The Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey program represents Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec in the sport of ice hockey in the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) conference of U Sports. The Stingers have won nineteen RSEQ conference championships and four U Sports national championships, in 1998, 1999, 2022, and 2024.
History The Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey team earned varsity status in 1975, ensuring that they received financial support from the university.
After playing for the Providence Friars women's ice hockey program and without any NCAA eligibility remaining, Cammi Granato moved to Montreal to earn her master's degree in sports administration at Concordia University. In 123 games, Granato scored 178 goals and 148 assists for 326 points, and was instrumental in Concordia capturing three consecutive provincial championships.
In the 1997–98 season of Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU; renamed CIS in 2001 and U Sports in 2016) women's ice hockey, the Stingers won their first national championship, which was held at Concordia.
In the 2000 semi-finals, the Stingers were bested by the Alberta Pandas by a 4–3 tally. That year, the Stingers took third place. In the 2000–01 season, Stingers player Lisa-Marie Breton was the conference scoring leader, with eight goals and six assists in just six RSEQ games.
The team is coached by four-time Olympic medallist Julie Chu, after former coach Les Lawton accumulated more than 500 victories as Stingers head coach before stepping down due to health issues.
Erica Porter, who played five years with the Stingers (2011–2016) and earned academic All-Canadian honors in each year, was among eighteen former student-athletes selected for the 2021 U Sports Female Apprentice Coach Program. The program is geared towards increasing the number of women in coaching positions across Canadian universities and involves pairing apprentice coaches with a mentor head coach. Porter was she mentored by Concordia coaches Julie Chu and Caroline Ouellette.
The Stingers completed a perfect regular season in 2023–24, with 25 wins and 0 losses.
Exhibition Date Opponent ScoreDecember 4, 2003China national women's team7–2
National championships Year Winner Score Runner-up1998 Concordia Stingers 4–1 Toronto Lady Blues1999 Concordia Stingers 2–0 Alberta Pandas2022 Concordia Stingers 4–0 Nipissing Lakers2024 Concordia Stingers 3–1 Toronto Varsity Blues
U Sports Tournament results 2017 #7 First RoundSemi-FinalsBronze Medal Game #2 Guelph#6 Alberta#1 UBCW 4–3L 2–1L 2–0 2018 #4 First RoundSemi-FinalsBronze Medal Game #5 St. Francis Xavier#1 Manitoba#7 Saskatchewan W 8–1L 2–1W4–2 2022 #1 First RoundSemi-FinalsGold Medal Game #8 UPEI#5 Saskatchewan#6 Nipissing W 7–0W 2–0W 4–0 2023 #3 First RoundSemi-FinalsGold Medal Game #6 Nipissing#2 UBC#8 Mount Royal W 5-1W 3-1L 4–3 2024 #1 First RoundSemi-FinalsGold Medal Game #8 Saskatchewan#4 Waterloo#6 Toronto W 4-0W 3-1W 3-1
International Player Position Nation Event Result Erin Lally Forward 25th Winter Universiade GoldCecilia Anderson Goaltender 2005 IIHF Women's World Championship BronzeJordyn Verbeek Goaltender 2025 Winter World University Games SilverAlexandra Anne Boyer Defense 2025 Winter World University Games SilverÉmilie Lavoie Forward 2025 Winter World University Games SilverEmilie Lussier Defense 2025 Winter World University Games Silver
Olympics The following Stingers alumni have participated in ice hockey at the Winter Olympics. Player Position NationEvent ResultTherese BrissonDefense 1998 Winter OlympicsSilverTherese Brisson Defense 2002 Winter OlympicsGoldKaryn ByeForward 1998 Winter OlympicsGoldCammi GranatoForward 1998 Winter OlympicsGoldCaroline Ouellette Forward 2002 Winter OlympicsGoldCaroline Ouellette Forward 2006 Winter OlympicsGoldCecilia Anderson Goaltender 2006 Winter OlympicsSilverCaroline Ouellette Forward 2010 Winter OlympicsGold Alice PhilbertGoaltender 2026 Winter Olympics Fifth place, Group B Emma Nonnenmacher Forward 2026 Winter Olympics Fifth place, Group B
Awards and honours TSN Award: Karen Kendall, 1998 Concordia Director Shield: Cecilia Anderson, 2006
RSEQ Awards RSEQ was known as the Fédération Québécoise du Sport Étudiant (FSSQ)/Quebec Student Sport Federation (QSSF) until 2010.
Player of the Year 1999–2000: Corinne Swirsky 2001–02: Marie-Claude Allard 2004–05: Cecilia Anderson 2010–11: Audrey Doyon-Lessard 2019–20: Rosalie Bégin-Cyr 2025-26: Jessymaude Drapeau
Rookie of the Year 2000–01: Roxanne Dupuis 2001–02: Dominique Rancour 2003–04: Cecilia Anderson 2004–05: Sandy Roy 2014–15: Katherine Purchase 2017–18: Lidia Fillion 2018–19: Rosalie Bégin-Cyr 2019–20: Emmy Fecteau 2021–22: Émilie Lavoie
Coach of the Year 1997–98: Les Lawton 1998–99: Les Lawton 1999–2000: Les Lawton 2000–01: Les Lawton 2001–02: Les Lawton 2004–05: Les Lawton 2014–15: Les Lawton 2016–17: Julie Chu 2019–20: Julie Chu 2021–22: Julie Chu 2023–24: Julie Chu
Leadership and Social Engagement Award The winner of the RSEQ Leadership and Social Engagement Award represents the conference as a finalist for the U Sports Marion Hilliard Award. 1997–98: Karen Kendall 1998–99: Jessika Audet 2001–02: Lauren Houghton 2003–04: Janna Gillis 2013–14: Jaymee Shell 2021–22: Brigitte Laganière 2023–24: Emmy Fecteau
RSEQ All-Stars 1997–98: Jessika Audet (G), Delaney Collins (D), Anne Rodrigue (F), Corinne Swirsky (F) 1998–99: Kari Colpitts (F), Geneviève Fagnan (D), Corinne Swirsky (F)
First Team 1999–2000: Annie Boucher (F), Geneviève Fagnan (D), Corinne Swirsky (F) 2000–01: Marie-Claude Allard (F), Lisa-Marie Breton (F) 2001–02: Marie-Claude Allard (F), Suzanne Kaye (D) 2002–03: Marie-Claude Allard (F), Suzanne Kaye (D), Dominique Rancour (F) 2003–04: Cecilia Anderson (G), Catherine De Abreau (F), Roxanne Dupuis (D), Dominique Rancour (F) 2004–05: Cecilia Anderson (G), Roxanne Dupuis (D), Dominique Rancour (F) 2005–06: Marie-Pier Cantin-Drouin (D), Dominique Rancour (F) 2014–15: Marie-Joëlle Allard (D) 2016–17: Caroll-Ann Gagné (D) 2017–18: Marie-Joëlle Allard (D) 2018–19: Audrey Belzile (F), Claudia Fortin (F) 2019–20: Rosalie Bégin-Cyr (F), Audrey Belzile (F), Brigitte Laganiere (D) 2021–22: Brigitte Laganière (D), Stéphanie Lalancette (F) 2022–23: Alice Philbert (G), Emmy Fecteau (F) 2023–24: Arianne Leblanc (G), Émilie Lussier (F) 2025-26: Jessymaude Drapeau (F)
Second Team 1999–2000: Lisa-Marie Breton (F), Lisa Herritt (G) 2000–01: Lisa Herritt (G), Suzanne Kaye (D) 2001–02: Jessica Anderson (G), Lisa-Marie Breton (F), Roxanne Dupuis (D), Dominique Rancour (F) 2002–03: Jessica Anderson (G) 2003–04: Marie-Pier Cantin-Drouin (D), Anouk Grignon-L'Anglais (F) 2004–05: Marie-Pier Cantin-Drouin (D), Jodi Gosse (F) 2006–07: Andrea Dolan (F) 2007–08: Angela Di Stasi (F) 2010–11: Audrey Doyon-Lessard (G), Erin Lally (F) 2014–15: Katherine Purchase (G) 2015–16: Caroll-Ann Gagné (D) 2016–17: Marie-Joëlle Allard (D), Claudia Dubois (F) 2017–18: Audrey Belzile (F), Claudia Dubois (F) 2018–19: Brigitte Laganière (D) 2019–20: Claudia Dubois (F), Alexandra Nikolikdakis (D) 2021–22: Rosalie Bégin-Cyr (F), Audrey Belzile (F), Marie-Pascale Bernier (F), Alice Philbert (G) 2022–23: Rosalie Bégin-Cyr (F), Alexandra-Anne Boyer (D), Émilie Lavoie (F), Léonie Philbert (F) 2023–24: Emmy Fecteau (F), Émilie Lavoie (F), Léonie Philbert (F)
All-Rookie Team 2010–11: Alyssa Sherrard (F) 2013–14: Marie-Joëlle Allard (F) 2014–15: Katherine Purchase (G), Devon Thompson (F) 2016–17: Audrey Belzile (F), Brigitte Laganière (D), Alexandra Nikolidakis (D) 2017–18: Lidia Fillion (F) 2018–19: Rosalie Bégin-Cyr (F), Sandrine Lavictoire (D) 2019–20: Emmy Fecteau (F) 2021–22: Émilie Lavoie (F), Chloé Gendreau (F)
Source: RSEQ
U Sports Awards Athlete of the Year The Lois and Doug Mitchell U Sports Athletes of the Year Awards recognize the top male and female athletes competing in university athletics within U Sports. 1998–99: Corinne Swirsky
Brodrick Trophy The Brodrick Trophy is awarded to the player of the year in U Sports women's ice hockey. 1997–98: Corinne Swirsky 1998–99: Corinne Swirsky 1999–2000: Corinne Swirsky 2025-26: Jessymaude Drapeau
Rookie of the Year 2003–04: Cecilia Anderson
Coach of the Year 1999–2000: Les Lawton 2023–24: Julie Chu
Marion Hilliard Award The Marion Hilliard Award recognizes an outstanding student-athlete who has demonstrated excellence in ice hockey, academics, and community involvement. 1997–98: Karen Kendall 2001–02: Lauren Houghton 2003–04: Janna Gillis 2023–24: Emmy Fecteau
All-Canadians All-Canadian honours are awarded by U Sports to the all-stars of the regular season.
First Team 1997–98: Delaney Collins (D), Corinne Swirsky (F) 1998–99: Geneviève Fagnan (D), Corinne Swirsky (F) 1999–2000: Corinne Swirsky (F) 2000–01: Lisa-Marie Breton (F) 2001–02: Marie-Claude Allard (F), Suzanne Kaye (D) 2002–03: Suzanne Kaye (D) 2003–04: Cecilia Anderson (G) 2004–05: Roxanne Dupuis (F) 2019–20: Rosalie Bégin-Cyr (F) 2021–22: Brigitte Laganière (D) 2025-26: Jessymaude Drapeau (F)
Second Team 1997–98: Anne Rodrigue (F) 2002–03: Marie-Claude Allard (F) 2003–04: Dominique Rancour (F) 2004–05: Cecilia Anderson (G) 2016–17: Carol-Ann Gagné (D) 2017–18: Lidia Fillion (F) 2018–19: Claudia Fortin (D) 2019-20: Brigitte Laganière (D) 2021–22: Stéphanie Lalancette (F) 2022–23: Emmy Fecteau (F) 2023–24: Émilie Lussier (F)
All-Rookie
The U Sports All-Rookie team recognizes outstanding first year players in the regular season. Teams have been selected since the 2003–04 season. 2003–04: Cecilia Anderson (G) 2004–05: Sandy Roy (D) 2014–15: Katherine Purchase (G) 2016–17: Alexandra Nikolidakis (D) 2019–20: Emmy Fecteau (F) 2021–22: Émilie Lavoie (F) 2023–24: Émilie Lussier (F)
Championship MVP 1998: Corinne Swirsky 2022: Stéphanie Lalancette 2024: Jessymaude Drapeau
Championship All-Star Team 1998: Anne Rodrigue (F) 1999: Geneviève Fagnan (D), Anne Rodrigue (F) 2000: Geneviève Fagnan (D), Corinne Swirsky (F) 2001: Caroline Ouellette (F) 2002: Dominique Rancour (F) 2018: Marie-Joëlle Allard (D) 2022: Audrey Belzile (F), Stéphanie Lalancette (F), Alice Philbert (G) 2023: Rosalie Bégin-Cyr (F) 2024: Jessymaude Drapeau (F), Léonie Philbert (F), Jordyn Verbeek (G) 2025: Jessymaude Drapeau (F)
Concordia University Awards
Michael Di Grappa Award of Distinction for career contribution to the Stingers: Claudia Dubois, 2020
Sally Kemp Award The Sally Kemp award is presented to the most outstanding female athlete at Concordia University.
1975–76: Marjorie Ross 1979–80: Denise Bienvenu 1981–82: Corinne Corcoran 1983–84: Maureen Maloney 1987–88: Thérèse Brisson 1988–89: Thérèse Brisson 1989–90: Annie Caron 1990–91: Laura Leslie 1991–92: Marie-Claude Roy 1994–95: Cammi Granato 1996–97: Corinne Swirsky 1997–98: Corinne Swirsky 1998–99: Corinne Swirsky 2000–01: Lisa-Marie Breton 2002–03: Marie-Claude Allard 2004–05: Cecilia Anderson 2019–20: Rosalie Bégin-Cyr 2021–22: Stéphanie Lalancette 2022–23: Emmy Fecteau
Laurie Brodrick Award The Laurie Brodrick Award is presented to the most outstanding female student-athlete at Concordia University who is competing in her first year of eligibility in a varsity sport.
1980–81: Corinne Corcoran 1982–83: Suzanne Flynn 1985–86: Janice MacDougall 1986–87: Thérèse Brisson 1988–89: Sophie Drolet 1994–95: Kari Colpitts 1995–96: Corinne Swirsky 1997–98: Deana Huyghebaert 1999–2000: Catherine De Abreu 2003–04: Cecilia Anderson 2004–05: Sandy Roy 2007–08: Alynn Doiron 2014–15: Katherine Purchase 2017–18: Lidia Fillion 2019–20: Emmy Fecteau 2021–22: Émilie Lavoie
Fittest Female Athlete
1991–92: Val Gaston 1993–94: Ginnie Brule & Karyn Bye 1994–95: Karyn Bye 1995–96: Anne Rodrigue 1996–97: Catherine Bertrand 1997–98: Catherine Bertrand 1998–99: Lisa-Marie Breton 1999–2000: Lisa-Marie Breton