Mount Royal Cougars women's ice hockey explained

Team Name:Mount Royal Cougars
Team Link:
University:Mount Royal University
Sex:women's
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Conference:Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Conference Short:Canada West
Location:Calgary, Alberta
Coach:Scott Rivett
Coach Year:Since 2012-13[1]
Assistant Coaches:Lauren Williams, Kelsey Leifson
Arena:Flames Community Arena
Color1:Kerby Blue
Color2:Historic Silver
Color3:White
Hex1:003352
Hex2:A7A9AC
Hex3:FFFFFF
Usportschampion:2023
Usportstourneys:2020, 2023
Conference Season:(as part of Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference[2]): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012

The Mount Royal Cougars women's ice hockey program represents Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta in the sport of ice hockey in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference of U Sports. The Cougars have won one national championship, in 2023.[3] Prior to joining Canada West, the Cougars were a member of the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference, winning five conference championships.[2]

History

The Cougars women's ice hockey program first began play for the 2001–02 season and won five conference titles in their 11 years in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference.[4] The team plays home games at the Flames Community Arena. After seeing initial challenges upon moving to the Canada West conference of CIS, the Cougars first qualified for the playoffs in 2017 where they lost in a quarterfinal sweep to the Manitoba Bisons.[5] The team won their first playoffs series in 2020 after defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies in the quarter-final and then went on to beat the Calgary Dinos in the semi-final before losing the Canada West final to the Alberta Pandas.[6] As a conference finalist, the Cougars qualified for their first U Sports women's ice hockey championship tournament in 2020 and won their opening game, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[7] The Cougars won the 2023 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship as the 8-seed in the tournament, capturing their first national title.

National championships

U Sports Tournament results

2020
  1. 7
First Round
Semi-Finals
  1. 2 Toronto
    #3 SFX
W 2-1
Cancelled
2023
  1. 8
First Round
Semi-Finals
Gold Medal Game
  1. 1 Toronto
    #5 Montréal
    #3 Concordia
W 3-2
W 3-1
W 4–3

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scott Rivett. mrucougars.com. February 29, 2024.
  2. Web site: Past ACAC Hockey Champions. Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. February 29, 2024.
  3. Web site: Cougars claim first women’s hockey gold in magical OT win . U Sports . March 11, 2024.
  4. Web site: MRU Cougars recap 10 years in Canada West and U SPORTS . Mount Royal University. September 19, 2022.
  5. Web site: Bisons eliminated from Canada West playoffs following loss to Pandas . . March 11, 2024.
  6. Web site: WHKY: Cougars capture Canada West Silver Medal . . March 11, 2024.
  7. Web site: U Sports hockey championships cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak . . March 12, 2020.

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