Participating Teams

SEEDING

1. Guelph Gryphons (OUA champions / 12-0-2 regular season, 3-0 playoffs)
2. UBC Thunderbirds (Canada West champions / 10-2-0 regular season, no playoffs)
3. Victoria Vikes (Second place Canada West / 5-4-3 regular season, no playoffs)
4. Toronto Varsity Blues (OUA finalists / 10-1-3 regular season, 2-1 playoffs)
5. Alberta Pandas (Third place Canada West / 3-7-2 regular season, no playoffs)

TEAM PROFILES

No. 1 Guelph Gryphons (OUA champions)
Media Guide (PDF 3 MB)

Head Coach: Michelle Turley (6th season)
2009 regular season record: 12-0-2
2009 regular season standing: 1st OUA
2009 playoff record: 2-0
2009 playoff finish: OUA champions
Conference award winners: Brienne Stairs (MVP), Tegan Stairs (rookie of the year)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Krissy Wishart, Brienne Stairs, Angela Lancaster
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Tegan Stairs
CIS championship best result: silver medallists (2007)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (4th)
CIS championship sequence: 3rd straight appearance, 4th in 5 years (4th in history)

No. 2 UBC Thunderbirds (Canada West champions)
Medias Guide (PDF 11 MB)

Head Coach: Hash Kanjee (17th season)
2009 regular season record: 10-2-0
2009 regular season standing: 1st Canada West
2009 playoff record: no playoffs in CW
2009 playoff finish: no playoffs in CW
Conference award winners: Abigail Raye (rookie of the year)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Elise Milosevich, Abigail Raye, Robyn Pendleton, Kristyn Harrington
Conference 2nd team all-stars: no second team in CW
CIS championship best result: 11-time champions (2006, ‘04, ‘03, ‘01, 1999, ‘98, ‘90, ‘83, ‘82, ‘80, ‘78)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (bronze)
CIS championship sequence: 12th straight appearance, 22nd in 23 years

No. 3 Victoria Vikes (second place Canada West)
Media Guide (PDF 688 kb)

Head Coach: Lynne Beecroft (26th season)
2009 regular season record: 5-4-3
2009 regular season standing: 2nd Canada West
2009 playoff record: no playoffs in CW
2009 playoff finish: no playoffs in CW
Conference award winners: none
Conference 1st team all-stars: Perri Espeseth, Katie Collison, Kaitlyn Williams
Conference 2nd team all-stars: no second team in CW
CIS championship best result: 11-time champions (2008, '02, '00, 1997, '95, '94, '92, '91, '89, '87, ‘84)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 4th straight appearance, 26th in 27 years

No. 4 Toronto Varsity Blues (OUA finalists)
Media Guide (PDF 22 MB)

Head Coach: John DeSouza (3rd season)
2009 regular season record: 10-1-3
2009 regular season standing: 2nd OUA
2009 playoff record: 1-1
2009 playoff finish: OUA finalists
Conference award winners: none
Conference 1st team all-stars: Hannah Tighe, Kyesa O'Neale, Kristen Shier, Kaelan Watson
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Rianna Sterk
CIS championship best result: 10-time champions (2007, 1996, '93, '88, '86, '85, '81, '79, '77, '75)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (5th)
CIS championship sequence: 6th straight appearance, 33rd in 35 years (since first CIS championship in 1975)

No. 5 Alberta Pandas (third place Canada West)
Media Guide (PDF 455 kb)

Head Coach: A.J. Facendi (1st season - interim)
2009 regular season record: 3-7-2
2009 regular season standing: 3rd Canada West
2009 playoff record: no playoffs in CW
2009 playoff finish: no playoffs in CW
Conference award winners: Jackie Trautman (MVP), Jennifer Foster (CIS Outstanding Contributor Award nominee)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Jackie Trautman, Jennifer Foster, Bunny Hughes
Conference 2nd team all-stars: no second team in CW
CIS championship best result: 1-time CIS champions (2005)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (silver)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance, 5th in 6 year