 Dawson Blues Final Gold Medal April 10 Dawson Blues 3 - 2 Cheminots St-Jérôme Current roster 2010-11
Goaltenders Number Player 29 Magali Chevarie-Chiasson 30 Melanie Fournier Defensemen Number Player 4 Michele Baylis-Lopresti 5 Cassandra Poudrier 7 Stephanie Lepine 20 Mariane Allard 27 Joelle Ferlatte Forwards Number Player 8 Tracy-Ann Lavigne 9 Audrey Gariepy 12 Bianca Della Porta 14 Jenifer Pouliot 19 Gabrielle Davidson 21 Valerie Wade 47 Katia Murray 76 Joanne Cagianos 94 Shauna Murphy Coaching staff 2010-11
- Athletic Coordinator: Paul Rastelli
- Head Coach: Scott Lambton
- Assistant Coach: Andrea Lambton
- Assistant Coach: Emmanuelle Blais
- Off-Ice Trainer: John D'Amico
- Head Athletic Therapist: Stefania Nudo
Team awards and honors
- 2006-07 Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA Championship[23].
Individual awards and honors
Awards and individual honors are not available for seasons prior to 2008-09.
- 2010-11 season
- Rookie of the Year Award: Cassandra Poudrier
- 2 Blues were named to All-Star teams[24]:Gabrielle Davidson (forward), Cassandra Poudrier (defensemen),
- Season 2009-10
- 2 Blues were named to All-Star teams [25]: Audrey Gariépy (forward), Laurie-Anne Ménard (defensemen).
- Season 2008-09
- Player of the Year Award: Marie-Philip Poulin
- Rookie of the Year Award: Marie-Philip Poulin
- 4 Blues were named to All-Star teams[26]: Marie-Philip Poulin (forward), Vanessa Gagnon (forward), Lauriane Rougeau (defensemen), Émy Côté (goaltender).
Retired numbers
In 2010, Marie-Philip Poulin and Catherine Ward would get their Dawson College numbers retired.[27]
Player Number Marie-Philip Poulin 10 Catherine Ward 17 Notable former players
- Emmanuelle Blais
- Karell Emard
- Stephanie Denino
- Catherine Ward
- Ann-Sophie Bettez
- Marie-Philip Poulin
Blues in NCAA
- Blais would win NCAA championships in 2008 and 2010[28], respectively.
Player Position School Years Emmanuelle Blais Forward Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 2006-10 Audrey Cournoyer Forward Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 2009-present Stephanie Denino[29] Defense Prinecton Tigers 2006-10 Camille Dumais[30] Forward Dartmouth Big Green 2010-present Karell Emard [31] Forward St. Lawrence Saints 2007-11 Vanessa Emond [32] Forward St. Lawrence Saints 2008-present Alexandra Garcia[33] Goaltender Connecticut Huskies 2008-present Marie-Philip Poulin[34] Forward Boston University 2010-present Lauriane Rougeau[35] Forward Cornell Big Red 2009-present Catherine Ward[36] Defense Boston University 2010-present International
Player Position Event Result Ann-Sophie Bettez Forward 2009 IIHF worlds Silver Lauriane Rougeau Forward 2011 MLP Nations Cup Gold Olympic hockey
Player Position Event Result Marie-Philip Poulin Forward 2010 Winter Olympics Gold Catherine Ward Defense 2010 Winter Olympics Gold Reference
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External links
See also
- Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA
- Coupe Dodge
Categories:- Women's ice hockey teams in Canada
- Ice hockey teams in Quebec
- Amateur ice hockey
- Youth ice hockey
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