The UPEI Panthers women's ice hockey program represent the University of Prince Edward Island in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference. The Panthers have won one AUS conference championship and have qualified for four U Sports women's ice hockey championship tournaments. They have served as the host team for the 2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship, 2020 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship, and the 2022 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship, although the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Despite being cancelled after one day, the 2020 event was named the SCORE! Event of the Year by PEI Amateur Sport.
History Individual Leader Scoring
Season Player GP G A PTS PIM +/-AUS rank2019-20 Jolena Gillard 28 10 10 20 12 +15 13th2018-19 Rachel Colle 28 10 10 20 10 +6 9th
Team captains 2017-18: Emma Martin 2020-21: Kaylee Dufresne 2024-25: Chloe McCabe 2025-26: Chloe McCabe
U Sports Tournament results Year Seed Round Opponent Result 2012 #4 Pool A, Game #1Pool A, Game #25th Place Game #1 Laurier#6 Montreal#5 Alberta L 3–0L 4–1L 1–0 2019 #7 Quarter-FinalsConsolation Semi-Finals #2 Montreal#6 Manitoba L 3–0L 3–1 2020 #8 Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. 2022 #8 Quarter-FinalsConsolation Semi-FinalsConsolation Finals #1 Concordia#4 Brock#3 UBC L 7–0W 2–0L 4–0
International Keirsten Visser : 2015 Winter Universiade
Awards and honours Nancy Macmillan: 2019 Hockey Canada Female Breathrough Award (recognizing an Outstanding contribution to advancing female hockey)
AUS Awards 2011-12: Bruce Donaldson, AUS Coach of the Year 2013-14: Ferran Brown, AUS Student-Athlete Community Service Award 2016-17: Sydnee Baker, AUS Rookie of the Year
AUS All-Stars Marie-Soleil Deschenes, 2016-17 AUS First Team All-Star 2016-17 AUS Second Team All-Stars: Emma Martin, UPEI Camille Scherger, 2019-20 AUS First Team All-Star Jolena Gillard, 2019-20 AUS Second Team All-Star Brianna MacNeil, 2025-26 AUS First Team All-Star
AUS All-Rookie Jolena Gillard, 2018-19 AUS All-Rookie Team Lexie Murphy, 2019-20 AUS All-Rookie Team Kali MacDonald, 2025-26 AUS All-Rookie Team
USports Awards Camille Scherger, Goaltender, 2019-20 USports Second Team All-Canadian Jolena Gillard, Forward, 2021-22 USports Second Team All-Canadian
Team Awards 2017-18 Gordon and Muriel Bennett Award (in recognition of best combined athletic achievement and academic excellence during four years): Emma Martin
Most Valuable Player Kristy Dobson, 2011-12 UPEI Women's Ice Hockey Most Valuable Player Jaimelynn Donaldson: 2012-13 Samantha Sweet: 2014-15 Samantha Sweet : 2015-16 Marie-Soleil Deschenes, 2016–17 Camille Scherger, 2018-19 Camille Scherger, 2019–20 Jolena Gillard, 2021–22
Rookie of the Year Laura Bradley, 2011-12 UPEI Women's Ice Hockey Rookie of the Year Marie Soleil Deschenes: 2012-13 Emma Weatherbie: 2014-15 Sydnee Baker, 2016–17 Jolena Gillard: 2018-19 Lexie Murphy, 2019–20
Coaches Award Alicia Betts, 2011-12 UPEI Women's Ice Hockey Coaches Award Kaylee Dufresne, 2019-20 Principles of Panther Pride Coaches Award (presented by each coach to the student-athlete on their team that best exemplifies purpose, preparation, respect for people, positivity, professionalism, presence, passion, and perseverance)
University Awards 2012 UPEI Panthers Rookie of the Year Award (Female): Laura Bradley Marie-Soleil Deschenes, 2016-17 UPEI Female Athlete of the Year Rachel Colle, 2019-20 PEI Panthers Athletics Passion for Life Award (Presented to a UPEI student-athlete who exemplifies his/her qualities and love of life by building Panther Sport spirit and serving the community)
Panther Athlete of the Week Sophie Vandale: Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, February 3 to 9, 2020 Kaylee Dufresne, Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, January 27 to February 2, 2020
J.T. "Mickey" Place Award Presented by the UPEI Student Union, the J.T. "Mickey" Place Award is awarded to varsity team student-athletes who made a contribution to student leadership on their team and on campus.
Amber Gaudette 2011-12 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards Ferran Brown, 2012-13 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards Ferran Brown, 2014-15 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards 2016 J.T. “Mickey” Place Awards : Teagan Pringle Teagan Pringle, 2016-17 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards Annabelle Charron and Rachel Colle, 2019-20 J.T "Mickey" Place Awards
See also UPEI Panthers men's ice hockey
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