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

St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey
St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies athletic logo
UniversitySt. Thomas University
ConferenceAUS
Governing BodyU Sports
Head coachPeter Murphy
Since 2002–03 season
Assistant coachesGenevieve David
Kirk Gormley
ArenaGrant-Harvey Centre
Fredericton, NB
ColorsGreen and Gold
   
U Sports Tournament appearances
2014, 2016, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
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 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 victoriesSt. Thomas victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1 October 14, 2018 Fredericton St. Thomas 2 UNB Reds1 (OT)
2 November 7, 2018 Fredericton St. Thomas 2 UNB Reds1
3 November 28, 2018 Fredericton St. Thomas 2 UNB Reds1
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

Awards and honours

U Sports Awards

  • Kayla Blackmore: 2012–13 Marion Hilliard Award [7]

U Sports Nationals

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 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: 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

AUS All-Stars

[13]

First Team

  • 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

Second Team

  • Emily Hobbs, Goaltender: 2003–04
  • Hannah Muir, Forward: 2003–04
  • Lucrèce Nussbaum, Defense: 2008–09, 2009–10
  • Julia 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

AUS All-Rookies

  • 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

University Awards

  • 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

Team Awards

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

See also

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

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