The Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey team represents the University of Calgary in U Sports women's ice hockey. The Dinos compete in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association Conference in the U Sports athletic association. The program has won one conference championship in 2012 and have made five national championship appearances with a gold medal win in 2012.
History
Former two-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world champion Danielle Goyette was named head coach of the team in May 2007 and continued in that role through to the cancelled 2020âÂÂ21 season, being named the Canada West Coach of the Year for 2019âÂÂ2020. Carla MacLeod was named head coach ahead of the 2021-22 season.
On September 16, 2010, Hayley Wickenheiser announced that she would return to the University of Calgary to complete her Kinesiology degree. She also announced that she would join the Dinos women's hockey team. On October 8, 2011, Hayley Wickenheiser played in her first CIS game with the Dinos. She earned first star honours and had two goals and one assist. By season's end, Wickenheiser appeared in only 15 of 24 games due to injury and commitments with Team Canada. She tied for the conference scoring lead with 40 points and led Canada West with 17 goals on the season. Her 2.67 points-per-game average led CIS hockey. She recorded four short-handed goals on the year along with five game-winners and finished with a +22 rating. She led Canada West in all of these categories, respectively. She is the first Dino in program history to be named the Canada West MVP and the first conference all-star since the 2000 season. On March 9, 2011: As a first-year forward for the University of Calgary, Hayley Wickenheiser was named the Canadian Interuniversity Sport player of the year in women's hockey. She then became the first ever Dino to win the Brodrick Trophy as CIS MVP.
On February 25, 2012, Iya Gavrilova scored the game-winning goal in the deciding game of the 2012 Canada West tournament, as the Calgary Dinos claimed their first ever tournament title.
Year by year
Awards and honours
- Kelsey Roberts, Canada West Female Second Star Athlete of the Week (Week 14: Jan.7, 2020)
- Iya Gavrilova, 2015 Brodrick Trophy winner
- Hayley Wickenheiser, First Star of Game (October 8, 2010)
- Elizabeth Lang, Fastest Hat-Trick in CW History (Time 5:55) (November 27, 2022)
USports Awards
- Amanda Tapp, 2012 CIS Championship MVP
- Hayley Wickenheiser, 2011 Brodrick Trophy (CIS MVP)
- Sydney Mercier, 2023 U SPORTS Rookie of the Year
All-Canadians
- Elizabeth Lang, 2023-2024 All-Canadian Second Team All
- Kelsey Roberts, 2019-2020 All-Canadian First Team All Star
- Alexandra Vafina, 2015-2016 All-Canadian First Team All-Star
- Iya Gavrilova, 2015-2016 All-Canadian First Team All-Star
- Iya Gavrilova, 2014-15 All-Canadian First Team All-Star
- Stephanie Ramsay, 2012-13 USports First Team All-Star
- Hayley Wickenheiser, 2012-2013 All-Canadian First Team All-Star
- Hayley Wickenheiser, 2011-2012 All-Canadian Second Team All-Star
- Carol Scheibel, 1999-2000 All-Canadian Second Team All-Star
- Colleen Sostorics, 1998-1999 All-Canadian Second Team All-Star
- Kelly Bechard, 1997-1998 All-Canadian First Team All-Star
- Colleen Sostorics, 1997-1998 All-Canadian Second Team All-Star
Canada West Awards
- Jenna Smith, 2011 Canada West Rookie of the Year
- Danielle Goyette, 2019-2020 Canada West Conference Coach of the Year
- Hayley Wickenheiser was named the Canada West female athlete of the week on November 2, 2010 after scoring three goals and adding an assist in two games against the University of Alberta.
- Sydney Mercier, 2023 Canada West Rookie of the Year
- Amelia Awad, 2025-26 Canada West Goaltender of the Year
Hall of Fame
Player of the Year
- Sydney Mercier, 2023 USPORTS Rookie of the Year
- Kelsey Roberts, 2019-2020 Canada West Conference Women's Hockey Player of the Year
- Iya Gavrilova, 2015 Canada West Conference Player of the Year
- Hayley Wickenheiser, 2011 Canada West Player of the Year
Canada West All-Rookie
- April Klarenbach, Forward, 2024âÂÂ25 Canada West All-Rookie Team
Canada West All-Stars
- 2012 Canada West First Team All-Star: Iya Gavrilova, Forward
- 2012 Canada West First Team All-Star: Stephanie Ramsay, Forward
- 2012 Canada West First Team All-Star: Hayley Wickenheiser, Forward
- 2012 Canada West Second Team All-Star: Melissa Zubick, Forward
- 2015 Canada West First Team All-Star: Iya Gavrilova, Forward
- 2020 Canada West First Team All-Star: Kelsey Roberts, Goaltender
- 2020 Canada West First Team All-Star: Elizabeth Lang, Forward
- 2020 Canada West Second Team All-Star: Paige Michalenko, Defense
- 2022 Canada West Second Team All-Star: Elizabeth Lang, Forward
- 2023 Canada West First Team All-Star: Alli Borrow, Forward
- 2023 Canada West Second Team All-Star: Gabriella Durante, Goaltender
- 2023 Canada West All-Rookie Team: Keagan Goulet, Defense
- 2023 Canada West All-Rookie Team: Sydney Mercier, Forward
- 2024 Canada West All-Rookie Team: Brooklin Fry, Defense
- 2024 Canada West All-Rookie Team: Kyla Mitenko, Forward
- 2024 Canada West Second Team All-Star: Courtney Kollman, Forward
- 2024 Canada West First Team All-Star: Elizabeth Lang, Forward
- 2026 Canada West First Team All-Star: Amelia Awad, Goaltender
- 2026 Canada West Second Team All-Star: Brooklyn Anderson, Forward
University Awards
- 2019-20 University of Calgary Athlete of the Year: Kelsey Roberts
Dinos in pro hockey
International
- Alexandra Vafina : 2015 Winter Universiade , 2017 Winter Universiade
References
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