| Team Name: | Western Mustangs |
| Team Link: | |
| University: | University of Western Ontario |
| Sex: | women's |
| Conference: | Ontario University Athletics |
| Conference Short: | OUA |
| Location: | London, Ontario |
| Coach: | Candice Moxley |
| Coach Year: | 2nd |
| Arena: | Thompson Arena |
| Capacity: | 3,615 |
| Conference Tournament: | 2014-15, 2017-18 |
| Usportschampion: | 2014-15 |
| Color1: | Purple |
| Color2: | White |
| Hex2: | ffffff |
| Hex1: | 4F2683 |
| Fight Song: | "Western" |
| Mascot: | J.W. the Mustang |
| Assistant Coaches: | Hokey Lanagan,Blair Webster and Goaltending Coach Eric Rogers |
The Western Mustangs women's ice hockey team represents the University of Western Ontario Western Mustangs and competes in the Ontario University Athletics conference, which participates nationally in the U Sports athletic program. The Mustangs play at Thompson Arena in London, Ontario.
The women's hockey team has won 2 Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey championships (2014–15 and 2017–18) and 1 U Sports championship (2014–15).[1] [2]
The current coach of the team is Candice Moxley, who was a prior head coach for the Markham Thunder as well as the Buffalo State Women’s Division III hockey team.[3] [4] Moxley joined the Mustangs in 2018-19 season.
On October 21, 2010, the Mustangs played the Chinese national women's hockey team. The game ended in a 2-2 tie as Katie Dillon notched both goals.[5] From January 29, 2011 to February 6, 2011, Katie Dillon led the OUA with a four-game point scoring streak in which she registered four goals.[6] On February 11, 2011, Mustangs captain Ellie Seedhouse scores a goal in her final CIS game as Western fell to the Brock Badgers by a 5-1 mark.[7]
Two Mustangs rookies were named to the 2012 OUA All-Rookie team. Stacey Scott led all rookies with 27 points, which ranked eighth overall among all OUA skaters. Katelyn Gosling accumulated 13 points, which finished second among rookie defenders. Her 13 points helped rank her sixth overall among all OUA blueliners in scoring, respectively.[8]
At the end of the 2011-12 season, Tawn Rellinger and Katie Dillon, both fourth-year players, decided to cut off their hair and donate it to Locks of Love.[9]
The 2014-15 season represented numerous milestones for the Mustangs. Finishing in first place in the OUA standings, the Mustangs would capture their first-ever McCaw Cup championship, followed by a Golden Path Trophy triumph, awarded to the U Sports National Champions. Additionally, the roster produced a trio of OUA First-Team All-Stars, a First-Team All-Canadian.
- National Champions 2015
- National Silver Medalists 2018
- OUA Champions 2015, 2018
- OUA Silver medalists 2012, 2013, 2016
The Mustangs have been Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Champions in 2015 & 2018, USports Champions in 2015, Silver Medalists in 2018 and nationally ranked in the top 10 of Canadian Interuniversity Sports (U SPORTS).
| Season | Coach | GP | W | OTW | L | OTL | T | GF | GA | PTS | Finished | |
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| 1937-1938 | Miss Weston | |||||||||||
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| 1960-1961 | Andy Bakogeorge | |||||||||||
| 1961-1962 | Kerr Ferguson | |||||||||||
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| 1970-1971 | Brian Cobb / John Cobb | |||||||||||
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| 2000-2001 | Warren Schantz | 22 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 103 | 4 | ||
| 2001-2002 | Warren Schantz | 20 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 96 | 10 | ||
| 2002-2003 | Warren Schantz | 22 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 77 | 6 | ||
| 2003-2004 | Paul Cook | |||||||||||
| 2004-2005 | Paul Cook | 22 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 60 | 13 | ||
| 2005-2006 | Paul Cook | 24 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 55 | 19 | ||
| 2006-2007 | Paul Cook | 24 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 53 | 24 | ||
| 2007-2008 | Paul Cook | 27 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 67 | 23 | ||
| 2008-2009[10] | Paul Cook | 27 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 68 | 22 | ||
| 2009-2010 | Paul Cook | 27 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 87 | 28 | 8th | |
| 2010-2011[11] | Chris Higgins | 27 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 93 | 14 | 9th | |
| 2011-2012 | Chris Higgins | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 26 | 5th | |
| 2012-2013 | Chris Higgins | 26 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 52 | 42 | 4th | |
| 2013-2014 | Chris Higgins | 24 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 51 | 30 | 6th | |
| 2014-2015 | Chris Higgins / Dave Barrett | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 33 | 43 | 1st | |
| 2015-2016 | Dave Barrett | 24 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 36 | 45 | 4th | |
| 2016-2017 | Kelly Patton | 24 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 56 | 39 | 5th | |
| 2017-2018 | Kelly Patton | 24 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 41 | 50 | 2nd | |
| 2018-2019 | Candice Moxley | 24 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 41 | 48 | 2nd | |
| 2019-2020 | Candice Moxley | 24 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 51 | 35 | 9th |
| Year | Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | OUA rank |
| 2007-08[12] | Whitney Weisshaar | 27 | 11 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 2008-09[13] | Ellie Seedhouse | 27 | 11 | 6 | 17 | ||
| 2009-10[14] | Ellie Seedhouse | 27 | 15 | 17 | 32 | ||
| 2010-11[15] | Katie Dillon | 27 | 11 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2016-17[16] | Lyndsay Kirkham | 24 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 20 | 2nd |
| 2017-18[17] | April Clark | 24 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 8th |
| 2018–19[18] | April Clark | 24 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 18 | 1st |
| 2019–20[19] | April Clark | 24 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 4th |
The Winter Universiade is a biennial international multi-sport event. Players are selected across the U SPORTS’s 33 Women’s Varsity Hockey teams to represent Canada.
| Event | Players | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Winter Universiade FISU (Erzurum, Turkey) | Ellie Seedhouse | Gold | |
| 2013 Winter Universiade FISU (Trentino, Italy) | Kelly Campbell, Katelyn Gosling (invited but could not attend due to injury) | Gold | |
| 2015 Winter Universiade FISU (Granada, Spain) | Katelyn Gosling[20] | Silver | |
| 2017 Winter Universiade FISU (Almaty, Khazahstan) | Katelyn Gosling | Silver |
Presented to the Western female student athlete who has made the greatest contribution to athletics within the University
| Player | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Joanne Smith | 1966 | |
| Janet Mackay | 1973 | |
| April Clark[24] | 2020 |
| Player | Position | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Campbell | Goalie | 2012/13, 2014/15 | |
| Katelyn Gosling | Defence | 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 | |
| Lindsay Kirkham | Forward | 2016/17 | |
| Elle Seedhouse | Forward | 2009/10 | |
| Kendra Broad | Forward | 2014/15 | |
| April Clark | Forward | 2018/19 |
| Player | Position | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle LeBer | Goalie | 2005/06 | |
| Carla Hunt | Defence | 2004/05 | |
| Brianna Iazzolino | Defence | 2014/15, 20016/17 | |
| Emma Pearson | Defence | 2017/18 | |
| April Clark | Forward | 2017/18 |
| Player | Position | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kryshandra Green | Forward | 2012/13 | |
| Katelyn Gosling | Defence | 2011/12 | |
| Stacey Scott | Forward | 2011/12 |
| Player | Position | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Campbell | Goalie | 2012/13,[26] 2014/15 | |
| Katelyn Gosling | Defence | 2012/13, 2015/16[27] |
| = CWHL All-Star | = NWHL All-Star | = Clarkson Cup Champion | = Isobel Cup Champion |
| Player | Position | Team(s) | League(s) | Years | Titles | |
| Brittany Clapham | Forward | Neuchâtel Hockey Academy Dames | SWHL | 1 | ||
| Kendra Broad | Forward | Sundsvall/Timrå Neuchâtel Hockey Academy Dames Connecticut Whale Aisulu Almaty | SDHL EWHL NWHL EWHL | 5 | ||
| Katelyn Gosling | Defence | Calgary Inferno Dream Gap Tour | CWHL PWHPA | 2019 Clarkson Cup | ||
| Sydney Kidd | Forward/Defence | Connecticut Whale Toronto Furies Dream Gap Tour | NWHL CWHL PWHPA | |||
| Anthea Lasis | Defence | ZSC Lions Frauen | SWHL | |||
| Carly Rolph | EV Bomo Thun Melbourne Ice | SWHL A (W) AWIHL | 2 | |||
| Stacey Scott | Forward | Sundsvall/Timrå KMH Budapest MAC Budapest | SDHL EWHL EWHL | 5 | ||
| Ellie Seedhouse | Forward | Brampton/Markham Thunder | CWHL | 4 | 2018 Clarkson Cup |