Participating Teams

Dalhousie Tigers (AUS champions)
Media Guide (PDF - 648 KB)

Head Coach: Jack Hutchison (6th season)
Regular season record: 10-2-1
Regular season standing: 2nd AUS
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: AUS champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): Unranked
Top 10 best ranking: No. 9 (first poll)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 2
Conference award winners: Rieka Santilli (MVP)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Rieka Santilli (D), Emma Landry (M)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Kristy McGregor-Bales (D), Taryn McKenna (G)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 13
CIS championship all-time record: 11-12-8 (.484)
CIS championship all-time medals: 6 (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
CIS championship best result: 3-time champions (1994, 1999, 2000)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (tied 7th)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance

Sherbrooke Vert & Or (RSEQ champions)
Media Guide (PDF 1.15 MB)

Head Coach: Guy Smith (2nd season)
Regular season record: 10-3-1
Regular season standing: 2nd RSEQ
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: RSEQ champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): No. 9
Top 10 best ranking: No. 9 (last 2 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 2
Conference award winners: Marie-Ève Jacques (rookie), Émilie Duquette (student-athlete & community service)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Élyse Turcotte (D), Andréanne Gagné (M), Camille Vandenberghe (M), Marie-Ève Jacques (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Laurence D. Paré (M)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 3
CIS championship all-time record: 0-3-0 (.000)
CIS championship all-time medals: 0
CIS championship best result: 4th place (1987)
CIS championship last appearance: 1993 (tied 5th place)
CIS championship sequence: First appearance since 1993

Ottawa Gee-Gees (OUA champions)
Media Guide (PDF 1.84 MB)

Head Coach: Steve Johnson (19th season)
Regular season record: 14-0-2
Regular season standing: 1st OUA East (1st overall OUA)
Playoff record: 3-0
Playoff finish: OUA champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): No. 1
Top 10 best ranking: No. 1 (last 6 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 9
Conference award winners (OUA East): Gillian Baggott (MVP), Steve Johnson (coach), Christine Hardie (student-athlete & community service)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Cynthia Leblanc (G), Gillian Baggott (D), Christine Hardie (M), Julia Francki (M), Pilar Khoury (S)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): Corina Jarrett (M)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 12
CIS championship all-time record: 15-12-4 (.548)
CIS championship all-time medals: 8 (1 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (1996)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (bronze)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance (6th in 8 years)

Trinity Western Spartans (Canada West champions)
Media Guide (PDF 9.11 MB)

Head Coach: Graham Roxburgh (14th season)
Regular season record: 11-1-0
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West
Playoff record: 3-0
Playoff finish: Canada West champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): No. 2
Top 10 best ranking: No. 2 (4 weeks)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 9
Conference award winners: Krista Gommeringer (rookie), Kristen Funk (student-athlete & community service)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Kristen Funk (G), Jennifer Castillo (D), Colleen Webber (D), Natalie Boyd (M), Krista Gommeringer (S)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Nikki Byrne (D)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 6
CIS championship all-time record: 11-3-1 (.767)
CIS championship all-time medals: 3 (3 gold)
CIS championship best result: 3-time champions (2004, 2008, 2009)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (6th place)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance (4th in 5 years)

Cape Breton Capers (AUS finalists)
Media Guide (PDF 1.97 MB)

Head Coach: Stephen Timmons (17th season)
Regular season record: 10-0-3
Regular season standing: 1st AUS
Playoff record: 1-1
Playoff finish: AUS finalists
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): No. 5
Top 10 best ranking: No. 4 (2 weeks)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 7
Conference award winners: Chelsea Currie (rookie), Stephen Timmons (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Allison Bell-Davies (D), Robbyn McNeill (D), Chelsea Currie (S)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Shanice Maxwell (S)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 7
CIS championship all-time record: 3-10-0 (.231)
CIS championship all-time medals: 1 (1 gold)
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (2007)
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (tied 7th place)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 1-year absence (6th appearance in 8 years)

Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (OUA finalists)
Medi Guide (PDF 1.25 MB)

Head Coach: Barry MacLean (17th season)
Regular season record: 11-2-3
Regular season standing: 1st OUA West (tied 2nd overall OUA)
Playoff record: 2-1
Playoff finish: OUA finalists
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): No. 6
Top 10 best ranking: No. 3 (5th poll)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 9
Conference award winners (OUA West): Emily Brown (MVP)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA West): Kelsey Tikka (D), Katie Bishop (M), Emily Brown (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): Krista Cellucci (F)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 11
CIS championship all-time record: 14-11-0 (.560)
CIS championship all-time medals: 5 (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
CIS championship best result: 2-time champions (1992, 1995)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (tied 7th place)
CIS championship sequence: 3rd straight appearance

Victoria Vikes (Canada West finalists)
Media Guide (PDF 7.33 MB)

Head Coach: Tracy David (11th season)
Regular season record: 9-2-1
Regular season standing: 2nd Canada West
Playoff record: 2-1
Playoff finish: Canada West finalists
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): No. 4
Top 10 best ranking: No. 4 (final poll)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 6
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Brigitte Greig (D), Jaclyn Sawicki (M)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Stephanie Parker (G), Jackie Harrison (M), Emma Greig (F)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 7
CIS championship all-time record: 9-8-0 (.529)
CIS championship all-time medals: 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (2005)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (4th place)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 3-year absence

Queen’s Gaels (OUA bronze medallists)
Media Guide (PDF)

Head Coach: Dave McDowell (25th season)
Regular season record: 11-2-3
Regular season standing: 2nd OUA East (tied 2nd overall OUA)
Playoff record: 2-1
Playoff finish: OUA bronze medallists
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): No. 7
Top 10 best ranking: No. 1 (first poll)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 9
Conference award winners (OUA East): None
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Jessie DeBoer (D), Riley Filion (M), Jackie Tessier (S)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): Mikyla Kay (D), Alexis McKinty (M)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 13
CIS championship all-time record: 14-12-4 (.533)
CIS championship all-time medals: 5 (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
CIS championship best result: 3-time champions (1988, 2010, 2011)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 4th straight appearance (10th in 13 years)