The Carleton Ravens are a collegiate women's ice hockey team based out of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Competing as the women's ice hockey team of Carleton University, the Ravens currently play in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Conference and formerly played in the Quebec Student Sports Federation (RSEQ), as part of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship. The team plays its home games at the Carleton Ice House, typically on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
History During the 2006–07 regular season, Valerie Charbonneau earned her second straight nod to the RSEQ All-Star Team. Recording 540 saves, she would break the previous single season record of 532, which she set one season earlier. On February 28, 2007, she would log an astounding 53 saves in a 5–4 double overtime victory versus the Ottawa Gee-Gees, resulting in the program's first-ever playoff victory.
Earning the 2011 Carleton University Most Outstanding Graduating Female Athlete Award, Kristen Marson would play 91 games, setting a program record. In addition, she would graduate as the Ravens all-time leader in career assists with 21.
In a January 22, 2012 game against the No. 1-ranked McGill Martlets, the Ravens defeated McGill for the first time in program history via a 4–3 shootout victory. McGill had won 116 of its previous 117 games entering the upset.
On February 4, 2012, the Ravens honoured the memory of the late Daron Richardson, daughter of Ottawa Senators assistant coach, Luke Richardson. The club held a charity drive for the Daron Richardson Fund (known as Do It For Daron), a program focused on raising awareness about youth mental health. Bruce MacDonald, Daron's former coach and the father of Ravens player Kristen MacDonald participated in the ceremonial face off.
On January 20, 2013, a contest at the Carleton Ice House versus the cross-town rival Ottawa Gee-Gees resulted in a shootout. Ravens forward Jessica O'Grady would record three goals in the shootout, resulting in one of the most remarkable wins in program history.
In preparation for the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship, the Carleton Ice House served as the training facility for the Germany women's national ice hockey team. Former Ravens team captain Sara Seiler served as a member of the German squad. Of note, the Ravens hosted Germany in an exhibition game, which saw the Germans prevail by a 3–0 tally, with goals from Julia Zorn, Franziska Busch, Andrea Lanzl.
Pierre Alain era Longtime Hockey Canada deckhand Pierre Alain was named the new head coach of the program on May 2, 2014. The coach of multiple gold medal-winning national teams, Alain promised a full rebuild of the program from the ground up, starting with recruiting.
Alain's first season in charge, 2014–15, proved to be a difficult one, as players tried to find chemistry with a strong batch of first-year recruits. Carleton sputtered to a 3–17 record, losing its final ten games in a row to slide out of playoff contention. However, an encouraging set of freshman including goaltender Katelyn Steele, defenceman Robyn Belland, and forward Sidney Weiss leave plenty of room for future optimism around the program.
Coach Alain's program began the 2015–16 campaign with a roster composed of more than 60% freshman, along with the most first-year heavy opening night lineup in Canada. Freshman Nicole Miners would lead the team in scoring with 10 points. On the final day of the season, Miners would record three assists in a winning effort versus the Ottawa Gee-Gees. Finishing the season with 10 points, she would set a program record for most points in one season by a rookie.
The following season, Miners rookie scoring record would be broken. Delaney Ross, from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, amassed eight goals and 10 assists for an 18 point campaign. Not only did she set a new Ravens standard for rookie skaters, she would establish a single-season scoring record, also becoming the first player in program history to average one point per game.
Over Ross' last four games, she recorded six points, on the strength of five assists. In addition, Ross' 18 points tied her with Concordia's Audrey Belzile for the second highest scoring total in U Sports play among rookies, trailing national leader Annie Berg of the Brock Badgers by five points. Earning a spot on the 2016–17 U Sports All-Rookie Team, she became only the second player in program history to receive national recognition. Coincidentally, the other Ravens player to receive national honours also landed on the All-Rookie Team, Kerri Palmer from 2007–08.
During August 2020, former Ravens player and current assistant coach Tawnya Guindon was one of 18 former U Sports student-athletes announced among the inaugural participants of the U SPORTS Female Apprenticeship Coach Program. Funded through Sport Canada, the objective was to increase the number of females in coaching positions across Canadian universities, matching apprentice coaches who have recently graduated with a mentor coach.
As the 2020–21 season was shelved due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the charitable efforts of first-year recruit Emma Weller made national news. Handing out wool hats and mittens, that she sewed herself, to homeless communities around the nation's capital, it caught the attention of The Sports Network, who dispatched a production team to produce a feature of her efforts ahead of Bell Let’s Talk Day.
Move to OUA In February 2023, it was announced that the Ravens would move to the OUA ahead of the 2024-25 season. During their time in the RSEQ, the Ravens compiled a won-loss mark of 92-300-31. Over 22 seasons, the Ravens finished in last place 12 times.
Based in the OUA East Division, their first season resulted in a last place finish. Winning only six out of 26 games, their first OUA regular season game occurred on October 11, 2024 versus the Brock Badgers. The Ravens prevailed in a 5-2 final as Payton Miller scored twice, while Justina Beard, Nicole Hunter and Hayden Serniuk, who recorded the Ravens first goal of the game, all logged goals.
Season-by-season Record Won championshipLost championshipConference championsLeague leader
2004–05 Marco Ouellette 0 14 1 0 12 83 1 4th, QSSF2005–06 Marco Ouellette 0 14 0 1 13 61 1 4th, QSSF2006–07 Marco Ouellette 5 13 0 0 26 63 10 3rd, QSSF2007–08Marco Ouellette 7 11 0 0 27 57 14 3rd, QSSF2008–09 Marco Ouellette 7 11 – 0 31 61 14 3rd, QSSF2009–10 J.F. Messier 8 12 – 0 39 47 16 4th, RSEQ2010–11 Shelley Coolidge 7 8 – 5 46 59 19 4th, RSEQ2011–12 Shelley Coolidge 9 8 – 3 53 75 21 3rd, RSEQ2012–13 Shelley Coolidge 7 12 – 1 46 85 15 4th, RSEQ2013–14 Shelley Coolidge 1 15 4 1 32 90 6 5th, RSEQ2014–15 Pierre Alain 3 17 – 0 24 96 6 5th, RSEQ2015–16 Pierre Alain 5 15 – 0 23 65 10 5th, RSEQ2016–17 Pierre Alain 4 16 – 0 39 71 10 5th, RSEQ2017–18 Pierre Alain 1 15 – 2 25 60 8 5th, RSEQ2018–19 Pierre Alain 2 15 – 3 30 77 8 5th, RSEQ2019–20 Pierre Alain 2 14 – 2 29 66 10 5th, RSEQ2020–21 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021–22 Pierre Alain 4 11 – – 20 61 8 5th, RSEQ2022–23 Stacey Colarossi 8 17 – – 44 78 19 5th, RSEQ2023–24 Stacey Colarossi 8 17 – – 39 75 17 5th, RSEQ2024-25 Stacey Colarossi 6 20 – – 48 86 21 7th, OUA East2025-26 Stacey Colarossi 8 18 – – 44 72 23 6th, OUA East
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Season team scoring champion 2025-26 Hayden Serniuk 267 6 13 102024-25 Olwen Jones 26 5 7 12 82023-24 Cecilia Lopez227512102022-23 Nicole Hunter 24 65 11 82021-22 Nicole MacNeil1315682020–21 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2019–20 Annie-Pier Tremblay 19 2 6 8 62018–19Annie-Pier Tremblay 20 4 10 14 62017–18Shannon Pearson 20 6 3 9 162016–17 Delaney Ross 18 8 10 18 42015–16 Nicole Miners 20 3 7 10 262014–15 Tawnya Guindon 20 4 5 9 202013–14 Sadie Wegner 20 8 5 13 162012–13 Sadie Wegner 19 10 7 17 332011–12 Sara Seiler 20 4 11 15 42010–11Claudia Bergeron206111742009–10Claudia Bergeron20761314
Team captains This is an incomplete list
Sara Seiler was the first European in the history of the program to have the captaincy bestowed upon her.
2002–03: Tricia Zakaria 2003–04: Tricia Zakaria 2008–09: Tara O'Reilly 2009–10: Tara O'Reilly 2010–11: Sara Seiler 2011–12: Sara Seiler 2012–13: Blaire MacDonald 2013–14: 2014–15: Sadie Wegner 2015–16: Tawnya Guindon 2016–17: Tawnya Guindon 2017–18: Leah Scott 2018–19: Leah Scott 2019–20: Leah Scott 2020–21: No season held 2024–25: Justina Beard C , Avery Krawchuk A, Lane Guimond A, Hayden Serniuk A 2025–26: Avery Krawchuk C, Lane Guimond A, Hayden Serniuk A, Olwen Jones A, Payton Miller A
Awards and honours USports Delaney Ross, 2017 USports All-Rookie Team
RSEQ Erica Skinner, 2010–11 RSEQ Leadership and Citizenship Award (Nomination for the Marion Hilliard Award – presented annually to the CIS women's hockey player who best combines academic and sport excellence with community involvement) Kristen MacDonald, 2011–12 RSEQ Leadership and Citizenship Award (Nomination for the Marion Hilliard Award – presented annually to the CIS women's hockey player who best combines academic and sport excellence with community involvement)
RSEQ All-Stars First-Team Kerri Palmer, 2008 RSEQ First Team All-Star Second-Team Caitlin Whitehead: 2023–24 RSEQ Second Team All-Star Valerie Charbonneau: 2005–06 RSEQ Second Team All-Star Valerie Charbonneau: 2006–07 RSEQ Second Team All-Star Kristen Marson: 2006–07 RSEQ Second Team All-Star Kristen Marson, 2011 RSEQ Second All-Star Team 2011–12 RSEQ SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM: Melanie McKnight 2011–12 RSEQ SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM: Tamber Tisdale 2016–17 RSEQ Second Team All-Stars: Katelyn Steele, Carleton
RSEQ All-Rookie Robyn Belland, 2014–15 RSEQ All-Rookie Team 2016–17 RSEQ All-Rookie Team: Delaney Ross 2019–20 RSEQ ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Nicole MacNeil, Carleton
Conference weekly awards Katelyn Steele, RSEQ Female Athlete of the Week (Awarded January 10, 2017)
Team Awards This is an incomplete list
Most Valuable Player 2005–06: Valerie Charbonneau 2006–07: Caitlin Cadeau 2007–08: Kristen Marson 2008–09: Valerie Charbonneau 2011–12: Claudia Bergeron 2012–13: Blaire MacDonald 2013–14: Eri Kiribuchi, Goaltender 2014–15: Tawnya Guindon 2015–16: Katelyn Steele 2016–17: Katelyn Steele 2019–20: Jennifer Semkowski
Alumni Award 2005–06: Meryl Ditchburn 2006–07: Michelle Higgins 2007–08: Jessica Bradley 2013–14: Jasmine Levesque 2014–15: Ainslee Kent 2015–16: Tawnya Guindon 2016–17: Tawnya Guindon 2019–20: Jennifer Semkowski
University Awards Kristen Marson: 2011 Carleton University Most Outstanding Graduating Female Athlete
Ravens Athlete of the Week Kristen Marson: Carleton University’s Athlete of the Week (Week of January 18, 2011)
Ravens in professional hockey = CWHL All-Star= NWHL All-Star= Clarkson Cup Champion= Isobel Cup Champion Erin BeaverDefence/Forward Neuberg HighlandersSydney Sirens EWHLAWIHL4Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy AWIHL ChampionAudrey-Ann BoutourForward Neuberg Highlanders EWHL1Hedda GjerdeDefence MODOVålerengaSDHLNorwayTawnya GuindonForward Göteborg HC Leksands IFSDHL2Olivia KeefeDefenceBoston BladesCWHL1Eri KiribuchiGoaltenderHC 2001 KladnoKJTHachinohe Reds CzechSM-sarjaJapan Kristen MarsonDefenceBurlington BarracudasToronto FuriesCWHL32014 Clarkson CupJess O'GradyForwardOttawa Lady SenatorsCalgary InfernoToronto FuriesCWHLDelaney RossForward Naprzod JanowPoland1Sara SeilerForwardOttawa RaidersERC IngolstadtNWHL founded in 1999Frauen-Bundesliga (W)1 Olivia Sutter Forward Team Alberta CWHL Tamber TisdaleGoaltenderOSC Eisladies BerlinFrauen-Bundesliga (W)1Alexandra Cipparone (Palm)Forward Segeltorps IF / Djugårdens IFSDHL7
International Alexandra Lehman : 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship and 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Hedda Gjerde : 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Eri Kiribuchi : 2009 Winter Universiade Andrea Kollova : 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I