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
Conference	AUS
Governing Body	U Sports
Head coach	Peter Murphy; Since 2002–03 season
Assistant coaches	Genevieve David; Kirk Gormley
Arena	Grant-Harvey Centre; Fredericton, NB
Colors	Green 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[edit]

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

Team captains[edit]

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

Rivalries[edit]

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[edit]

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

Awards and honours[edit]

U Sports Awards[edit]

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

U Sports Nationals[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^[13]

First Team[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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[edit]

^ "2019–20 AUS Women's Hockey – Individual Statistics". atlanticuniversitysport.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
^ "2018–19 AUS Women's Hockey – Individual Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
^ "2017–18 AUS Women's Hockey – Individual Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
^ "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.
^ "QF 1 CIS women's hockey championship: No. 1 Gryphons blank the Tommies". presto-en.usports.ca. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Tommies Among Top Players in Atlantic University Sport Women's Hockey". gotommies.ca. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
^ "2018–19 AUS women's hockey awards and all-stars announced". atlanticuniversitysport.com. February 28, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
^ https://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/wice/archive
^ Nathan DeLong (April 2, 2017). "Apperson, Blinn named Athletes of the Year". theaquinian.net. Retrieved 2021-06-07.

External links[edit]

Official website

[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] ttps://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/wice/archive

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

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