Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey

The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) came into being in 1997 with the merger of the Ontario Universities Athletics Association and the Ontario Women's Intercollegiate Athletics Association. This is similar to what would be called a college athletic conference in the United States,such as the Big Ten or Atlantic Coast Conference. The league was directly preceeded by the Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Union which ran from 1921 until being replaced by the OWIAA in 1971. The league was then replaced by the OUA Women's league;  which started play with the 1997-98 season.

Former Members

 * McMaster Marauders (University disbanded men's and women's teams around 1989, university is still an OUA member for sports other than ice hockey)

OUA Full Members playing in other leagues

 * Carleton Lady Ravens (play in Ligue de Hockey Universitaire Féminin)
 * Ottawa Gee-Gees (play in Ligue de Hockey Universitaire Féminin)

OUA Associate Members playing in other leagues

 * Concordia Stingers (Men in OUA, women play in Ligue de Hockey Universitaire Féminin)
 * McGill Martlets (Men (McGill Redmen) play in OUA, women play in Ligue de Hockey Universitaire Féminin)

Non-Women's hockey OUA Members

 * Lakehead University (men's hockey only)
 * Royal Military College of Canada (men's hockey only)
 * University of Quebec at Trois Rivieres (UQTR) (OUA Associate member for men's hockey only,no women's hockey program which ended after 2002-03 season)

Notable games

 * On February 11, 2000, the Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey program saw its longest game take place. The University of Toronto's Rhonda Mitchell scored on a 35-foot slap shot. It was the 5:07 mark of the eighth period and the Varsity Blues defeated York University. Although the victory allowed the U of T to advance to the OUA gold medal game, it was the longest in the history of Canadian women's hockey. The game lasted over five hours and ten minutes. York's player of the game was goaltender Debra Ferguson, as she valiantly made 63 saves over 125 minutes.

All-star teams

 * First Team 1999-2000


 * Second Team 1999-2000


 * First Team 1998-99


 * Second Team 1998-99


 * First Team 1997-98


 * Second Team 1997-98


 * First Team 1996-97


 * Second Team 1996-97


 * First Team 1995-96


 * Second Team 1995-96


 * First Team 1994-95


 * Second Team 1994-95


 * First Team 1993-94


 * Second Team 1993-94


 * First Team 1992-93


 * Second Team 1992-93


 * First Team 1991-92


 * Second Team 1991-92


 * First Team 1990-91


 * Second Team 1990-91


 * First Team 1989-90


 * Second Team 1989-90


 * First Team 1983-84


 * First Team 1982-83


 * First Team 1981-82