The St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey program represents St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. The Saints play at Appleton Arena and are part of the Eastern College Athletic Conference. In 2001, St. Lawrence participated in the inaugural NCAA Championship tournament. Their current head coach is St. Lawrence alumnus Chris Wells, who played for the 1992 men's championship ice hockey team.
History
Beginning as a club team, the women's program has seen great success since entering Division I in 1997. Currently, the team has made five Frozen Four appearances in the eight years since the creation of a Women's NCAA Division I tournament. With the women's appearance in inaugural Frozen Four (2001), St. Lawrence became the first school to have both their men and women's programs in the NCAA Division I ice hockey tournament in the same year.St. Lawrence University: Sesquicentennial The women's team also recorded the first ever win in the history of the NCAA Women's Frozen Four.
The first women's hockey game was played in 1974, as a club program. The women's team transitioned to a Division III program in 1979, and won three consecutive ECAC Division III tournaments in 1990, 1991, and 1992.
Following the 2007–08 season, Head Coach Paul Flanagan left St. Lawrence to a position with Syracuse University. Flanagan was the women's program's all-time winningest coach with a nine-season record of 230–83–24. Then Men's Associate Head Coach, Chris Wells was appointed to replace him and in his first season coached the team to a berth in the national championship tournament with a record of 24–11–3.
Year by year Won championshipLost championshipConference championsLeague leader
Year Coach W L T Conference Conf. W Conf. L Conf. T Finish Conference Tournament NCAA Tournament2024–25Chris Wells22125ECAC13633rd ECACWon Quarterfinals vs. Yale Lost Semifinals vs. Colgate Lost Quarterfinals vs. Ohio State 2023–24Chris Wells28110ECAC18403rd ECACWon Quarterfinals vs. Yale Lost Semifinals vs. Clarkson Lost Quarterfinals vs. Wisconsin 2022–23Chris Wells17193ECAC10936th ECACLost Quarterfinals vs. Quinnipiac Did not qualify2021–22Chris Wells15157ECAC10847th ECACLost Quarterfinals vs. Yale Did not qualify2020–21 Chris Wells 6 7 0 ECAC 5 5 0 2nd ECAC Won Semifinals vs. Clarkson Lost Championship vs. Colgate Did not qualify2019–20 Chris Wells 13 16 7 ECAC 8 10 4 8th ECAC Lost Quarterfinals vs. Cornell Did not qualify2018–19 Chris Wells 14 15 7 ECAC 9 7 6 5th ECAC Lost Quarterfinals vs. Princeton Did not qualify2017–18 Chris Wells 20 11 4 ECAC 14 6 2 4th ECAC Won Quarterfinals vs. Quinnipic Lost Semifinals vs. Clarkson Did not qualify2016–17 Chris Wells 26 6 4 ECAC 16 3 3 2nd ECAC Won Quarterfinals vs. Yale (4–1, 4–0) Lost Semifinals vs. Cornell (3–1) Lost Quarterfinals vs. Boston College (6–0) 2015–16 Chris Wells 17 15 6 ECAC 9 8 5 6th ECAC Won Quarterfinals vs. Princeton Lost Semifinals vs. Quinnipiac Did not qualify 2014–15 Chris Wells 19 12 5 ECAC 13 5 4 5th ECAC Lost Quarterfinals vs. Cornell Did not qualify 2013–14 Chris Wells 13 19 3 ECAC 12 7 3 5th ECAC Lost Quarterfinals vs. Quinnipiac Did not qualify 2012–13 Chris Wells 19 14 5 ECAC 12 6 4 5th ECAC Won Quarterfinals vs. Quinnipiac Lost Semifinals vs. Cornell Did not qualify 2011–12 Chris Wells 24 10 4 ECAC 14 6 2 5th ECAC Won Quarterfinals vs. Dartmouth Won Semifinals vs. Harvard Won Championship vs. Cornell Lost First Round vs. Boston College 2010–11 Chris Wells 16 18 2 ECAC 11 11 0 7th ECAC Lost Quarterfinals vs. Harvard Did not qualify 2009–10 Chris Wells 16 14 7 ECAC 11 8 3 7th ECAC Lost Quarterfinals vs. Clarkson Did not qualify 2008–09 Chris Wells 24 11 3 ECAC 16 5 1 2nd ECAC Won Quarterfinals vs. Clarkson Lost Semifinals vs. Dartmouth Lost First Round vs. Mercyhurst 2007–08 Paul Flanagan 28 10 1 ECAC 18 3 1 2nd ECAC Won Quarterfinals vs. Yale Won Semifinals vs. Dartmouth Lost Championship vs. Harvard Lost First Round vs. New Hampshire 2006–07 Paul Flanagan 29 8 3 ECAC 17 4 1 3rd ECAC Won Quarterfinals vs. Clarkson Won Semifinals vs. Harvard Lost Championship vs. Dartmouth Won First Round vs. New Hampshire Lost Frozen Four vs. Wisconsin 2005–06 Paul Flanagan 31 5 2 ECAC 16 2 2 1st ECAC Won Quarterfinals vs. Yale Lost Semifinals vs. Harvard Won First Round vs. Minnesota-Duluth Lost Frozen Four vs. Wisconsin 2004–05 Paul Flanagan 28 8 5 ECAC 14 3 3 3rd ECAC Won Quarterfinals vs. Brown Lost Semifinals vs. Dartmouth Won First Round vs. Minnesota-Duluth Lost Frozen Four vs. Harvard 2003–04 Paul Flanagan 28 10 1 ECAC 15 3 0 2nd ECAC Won Quarterfinals vs. Colgate Won Semifinals vs. Dartmouth Lost Championship vs. Harvard Lost First Round vs. Harvard 2002–03 Paul Flanagan 22 9 4 ECAC 10 4 2 4th ECAC Lost Quarterfinals vs. Brown Did not qualify 2001–02 Paul Flanagan 22 10 4 ECAC 12 3 1 3rd ECAC Won Quarterfinals vs. Cornell Lost Semifinals vs. Brown Did not qualify 2000–01 Paul Flanagan 24 8 3 ECAC 18 4 2 3rd ECAC Won Quarterfinals vs. New Hampshire Lost Semifinals vs. Harvard Won First Round vs. Dartmouth Lost Championship vs. Minnesota-Duluth 1999–2000 Paul Flanagan 18 15 1 ECAC 11 12 1 7th ECAC Lost Quarterfinals vs. Harvard Did not qualify 1998–99 Ron Waske 11 17 2 ECAC 8 16 2 10th ECAC Did not qualify Did not qualify 1997–98 Ron Waske 8 16 3 1996–97 Pam Mahoney 7 19 0 1995–96 Bernie McKinnon 6 15 2 1994–95 Bernie McKinnon 9 10 0 1993–94 Bernie McKinnon 10 9 1 1992–93 Bernie McKinnon 10 8 2 1991–92 Bernie McKinnon 8 9 1 1990–91 Bernie McKinnon 5 11 3 1989–90 Bernie McKinnon 4 13 1 1988–89 Bernie McKinnon 7 16 0 1987–88 Bernie McKinnon 7 11 0 1986–87 Bernie McKinnon 14 9 0 1985–86 Bernie McKinnon 9 10 1 1984–85 Bernie McKinnon 12 7 0 1983–84 Bernie McKinnon 14 5 0 1982–83 Bernie McKinnon 12 7 1 1981–82 Bernie McKinnon 12 5 1 1980–81 Bernie McKinnon 8 10 1 1979–80 Bernie McKinnon 12 4 0 1978–79 Bernie McKinnon 11 5 0 Source
Coaches YearsCoachRecord1974Bill Coakley 1–1–11974–77Tom McDonald1978–1997Bernie McKinnon170–164–141996–97Ron Waske/Pam Seaborn17–19–01997–99Ron Waske19–34–51999–2008Paul Flanagan230–83–242008–presentChris Wells131–98–29
Current roster
2025-26 Saints As of February 14, 2026.
Notable players Isabelle Chartrand Sabrina Harbec Gina Kingsbury, (remains in the university's top-5 in career points (152) and goals (74)) and holds the school record with nine points in a game (4 goals, 5 assists)
Olympians Isabelle Chartrand : Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament Gina Kingsbury, : 2006 and 2010 Olympics Kristen Guerriero, : 2026 Winter Olympics Justine Reyes, : 2026 Winter Olympics. Former St. Lawrence University women's hockey assistant coach Jodi McKenna was an assistant for Team USA at the 2010 Olympics, which won the silver medal. When Gina Kingsbury won her first gold medal with Canada in 2006, she became the third St. Lawrence alumnus-athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. Her jersey number for Canada is 27, the same number that she had while skating for St. Lawrence. Fellow hockey player, Isabelle Chartrand was the second St. Lawrence alumnus who won an Olympic gold medal (doing so with Canada's women in 2002). The first St. Lawrence alum was Ed Rimkus, who won gold in 1932.
International Grace Harrison, Goaltender : 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II, Group B – Silver Medal
Scoring leaders Player Years played Points Sabrina Harbec 2004–08 217 Rebecca Russell 2001–05 178 Chelsea Grills 2003–08 167Carson Duggan 2000–04 159 Gina Kingsbury 2000–04 152
Awards and honors Rachel Barrie, 2003 Sarah Devens Award Brittony Chartier, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant Marianna Locke, 2009 Sarah Devens Award Britni Smith, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant Grace Harrison: Women's Hockey Commissioners Association Division I Goaltender of the Month for January 2019 Sarah Thompson, 2025 Hockey Humanitarian Award
ECAC awards Meghan Maguire, Defense, 2002 ECAC North Second Team Britni Smith, Defense, 2009 Second Team All-ECAC Britni Smith, Pre-Season 2009–10 All-ECAC Team Rachel Barrie, Goalie, 2002 ECAC North First Team Rachel Barrie, 2002 ECAC-North Goalie of the Year Alison Domenico, Forward, 2009 Second Team All-ECAC Alison Domenico, 2009 ECAC Best Defensive Forward Gina Kingsbury, Forward, 2002 ECAC North First Team Gina Kingsbury, two-time ECAC All-Conference
ECAC All-Rookie Team Lucy Morgan, 2019–20 ECAC All-Rookie Team Selection
ECAC All-Tournament Team Sabrina Harbec, 2007 ECAC All-Tournament team
ECAC Monthly awards Taylor Lum, ECAC Adirondack Health Rookie of the Month (March 2021)
ECAC Weekly awards Jamie Goldsmith, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of October 12, 2009) Kelly Sabatine, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of October 19, 2009) Kayla Sullivan, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of October 26, 2009) Rachel Bjorgan, Adirondack Health Rookie of the Week (Awarded March 8, 2021) Kayla Vespa, ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (St. Lawrence) (awarded October 21, 2019)
All-America honors Isabelle Chartrand, Second Team All-America honors (2001) Gina Kingsbury, All-America honors (2004) Rebecca Russell, All-America honors (2005) Sabrina Harbec, First Team All-America selection (2006) Annie Guay, Second Team All-America selection (2006) Sabrina Harbec, All-America honors (2007, 2008) Annie Guay, All-America honors (2007, 2008) Brooke Webster, ACHA Women's CCM Hockey Division I Second Team All-America
Patty Kazmaier Award finalists
YearPlayerPosition2008Sabrina HarbecForward2007Sabrina HarbecForward2006Sabrina Harbec Jessica MoffatForward Goalie
2005 Forward In 2005, Harbec was a top three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. She was the first St. Lawrence player to be a finalist for the award.
Saints in professional hockey = CWHL All-Star = NWHL All-Star= Clarkson Cup Champion= Isobel Cup Champion= Walter Cup Champion Player Position Team(s) League(s) Years Championships Mae Batherson Defense Minnesota Frost PWHL 2 2025 Walter CupAmanda BoulierDefenseConnecticut Whale Minnesota Whitecaps Boston Pride Ottawa Charge Montreal VictoirePHF PWHLNadine EdneySydney SirensEHV Sabres WienAWIHLEWHL22020 Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy2021 Austrian women's league championship Julia Gosling Forward Toronto Sceptres Seattle Torrent PWHL 2 Annie GuayDefense Montreal Stars CWHL 2011 Clarkson CupSabrina HarbecForward Montreal Stars CWHL 2009 Clarkson CupGrace HarrisonGoaltenderBotany SwarmNZIHL3Gina KingsburyForward Montreal AxionCalgary Oval X-Treme NWHLWWHL Gold Medal: 2007 Esso Women's Nationals2016 Clarkson Cup asst. coachKennedy MarchmentForwardConnecticut Whale Montreal VictoirePHF PWHL Hannah MillerForwardShenzhen KRS Vanke RaysDream Gap Tour Toronto Sceptres Vancouver GoldeneyesCWHLPWHPA PWHLKayla Nielsen Sydney SirensEHV Sabres WienAWIHLEWHL22020 Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy2021 Austrian women's league championshipAnna SegediForwardVancouver GoldeneyesPWHL1Britni SmithDefense Toronto Furies CWHL 2014 Clarkson Cup scored GWGKayla VespaForwardNew York SirensPWHLBrooke WebsterForward Vanke RaysMarkham Thunder CWHL2
See also List of college women's ice hockey coaches with 250 wins (Paul Flanagan ranks ninth on all-time list) St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey
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