Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey | |
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University | University of Calgary |
Conference | Canada West |
Head coach | Danielle Goyette |
Arena | Joan Snyder Centre of Excellence |
Location | Calgary, Alberta |
Colors | Red, Gold, and Black |
Conference Tournament Champions | |
2012 |
The Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey team represent the University of Calgary in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) league. Former Olympic gold medallist Danielle Goyette was named head coach of the team in May 2007, and continues in that role as of January 2017.
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. 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 then became the first ever Dino to win the Brodrick Trophy as CIS MVP.
On February 25, 2012, Iya Gavrilova scored the game-winning goal in the deciding game of the 2012 Canada West tournament, as the Calgary Dinos claimed their first ever tournament title.