Philadelphus

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 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

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

Awards and honours

U Sports Awards

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

U Sports Nationals

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

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

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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

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

= 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

^ "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

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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U Sports women's ice hockey
Atlantic University Sport	Dalhousie Tigers Moncton Aigles Bleues Mount Allison Mounties Saint Mary's Huskies St. Thomas Tommies St. Francis Xavier X-Women UNB Reds UPEI Panthers
Canada West	Alberta Pandas Calgary Dinos MacEwan Griffins Manitoba Bisons Mount Royal Cougars Regina Cougars Saskatchewan Huskies UBC Thunderbirds Trinity Western Spartans
Ontario University Athletics	Brock Badgers Guelph Gryphons Laurier Golden Hawks Nipissing Lakers Queen's Gaels TMU Bold Toronto Varsity Blues Ontario Tech Ridgebacks Waterloo Warriors Western Mustangs Windsor Lancers York Lions
Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec	Bishop's Gaiters Carleton Ravens Concordia Stingers McGill Martlets Montreal Carabins Ottawa Gee-Gees
Former teams	Laurentian Voyageurs Lethbridge Pronghorns
Championships	U Sports championship 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Seasons	2006–07 2009–10 2010–11 (Dinos) 2011–12
Awards	Championship MVP Brodrick Trophy Rookie of the year Marion Hillard Award Coach of the Year Lois and Doug Mitchell Awards

Atlantic University Sport
Full members	Acadia Axemen and Axewomen CBU Capers Dalhousie Tigers Memorial Sea-Hawks Mount Allison Mounties Moncton Aigles Bleus and Aigles Bleues UNB Reds UPEI Panthers Saint Mary's Huskies St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women St. Thomas Tommies
Football-only member	Bishop's Gaiters
See also	U Sports U Sports football (Loney Bowl) U Sports men's ice hockey (Conference championship) U Sports women's ice hockey U Sports men's soccer U Sports women's soccer U Sports women's volleyball U Sports curling championships (Conference championship)