College ice hockey team
St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey University St. Thomas University Conference AUS Governing Body U Sports Head coach Peter Murphy Since 2002–03 season Assistant coaches Genevieve David Kirk Gormley Arena Grant-Harvey CentreFredericton, NB Colors Green and Gold U Sports tournament appearances 2014 ,2016 ,2019 Conference tournament champions 2019
TheSt. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey program representsSt. Thomas University in theAtlantic University Sport conference ofU Sports . In their history, the Tommies have featured 86 Academic All-Canadians. In 2019, the program captured their first-ever AUS championship.
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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
2015–16: Kelty Apperson 2016–17: Kelty Apperson 2017–18: 2018–19: Emily Oleksuk 2019–20: Emily Oleksuk 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
Kayla Blackmore: 2012–13 Marion Hilliard Award[ 7] Player of the Game Award
Game Players Teams March 17: Guelph vs. St. Thomas Averi Nooren Taylor Cook Guelph St. Thomas[ 8] March 18: McGill vs. St. Thomas Olivia SutterKelty Apperson McGill St. Thomas[ 9] March 20: Calgary vs. St. Thomas Hayley Dowling Myfanwy Thomson Calgary St. Thomas[ 10]
Julia Sharun: 2008–09 AUS Rookie of the Year Kayla Blackmore: 2010–11 AUS Most Sportsmanlike Player Kayla Blackmore: 2011–12 AUS Community Service Award 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 [ 13]
Emily Hobbs, Goaltender: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 Kayla Blackmore, Forward: 2012–13 Kristen Wolfe, Goaltender: 2013–14 Kelty Apperson, Forward: 2015–16, Eliza Snider, Defense: 2016–17 First Team Lauren Henman, Forward: 2018–19 Alexandra Woods, Defense: 2017–18, 2018–19 Emily Hobbs, Goaltender: 2003–04 Hannah Muir, Forward: 2003–04 Lucrèce Nussbaum , Defense: 2008–09, 2009–10Julia Sharun, Goaltender: 2010–11 Kayla Blackmore, Forward: 2011–12 Katie Brewster, Forward: 2012–13, 2013–14 Kelty Apperson, Forward: 2016–17 Jessie McCann, Defense: 2015–16, 2016–17 Abby Clarke, Goaltender: 2018–19 Emily Oleksuk, Forward: 2018–19 Caroline Pietroski, Goaltender: 2021–22 Aislynn Byers, Defense, 2021–22 Alex Woods, Defense, 2019–20, 2021–22 Julia Sharun, Goaltender: 2008–09 Kayla Blackmore, Forward: 2008–09 Kristin Wolfe, Goaltender: 2009–10 Amy Kelbaugh, Forward: 2009–10 Danielle Miller, Forward: 2011–12 Eliza Snider, Defense: 2012–13 Becky Conner, Forward: 2014–15 Lauren Henman, Forward: 2014–15 Jessie McCann, Defense: 2015–16 Lauren Legault, Forward: 2016–17 Alexandra Woods, Defense: 2016–17 Olivia Reid, Forward: 2017–18 Aislynn Byers, Defense: 2019–20 Erin Arsenault, Forward: 2019–20 Amy Dvernichuk, Forward: 2022–23 Kelly Hogg: 2006 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year (co-winner) Kayla Blackmore: 2013 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year Kelty Apperson : 2016 and 2017 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year[ 14] Abby Clarke: 2019 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year Florence Awde: 2022 St. Thomas University Tom McCann Memorial Trophy – Student ideal among graduating members of the University 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 2021–22: Mariah Carey 2022–23: Caroline Pietroski 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 2021–22: Libby Howatt 2022–23: Natalie McKay 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 2021–22: Ekatarina Pelowich 2022–23: Amy Dvernichuk
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 2021–22: Alex Woods 2022–23: Aislynn Byers
Tommies in professional hockey [ edit ] = CWHL All-Star = NWHL All-Star = Clarkson Cup Champion = Isobel Cup Champion
St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies men's ice hockey