The Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey team is the women's college ice hockey team that represents Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. The team competes as a member of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA), under the U Sports association. The Golden Hawks play their home games at Sunlife Financial Arena.
Since joining the OUA in the 1994–95 season, the team has won 11 OUA provincial titles and 1 U Sports national title (2004–05).
The current coach is former New Hampshire Wildcats Hockey East All-Star forward Kelly Paton, who took over in 2018. Also a former player for the Boston Blades, Paton had previously coached the Western Mustangs women's hockey team as well as the London Devilettes of the Provincial Women's Hockey League.
Prior to Paton, the head coach was Rick Osborne. Osborne joined the team in 2003 and brought the team to 9 provincial championships and the only national title they have won. He retired after 15 seasons.
History The Laurier women's ice hockey program began in the 1994–95 season and since the 1998–99 season has dominated women's hockey in the OUA Ontario University Athletics. They have been champions 10 times since that 1998 season. Winning the OUA championship in 1998/99, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, and 2011/12 seasons.
In the 2024–25 season, Paton was recognized as the OUA Coach of the Year. Among the highlights of the season, the Golden Hawks were nationally ranked for the first time since 2014, and they did not allow a shorthanded goal For 2025–26, she followed it up with a first-place finish in the OUA West Division, as the Golden Hawks won 21 of 26 games, emerging with the best record in the conference.
Season-by-season results Won championshipLost championshipConference championsLeague leader
+Legend GP Games played W Wins L Losses SOW Shootout Wins SOL Shootout Losses PTS Points GF Goals For GA Goals Against 2025-26Kelly Paton 2621 511601st, OUA West7630Won First Round vs Brock, 2024-25Kelly Paton 2617911493rd, OUA West6347Lost, First Round vs Waterloo2023-24Kelly Paton 2813531383rd, OUA West6168Lost, First Round vs Waterloo2022-23Kelly Paton 2642212156th, OUA West3072Did not qualify 2021-22Kelly Paton 153120013th, OUA 1331Did not qualify
Season team scoring champion 2025-26Clara Chisholm 26 8 16 2442024-25 Clara Chisholm26 7 1219 62023-24 Hayley Szymanowski 286 12 1882022-23 Hayley Szymanowski 264 6 10102021-22 Emily Visser 153 4 74
Team captains 2025-26: Hayley Szymanowski 2024-25: Hayley Szymanowski 2023-24: Hayley Szymanowski 2022-23: Steph Caleca C, Emily Lange A
Awards and honours
Forward - Andrea Ironside, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey U Sports Championship Tournament All-Star Forward - Andrea Ironside, Monday, November 24, 2008, Laurier Athlete of the Week Goaltender - Liz Knox, 2010 Outstanding Woman of Laurier Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 Women's Hockey OUA Most Valuable Player Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey OUA Most Valuable Player
U Sports honours Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2004/2005 U Sports Women's Hockey All Rookie Team Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 U Sports Tournament All-Star Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2007/2008 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian Forward - Andrea Ironside, 2009 Second Team Forward - Andrea Ironside, 2010 U Sports Tournament All-Star Goaltender - Liz Knox, 2010 Brodrick Trophy, U Sports MVP Goaltender - Liz Knox, 2010 All-U Sports First Team Defence - Alannah Wakefield, 2011 U Sports all-rookie team
U Sports Tournament honours Laurissa Kenworthy, 2007 U Sports Tournament All-Stars
Academic All-Canadian honours Kate Psota (2009)
All-Canadian honours Defence -Andrea Bevan, 2004/2005 U Sports Women's Hockey All Rookie Team Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2007/2008 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian Defence - Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 U Sports Women's Hockey First Team All-Canadian Forward - Andrea Ironside, 2009 Second Team Defence - Alannah Wakefield, 2011 U Sports all-rookie team
OUA honours Andrea Bevan, 2006/2007 Women's Hockey OUA Most Valuable Player Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey OUA Most Valuable Player Clara Chisholm, 2024-25 OUA Rookie of the Year Arielle MacDonald, 2024-25 OUA True Sport Award Kelly Paton, 2024-25 OUA Coach of the Year Kelly Paton, 2025-26 OUA West Coach of the Year Sarah Howell, Laurier, 2025-26 OUA West Goaltender of the Year
OUA All-Stars Andrea Bevan, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey OUA First Team All-Star Andrea Ironside, 2008/2009 Women's Hockey OUA First Team All-Star Alicia Martin, 2011/2012 Women's Hockey OUA First Team All-Star
Golden Hawks in pro hockey = CWHL All-Star = NWHL All-Star= Clarkson Cup Champion= Isobel Cup Champion Player Position Team(s)League(s)YearsTitlesElysia DesmierForwardBrampton ThunderCWHL2Cindy EadieGoaltenderBrampton ThunderCWHL2 Andrea IronsideWho’s Who in Women’s Hockey Guide: 2015-16 edition, p. 45, by Richard Scott, Up North Productions, Limoges, Ontario, ISBN 978-1-32-080676-3 Forward Brampton Thunder CWHL 2 Liz Knox Goaltender Brampton ThunderMelbourne IceMarkham Thunder CWHLAIWHLCWHL 2019 CWHL All-Star Game captain 7 2018 Clarkson CupAshley StephensonForwardBurlington BarracudasCWHL
International Andrea Bevan : 2009 Winter Universiade Andrea Ironside : 2009 Winter Universiade Liz Knox : 2011 Winter Universiade Alicia Martin: 2011 Winter Universiade Laura Brooker : 2015 Winter Universiade Kelly Paton, Head Coach : 2025 World Winter University Games
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