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Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey

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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey team is the women's college ice hockey team that represents the Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. The team competes as a member of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA), under the U Sports association. The Golden Hawks play their home games at Sunlife Financial Arena.

Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey
Laurier Golden Hawks athletic logo
UniversityWilfrid Laurier University
ConferenceOUA
West Division
First season1994-95
Head coachKelly Paton
8th season
Assistant coachesSteve Langdon and Nik Knezic
Captain(s)Hayley Szymanowski
ArenaGolden Hawks Athletic Complex
Waterloo, Ontario
ColorsPurple and Gold
   
MascotGolden Hawk
U Sports tournament champions
2004-05
Conference tournament champions
1998-99, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06,
2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12,
2013-14

Since joining the OUA in the 1994–95 season, the team has won 11 OUA provincial titles and 1 U Sports national title (2004–05).[1]

The current coach is former New Hampshire Wildcats Hockey East All-Star forward Kelly Paton, who took over in 2018.[2] Also a former player for the Boston Blades, Paton had previously coached the Western Mustangs women's hockey team as well as the London Devilettes of the Provincial Women's Hockey League.

Prior to Paton, the head coach was Rick Osborne. Osborne joined the team in 2003 and brought the team to 9 provincial championships and the only national title they have won. He retired after 15 seasons.[3][4]

History

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The Laurier women's ice hockey program began in the 1994–95 season and since the 1998–99 season has dominated women's hockey in the OUA Ontario University Athletics. They have been champions 10 times since that 1998 season. Winning the OUA championship in 1998/99, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, and 2011/12 seasons.

In the 2024–25 season, Paton was recognized as the OUA Coach of the Year. Among the highlights of the season, the Golden Hawks were nationally ranked for the first time since 2014, and they did not allow a shorthanded goal [5] For 2025–26, she followed it up with a first-place finish in the OUA West Division, as the Golden Hawks won 21 of 26 games, emerging with the best record in the conference.[6]

Season-by-season results

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Won championship Lost championship Conference champions League leader
Legend
  GP Games played   W  Wins  L  Losses
 SOW  Shootout Wins  SOL  Shootout Losses  PTS  Points
 GF  Goals For  GA  Goals Against
Season Coach GP W L SOW SOL PTS Finish GF GA Playoffs
2025-26 Kelly Paton 26 21 5 1 1 60 1st, OUA West 76 30 Won First Round vs Brock,
2024-25 Kelly Paton 26 17 9 1 1 49 3rd, OUA West 63 47 Lost, First Round vs Waterloo
2023-24 Kelly Paton 28 13 5 3 1 38 3rd, OUA West 61 68 Lost, First Round vs Waterloo
2022-23 Kelly Paton 26 4 22 1 2 15 6th, OUA West 30 72 Did not qualify
2021-22 Kelly Paton 15 3 12 0 0 13th, OUA 13 31 Did not qualify

Season team scoring champion

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Year Player GP G A PTS PIM
2025-26[7]Clara Chisholm26816244
2024-25[8]Clara Chisholm26712196
2023-24[9]Hayley Szymanowski28612188
2022-23[10]Hayley Szymanowski26461010
2021-22[11]Emily Visser153474

Team captains

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  • 2025-26: Hayley Szymanowski
  • 2024-25: Hayley Szymanowski
  • 2023-24: Hayley Szymanowski
  • 2022-23: Steph Caleca C, Emily Lange A

Awards and honours

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  • Forward - Andrea Ironside, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey U Sports Championship Tournament All-Star
  • Forward - Andrea Ironside, Monday, November 24, 2008, Laurier Athlete of the Week
  • Goaltender - Liz Knox, 2010 Outstanding Woman of Laurier
  • Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 Women's Hockey OUA Most Valuable Player
  • Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey OUA Most Valuable Player

U Sports honours

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  • Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2004/2005 U Sports Women's Hockey All Rookie Team
  • Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian
  • Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 U Sports Tournament All-Star
  • Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2007/2008 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian
  • Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian
  • Forward - Andrea Ironside, 2009 Second Team
  • Forward - Andrea Ironside, 2010 U Sports Tournament All-Star
  • Goaltender - Liz Knox, 2010 Brodrick Trophy, U Sports MVP
  • Goaltender - Liz Knox, 2010 All-U Sports First Team
  • Defence - Alannah Wakefield, 2011 U Sports all-rookie team

U Sports Tournament honours

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  • Laurissa Kenworthy, 2007 U Sports Tournament All-Stars

Academic All-Canadian honours

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All-Canadian honours

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  • Defence -Andrea Bevan, 2004/2005 U Sports Women's Hockey All Rookie Team
  • Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian
  • Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2007/2008 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian
  • Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian
  • Forward - Andrea Ironside, 2009 Second Team
  • Defence - Alannah Wakefield, 2011 U Sports all-rookie team

OUA honours

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  • Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 Women's Hockey OUA Most Valuable Player
  • Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey OUA Most Valuable Player
  • Clara Chisholm, 2024-25 OUA Rookie of the Year [12]
  • Arielle MacDonald, 2024-25 OUA True Sport Award [13]
  • Kelly Paton, 2024-25 OUA Coach of the Year [12]
  • Kelly Paton, 2025-26 OUA West Coach of the Year [14]
  • Sarah Howell, Laurier, 2025-26 OUA West Goaltender of the Year [14]

OUA All-Stars

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  • Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey OUA First Team All-Star
  • Andrea Ironside, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey OUA First Team All-Star
  • Alicia Martin, 2011/2012 Women's Hockey OUA First Team All-Star [15]

Golden Hawks in pro hockey

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= CWHL All-Star = NWHL All-Star = Clarkson Cup Champion = Isobel Cup Champion
PlayerPositionTeam(s)League(s)YearsTitles
Elysia Desmier Forward Brampton Thunder CWHL 2
Cindy Eadie Goaltender Brampton Thunder CWHL 2
Andrea Ironside[16]ForwardBrampton ThunderCWHL2
Liz KnoxGoaltenderBrampton Thunder
Melbourne Ice
Markham Thunder		CWHL
AIWHL
CWHL 2019 CWHL All-Star Game captain		72018 Clarkson Cup
Ashley Stephenson Forward Burlington Barracudas CWHL

International

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  • Andrea Bevan  Canada: 2009 Winter Universiade [17] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • Andrea Ironside  Canada: 2009 Winter Universiade 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • Liz Knox  Canada: 2011 Winter Universiade[18] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • Alicia Martin Canada: 2011 Winter Universiade[19] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • Laura Brooker  Canada: 2015 Winter Universiade[20] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • Kelly Paton, Head Coach  Canada: 2025 World Winter University Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[21]

References

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  1. ↑ "Ontario University Athletics (OUA)". www.oua.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. ↑ "Kelly Paton named head coach of Golden Hawks WHKY program". www.laurierathletics.com. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  3. ↑ "Longtime women's hockey coach Rick Osborne announces retirement". Campus Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  4. ↑ Modi, Namish (2018-01-18). "Legendary Laurier coach Osborne announces retirement". WaterlooChronicle.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  5. ↑ "Kelly Paton named OUA women's hockey coach of the year". www.laurierathletics.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  6. ↑ "Golden Hawks clinch first overall in OUA with senior night victory". www.laurierathletics.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  7. ↑ "2025–26 Ice hockey Statistics – Laurier". OUA.ca. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  8. ↑ "2024–25 Ice hockey Statistics – Laurier". OUA.ca. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  9. ↑ "2023–24 Ice hockey Statistics – Laurier". OUA.ca. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  10. ↑ "2022–23 Ice hockey Statistics – Laurier". OUA.ca. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  11. ↑ "2021–22 Ice hockey Statistics – Laurier". OUA.ca. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  12. 1 2 "Trio of teams take home multiple awards to headline accolades on ice". 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  13. ↑ Poluuschuk, Dan (2025-03-12). "Arielle MacDonald becomes first Golden Hawks to receive OUA True Sport Award". laurierathletics.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  14. 1 2 "Hudson, Heard headline women's hockey's highest hobours". OUA.ca. 2026-03-11. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  15. ↑ "Four Gryphons named OUA All-Stars". University of Guelph Athletics. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  16. ↑ Who’s Who in Women’s Hockey Guide: 2015-16 edition, p. 45, by Richard Scott, Up North Productions, Limoges, Ontario, ISBN 978-1-32-080676-3
  17. ↑ "CAN Announces Women's Ice Hockey Team for Harbin". fisu.net. January 9, 2009. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  18. ↑ Michael Hayakawa, Stouffville Sun-Tribune (January 19, 2011). "Stouffville's Knox to represent Canada again". yorkregion.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  19. ↑ "2011 WU Update: CIS Announces Canadian Women's Ice Hockey Coaches & Roster". www.fisu.net/. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  20. ↑ "2015 Winter Universiade: CIS announces Canadian women's hockey roster". universitysport.prestosports.com. 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  21. ↑ "Laurier Kelly Paton to coach Canadian women's team at 2025 FISU World Winter University Games". en.usports.ca. 2024-10-12. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
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