The Western Mustangs women's ice hockey team represents the University of Western Ontario Western Mustangs and competes in the Ontario University Athletics conference, which participates nationally in the U Sports athletic program. The Mustangs play at Thompson Arena in London, Ontario.
The women's hockey team has won two Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey championships (2014–15 and 2017–18) and one U Sports championship (2014–15).
The current coach of the team is Brittany Howard, joined the Mustangs in 2025-26 season.
History
On October 21, 2010, the Mustangs played the Chinese national women's hockey team. The game ended in a 2–2 tie as Katie Dillon notched both goals. From January 29, 2011 to February 6, 2011, Katie Dillon led the OUA with a four-game point scoring streak in which she registered four goals. On February 11, 2011, Mustangs captain Ellie Seedhouse scores a goal in her final CIS game as Western fell to the Brock Badgers by a 5–1 mark.
Two Mustangs rookies were named to the 2012 OUA All-Rookie team. Stacey Scott led all rookies with 27 points, which ranked eighth overall among all OUA skaters. Katelyn Gosling accumulated 13 points, which finished second among rookie defenders. Her 13 points helped rank her sixth overall among all OUA blueliners in scoring, respectively.
At the end of the 2011–12 season, Tawn Rellinger and Katie Dillon, both fourth-year players, decided to cut off their hair and donate it to Locks of Love.
The 2014–15 season represented numerous milestones for the Mustangs. Finishing in first place in the OUA standings, the Mustangs would capture their first-ever McCaw Cup championship, followed by a Golden Path Trophy triumph, awarded to the U Sports National Champions. Additionally, the roster produced a trio of OUA First-Team All-Stars, a First-Team All-Canadian.
Team Success National Champions 2015 National Silver Medalists 2018 OUA Champions 2015, 2018 OUA Silver medalists 2012, 2013, 2016
The Mustangs have been Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Champions in 2015 & 2018, USports Champions in 2015, Silver Medalists in 2018 and nationally ranked in the top 10 of Canadian Interuniversity Sports (U SPORTS).
Regular Season by season results SeasonCoachGPWOTWLOTLTGFGAPTSFinished1937–1938Miss Weston1938–19391959–19601960–1961Andy Bakogeorge1961–1962Kerr Ferguson1962–19631963–19641964–19651965–19661968–19691969–19701970–1971Brian Cobb / John Cobb1971–19721972–19731973–19741974–19751975–19761976–19772000–2001Warren Schantz221019024110342001–2002Warren Schantz205014003996102002–2003Warren Schantz22201802297762003–2004Paul Cook2004–2005Paul Cook222011182760132005–2006Paul Cook247012145555192006–2007Paul Cook2411 011114253242007–2008Paul Cook279 013056267232008–2009Paul Cook278 013604968222009–2010Paul Cook276 414306687288th2010–2011Chris Higgins273 320106193149th2011–2012Chris Higgins2612113007272265th2012–2013Chris Higgins261335208352424th2013–2014Chris Higgins24839107351306th2014–2015Chris Higgins / Dave Barrett241532106433431st2015–2016Dave Barrett241508106236454th2016–2017 Kelly Paton2411110206956395th2017–2018 Kelly Paton241526106141502nd2018–2019Candice Moxley241417206241482nd2019–2020Candice Moxley2410211104851359th
Leading scorers Year Player GP G A PTS PIM OUA rank 2007–08Whitney Weisshaar27119202008–09Ellie Seedhouse27116172009–10Ellie Seedhouse271517322010–11Katie Dillon27117182016–17 Lyndsay Kirkham 24 19 12 31 20 2nd2017–18 April Clark 24 12 10 22 14 8th2018–19 April Clark 24 20 13 33 18 1st2019–20 April Clark 24 9 13 22 14 4th
Winter Universiade: International University Sports Federation (FISU) The Winter Universiade is a biennial international multi-sport event. Players are selected across the U SPORTS’s 33 Women’s Varsity Hockey teams to represent Canada. EventPlayersResult2011 Winter Universiade FISU (Erzurum, Turkey)Ellie SeedhouseGold2013 Winter Universiade FISU (Trentino, Italy)Kelly Campbell, Katelyn Gosling (invited but could not attend due to injury)Gold2015 Winter Universiade FISU (Granada, Spain)Katelyn GoslingSilver2017 Winter Universiade FISU (Almaty, Khazahstan)Katelyn GoslingSilver
Awards and honours Carmen Lasis, 2018 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship Tournament All-Star Team
Team Awards Most Valuable Player 2019–20: April Clark
University Awards 2019 Western Mustangs Female Athlete of the Year: April Clark
FWP Jones Award Presented to the Western female student athlete who has made the greatest contribution to athletics within the University PlayerYearJoanne Smith1966Janet Mackay1973April Clark2020
OUA Awards 2015 OUA Team of the Year
OUA Most Valuable Player PlayerYearApril Clark2018/19
OUA Forward of the Year PlayerYearApril Clark2018/19
OUA 1st Team All-Stars PlayerPositionYearsKelly CampbellGoalie2012/13, 2014/15Katelyn GoslingDefence2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16Lindsay KirkhamForward2016/17Elle SeedhouseForward2009/10Kendra BroadForward2014/15April ClarkForward2018/19
OUA 2nd Team All-Stars PlayerPositionYearsDanielle LeBerGoalie2005/06Carla HuntDefence2004/05Brianna IazzolinoDefence2014/15, 20016/17Emma PearsonDefence2017/18April ClarkForward2017/18
OUA All-Rookie Team PlayerPositionYearKryshandra GreenForward2012/13Katelyn GoslingDefence2011/12Stacey ScottForward2011/12
U Sports Awards Marion Hilliard Award (Outstanding Student-Athlete) PlayerYearVeronica Johnston2009/10
USPORTS 1st Team All-Stars PlayerPositionYearsKelly CampbellGoalie2012/13, 2014/15Katelyn GoslingDefence2012/13, 2015/16
USPORTS 2nd Team All-Stars PlayerPositionYearsKatelyn GoslingDefence2014/15
Mustangs in professional hockey = CWHL All-Star = NWHL All-Star= Clarkson Cup Champion= Isobel Cup Champion Player Position Team(s) League(s) Years Titles Brittany Clapham Forward Neuchâtel Hockey Academy Dames SWHL 1 Kendra Broad Forward Sundsvall/TimråNeuchâtel Hockey Academy DamesConnecticut WhaleAisulu Almaty SDHLEWHLNWHLEWHL 5 Katelyn Gosling Defence Calgary InfernoDream Gap Tour CWHLPWHPA 2019 Clarkson Cup Sydney Kidd Forward/Defence Connecticut WhaleToronto FuriesDream Gap Tour NWHLCWHLPWHPA Anthea Lasis Defence ZSC Lions Frauen SWHL Carly RolphEV Bomo ThunMelbourne Ice SWHL A (W)AWIHL2Stacey Scott Forward Sundsvall/TimråKMH BudapestMAC Budapest SDHLEWHLEWHL 5 Ellie Seedhouse ForwardBrampton/Markham Thunder CWHL 42018 Clarkson Cup
Kelly Campbell was selected by the Brampton Thunder in the 14th round of the 2016 CWHL Draft but never appeared with the team.
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