St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies women's ice hockey

St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey
St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey
University	St. Thomas University (New Brunswick)
Conference	AUS
Governing Body	U Sports
Head coach	Peter Murphy; 18th season
Assistant coaches	Genevieve David; Kirk Gormley
Arena	Grant-Harvey Centre; Capacity: 1500
Location	Aitken University Centre
Colors	Gold;
U Sports Tournament appearances
	2016, 2019

The St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey program represents St. Thomas University in the Atlantic University Sport conference of U Sports. In their 20-year history, the Tommies have featured 86 Academic All-Canadians. In 2019, the program captured their first-ever AUS championship.

History[]

In the 2015–16 season, the Tommies, led by captain Kelty Apperson, soared to a 16-7-1 regular season record. With 26 points, Apperson ranked second overall in the AUS scoring race.

Finishing first place in the 2018-19 AUS regular season, boasting a 22-5-1 record, the Tommies goals against average of 1.58 ranked second in the conference. Among the most accomplished players of that season, Emily Oleksuk recorded a superlative 34 points, ranking second among all AUS skaters, fourth in U Sports. Of note, her 23 assists ranked first in both AUS and U Sports, also leading the Tommies in game-winning goals with seven, complemented by four power play goals and a plus-minus rating of +16. In the aftermath of the season, Oleksuk captured the AUS Top Defensive Player Award, a first in program history.

Season-by-season Record[]

Won Championship	Lost Championship	Conference Champions	League Leader

Year	Coach	W	L	OTL	Conf	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Conference Tournament
2019–20	Peter Murphy
2018–19	Peter Murphy	22	5	1					1st
2017–18	Peter Murphy
2016–17	Peter Murphy
2015–16	Peter Murphy
2014–15	Peter Murphy

Season team scoring champion[]

Year	Player	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	AUS rank
2019–20^[1]	Mariah Carey	28	10	4	14	10	28th
2018–19^[2]	Emily Oleksuk	28	11	23	34	12	2nd
2017–18^[3]	Alexandra Woods		6	17	23	18	8th
2016-17^[4]	Lauren Henman	24	15	14	29	18	6th
2015-16^[5]	Kelty Apperson	24	12	14	26	6	2nd

Team captains[]

2015-16: Kelty Apperson
2016-17: Kelty Apperson
2017-18:
2018-19: Emily Oleksuk
2019-20: Emily Oleksuk

Rivalries[]

University of New Brunswick

UNB Reds victories	St. Thomas victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
1	October 14, 2018	Fredericton	St. Thomas	2	UNB Reds	1 (OT)
2	November 7, 2018	Fredericton	St. Thomas	2	UNB Reds	1
3	November 28, 2018	Fredericton	St. Thomas	2	UNB Reds	1
4	January 9, 2019	Fredericton	UNB Reds	3	St. Thomas	1
5	October 5, 2019	Fredericton	UNB Reds	3	St. Thomas	0
6	October 23, 2019	Fredericton	St. Thomas	2	UNB Reds	1
7	November 27, 2019	Fredericton	St. Thomas	2	UNB Reds	1
8	January 4, 2020	Fredericton	St. Thomas	3	UNB Reds	2
9	January 15, 2020	Fredericton	UNB Reds	5	St. Thomas	1
Series: St. Thomas leads 6–3

International[]

Kelty Apperson, Defense, Canada: Ice hockey at the 2017 Winter Universiade^[6]

Awards and honors[]

U Sports Awards[]

Kayla Blackmore: 2012-13 Marion Hilliard Award ^[7]

U Sports Nationals[]

Player of the Game Award

2016 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship

Game	Players	Teams
March 17: Guelph vs. St. Thomas	Averi Nooren Taylor Cook	Guelph St. Thomas^[8]
March 18: McGill vs. St. Thomas	Olivia Sutter Kelty Apperson	McGill St. Thomas^[9]
March 20: Calgary vs. St. Thomas	Hayley Dowling Myfanwy Thomson	Calgary St. Thomas^[10]

AUS Awards[]

Julia Sharun: 2008-09 AUS Rookie of the Year
Kayla Blackmore: 2010-11 AUS Most Sportsmanlike Player
Kayla Blackmore: 2012-13 AUS Community Service Award
Kelty Apperson: 2015-16 AUS Most Valuable Player^[11]
Becky Conner: 2016-17 AUS Most Sportsmanlike Player
Emily Oleksuk: 2018-19 AUS Top Defensive Player^[12]
Peter Murphy: 2018-19 AUS Coach of the Year

AUS All-Stars[]

First Team[]

Kayla Blackmore, 2012-13
Kelty Apperson: 2015-16 First Team, 2016-17 First Team^[13]
Eliza Snider: 2016-17 First Team
Lauren Henman, Forward: 2018-19^[14]
Alexandra Woods, Defense: 2018-19

Second Team[]

Lucrèce Nussbaum. 2009-10 Second Team^[15]
Kayla Blackmore, 2011-12
Jessie McCann: 2015-16 Second Team, 2016–17 Second Team
Abby Clarke, Goaltender: 2018-19
Emily Oleksuk, Forward: 2018-19

AUS All-Rookies[]

Julia Sharun: 2008-09
Jessie McCann, Defense: 2015-16
Lauren Legault, Forward: 2016-17
Alexandra Woods, Defense: 2016-17

University Awards[]

Kelty Apperson: 2016 and 2017 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year^[16]

Team Awards[]

Most Valuable Player

1998-99: Kristy Dionne
1999-2000: Kristy Dionne
2000-01: Natalie Oake
2001-02: Cindy Fraser
2002-03: Hannah Muir
2003-04: Emily Hobbs
2006-07: Karlee Shields
2007-08: Ashley Duguay
2008-09: Julia Sharun
2009-10: Kayla Blackmore
2010-11: Kayla Blackmore
2011-12: Kayla Blackmore
2012-13: Kayla Blackmore
2013-14: Kristin Wolfe
2014-15: Kelty Apperson
2015-16: Kelty Apperson
2016-17: Kelty Apperson
2017-18: Abby Clarke
2018-19: Abby Clarke
2019-20: Emily Oleksuk

Most Improved Player

1999-2000: Stacey Kane
2001-02: Missy Cormier
2002-03: Alanna MacNevin
2003-04: Amy Simpson
2006-07: Renee Edison
2007-08: Renee Edison
2008-09: Nicole Dube
2009-10: Amanda Burns
2010-11: Andrea Fisher
2011-12: Carly Critch
2012-13: Stephanie Gates
2013-14: Laura Bray
2014-15: Cassidy McTaggart
2015-16: Samantha Squires
2016-17: Alisha Gilbert
2017-18: Mariah Carey
2018-19: Megan Pardy
2019-20: Mariah Carey

Rookie of the Year

2001-02: Kelly Manual
2002-03: Hannah Muir
2003-04: Rebekah Thompson
2006-07: Karlee Shields
2007-08: Dominique Bernier
2008-09: Julia Sharun
2009-10: Amy Kelbaugh
2010-11: Jordan Miller
2011-12: Dani Miller
2012-13: Kelty Apperson
2013-14: Myfanwy Thomson
2014-15: Becky Conner
2015-16: Emily Oleksuk
2016-17: Alex Woods
2017-18: Olivia Reid
2018-19: Florence Awde
2019-20: Caroline Pietroski

Top Defensive Player

2001-02: Kelly Manual
2002-03: Marie-Paule Deveau
2003-04: Kelly Manuel
2006-07: Rebekah Thompson
2007-08: Lucrece Nussbaum
2008-09: Lucrece Nussbaum
2009-10: Lucrece Nussbaum
2010-11: Courteney Fox
2011-12: Courteney Fox
2012-13: Courtney Fox
2013-14: Caley Steinert
2014-15: Eliza Snider
2015-16: Eliza Snider and Caley Steinert
2016-17: Eliza Snider
2017-18: Alex Woods and Teah Anderson
2018-19: Emily Oleksuk
2019-20: Alex Woods

Tommies in professional hockey[]

= CWHL All-Star

= NWHL All-Star

= Clarkson Cup Champion

= Isobel Cup Champion

Player	Position	Team(s)	League(s)	Years	Titles
Kelty Apperson	Defense	Calgary Inferno SDE Hockey	CWHL SDHL	4 Active player	2019 Clarkson Cup
Taylor Cook	Goaltender	Vålerenga	Norway

References[]

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^ "2018-19 AUS Women's Hockey - Individual Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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^ "2016-17 AUS Women's Hockey - Individual Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
^ "2015-16 AUS Women's Hockey - Individual Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
^ "2017 Winter Universiade: Canadian women's hockey team announced". canadawest.org. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
^ "McGill's Daoust named player of the year". presto-en.usports.ca. March 6, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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^ Nathan DeLong (February 28, 2017). "Notebook: Tommies among women's hockey all-stars". theaquinian.net. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
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[1] "2019-20 AUS Women's Hockey - Individual Statistics". atlanticuniversitysport.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.

[2] "2018-19 AUS Women's Hockey - Individual Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-06.

[3] "2017-18 AUS Women's Hockey - Individual Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-06.

[4] "2016-17 AUS Women's Hockey - Individual Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-06.

[5] "2015-16 AUS Women's Hockey - Individual Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-06.

[6] "2017 Winter Universiade: Canadian women's hockey team announced". canadawest.org. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2021-05-20.

[7] "McGill's Daoust named player of the year". presto-en.usports.ca. March 6, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

[8] "QF 1 CIS women's hockey championship: No. 1 Gryphons blank the Tommies". presto-en.usports.ca. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2021-06-10.

[9] "Consolation 1 CIS women's hockey championship: St. Thomas upsets McGill to qualify for consolation final". presto-en.usports.ca. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2021-06-10.

[10] "5th place: 2016 CIS women's hockey championship : Dinos blank Tommies for 5th place finish". presto-en.usports.ca. March 20, 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

[11] "Tommies Among Top Players in Atlantic University Sport Women's Hockey". gotommies.ca. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

[12] "2018-19 AUS women's hockey awards and all-stars announced". atlanticuniversitysport.com. February 28, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

[13] Nathan DeLong (February 28, 2017). "Notebook: Tommies among women's hockey all-stars". theaquinian.net. Retrieved 2021-06-07.

[14] "2018-19 AUS women's hockey awards and all-stars announced". atlanticuniversitysport.com/. February 21, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2021.

[15] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[16] Nathan DeLong (April 2, 2017). "Apperson, Blinn named Athletes of the Year". theaquinian.net. Retrieved 2021-06-07.

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