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.
Since joining the OUA in the 1994âÂÂ95 season, the team has won 11 OUA provincial titles and 1 U Sports national title (2004âÂÂ05).
The current coach is former New Hampshire Wildcats Hockey East All-Star forward Kelly Paton, who took over in 2018. 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.
History
The Laurier women's ice hockey program began in the 1994âÂÂ95 season and since the 1998âÂÂ99 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 2024âÂÂ25 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 For 2025âÂÂ26, 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.
Season-by-season results
Season team scoring champion
Team captains
- 2025-26: Hayley Szymanowski
- 2024-25: Hayley Szymanowski
- 2023-24: Hayley Szymanowski
- 2022-23: Steph Caleca C, Emily Lange A
Awards and honours
- 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
- 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
- Laurissa Kenworthy, 2007 U Sports Tournament All-Stars
Academic All-Canadian honours
All-Canadian honours
- 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
- 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
- Arielle MacDonald, 2024-25 OUA True Sport Award
- Kelly Paton, 2024-25 OUA Coach of the Year
- Kelly Paton, 2025-26 OUA West Coach of the Year
- Sarah Howell, Laurier, 2025-26 OUA West Goaltender of the Year
OUA All-Stars
- 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
Golden Hawks in pro hockey
International
- Andrea Bevan : 2009 Winter Universiade
- Andrea Ironside : 2009 Winter Universiade
- Liz Knox : 2011 Winter Universiade
- Alicia Martin: 2011 Winter Universiade
- Laura Brooker : 2015 Winter Universiade
- Kelly Paton, Head Coach : 2025 World Winter University Games
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