MONTREAL – Jade Downie-Landry of the McGill Martlets has been voted player of the year in RSEQ women's university hockey.
 
The 5-foot-9 centre from St. Jean sur Richelieu, Que., won the RSEQ scoring title and led the nation in scoring with a 14-13-27 record in only 15 games. A 25-year-old physical education senior, she either scored or assisted on 50 per cent of McGill's 54 goals during the regular season. Downie-Landry tallied four power-play markers, two game-winners and had one hat-trick. A two-time All-Canadian prior to this year, she earned RSEQ first-team all-conference honours for the third consecutive season after making the U SPORTS all-rookie squad in 2016-17.
 
Downie-Landry was joined by linemate Marika Labrecque of Lac Etchemin, Que., and McGill goaltender Tricia Deguire of Sherbrooke, Que., on the first squad, while Martlets rearguard Elizabeth Mura, a freshman from Calgary, made the second squad. Mura also made the all-rookie team.
 
Labrecque finished second in the RSEQ scoring race and fourth in the country with 23 points in 15 games, including a country-leading18 assists.
 
Deguire led the nation in both goals-against average (1.00) and save percentage (.931). She played in 13 of McGill's 15 games, posting a 10-3 record with a pair of shutouts.
 
Mura tied for the team points lead by a defencemen, with eight, including a power-play goal in 15 games. A mainstay on the blueline, she only took two minor penalties.
 
Other major award recipients included Concordia's Emilie Lavoie (rookie of the year), Brigitte Laganiere (leadership award) and Julie Chiu (coach of the year).
 
Laganiere, a defenceman, also earned first-team all-star status, along with teammate Stephanie Lanlancette, a forward, and Ottawa Gee-Gees defenceman Christine Deaudelin.
 
Joining Mura on the second-team all-stars was defenceman Audrey Gervais of the Montreal Carabins, along with Concordia forwards Marie Pascale-Bernier, Audrey Belzile and Rosalie Begin-Cyr.
 
2021-22 RSEQ ALL-STARS & MAJOR AWARDS
 
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jade Downie-Landry, McGill
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Emilie Lavoie, Concordia
LEADERSHIP AWARD: Brigitte Laganiere, Concordia
COACH OF THE YEAR: Julie Chiu, Concordia
 
FIRST TEAM
GOAL: Tricia Deguire, McGill
DEFENCE: Brigitte Laganiere, Concordia
DEFENCE: Christine Deaudelin, Ottawa
FORWARD: Jade Downie-Landry, McGill
FORWARD: Stephanie Lanlancette, Concordia
FORWARD: Marika Labrecque, McGill
 
SECOND TEAM
GOAL: Alice Philbert, Concordia
DEFENCE: Elizabeth Mura, McGill
DEFENCE: Audrey Gervais, Montreal
FORWARD: Marie Pascale-Bernier, Concordia
FORWARD: Audrey Belzile, Concordia
FORWARD: Rosalie Begin-Cyr, Concordia
 
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
GOAL: Mahika Sarrazin, Ottawa
DEFENCE: Audrey Gervais, Montreal
DEFENCE: Elizabeth Mura, McGill
FORWARD: Chloe Gendreau, Concordia
FORWARD: Audrey-Anne Veillette, Montreal
FORWARD: Emilie Lavoie, Concordia


SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-398-7012
www.mcgillathletics.ca
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca