Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ
The Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ is an amateur women's ice hockey league in Quebec, Canada. The former name of the League was Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA. In autumn 2011, the names of different Leagues by letters AA and A within the Quebec Student Sports Federation are changed. The Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ is considered to be the highest level of young women's ice hockey in the Quebec collegiate system. The league has a wide range of talent from pre-university programs and is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec and the Quebec Student Sports Federation.
The Hockey Collégial féminin RSEQ is a development league serving as springboard towards the university women's ice hockey and afterward towards the professional level.
History
Prior to the existence of the League, some collegial teams played with university teams in the Quebec University Women's Hockey League. The first-ever Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union National title for women's ice hockey was held at the end of the 1997-98 CIAU season and two Québécois college teams participated at the tournament: Cégep St-Laurent and Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf. The Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA was founded in 1999 to provide opportunities for young females to develop into collegiate student-athletes. It was developed to bring together teams that regularly produce players for competition at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship and NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship levels, respectively. The inaugural season was in 1999-2000, and the Patriotes du collège St-Laurent won the Playoff Championship title. A national championship for college athletics in Canada was approved at the advent of the 2001-02 season.Current teams
The Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ consists of 8 college teams:- Cheminots du Cégep St-Jérôme, localized in St-Jérôme.
- Dragons du Collège Laflèche, localized in Trois-Rivières.
- Dawson College Blues, localized in the west of downtown Montreal.
- John Abbott Islanders, localized in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue in Montreal's West Island.
- Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit, localized in Longueuil
- Nordiques du Collège Lionel-Groulx, localized in Sainte-Thérèse
- Patriotes du Cégep St-Laurent, localized in Montreal
- Titans du Cégep Limoilou, localized in Limoilou a borough of Quebec City.
Former teams
- Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, localized in Montreal.
- Faucons du Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon localized in Lévis, near Quebec city.
- Trappeurs du Cégep Marie-Victorin localized in Montreal.
Expansion
- Cougars du Collège Champlain localized in Lennoxville.
- Pionniers du Cégep de Rimouski localized in Rimouski.
Championship regular season
- 2011-12 – Titans du Cégep Limoilou
- 2010-11 – Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit
- 2009-10 – Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit
- 2008-09 – Dawson College Blues
- 2007-08 – Cheminots du Cégep St-Jérôme
- 2006-07 – Dawson College Blues
- 2005-06 – Cheminots du Cégep du St-Jérôme
- 2004-05 – Patriotes du Cégep St-Laurent
- 2003-04 – Non-available
- 2002-03 – Non-available
- 2001-02 – Non-available
- 2000-01 – Non-available
- 1999-2000 – Non-available
Championship playoff
Playoff 2011-12
First round
Semi-finals and Championship Final game 2011-12
Playoff 2010-11
The semi-finals and the finals was presented at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau
winner: Patriotes du Cégep St-LaurentPlayoff 2009-10
Semi-finals and Championship Final game 2010
winner: Lynx du Collège Édouard-MontpetitPlayoffs 2008-09
Semi-finals and Championship Final game
winner:Lynx du Collège Édouard-MontpetitPlayoffs 2007-08
Championship Final games
winner:Cheminots du Cégep St-JérômePlayoffs 2006-07
Championship Final games
winner:Dawson BluesPlayoffs 2005-06
Championship Final games
winner:Cheminots du cégep St-JérômePlayoffs 2004-2005
Championship Final game
winner:Cheminots du cégep St-Jérôme- Playoff 2003-04 – Non-available
- Playoff 2002-03 – Non-available
- Playoff 2001-02 – Non-available
- Playoff 2000-01 – Non-available
- Playoff 1999-2000 – Patriotes du Collège St-Laurent
International matches
- August 30, 2010 – Norway women national team vs Dragons du Collège Laflèche
- August 28 and 29, 2010 – Norway women national team vs Titans du Cégep Limoilou
Scoring leaders
Goaltending Leaders
Individual statistics are not available for the other seasons.Awards and honors
- Player of the Year Award:
- Rookie of the Year Award:
- Fair-play Award:
- Player of the Year Award: Mélodie Daoust, Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit.
- Rookie of the Year Award: Cassandra Poudrier, Dawson Blues.
- Fair-play Award: Emmanuelle Dumont, Dragons du Collège Laflèche
- Player of the Year Award: Josianne Legault, Dragons du Collège Laflèche
- Rookie of the Year Award: Mélodie Daoust, Lynx du Édouard-Montpetit
- Fair-play Award: Emmanuelle Dumont, Dragons du Collège Laflèche
- Player of the Year Award: Marie-Philip Poulin, Dawson Blues
- Rookie of the Year Award: Marie-Philip Poulin, Dawson Blues
- Fair-play Award: Katia Clément-Heydra, Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit
Notable players
- Catherine Ward, – McGill Martlets and Canada National women Team.
- Marie-Philip Poulin, – Canada National women Team.
- Ann-Sophie Bettez, – McGill Martlets and Canada's national women's under-22 team.
- Lauriane Rougeau, – Montreal Stars, Canada's National women's team Under-18 team and Canada's national women's under-22 team.
- Emmanuelle Blais, – Montreal Stars.
- Marie-Andrée Leclerc-Auger, – McGill Martlets and Montreal Carabins
- Kelly Sudia, – Concordia Stingers, Montreal Stars.
- Donna Ringrose, – Concordia Stingers, Montreal Stars.
- Tawnya Danis, – Concordia Stingers, Montreal Stars.
- Josée-Ann Deschênes, – Montreal Carabins and Montreal Stars.
- Mélodie Daoust, – McGill Martlets Canada's National women's team Under-18 team.
- Roxanne Douville, – Vermont Catamounts and Canada's national women's under-22 team.
- Katia Clément-Heydra, McGill Martlets
- Janique Duval, Montreal Carabins
- Ariane Barker, – Montreal Carabins
- Maude Gélinas, – Montreal Carabins
Teams websites