Guelph Gryphons women's ice hockey

The Guelph Gryphons are an ice hockey team that represents the University of Guelph. They compete in the Ontario University Athletics Conference in U Sports. The program has yielded seven McCaw Cup conference championships and one Golden Path Trophy national championship, coming in 2019.[2]

Guelph Gryphons women's ice hockey
Guelph Gryphons athletic logo
UniversityUniversity of Guelph
ConferenceOUA
Head coachRachel Flanagan
13th season
Captain(s)Leigh Shilton, Jessica Pinkerton, Kelly Gribbons
ArenaGryphon Centre
Guelph, Ontario
ColorsRed, Gold, and Black[1]
     
U Sports Tournament championships
2019
Conference Tournament championships
1972, 1974, 1995, 1998, 2016, 2017, 2019

History
Gryphons goalie, Valerie Lamenta in 2014-2015.

On March 3, 2011, a postseason match between the Queen's Golden Gaels and the Guelph Gryphons became the longest collegiate hockey game, male or female, Canadian or American — on record. The match began on Wednesday and it only ended on Thursday. The duration of the match was 167 minutes and 14 seconds when Queen's forward Morgan McHaffie placed a rebound past Gryphons goalie Danielle Skoufranis.[3]

Gryphons player, Kelly Gribbons in 2014.

In the 2011-12 campaign, Jackie Sollis was named an OUA First-Team All-Star. She led all defenders in the OUA with 23 points, while forward Erin Small finished second in OUA scoring with 34 points. Along with goaltender Stephanie Nehring, the two were named OUA Second Team all-stars. Freshman goaltender Nehring was one of only two goalies to reach double digits in wins with 14. Her 1.89 goals against average ranked second overall in the OUA.[4]

Jessica Pinkerton was named to the OUA All-Rookie team, as she led all OUA rookies with 14 goals in her initial campaign. In addition, her 26 points were second overall among OUA rookies. Her nine power play goals led all scorers in the OUA, as the Gryphons enjoyed a second-place finish in the standings.

On November 17, 2015, the Guelph Gryphons were ranked No. 1 nationally for the first time in school history with a 7-2 record.[5]

Season team scoring champion
YearPlayerGPGAPTSPIMOUA rank
2019–20[6]Karli Shell2441115423rd
2018–19[7]Kaitlin Lowy22131225163rd
2017–18[8]Kaitlin Lowy2415924223rd
2016-17
2015-16
2014-15

USports Tournament results

In Progress

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2019 #3First Round
Semi-Finals
Gold medal game		#6 Manitoba
#2 Montreal
#5 McGill		W 3–2
W 5–0
W 1–0

International
PlayerPositionEventResult
Cassie CampbellDefense[9]1998 Winter OlympicsSilver
Cassie CampbellForward2002 Winter OlympicsGold
Cassie CampbellForward2006 Winter OlympicsGold
Jacalyn SollisDefense2011 Winter UniversiadeGold
Jessica Zerafa[10]Forward2011 Winter UniversiadeGold
Katherine BaileyDefense2017 Winter UniversiadeSilver
Kelly GribbonsForward2017 Winter UniversiadeSilver
Valerie Lamenta[11]Goaltender2017 Winter UniversiadeSilver

Awards and honours
Gryphons goalie, Stephanie Nehring in 2014-15 season.
  • Rachel Flanagan: 2021 BFL Coach of the Year Award - Provincial Winner for Ontario (High Performance Category) [12]

OUA honours
  • 2019 OUA Female Coach of the Year: Rachel Flanagan[13]
  • 2019 OUA Female Team of the Year

OUA Goaltender of the Year
Player Year
Valerie Lamenta 2018-19

OUA Most Sportsmanlike
Player Year
Claire Merrick 2017-18
Miranda Lantz 2019-20

OUA All-Stars

OUA All-Rookie
  • Jessica Pinkerton, Forward: 2011-12
  • Amanda Parkins, Forward: 2012-13
  • Christine Grant, Forward: 2012-13

USports Awards
Gryphons player, Averi Nooren in 2014-15 season.
  • Valerie Lamenta, 2015-16 Brodrick Trophy Winner[15]

USports All-Canadians
  • Christine Grant, 2013 USports Rookie of the Year[16]
  • Amanda Parkins, 2012-13 USports First Team All-Star[16]
  • Valerie Lamenta, 2015-16 USports First Team All-Star[17]
  • Averi Nooren, 2015-16 USports Second Team All-Star
  • Leigh Shilton, 2015-16 USports Second Team All-Star

University Awards
  • 2020 Gunner Obrascovs Trainer of the Year: Rileigh Arsenault
  • 2019 W.F. Mitchell Sportswoman of the Year: Valerie Lamenta
  • 2019 Gryphie of the Year (for best moment of the varsity season): Kaitlin Lowy - scoring gold medal winning goal at U Sports Nationals[18]
  • 2016 Guelph Gryphons Athlete of the Year: Valérie Lamenta[19]
  • 2016 Shirley Peterson Award (3-year Most Improved Player): Kelly Gribbons
  • 2015 W.F. Mitchell Sportswoman of the Year: Katie Mora[20]

Athlete of the Week

  • Valerie Lamenta: Guelph Gryphons Athlete of the Week (Awarded March 4, 2019)[21]

Rookie of the Year
  • 2019-20: Hannah Tait [22]
  • 2018-19: Lauren Ianni [23]
  • 2017-18: Molly Crossman
  • 2016-17: Sydney Davison
  • 2015-16: Claire Merrick
  • 2014-15: Katherine Bailey

Most Valuable Player
  • 2019-20: Karli Shell
  • 2018-19: Claire Merrick
  • 2017-18: Kaitlin Lowy
  • 2016-17: Katherine Bailey [24]
  • 2015-16: Valerie Lamenta and Jessica Pinkerton
  • 2014-15: Katie Mora

Gryphons in pro hockey
PlayerPositionTeam(s)League(s)Year(s)Title(s)
Cassie CampbellDefenceBeatrice Aeros
Calgary Oval X-Treme		NWHL
Elysia DesmierForwardBrampton ThunderCWHL
Valerie LamentaGoaltenderKanadai Magyar Hokiklub (KMH) BudapestEWHL2019-20 OB1 championship
2019-20 EWHL championship
2019-20 Superleague title
Kaitlin LowyForwardKanadai Magyar Hokiklub (KMH) BudapestEWHL2019-20 OB1 championship
2019-20 EWHL championship
2019-20 Superleague title
Jessica Pinkerton Forward Melbourne Ice AWIHL Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy AWIHL Champion

References
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  2. "WHKY: Gryphons Capture First Ever National Title in Women's Hockey". Guelph Gryphons. March 17, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. Mary Ormsby (3 March 2011). "Gaels, Gryphons women set hockey record". Toronto Star. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-03-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "WHKY: Gryphons Ranked No. 1 Nationally for first time in school history". University of Guelph Athletics.
  6. "2019-2020 Women's Ice Hockey Overall Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  7. "2018-2019 Women's Ice Hockey Overall Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  8. "2017-2018 Women's Ice Hockey Overall Statistics". oua.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  9. "Cassie Campbell". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  10. "2011 Winter Universiade: Martlet duo scores as Canada strikes gold in Turkey". McGill University. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  11. "2017 Winter Universiade: Canadian women's hockey team announced". CIS Communications. October 7, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  12. "Congratulations to the 2021 provincial and territorial winners". hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  13. "Gryphons Represented with Four Major Award Winners at OUA's 2018-19 AGM". gryphons.ca/. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  14. "OUA WOMEN'S HOCKEY HISTORY - ALL-STARS" (PDF). Ontario University Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
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  16. "McGill's Daoust named player of the year". presto-en.usports.ca. March 6, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  17. "2015-16 U Sports Women's Hockey Awards and All-Canadians". presto-en.usports.ca. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  18. "2018-19 Gryphon Athletic Banquet". gryphons.ca/. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  19. "2016 Guelph Gryphons Awards Ceremony Summary". gryphons.ca. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  20. "2015 Gryphons Athletic Banquet: Proudfoot & Thompson Named Gryphon Athletes of the Year". gryphons.ca/. 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  21. "Mikkel Aagaard (MHKY() and Valerie Lamenta (WHKY) Named Gryphon MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week". gryphons.ca/. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  22. "2019-20 Gryphon Athletic Banquet". gryphons.ca/. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  23. "2018-19 Gryphon Athletic Banquet". gryphons.ca/. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  24. "2016-17 Gryphon Athletic Banquet". gryphons.ca/. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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