The Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey team represent the University of Calgary in the CIS. The current head coach is former Olympic gold medallist Danielle Goyette. She is assisted by another former Olympic gold medallist Kelly Bechard[1], Alison Goodman, and Logan Frison.
History[]

Wickenheiser puts on the Dinos jersey for the 2010–11 Univeristy of Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey season
On September 16, 2010: Hayley Wickenheiser announced that she would return to the University of Calgary to complete her Kinesiology degree. She also announced that she would join the Dinos women's hockey team.[2] On October 8, 2011, Hayley Wickenheiser played in her first CIS game with the Dinos. She earned first star honours and had two goals and one assist. By season's end, Wickenheiser appeared in only 15 of 24 games due to injury and commitments with Team Canada. She tied for the conference scoring lead with 40 points and led Canada West with 17 goals on the season. Her 2.67 points-per-game average led CIS hockey. She recorded four short-handed goals on the year along with five game-winners and finished with a +22 rating. She led Canada West in all of these categories, respectively. She is the first Dino in program history to be named the Canada West MVP and the first conference all-star since the 2000 season. On March 9, 2011: As a first-year forward for the University of Calgary, Hayley Wickenheiser was named the Canadian Interuniversity Sport player of the year in women's hockey. She the became the first ever Dino to win the Brodrick Trophy as CIS MVP.
Year by year[]
Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Tournament | Nationals | |
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1997-98 | CWUAA-Women | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1st | Bronze Medal | N/A | |
1998-99 | CWUAA-Women | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 24 | 8 | 9 | 1st | Silver Medal | N/A | |
1999-00 | CWUAA-Women | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | - | 38 | 18 | 18 | 3rd | Silver Medal | N/A | |
2000-01 | CWUAA-Women | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | - | 17 | 102 | 3 | 7th | Did not qualify | N/A | |
2001-02 | CWUAA-Women | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | 11 | 53 | 3 | 6th | Did not qualify | N/A | |
2002-03 | ACAC-Women | 20 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 50 | 16 | 4th | Lost Semifinals | Ineligible | |
2003-04 | ACAC-Women | 20 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 57 | 18 | 4th | Lost Semifinals | Ineligible | |
2004-05 | ACAC-Women | 20 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 71 | 10 | 6th | Did not qualify | Ineligible | |
2005-06 | ACAC-Women | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 84 | 4 | 6th | Lost Quarterfinals | Ineligible | |
2006-07 | ACAC-Women | 22 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 62 | 16 | 5th | Lost Quarterfinals | Ineligible | |
2007-08 | ACAC-Women | 22 | 12 | 6 | - | 4 | 48 | 43 | 28 | 3rd | Lost Final | Ineligible | |
2008-09 | ACAC-Women | 22 | 17 | 5 | - | 0 | 66 | 30 | 34 | 2nd | Won Championship | Ineligible | |
2009-10 | CWUAA-Women | 24 | 7 | 15 | - | 2 | 35 | 68 | 16 | 6th | Did not qualify | N/A | |
2010-11 | CWUAA-Women | 24 | 16 | 6 | - | 2 | 80 | 45 | 34 | 3rd | Lost Semifinals | N/A | |
2011-12 | CWUAA-Women | 24 | 20 | 4 | - | 0 | 96 | 40 | 40 | 1st | Won Championship | Won Championship | |
2012-13 | CWUAA-Women | 28 | 23 | 4 | - | 1 | 97 | 64 | 47 | 1st | Lost Final | Silver Medal | |
2013-14 | CWUAA-Women | 28 | 12 | 14 | - | 2 | 57 | 64 | 26 | 6th | Lost Quarterfinals | N/A | |
Team | League | GP | RW | OW | OL | RL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Tournament | Nationals | |
2014-15 | CWUAA-Women | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 82 | 70 | 45 | 4th | Lost Semifinals | T-7th place | |
2015-16 | CWUAA-Women | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 81 | 37 | 6th | Lost Quarterfinals | 5th place | |
2016-17 | CWUAA-Women | 28 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 91 | 18 | 7th | Did not qualify | N/A | |
2017-18 | CWUAA-Women | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 51 | 25 | 7th | Did not qualify | N/A | |
2018-19 | CWUAA-Women | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 70 | 17 | 8th | Did not qualify | N/A | |
2019-20 | CWUAA-Women | 28 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 42 | 56 | 2nd | Lost Semifinals | N/A | |
2020-21 | CWUAA-Women | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||
2021-22 | CWUAA-Women | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 45 | 61 | 14 | 7th | Did not qualify | N/A | |
Team | League | GP | W | L | OL | SL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Tournament | Nationals | |
2022-23 | CWUAA-Women | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 56 | 34 | 4th | Lost Quarterfinals | N/A | |
2023-24 | CWUAA-Women | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 74 | 26 | 5th | Lost Semifinals | N/A |
Awards and honors[]
- Jenna Smith, 2011 Hockey West Rookie of the Year
- Hayley Wickenheiser, First Star of Game (October 8, 2010)
- Wickenheiser was named the Canada West female athlete of the week on November 2, 2010 after scoring three goals and adding an assist in two games against the University of Alberta.[3]
- Hayley Wickenheiser, 2011 Canada West Player of the Year[4]
- Hayley Wickenheiser, 2011 Brodrick Trophy (CIS MVP)[5]
Canada West All-Stars[]
Year | Player | Position | Team |
2011 | Hayley Wickenheiser | Forward | First |
2011 | Melissa Zubick | Defense | First |
2011 | Amanda Tapp | Goaltender | First |
References[]
- ↑ http://www.godinos.com/coaches.aspx?rc=206&path=whockey
- ↑ http://www.godinos.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1206
- ↑ Wickenheiser picks up university athlete award. Canadian Broadcast Corporation (2010-11-02). Retrieved on 2010-11-10.
- ↑ http://huskies.usask.ca/news/2011/February/2011-02-23-whoc/WHOCallstars-CW.pdf
- ↑ http://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/news/news_story.php?news_id=1517
Canada West Universities Athletic Association Women's | |
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Current Teams | Alberta Pandas - British Columbia Thunderbirds - Calgary Dinosaurs - MacEwan Griffins - Manitoba Bisons - Mount Royal Cougars - Regina Cougars - Saskatchewan Huskies - Trinity Western Spartans |
Former Teams | Lethbridge Pronghorns (1997-2020) |
List of CWUAA Women's Seasons | 1997-98 - 1998-99 - 1999-00 - 2000-01 - 2001-02 - 2002-03 - 2003-04 - 2004-05 - 2005-06 - 2006-07 - 2007-08 - 2008-09 - 2009-10 - 2010-11 - 2011-12 - 2012-13 - 2013-14 - 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 - 2017-18 - 2018-19 - 2019-20 - 2020-21 - 2021-22 - 2022-23 - 2023-24 - 2024-25 |
Other Women's Canadian University/College Leagues | U Sports: Atlantic University Sport Women's - Ligue de Hockey Universitaire Féminin - Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey Canadian Colleges Athletic Association: Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Women's - Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec |
U Sports - U Sport women's ice hockey championship. |
Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Women's | |
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Present Teams | Lakeland College Rustlers - Medicine Hat College Rattlers - NAIT Ooks - Olds Broncos - Red Deer Queens - SAIT Trojans |
Former Teams | Augustana Vikings (2000-2003, program ended) - Calgary Dinos (2002-2009, rejoin CWUAA) - MacEwan Griffins (2000-2020, join CWUAA) - Mount Royal Cougars (2000-2012, join CWUAA) |
List of ACAC Women's Seasons | 2000-01 - 2001-02 - 2002-03 - 2003-04 - 2004-05 - 2005-06 - 2006-07 - 2007-08 - 2008-09 - 2009-10 - 2010-11 - 2011-12 - 2012-13 - 2013-14 - 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 - 2017-18 - 2018-19 - 2019-20 - 2020-21 - 2021-22 - 2022-23 - 2023-24 - 2024-25 |
Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association |