CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI --
Jade Downie-Landry and
Tricia Deguire, both members of the McGill University Martlets, merited second-team All-Canadian honours, Wednesday, at the U SPORTS women's hockey awards gala, on the eve of the Final Eight national championship. No. 5-seeded McGill opens their bid for their fifth-ever title on Friday against the fourth-seeded St.Thomas Tommies.
Alberta forward
Alex Poznikoff was honoured with the Brodrick Trophy as player of the year, while Ryerson forward
Erika Crouse captured rookie-of-the-year honours, York forward
Jenna Gray earned the Marion Hilliard Award for community service and Alberta bench boss
Howie Draper was named Fox 40 coach of the year.
Deguire, a two-time all-star goaltender who stands 5-foot-8, marks the 10th time in McGill history that a goalie has merited All-Canadian honours. She posted a 13-6 record in league starts with a 1.46 goals-against average, a .949 save percentage and five shutouts. The 21-year-old kinesiology junior from Sherbroooke, Que., led all Quebec league starters in games (19), minutes (1,150:50), wins, shutouts, GAA and save percentage. She guided the Martlets to the best defensive record in the league with only 29 goals allowed in 20 games, their stingiest total in six years since conceding 29 in 2012-13. In 98 career appearances over three years, Deguire has a 56-37-1 record overall with 18 shutouts, a 0.62 GAA and a .930 save percentage.
Downie-Landry, a 5-foot-9 centre from St. Jean, Que., becomes the 20th McGill forward to achieve All-Canadian status. She led the RSEQ conference in assists and won the conference scoring title with a 5-18-23 record in 20 games. The 23-year-old psychology junior, who serves as one of the team's alternate captains, either scored or assisted on 45 per cent of McGill's 51 goals, establishing career highs in both assists and points. She struck for a pair of game-winners and one insurance goal. In 103 games overall since joining the team in 2016, Downie-Landry has tallied 48 goals and 112 career points.
Past Award Winners
BRODRICK TROPHY (Player of the Year):
Alex Poznikoff, Alberta
Alex Poznikoff is the U SPORTS Player of the Year, after helping lead the Alberta Pandas to a first-place finish in the regular season.
Poznikoff is the first Panda since Tarin Podloski in 2009 to win the Brodrick Trophy.
Poznikoff registered 37 points this season for Alberta, narrowly edging out Moncton's Katryne Villeneuve and teammate Autumn MacDougall for the national scoring title, as the pair were two-thirds of the nation's most prolific scoring line along with Kennedy Ganser. Poznikoff also ranked fourth in goals (15) and second in assists (22) to capture First Team All-Canadian honours.
Nominees
OUA: April Clark, Western
RSEQ: Jessica Cormier, Montreal
AUS: Katryne Villeneuve
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Erika Crouse, Ryerson
Erika Crouse made an immediate impact on the offence-happy squad, fitting right in with the nation's fifth-highest scoring team. The first-year forward sat just one goal and one point off the team leads, respectively, capping her campaign with an 11-goal, 22-point bottom line. The Kirkland Lake, Ont., native made her biggest impact down the stretch, stepping up in Ryerson's final few games – a span that included five assists against Toronto in a 6-5 win, which she then followed up with back-to-back two-goal games for the Toronto-based squad. Overall, her marks in both goals and points also placed her in the OUA's top 10 this season.
Nominees
CW: Breanne Trotter, Mount Royal
RSEQ: Rosalie Bégin-Cyr, Concordia
AUS: Kendra Woodland, UNB
MARION HILLIARD AWARD (Student-Athlete Community Service): Jenna Gray, York
The Marion Hilliard Award winner, Jenna Gray (London, Ont.) did it all for the Lions this year, capping off her five-year university career with her best season to date. The OUA Second Team All-Star doubled her previous career-high in points with 14 (3G, 11A), which put her second on the Lions this year. Her on-ice success was highlighted by a pair of three-point games on the year, but the fifth-year defender has even more to be proud of in her final campaign.
Gray has served as a PAWS mentor and is also very involved in York's work with HEROS Hockey, a foundation that uses ice hockey to empower at-risk youth. She has also been a leader within the York Athletics community and has spearheaded a number of community and charitable initiatives throughout her tenure with the Lions. Inside the classroom, meanwhile, Gray is an Academic All-Canadian and is graduating this year with a degree in criminology. The veteran has played a leading role in all that she has done since joining the Lions in 2014. The team captain for the last two seasons finishes her on-ice career with nine goals and 30 assists, but her tenure has been made up of so much more to impact the classroom and the community.
"Jenna has been a transformational leader during her time as a Lion," said York head coach
Dan Church. "She came in as a skilled defender who played a hard-nosed game. Over her five years she brought that every game and played in every single OUA game over five years. Off the ice, she has the heart of a lion. She leads by example in the community and the classroom. She takes care of her teammates and makes sure they all have what they need to be successful. She embodies everything that you want from a hockey player and leader - character, skill, grit, and integrity."
Nominees
CW: Anna Purschke, Mount Royal
RSEQ: Emilia Cotter, McGill
AUS: Kiana Wilkinson, Saint Mary's
FOX 40 COACH OF THE YEAR:
Howie Draper, Alberta
More than two decades into his coaching career and Howie Draper continues to thrive with the Alberta Pandas.
The longtime coach of the Pandas is the Fox 40 Coach of the Year for a fourth time in his career, after guiding Alberta to a 23-win season and first in the Canada West standings. Draper was previously named the nation's top coach in 2002, 2004, and 2009
The award is the latest honour for Draper, who's enjoyed a banner season. The former Golden Bear defenceman guided Team Canada to a gold medal performance at the IIHF Women's U18 Championship earlier this year, when Canada downed the United States 3-2 in overtime to claim gold.
"What Howie has done with the
Ian Reade Pandas hockey program is truly remarkable," said University of Alberta Athletic Director. "The conference has improved tremendously over the past 20 years, and the fact Howie is still winning coaching awards shows the kind of impact he has had on this team. His lasting legacy with the Pandas will be off the ice, as he has helped countless young women become leaders and role models in the community."
Nominees
OUA: Rachel Flanagan, Guelph
RSEQ: Isabelle Leclaire, Montreal
AUS: Peter Murphy, McGill
2019 U SPORTS WOMEN'S HOCKEY ALL-CANADIANS
First Team
| Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Elig. |
Hometown |
Program |
| D |
Lindsey |
Donovan |
StFX |
3 |
Miramichi, N.B. |
Arts |
| D |
Erica |
Rieder |
Manitoba |
5 |
Regina, Sask. |
Environment, Earth & Resources |
| F |
Alex |
Poznikoff |
Alberta |
4 |
Edmonton, Alta. |
Kinesiology, Sport
& Recreation |
| F |
April |
Clark |
Western |
4 |
St. Mary's, Ont. |
Kinesiology |
| F |
Jessica |
Cormier |
Montreal |
5 |
Cap-Aux-Meiles, Que. |
Business |
| G |
Tory |
Micklash |
UBC |
3 |
East St. Paul, Man. |
Kinesiology |
Second Team
| Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Elig. |
Hometown |
Program |
| D |
Cristine |
Chao |
Toronto |
4 |
Toronto, Ont. |
Commerce |
| D |
Claudia |
Fortin |
Concordia |
4 |
Quebec City, Que. |
Exercise Science |
| F |
Katryne |
Villeneuve |
Moncton |
5 |
Casselman, Ont. |
Leisure, Sport & Tourism Management |
| F |
Autumn |
MacDougall |
Alberta |
4 |
Cole Harbour, N.S. |
Kinesiology, Sport
& Recreation |
| F |
Jade |
Downie-Landry |
McGill |
3 |
St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que. |
Psychology |
| G |
Tricia |
Deguire |
McGill |
3 |
Sherbrooke, Que. |
Kinesiology |
All-Rookie Team
| Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Hometown |
Program |
| D |
Rylind |
MacKinnon |
UBC |
Cranbrook, B.C. |
Kinesiology |
| D |
Jenna |
MacLean |
UNB |
Wilcox, Sask. |
Kinesiology |
| F |
Tyra |
Meropoulis |
StFX |
Edson, Alta. |
Business Admin. |
| F |
Erika |
Crouse |
Ryerson |
Kirkland Lake, Ont. |
Criminology |
| F |
Breanne |
Trotter |
Mount Royal |
Okotoks, Alta. |
University Entrance option |
| G |
Kendra |
Woodland |
UNB |
Kamloops, B.C. |
Arts |
