College ice hockey team
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]
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] [ 6] [ 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
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
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
Player
Year
Veronica Johnston
2009/10
USPORTS 1st Team All-Stars
Player
Position
Years
Kelly Campbell
Goalie
2012/13,[ 26]
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
SDHL
5
Katelyn Gosling
Defence
Calgary Inferno
CWHL
2019 Clarkson Cup
Sydney Kidd
Forward/Defence
Connecticut Whale
NWHL
Anthea Lasis
Defence
ZSC Lions Frauen
SWHL
Carly Rolph
EV Bomo Thun
SWHL A (W)AWIHL
2
Stacey Scott
Forward
Sundsvall/Timrå
SDHL
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]
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