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March 8, 2006
Brock’s Allgood named player of the year
CIS
Kate Allgood of the Brock University Badgers is the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s hockey player of the year for the 2005-06 season.
A native of Toronto, Allgood makes history as she becomes the first player from Ontario University Athletics to receive the Brodrick Trophy awarded to the season MVP since 1997-98, when women’s hockey made its debut as a CIS sport.
Other major award winners announced on Wednesday night during the All-Canadian Awards Banquet held at the Keating Millennium Centre in Antigonish, N.S. were University of Regina’s Karissa Swan of Wilcox, Sask., who claimed rookie-of-the-year honours, Dalhousie University’s Lesley Jordan, named coach of the year, and Leah Kutcher of Herring Cove, N.S., also from Dalhousie, who received the Marion Hillard Award recognizing outstanding achievement in hockey, academics and community involvement.
Allgood, a 5-foot-5 centre ran away with the OUA scoring title in her second season with the Badgers, tallying 26 goals and 12 assists for 38 points in 23 conference games to finish with 15 more goals and 12 more points than her closest conference rivals. Her goal total was second best in the CIS, while she placed ninth in the nation’s scoring race. Allgood, 26, also tied for second in the country with three hat-tricks, including a spectacular performance on Nov. 26 when she scored all four Badger goals in a 4-1 win over the nationally-ranked Queen’s Golden Gaels. In just two campaigns with Brock, the third-year psychology student has already established school career records for regular-season goals (51) and points (81). She led the CIS with 25 goals in 2004-05, when she finished second in the OUA and fourth in the nation with 43 points.
Allgood was also named to the 2005-06 first all-Canadian team, after receiving second-team honours a year ago. She is a two-time OUA first-team all-star. Allgood joined the Badgers after playing for one season at NCAA Division I Clarkson University where she was named team MVP.
“Kate made an immediate impact in the CIS a year ago. She has been the Badgers offensive backbone for the past two seasons as well as being one of the top players in the country,” said Brock head coach Todd Erskine, named CIS coach of the year in ’04-05. “She had an exceptional season in 2005-06, and is well deserving of the CIS player of the year award.”
Swan, 18, a first-year kinesiology and health studies student, finished first among Canada West rookies in conference play with six goals and 12 points, despite missing three games with an injury. The 5-foot-4 forward played on the Cougars top line in her CIS debut and was a key component on special teams, playing a major role on both the Canada West’s top-ranked penalty killing unit as well as scoring four times on the second best powerplay in Canada West.
“Karissa is a gifted and talented hockey player who has outstanding speed and knowledge of the game,” commented Regina head coach Sarah Howald. “As she matures and becomes stronger, she will undoubtedly be one of the top players in the CIS.”
In her fourth year at the helm, Jordan led Dalhousie to third place in the AUS standings with a 14-3-3-1 conference record, and to its first appearance at the CIS championship following an upset of Saint Mary’s in the conference semi-finals. Jordan was an assistant coach with the Canadian U-22 team that won the Air Canada Cup in Germany in January. The team was led by her twin sister, Lisa (MacDonald), who is also the head coach at Saint Mary’s, and was co-recipient of the CIS coach of the year award in 2002-03.
Kutcher, an Honours History major, is a four-time academic all-Canadian and has been a dean’s list student and member of the Golden Key International Society since 2004, and a Black and Gold Scholarship recipient at Dalhousie since 2002. Kutcher is a co-creator and participant in the Students for Political Action discussion group and is a supporter of human rights through volunteer work with Amnesty International. On the ice, the fifth-year Tigers captain was fifth in team scoring in 2005-06 with 14 points in 16 conference games. Kutcher is also an exceptional soccer player for the Tigers who was selected to the first all-Canadian team this fall, and represented Canada at the 2005 Summer Universiade in Turkey.
The all-Canadian teams were also announced on Wednesday, with the No. 2-ranked Alberta Pandas being the only side to place two members among the nation’s 10 best.
Joining Allgood on the first CIS team are York goaltender Melanie Quinn of Newmarket, Ont., Laurier defender Ashley Stephenson of Mississauga, Ont., UBC rearguard Haleigh Callison of Smithers, B.C., Saint Mary’s forward Courtney Schriver of Halifax, as well as Alberta forward Kristen Hagg of Edmonton. All were named to the top CIS squad for the first time.
Stephenson, a fifth-year veteran, was named CIS tournament MVP a year ago when the Golden Hawks claimed their first national title. Schriver, last season’s CIS rookie of the year, finished fifth in the nation in scoring in her sophomore campaign with 43 points. Hagg captured the Canada West scoring title with 33 points this winter, becoming the CIS all-time leader in conference play for assists (110) and the second top point-getter (182) along the way.
The 2006 CIS women’s hockey championship, hosted by St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., gets under way on Thursday, March 9 with a pair of round-robin match-ups. The reigning champion Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks and the Dalhousie Tigers will jump on the ice first at 4 p.m. Atlantic Time. The championship final is scheduled for Sunday at 4 p.m. AT.
Championship web site: www.cisport.ca/e/championships/w_hockey/2006
TISSOT - PLAYER OF THE YEAR (Brodrick Trophy): Kate Allgood, Brock University Badgers
Kate Allgood of the Brock University Badgers makes history as she becomes the first player from Ontario University Athletics to receive the Brodrick Trophy awarded to the season MVP since 1997-98, when women’s hockey made its debut as a CIS sport. Since its inception, the trophy had been awarded on four occasions to a player from Canada West, and as many times to a representative from the Quebec conference. The native of Toronto is also the second Badger in as many seasons to claim a major national award in women’s hockey, after Todd Erskine who was named CIS coach of the year in 2004-05.
Allgood, a 5-foot-5 centre ran away with the OUA scoring title in her second season with the Badgers, tallying 26 goals and 12 assists for 38 points in 23 conference games to finish with 15 more goals and 12 more points than her closest conference rivals. Her goal total was second best in the CIS, while she placed ninth in the nation’s scoring race. Allgood, 26, also tied for second in the country with three hat-tricks, including an incredible performance on Nov. 26 when she scored all four Badger goals in a 4-1 win over the nationally-ranked Queen’s Golden Gaels. In just two campaigns with Brock, the third-year psychology student has already established school career records for regular-season goals (51) and points (81). She led the CIS with 25 goals in 2004-05, when she finished second in the OUA and fourth in the nation with 43 points.
Allgood was also named to the 2005-06 first all-Canadian team, after receiving second-team honours a year ago. She is a two-time OUA first-team all-star. Allgood joined the Badgers after playing for one season at NCAA Division I Clarkson University where she was named team MVP.
Her performances in ’05-06 helped Brock finish only two points behind fourth-place Guelph in the OUA standings, and earn a spot in the post-season.
TISSOT - ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Karissa Swan, University of Regina Cougars
Karissa Swan of Wilcox, Sask. becomes the second member of the University of Regina Cougars to earn rookie-of-the-year honours in CIS women’s hockey. She joins Erin Tady, who received the award in 2000-01.
Swan, 18, a first-year kinesiology and health studies student, finished first among Canada West rookies in conference play with six goals and 12 points, despite missing three games with an injury. The 5-foot-4 forward played on the Cougars top line in her CIS debut along side Canada West All Star Elysia Cobbledick and Megan Witbeck, and was a key component on special teams, playing a major role on both the Canada West’s top-ranked penalty killing unit as well as scoring four times on the second best powerplay in Canada West. She also led her team and finished fourth in the conference with 69 shots. One of the highlights of her rookie campaign was a three-point performance (1-2-3) in a 4-1 win over the four-time national champion Alberta Pandas on Oct. 21. Behind Swan’s strong play, Regina finished second in Canada West in the regular season with a 9-6-5 mark.
A product of the “Canadian Hockey Factory” at Notre Dame, Swan was a member of the Senior Women’s Midget AA hockey team for four seasons before joining the Cougars. With the Hounds, she won three Western Canadian Championships and was named team MVP in her final season. In 2004, Swan and the rest of her Notre Dame teammates had the distinction of being the first team to win the Mac’s Invitational Midget Tournament Female Division.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Lesley Jordan, Dalhousie University Tigers
In her fourth season at the helm of the Dalhousie University Tigers, Lesley Jordan becomes the second bench boss from an AUS team to claim the CIS coach of the year award. She joins her twin sister, Lisa (MacDonald), head coach at Saint Mary’s, who was a co-recipient in 2002-03 along with McGill’s Peter Smith.
Jordan led Dalhousie to the best conference record (14-3-3-1) in team history in 2005-06, good for third place in the AUS standings, and the Tigers success continued in the playoffs where they upset Saint Mary’s 2-1 in the semi-final round. With the win, Dalhousie secured a CIS championship berth for the very first time. Jordan enters the nationals with a 38-25-5-1 career overall record at the head of the Tigers.
Prior to joining the Dalhousie staff, Jordan spent two seasons (1998-2000) as an assistant coach at Saint Mary’s, and then held the head coaching position at Acadia for two campaigns (2000-02). She has been involved with the national team program for a number of years and traveled to Sweden as a team scout for the 2005 world women’s hockey championship. She was also an assistant to her sister Lisa with the Canadian U-22 team that won the Air Canada Cup in Germany in January. Jordan is involved with Hockey Nova Scotia’s high-performance program and will travel to Whitehorse in 2007 as an assistant coach with the Canada Winter Games team.
Jordan completed a Bachelor of Science degree at Concordia University, specializing in Athletic Therapy in 1996. She was a goaltender with the Stingers where she and Lisa played together for five years. Women’s hockey became a CIS-sanctioned sport in 1997-98 and the following year Jordan suited up for Saint Mary’s. In her only season with the Huskies, she was named an AUS all-star and team MVP, received AUS-championship-MVP honours, and was named to the CIS all-Canadian team.
MARION HILLARD AWARD: Leah Kutcher, Dalhousie University Tigers
Leah Kutcher of the Dalhousie University Tigers is the first student-athlete from an AUS school to receive the Marion Hillard Award recognizing outstanding achievement in hockey, academics and community involvement.
The fifth-year forward from Herring Cove, N.S. is a two-sport varsity athlete at Dalhousie who is also a member of the women’s soccer Tigers. Wearing the “C” for the hockey team, Kutcher is a four-time academic all-Canadian and was an academic all-American during her year of study at the University of Minnesota. The Honours History major has been a dean’s list student and member of the Golden Key International Society since 2004 and a Black and Gold Scholarship recipient since 2002.
Rounding out her academic achievements, Kutcher’s many athletic honours include representing Canada in women’s soccer at the 2005 Summer Universiade in Izmir, Turkey, and being named to the CIS first all-Canadian team in that sport. Known for her solid character, desire and dedication both on and off the ice, Kutcher has progressed athletically from not dressing during a championship game in her first year to a highly-skilled starter earning respect as a natural leader with teammates and coaches.
Pursuing her personal interests in politics, Kutcher is a co-creator and participant in the Students for Political Action discussion group and is a supporter of human rights through volunteer work with Amnesty International among many other volunteer initiatives she devotes time to.
2005-06 CIS WOMEN'S HOCKEY ALL-CANADIANS
First Team
Position Athlete University Year Hometown Faculty
Goaltender Melanie Quinn York 4 Newmarket, Ont. Sociology
Defender Ashley Stephenson Laurier 5 Mississauga, Ont. Kinesiology /Phys. Ed.
Defender Haleigh Callison UBC 4 Smithers, B.C. Human Kinetics
Forward Courtney Schriver Saint Mary’s 2 Halifax, N.S. Criminology
Forward Kate Allgood Brock 3 Toronto, Ont. Psychology
Forward Kristen Hagg Alberta 5 Edmonton, Alta. Special Studies
Second Team
Goaltender Emily Hobbs St. Thomas 4 Fredericton, N.B. Business & Administration
Defender Kim Devereaux Toronto 5 Seaforth, Ont. Physical Education
Defender Arielle Schade Regina 3 Winfield, B.C. Arts
Forward Tarin Podloski Alberta 2 Edmonton, Alta. Physical Education & Rec.
Forward Kim Kerr Ottawa 3 Nepean, Ont. Human Kinetics
Forward Rebecca Davies StFX 3 Toronto, Ont. BA HK
All-Rookie Team
Goaltender Terri Ryerson UNB 1 Hamilton, Ont. Kinesiology
Defender Laura Grant StFX 1 Hamilton, Ont. Human Kinetics
Forward Karissa Swan Regina 1 Wilcox, Sask. Kinesiology & Health Studies
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