St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies women's ice hockey

The St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey program represents St. Thomas University in the Atlantic University Sport conference of U Sports. In their 20-year history, the Tommies have featured 86 Academic All-Canadians. In 2019, the program captured their first-ever AUS championship.

St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies women's ice hockey
University	St. Thomas University (New Brunswick)
Conference	AUS
Governing Body	U Sports
Head coach	Peter Murphy 21st season
Assistant coaches	Genevieve David Kirk Gormley
Arena	Grant-Harvey Centre Fredericton, NB
Colors	Gold
U Sports Tournament appearances
2014 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship (host), 2016, 2019

History

In the 2015–16 season, the Tommies, led by captain Kelty Apperson, soared to a 16-7-1 regular season record. With 26 points, Apperson ranked second overall in the AUS scoring race.

Finishing first place in the 2018-19 AUS regular season, boasting a 22-5-1 record, the Tommies goals against average of 1.58 ranked second in the conference. Among the most accomplished players of that season, Emily Oleksuk recorded a superlative 34 points, ranking second among all AUS skaters, fourth in U Sports. Of note, her 23 assists ranked first in both AUS and U Sports, also leading the Tommies in game-winning goals with seven, complemented by four power play goals and a plus-minus rating of +16. In the aftermath of the season, Oleksuk captured the AUS Top Defensive Player Award, a first in program history.

Season-by-season Record

Won Championship	Lost Championship	Conference Champions	League Leader

Year	Coach	W	L	OTL	Conf	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Conference Tournament
2019–20	Peter Murphy
2018–19	Peter Murphy	22	5	1					1st
2017–18	Peter Murphy
2016–17	Peter Murphy
2015–16	Peter Murphy
2014–15	Peter Murphy

Season team scoring champion

Year	Player	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	AUS rank
2019–20^[1]	Mariah Carey	28	10	4	14	10	28th
2018–19^[2]	Emily Oleksuk	28	11	23	34	12	2nd
2017–18^[3]	Alexandra Woods		6	17	23	18	8th
2016-17^[4]	Lauren Henman	24	15	14	29	18	6th
2015-16^[5]	Kelty Apperson	24	12	14	26	6	2nd

Team captains

• 2015-16: Kelty Apperson
• 2016-17: Kelty Apperson
• 2017-18:
• 2018-19: Emily Oleksuk
• 2019-20: Emily Oleksuk

Rivalries

University of New Brunswick

UNB Reds victories

St. Thomas victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
1	October 14, 2018	Fredericton	St. Thomas	2	UNB Reds	1 (OT)
2	November 7, 2018	Fredericton	St. Thomas	2	UNB Reds	1
3	November 28, 2018	Fredericton	St. Thomas	2	UNB Reds	1
4	January 9, 2019	Fredericton	UNB Reds	3	St. Thomas	1
5	October 5, 2019	Fredericton	UNB Reds	3	St. Thomas	0
6	October 23, 2019	Fredericton	St. Thomas	2	UNB Reds	1
7	November 27, 2019	Fredericton	St. Thomas	2	UNB Reds	1
8	January 4, 2020	Fredericton	St. Thomas	3	UNB Reds	2
9	January 15, 2020	Fredericton	UNB Reds	5	St. Thomas	1
Series: St. Thomas leads 6–3

International

• Kelty Apperson, Forward,   Canada: Ice hockey at the 2017 Winter Universiade^[6]  

Awards and honours

U Sports Awards

• Kayla Blackmore: 2012-13 Marion Hilliard Award ^[7]

U Sports Nationals

Player of the Game Award

• 2016 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship

Game	Players	Teams
March 17: Guelph vs. St. Thomas	Averi Nooren Taylor Cook	Guelph St. Thomas^[8]
March 18: McGill vs. St. Thomas	Olivia Sutter Kelty Apperson	McGill St. Thomas^[9]
March 20: Calgary vs. St. Thomas	Hayley Dowling Myfanwy Thomson	Calgary St. Thomas^[10]

AUS Awards

• Julia Sharun: 2008-09 AUS Rookie of the Year
• Kayla Blackmore: 2010-11 AUS Most Sportsmanlike Player
• Kayla Blackmore: 2011-12 AUS Community Service Award
• Kayla Blackmore: 2012-13 AUS Community Service Award
• Kelty Apperson: 2015-16 AUS Most Valuable Player^[11]
• Becky Conner: 2016-17 AUS Most Sportsmanlike Player
• Emily Oleksuk: 2018-19 AUS Top Defensive Player^[12]
• Peter Murphy: 2018-19 AUS Coach of the Year

AUS All-Stars

^[13]

First Team

• Emily Hobbs, Goaltender: 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07
• Kayla Blackmore, Forward: 2012-13
• Kristen Wolfe, Goaltender: 2013-14
• Kelty Apperson, Forward: 2015-16,
• Eliza Snider, Defense: 2016-17 First Team
• Lauren Henman, Forward: 2018-19
• Alexandra Woods, Defense: 2017-18, 2018-19

Second Team

• Emily Hobbs, Goaltender: 2003-04
• Hannah Muir, Forward: 2003-04
• Lucrèce Nussbaum, Defense: 2008-09, 2009-10
• Julia Sharun, Goaltender: 2010-11
• Kayla Blackmore, Forward: 2011-12
• Katie Brewster, Forward: 2012-13, 2013-14
• Kelty Apperson, Forward: 2016-17
• Jessie McCann, Defense: 2015-16, 2016–17
• Abby Clarke, Goaltender: 2018-19
• Emily Oleksuk, Forward: 2018-19
• Caroline Pietroski, Goaltender: 2021-22
• Aislynn Byers, Defense, 2021-22
• Alex Woods, Defense, 2019-20, 2021-22

AUS All-Rookies

• Julia Sharun, Goaltender: 2008-09
• Kayla Blackmore, Forward: 2008-09
• Kristin Wolfe, Goaltender: 2009-10
• Amy Kelbaugh, Forward: 2009-10
• Danielle Miller, Forward: 2011-12
• Eliza Snider, Defense: 2012-13
• Becky Conner, Forward: 2014-15
• Lauren Henman, Forward: 2014-15
• Jessie McCann, Defense: 2015-16
• Lauren Legault, Forward: 2016-17
• Alexandra Woods, Defense: 2016-17
• Olivia Reid, Forward: 2017-18
• Aislynn Byers, Defense: 2019-20
• Erin Arsenault, Forward: 2019-20
• Amy Dvernichuk, Forward: 2022-23

University Awards

• Kelly Hogg: 2006 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year (co-winner)
• Kayla Blackmore: 2013 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year
• Kelty Apperson: 2016 and 2017 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year^[14]
• Abby Clarke: 2019 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year
• Florence Awde: 2022 St. Thomas University Tom McCann Memorial Trophy - Student ideal among graduating members of the University

Team Awards

Most Valuable Player 1998-99: Kristy Dionne 1999-2000: Kristy Dionne 2000-01: Natalie Oake 2001-02: Cindy Fraser 2002-03: Hannah Muir 2003-04: Emily Hobbs 2006-07: Karlee Shields 2007-08: Ashley Duguay 2008-09: Julia Sharun 2009-10: Kayla Blackmore 2010-11: Kayla Blackmore 2011-12: Kayla Blackmore 2012-13: Kayla Blackmore 2013-14: Kristin Wolfe 2014-15: Kelty Apperson 2015-16: Kelty Apperson 2016-17: Kelty Apperson 2017-18: Abby Clarke 2018-19: Abby Clarke 2019-20: Emily Oleksuk 2021-22: Mariah Carey 2022-23: Caroline Pietroski

Most Improved Player 1999-2000: Stacey Kane 2001-02: Missy Cormier 2002-03: Alanna MacNevin 2003-04: Amy Simpson 2006-07: Renee Edison 2007-08: Renee Edison 2008-09: Nicole Dube 2009-10: Amanda Burns 2010-11: Andrea Fisher 2011-12: Carly Critch 2012-13: Stephanie Gates 2013-14: Laura Bray 2014-15: Cassidy McTaggart 2015-16: Samantha Squires 2016-17: Alisha Gilbert 2017-18: Mariah Carey 2018-19: Megan Pardy 2019-20: Mariah Carey 2021-22: Libby Howatt 2022-23: Natalie McKay

Rookie of the Year 2001-02: Kelly Manual 2002-03: Hannah Muir 2003-04: Rebekah Thompson 2006-07: Karlee Shields 2007-08: Dominique Bernier 2008-09: Julia Sharun 2009-10: Amy Kelbaugh 2010-11: Jordan Miller 2011-12: Dani Miller 2012-13: Kelty Apperson 2013-14: Myfanwy Thomson 2014-15: Becky Conner 2015-16: Emily Oleksuk 2016-17: Alex Woods 2017-18: Olivia Reid 2018-19: Florence Awde 2019-20: Caroline Pietroski 2021-22: Ekatarina Pelowich 2022-23: Amy Dvernichuk

Top Defensive Player 2001-02: Kelly Manual 2002-03: Marie-Paule Deveau 2003-04: Kelly Manuel 2006-07: Rebekah Thompson 2007-08: Lucrece Nussbaum 2008-09: Lucrece Nussbaum 2009-10: Lucrece Nussbaum 2010-11: Courteney Fox 2011-12: Courteney Fox 2012-13: Courtney Fox 2013-14: Caley Steinert 2014-15: Eliza Snider 2015-16: Eliza Snider and Caley Steinert 2016-17: Eliza Snider 2017-18: Alex Woods and Teah Anderson 2018-19: Emily Oleksuk 2019-20: Alex Woods 2021-22: Alex Woods 2022-23: Aislynn Byers

Tommies in professional hockey

= CWHL All-Star

= NWHL All-Star

= Clarkson Cup Champion

= Isobel Cup Champion

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