The Moncton Aigles Bleues women's ice hockey team represents the

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. The Aigles Bleues compete in the

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(AUS) Conference in the

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athletic association. The program has won three conference championships and has made four national championship tournament appearances with their best finish occurring in 2009 with a bronze medal victory.

History

At the midway point of the 2008-09 CIS season,

Mariève Provost Mariève Provost (born April 15, 1985) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player that competed for the Moncton Blue Eagles women's ice hockey program. In her final university campaign, she became the all-time leading scorer in CIS history. ...

led the CIS in scoring with 15 goals and 27 assists in 11 conference games. She represented Canada in their entry at the 2009 World Universidade, which was the first appearance for the Canadian women in ice hockey at the Universidade. Provost finished the seven game tournament with seven points (four goals, three assists). On March 22, 2009, les Aigles Bleues participated in the bronze medal game of the 2009 CIS National Championships. Provost scored the game-winner in a shootout with a 3–2 victory over the

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. Moncton was the fourth-seeded team in the tournament and captured the Atlantic conference's first-ever medal at the CIS women's hockey championship. In the first 12 conference games of the 2010-11 CIS season, Provost led the CIS in scoring with 30 points (14-16-30). At the midway point of that season, she ranked third in CIS all-time scoring with 205 points (105-100-205).

All-time points record

The weekend of February 12 and 13, 2011, Marieve Provost earned two goals and three assists over two games to increase her career totals to 108 goals and 107 assists. She reached 215 points in 102 regular season matches. Heading into the weekend, she was tied with former Alberta Pandas player Danielle Bourgeois with 106 goals. She required four points to break the scoring record of 213 set by Tarin Podloski, also from Alberta. She scored her 107th career goal on February 12, during the power play in a 6-2 road win over Saint Mary's. In the third period of that same game, she tied Podloski's point record. Provost logged an assist on Valérie Boisclair's goal. The following day, she assisted on Kristine Labrie's goal to pick up career point 214, against St. Thomas. In overtime, Provost would assist on another goal by Boisclair, the game winning tally.

Awards and honours

University Awards

*Marie-Pier Arsenault, 2012 Université de Moncton Female Rookie of the Year *Geneviève David, 2012 Université de Moncton Female Athlete of the Year *Marieve Provost, 2010-11 Université de Moncton Female Athlete of the Year

AUS Awards

*2006-07: Rhéal Bordage - AUS Coach of the Year *2008-09: Denis Ross - AUS Coach of the Year *2009-10: Denis Ross - AUS Coach of the Year *2013-14: Denis Ross - AUS Coach of the Year

Rookie of the Year

*1999-00: Guylaine Haché *2006-07: Marieve Provost *2011-12: Marie-Pier Arsenault *2014-15: Katryne Villeneuve

AUS Most Valuable Player

*2006-07: Marieve Provost *2008-09: Kathy Desjardins *2009-10: Marieve Provost *2010-11: Marieve Provost *2018-19: Katryne Villeneuve

AUS All-Stars

*Kathy Desjardins, 2009-10 AUS First Team All-Star *Mariève Provost, 2009-10 AUS First Team All-Star *Valérie Boisclair, 2009-10 AUS Second Team All-Star *Katryne Villeneuve, 2018-19 AUS First Team All-Stars

U Sports

* Mariève Provost, 2009 CIS Playoff All-Star team *Marieve Provost, 2010-11 CIS Scoring Champion

U Sports All-Stars

, 2007-08 CIS First Team All-Star * Mariève Provost, 2009-10 CIS First Team All-Star *Mariève Provost, 2010-11 CIS First Team All-Star *Émilie Bouchard, 2015-16 U Sports Second Team All-Canadian

U Sports All-Rookie

* Marie-Pier Arsenault, 2011-12 CIS All-Rookie Team *Rhéal Bordage, 2006-07 CIS Coach of the Year *Kathy Desjardins, 2008-09 CIS All-Rookie Team * Mariève Provost, 2007-08 CIS All-Rookie team Championnat de hockey sur glace 2007-08, Étoiles canadiens
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International

References

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