YORK LIONS 2015 - 2016 YEARBOOK SCHEDULE & STATS 2015-16 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE 2014-15 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME DATE OPPONENT RESULTS Thu. Oct. 8 at UOIT 7:30pm Sat. Oct. 11 at Guelph L 3-1 Sat. Oct. 10 at Queen’s 7:30pm Sun. Oct. 12 at Brock W 4-1 Fri. Oct. 16 vs. Nipissing 7pm Fri. Oct. 17 at Queen’s L 5-0 Sat. Oct. 17 vs. Laurentian 7pm Sun. Oct. 19 vs. UOIT W 2-0 Sun. Oct. 25 at Waterloo 2:30pm Sat. Oct. 25 vs. Laurier L 2-0 Fri. Oct. 30 vs. Laurier 7pm Sun. Oct. 26 vs. Waterloo W 4-3 (SO) Sat. Oct. 31 at Brock 2:15pm Sat. Nov. 1 vs. Guelph W 5-1 Fri. Nov. 13 at Windsor 7:30pm Sun. Nov 2 vs. Brock W 3-1 Sat. Nov. 21 vs. Ryerson 2pm Fri. Nov. 7 at Windsor L 5-2 Sun. Nov. 22 vs. Toronto 2pm Sat. Nov. 8 at Western L 6-3 Fri. Nov. 27 vs. UOIT 7pm Sat. Nov. 15 at Nipissing L 4-3 (SO) Sun. Nov. 29 at Laurier 7:30pm Sun. Nov. 16 at Laurentian W 3-2 (OT) Sat. Jan. 9 at Guelph 2pm Sat. Nov. 29 vs. Toronto L 2-1 (SO) Sat. Jan. 16 vs. Queen’s 2pm Sun. Nov. 30 vs. Ryerson W 5-0 Sun. Jan. 17 vs. Western 2pm Fri. Jan. 9 at Laurier L 6-0 Fri. Jan. 22 at Ryerson 7:30pm Sun. Jan. 11 at Waterloo W 6-3 Fri. Jan. 29 at Nipissing 7pm Sat. Jan. 17 vs. Queen’s L 3-2 Sat. Jan. 30 at Laurentian 3:50pm Sun. Jan. 18 at UOIT W 3-1 Sat. Feb. 6 vs. Guelph 2pm Sat. Jan. 24 vs. Western L 3-0 Sun. Feb. 7 vs. Waterloo 2pm Sun. Jan. 25 vs. Windsor L 4-1 Fri. Feb. 12 at Western 7pm Fri. Jan. 30 vs. Laurentian W 2-0 Sun. Feb. 14 vs. Brock 2pm Sat. Jan. 31 vs. Nipissing L 2-1 Fri. Nov. 19 at Toronto 7:30pm Thu. Feb. 12 at Ryerson L 1-0 Sat. Feb. 20 vs. Windsor 7pm Fri. Feb. 13 at Toronto W 3-1 Final regular-season record: 9-15-3 # NAME GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHG GWG 19 Lisa Stathopulos 24 17 15 32 0 3 1 3 2014-15 REGULAR 20 Kristen Barbara 24 7 13 20 26 2 1 1 12 Rianna Langford 24 6 12 18 16 0 0 1 SEASON STATISTICS 14 Amy Locke 24 6 9 15 6 1 0 0 26 Sarai Whitty 24 5 4 9 12 1 0 0 10 Jenna Gray 24 0 6 6 20 0 0 0 25 Dana Somerville 23 2 3 5 10 0 0 0 8 Chelsea Tucker 24 1 4 5 12 0 0 1 OFFENCE 24 Lindsay Brook 24 0 5 5 22 0 0 0 9 Stephanie Dovaston 22 1 3 4 16 1 0 0 Goals 53 16 Justine Treadwell 23 1 4 4 12 0 0 1 Assists 86 7 Mariah Krancevich 23 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 Goals per game 2.21 13 Tonisha Maisonneuve 18 2 1 3 20 0 0 1 Shots on goal 666 3 Caitlin Lee 12 1 2 3 4 0 0 1 Shots per game 27.8 18 Jessa McAuliffe 17 0 2 2 22 0 0 1 PIM 254 21 Steffei Samuel 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Power play goals 11 6 Megan Finlay 7 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 Power play opportunities 94 2 Sarah Conway 24 0 1 1 20 0 0 0 Power play percentage 11.7 23 Raenna Kelly 24 0 1 1 18 0 0 0 5 Renata Bastos Gottgtroy 17 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 DEFENCE 11 Erran Lee 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 Sarah Laframboise 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goals against 57 17 Lauren Cavarzan 20 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 Goals against average 2.36 Saves 616 # NAME GP MIN GA GAA SV SV% Save percentage .915 31 Megan Lee 24 1448:47 50 2.07 616 .925 SEASON OUTLOOK The York University Lions women’s hockey team made a big jump in the With the graduation of 2014-15 OUA scoring leader Lisa Stathopulos, OUA last season and is looking for more of the same this year as the the offence will have a different look and players such as Stephanie squad eyes getting back into the post-season. Dovaston, Rianna Langford and Amy Locke will all be expected to step in and fill the void. Last year’s team made significant improvements at both ends of the ice, scoring seven more goals and allowing 21 fewer in the regular “I don’t think you can ever replace someone of Lisa’s quality,” said season that resulted in an additional five wins and 11 points in the OUA Church. “Scoring will definitely be by committee this year and there standings. However, they finished two points out of the playoffs and are a few players who will be called upon to find the back of the net.” want to take the next step this year and qualify for the post-season. Dovaston has proven in the past she can score in bunches, finishing “We want to finish in the top half; that’s a big step forward for this third in team scoring in 2011-12 with 17 points in 22 games. Langford group,” said head coach Dan Church. “To be in the top half in the OUA and Locke, meanwhile, both set new career highs in goals, assists and gives you a chance to win and that’s where we want to be. To get there, points last year while finishing third and fourth, respectively, in team we need to do well against the top teams and take points off them, and scoring while playing on the top line. also do our job over teams we want to beat out in the playoffs. It’s a big task because the OUA is so strong, but it comes down to bringing a Joining them up front are a pair of rookies in Erin Locke and Tegan consistent style of play and outworking our opponents.” Duncan, both of whom have the ability to make an immediate splash in the OUA. Locke, Amy’s younger sister, is one of the best recruits ever The roster features a solid mix of veteran experience and young talent. to join the Lions and her exceptional skill level and vision will enable In addition to seven players in their fourth and fifth years with the her to jump in and contribute right away. Duncan, meanwhile, has been program, the core of the group has now been with the Lions for two tremendous throughout training camp and the pre-season and will be and three years and they will be joined by five new recruits who bring looking to carry that momentum into October, when the games start immense talent to the line-up. counting for real. The key to a post-season berth, according to Church, is to rely on the Optimism is high as the Lions get set to enter the 2015-16 campaign, and system and outwork the opponent every night. the team expects to be among the top eight when the post-season rolls around in February. If the players on the ice can continue to improve “Our strength is our work ethic. We play an aggressive, physical style in the same way they did last year, their goals are well within reach. and that’s how we have to play all year to be successful.” The back end is where the Lions will benefit most from experience, with goaltender Megan Lee and defender Kristen Barbara anchoring a defensive unit that will make it difficult for opponents to score. Lee, the team captain, was a workhorse last year, leading the OUA in total minutes played (1448:47) and total saves (616). Compared to the previous year, she also lowered her goals against average by more than one goal per game. (from 3.24 to 2.07). Barbara is coming off a season in which she was named a CIS all- Canadian for the first time, becoming just the fifth member in program history to earn the honour, and she led all OUA defenders in goals (seven), assists (13) and points (20). Our strength is our work ethic. We play an aggressive, physical style and that’s how we have to play all year to be successful. “ DAN CHURCH - HEAD COACH THE COACHES Dan Steve CHURCH HEAD COACH DEMPSEY ASSISTANT COACH Dan Church was named the head coach of the Lions Steve Dempsey has been an assistant coach with the Lions women’s hockey program in 2004. In each of his first six women’s hockey team since 2009, working mainly with seasons the Lions improved their regular-season record the defence and penalty killing units. A Level 3-certified from the year before and in 2009 climbed as high as No. coach with the Coaching Association of Canada and certi- 7 in the CIS national rankings. They advanced to the OUA fied with Hockey Canada in the high performance program, semifinals for the first time in 2012. he has held several coaching positions within the Aurora Minor Hockey Association (AMHA) from the tyke to bantam In addition to his work with the Lions, Church is a coach levels.