Alberta Pandas
Conference: Canada West
Why they’re here: Conference runners-up
Regular season record: 9-4-1, 3rd place
National championships won (last): 3 (2001)
Leading scorer: Heather Lund, 11 goals
Head coach: Liz Jepsen
Fun Fact: The University of Alberta has won more national championships in all sports combined than any other Canadian university. The Pandas’ mascot is named Patches.
Dalhousie Tigers
Conference: AUS
Why they’re here: Conference champions
Regular season record: 9-3-1, 3rd place
National championships won (last): 3 (2000)
Leading scorer: Rieka Santili, 7 goals
Head coach: Jack Hutchison
Fun fact: A third of Dalhousie student athletes had a GPA of 3.45 or above last year. Dalhousie was founded using 7,000 pounds sterling of treasure seized from American privateers by the Royal Navy.
McGill Martlets
Conference: RSEQ
Why they’re here: Hosts
Regular season record: 8-3-3, 3rd place
National championships won (last): 0
Leading scorer: Alexandra Morin-Boucher, 9 goals
Head coach: Marc Mounicot
Fun fact: A martlet is a mythical, heraldic bird with no feet. The martlet’s inability to land symbolizes the McGill student’s unending quest for knowledge and a national title.
Montreal Carabins
Conference: RSEQ
Why they’re here: Conference champions
Regular season record: 12-0-2, 1st place
National championships won (last): 0
Leading scorer: Éva Thouvenot-Hébert, 18 goals
Head coach: Kevin McConnell
Fun fact: In English, “carabins” means “sawbones.” This refers to a cavalry soldier who carries a rifle. The University of Montreal teams are named after the Carabiniers Mont-Royal, who today are the Fusiliers de Mont-Royal.
Ottawa Gees-Gees
Conference: OUA
Why they’re here: Conference bronze medalists
Regular season record: 12-3-1, 2nd place OUA East
National championships won (last): 1 (1996)
Leading scorer: Elisabeth Wong, 10 goals
Head Coach: Steve Johnson
Fun fact: The name Gee-Gees refers to the University of Ottawa’s school colours of garnet and grey. Gee-gee is also the name for the lead horse in a race.
Queen’s Golden Gaels
Conference: OUA
Why they’re here: Conference champions
Regular season record: 13-1-2, 1st place OUA East
National championships won (last): 1 (2010)
Leading scorer: Jackie Tessier, 12 goals
Head coach: Dave McDowell
Fun fact: The Queen’s University rallying cry is “Oil Thigh,” a song in Gaelic that Queen’s fans sing whenever their teams score.
Trinity Western Spartans
Conference: Canada West
Why they’re here: Conference champions
Regular season record: 12-1-1, 1st place
National championships won (last): 3 (2009)
Leading scorer: Daniela Gerig, 6 goals
Head coach: Graham Roxburgh
Fun fact: Trinity Western is located in Langley, B.C. and is Canada’s largest privately funded Christian university.
Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks
Conference: OUA
Why they’re here: Conference runners-up
Regular season record: 12-2-0, 1st place OUA West
National championships won (last): 2 (1995)
Leading scorer: Krista Celucci, 10 goals
Head coach: Barry MacLean
Fun fact: When they became the Golden Hawks, Laurier acquired a stuffed hawk, which was spray-painted gold and now sits on the fireplace in the football office.
