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26-828: The Victorias played from 1914 to 1917. In 1917, the Victorias competed against the Calgary Crescents and the Calgary Regents. It was the first women's ice hockey rivalry between the cities of Edmonton and Calgary. In 1918, the Victorias were renamed the Monarchs. In their first game, they played the University of Alberta women's ice hockey club. The team participated at the Banff Hockey Carnival women's ice hockey tournament in 1918. The team

52-518: A 2017 U Sports National Champion, and a 2019 Canada West champion, was one of 18 former U Sports student-athletes announced among the inaugural participants of the U SPORTS Female Apprenticeship Coach Program. The following were selected in the 2010 CWHL Draft . McGill Martlets ice hockey The McGill Martlets ice hockey team represents McGill University , based in Montreal , Quebec in U Sports women's ice hockey . They are members of

78-556: A 35–0–0 overall mark. U Sports Player of the Year Danielle Bourgeois scored both goals in the game as Alberta outshot Ottawa 45–14 overall. The game-winning goal was assisted by Canadian national team member Delaney Collins . With the triumph, the Pandas ran their undefeated streak against U Sports opponents to 81 games. During the streak, their last loss to a U Sports team was on October 13, 2001. On March 14, 2010,

104-606: A 3–2 win at McConnell Arena . Martlets goaltender Charline Labonte took the loss for the Martlets, giving her a 69–2 overall record in her CIS career. It marked the Martlets first loss to a Quebec conference opponent for the first time in 108 games. In August 2022, the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) unveiled the newest expansion team for the 2022–23 season, the Montreal Force . In keeping with

130-510: A full-time role with the team. In addition, the team was able to employ a scout for the Martlets in the recruitment of collegial players in Quebec. Despite winning the 1985 Quebec Championship, the Martlets only managed to reach the qualifying rounds only once in the next 13 years. A turnaround for the Martlets began with the arrival of goalkeeper Kim St-Pierre in 1998. Her performance during four seasons helped Martlets become competitive in

156-459: A score of 5–2. Overall, the Martlets have won ten QSSF championships and three Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship . During the 2006–07 CIS season, the Martlets were ranked as the number one university team for the duration of the entire season. At the end of season, the Martlets were crowned Quebec champions and awarded a silver medal in the Canadian championships. In

182-608: The Alberta Pandas by a 2–0 tally. Goaltender Charline Labonte and head coach Peter Smith were not with the club as they participated in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. In the 2010–11 season , the Martlets won the QSSF and CIS titles. In addition, the Martlets enjoy another undefeated season with 33 victories and no losses. With their third Canadian championship in four years, the McGill Martlets hockey team become

208-560: The Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey program. At the end of the 2008–09 season , the Martlets were the national women's champions for the second consecutive year. In a rematch of the previous final, the Martlets defeat the Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey team by a score of 3–1. The streak ended in the 2009–10 season, the Martlets appeared in the 2010 championship game, but were defeated by

234-736: The Quebec Student Sports Federation , while qualifying for the playoff rounds of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship . Martlets goaltender Kim St. Pierre also played a game for the McGill Redmen . She was the first woman in Canadian Interuniversity Sports history to win a men's regular season game when McGill University defeated Ryerson University on November 15, 2003, by

260-527: The Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) and have won four U Sports women's ice hockey championships . Some players have participated internationally, including in the World Student Games . Home games are played at McConnell Arena . The origin of name "Martlet" is used in reference to the coat of arms of McGill University, which includes three birds . These birds were originally a part of

286-565: The University of Alberta in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association of U Sports . The team was led by head coach Howie Draper from 1997 (the year the team joined U Sports) until 2023, when Draper left to become head coach of PWHL New York . The current head coach is Darren Bilawchuk. The program has won the most Canada West conference championships with 14 and the most U Sports national championships with eight. On January 25, 2011, it

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312-457: The 1960s. In 1963, David Kerr, a male member of the McGill Redmen , agreed to assist in the revival of the McGill women's ice hockey team. In 2006, Kerr and his wife Sheryl Drysdale (the couple met at McGill) donated $ 1 million for the hockey program. It is the largest donation ever made for a female sporting program in Canadian university history. The donation allowed the team's trainers to assume

338-516: The CIS final, the Martlets were defeated by a 4–0 score versus the Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey club. Of note, 9 of their 21 players were rookies. The following season (2007–08), the Martlets enjoyed an undefeated season, with 33 wins. In the 2008 postseason, the Martlets (with a record of 7 victories, 0 defeats), claimed the national title on March 10, 2008, in Ottawa , with a 2–0 victory against

364-606: The Calgary Avenue Grills team. On March 14, 2004, the Pandas won their third consecutive National Championship and their fourth in five years. The Pandas became the first team to win three consecutive championships which remains unmatched as of 2020. The win came courtesy of a 2–0 tally over the Ottawa Gee-Gees . For the season, the Pandas went 20–0–0 in Canada West play, 7–0 in the postseason, and

390-620: The Force in 2022. First Team Second Team First Team Second Team Several former McGill Martlets have gone on to become professional ice hockey players, including Ann-Sophie Bettez , Charline Labonté , Kim St-Pierre , and Catherine Ward . Four former Marlets are playing with the Premier Hockey Federation 's 2022 expansion team, the Montreal Force , in its debut season: Ann-Sophie Bettez, Tricia Deguire, Jade Downey-Landry, and Laura Jardin. A number of Martlets have represented Canada in international competition, including with

416-594: The Martlets in double overtime by a score of 2–1. It was also the first time that the Pandas had won the National championship while not winning their conference championship in the same year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and financial reasons, the University of Alberta announced that the Pandas would not participate in the 2020–21 season, if one were to be held. Former Pandas Hockey defender, Taylor Kezama,

442-455: The Martlets longstanding history with Montreal women's hockey, several former Martlets members were signed to the new organisation including former head coach Peter Smith . He stepped into his role as head coach of the Force with four national championship victories with the Marlets under his belt. Jade Downie-Landry, Ann-Sophie Bettez , and Tricia Deguire, all former Marlets, also signed with

468-489: The Pandas won the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship which was their seventh title in the 13 years since the tournament's inception. In the gold-medal game, they defeated the McGill Martlets by a score of 2–0. While the program did not have as much of a dominant national run in the next decade, the team managed to claim their eighth national championship in 2017 after once again defeating

494-590: The University of Alberta were the only teams that comprised the senior division. In 1933, the Monarchs suffered their first loss in four years at the hands of the newly formed Edmonton Rustlers team. The members of the Rustlers were aged 15 to 18 years. During the entire year, the Rustlers were undefeated in regular season and post season play versus the Monarchs. University of Alberta women%27s ice hockey The Alberta Pandas ice hockey team represents

520-682: The University of Alberta were the only teams that comprised the senior division. In that same year, the University of Alberta would challenge the Edmonton Monarchs for the Alpine Cup. The Monarchs prevailed by a 1–0 score. By 1934, the University of Alberta was demoted to the intermediate division. In 1937, the University of Alberta competed for the Alpine Cup , contested at the Banff Winter Carnival. The club lost to

546-548: The family crest of James McGill , founder of the university. The McGill Martlet Foundation, created in 1954, uses this heraldic symbol. The foundation is a philanthropic organization aimed at helping student athletes at McGill. In 1976, various women's teams at McGill University adopted the use of the name "Martlets". Since 1896, women's ice hockey has existed at McGill University. In the early years of ice hockey play at McGill University, women dressed in long skirts and males were not allowed to attend. The only exceptions were

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572-472: The most decorated in the history of McGill University . On October 1, 2011, the Martlets defeated the Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program by a 3–2 tally. With the win, coach Peter Smith earned the 300th victory of his coaching career. Twenty-eight days later (on October 29, 2011), Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey skater Ariane Barker scored with 71 seconds left to give the squad

598-523: The referee and the arena employees who guarded the main entrance. The ban was lifted a few years later. The McGill women's ice hockey team participated in the first Women Provincial Ontario Championship in 1914. The university league was dissolved in 1933. From 1936 to 1948, followed by the time period of 1951 to 1960, there was no competition in the Women Interuniversity Athletics Union (WIAU). A renewal began in

624-746: Was announced that the 1999–2000 University of Alberta Pandas hockey team would be inducted into the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame. In the era of the First World War , the University of Alberta formed men's ice hockey and women's ice hockey teams. The women's team played many community based teams. The University of Alberta played the Edmonton Monarchs in the Monarchs first ever game in 1918. The city of Edmonton would organize women's ice hockey into three divisions in 1930: junior, intermediate and senior. The Edmonton Monarchs and

650-686: Was the last ever game for the Swastikas. In 1929, the majority of the players were former players with the University of Alberta women's ice hockey team. The result was four consecutive Alpine Cup championships from 1929 to 1932. After winning the Misener Cup in 1929, the Monarchs issued an open challenge to a men's team from the Edmonton Rotary Club . The city of Edmonton would organize women's ice hockey into three divisions in 1930: junior, intermediate and senior. The Monarchs and

676-475: Was the only women's ice hockey team at the tournament to be coached by a woman. In the semifinals, the Monarchs defeated a team from Vulcan. In the finals, the Monarchs triumphed over the Calgary Crescents. After 1918, the Monarchs were coached by a man. The Monarchs would not win at the Banff Winter Carnival tournament again until 1926. In the final, the Monarchs would defeat the Fernie Swastikas . It

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