The

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represent the

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in Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey. Home games are contested at the uOttawa Minto Sports Complex, and the Gee-Gees are members of the

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Exhibition

NCAA

PWHL

History

Shelley Coolidge became head coach of the program in the spring of 2003. During the 2003–04 campaign, she guided the Gee-Gees to the CIS national championship game where they were defeated by the

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. In 2006–07 she guided the Gee-Gees to a 12–6–0 record, the best in program history. On January 16, 2008, the Gee Gees hosted a game at

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in Ottawa, as the Gee-Gees played the

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. In 2008, the Gee-Gees hosted the CIS national tournament and finished with a 1–2 record in the tourney. Their only win came in a shoot-out victory over St. Francis Xavier, where the Gee-Gees prevailed by a 7–6 tally. Heading into the 2008–09 season, goaltender Jessika Audet was the oldest varsity student-athlete at uOttawa. In her first appearance for the Ottawa Gee-Gees, Fannie Desforges scored a goal versus the York Lions in an exhibition game on September 20, 2008 as she scored a goal in a 4–0 shutout victory. In her first ever regular season game (contested on October 18, 2008), she scored her first CIS goal in a victory over the Concordia Stingers.

Year by year

International

*At the 2011 Street and Ball Hockey World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, Fannie Desforges and Danika Smith participated for Team Canada. They would claim a silver in the tournament.

Winter Universiade

*Melodie Bouchard, Forward : 2017 Winter Universiade *Shelley Coolidge Assistant Coach : 2009 Winter Universiade

Other

In February 2010, Kayla Hottot was one of the female qualifiers for a

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competition. She would advance to the 2010 Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship finals in Québec City in March 2010. Other Gee Gees women's ice hockey players that have competed in the Red Bull Crashed Ice include Fannie Desforges and Dominique Lefebvre. Having competed in the Red Bull Crashed Ice competitions from 2012 to 2015, Gee Gees forward Alicia Blomberg achieved a podium finish in 2014, capturing the bronze medal in the world championships.

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of Finland captured the gold medal while fellow Canadian Jacqueline Legere grabbed the silver medal.

Awards and honours

*Melodie Bouchard, 2015–16 U Sports All-Canadian Second Team *Melodie Bouchard, 2015–16 U Sports All-Rookie *Fannie Desforges, Player of the Game, Game 2 of 2010 Theresa Humes Tournament * Fannie Desforges, Ottawa Gee Gees MVP (2011) * Kayla Hottot, 2008 CIS tournament all-star team

RSEQ Awards

*Shelley Coolidge, 2003–04 RSEQ Coach of the Year *Danika Smith, 2008–2009 RSEQ Marion-Hilliard Award for best combining sport, academic and community service *2016–17 RSEQ LEADERSHIP & CITIZENSHIP AWARD (CIS Marion Hilliard Award nominee): Vickie Lemire

RSEQ All-Stars

''First Team All-Star'' * Kim Kerr, First-team all-star RSEQ 2006–2007 * Danika Smith, 2006–2007 RSEQ first-team all-star *Valérie Watson, 2011–12 RSEQ FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM *2016–17 RSEQ First Team All-Stars: Bryanna Newald *2016–17 RSEQ First Team All-Stars: Mélodie Bouchard, Ottawa *2019–20 RSEQ FIRST TEAM ALL-STAR: Christine Deaudelin ''Second Team All-Star'' *Christine Allen, Second-team all-star RSEQ 2006–2007 *Christine Allen, Second-team all-star RSEQ 2007–2008 *Jessika Audet, 2008–09 second-team RSEQ all-star *Fannie Desforges, 2008-2009 Second-team RSEQ All-Star *Fannie Desforges, RSEQ 2012 Second Team All-Star *Kelsey DeWit, 2008–09 second-team RSEQ all-star *Érika Pouliot, 2008–2009 second-team RSEQ all-star * Danika Smith, 2005–2006 RSEQ second-team all-star *2011–12 RSEQ SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM: Fannie Desforges *2019–20 RSEQ SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR: Aurélie Dubuc, Ottawa *2019–20 RSEQ SECOND TEAM ALL-STAR: Mélodie Bouchard, Ottawa

RSEQ All-Rookies

*2011–12 RSEQ ALL- ROOKIE TEAM: Stéphanie Mercier *2011–12 RSEQ ALL- ROOKIE TEAM: Valérie Watson *2011–12 RSEQ ALL- ROOKIE TEAM: Élarie Leclair-Célestin *2019–20 RSEQ ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Aurélie Dubuc *2019–20 RSEQ ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Alice Fillion

U Sports Awards

*Joelle Levac, 2007–2008 CIS academic all-Canadian *Maude Laramée: 2012–13 USports All-Rookie Team

University Awards

Varsity President's Award *2016–17: Vickie Lemire *2013–14: Stéphanie Mercier *2012–13: Alicia Blomberg *2011–12: Érika Pouliot *2008–09: Christine Allen *2004–05: Amy Bombay *2003–04: Marlies Phillion *1999–2000: Karina Verdurn ''Varsity Rookies of the Year'' *2019–20: Aurélie Dubuc *2015–16: Mélodie Bouchard *2014–15: Maude Lévesque-Ryan

Team captains

*2006–07, Danika Smith & Sarah McLeish *2007–08, Danika Smith *2008–09, Danika Smith *2010–11, Erika Pouliot *2011–12, Erika Pouliot *2012–13, Fannie Desforges

Team MVP

*2014–15: Maude Lévesque-Ryan *2015–16: Mélodie Bouchard

Gee-Gees in pro hockey

References

External links

* {{Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship Gee-Gees U Sports women's ice hockey teams Women's ice hockey teams in Ontario Ottawa Gee-Gees Women's sports in Ottawa