BY THE NUMBERS: Women’s hockey hosting Carleton in Mélisa Kingsley Memorial Game, Concordia on Sunday

The Gee-Gees women's hockey team is set to host the Carleton Ravens this Friday night in the Mélisa Kingsley Memorial Game.

A dedicated student and passionate hockey player from Sudbury, Ontario, Mélisa was recruited to the Gee-Gees in 2016. A forward with a scoring touch, great hands, and a strong shot, Mel suited up for the Garnet and Grey in the 2017-2018 season. At that time she was already undergoing treatment for sarcoma. Mélisa passed away at age 20 in October of 2018.

The game will celebrate Mélisa and all of the joy that she brought to the ice and to her friends and family.

Later in the weekend, the Gee-Gees will host the first place Concordia Stingers in a Sunday matinee game. Be sure to arrive at the rink before puck drop, as the team will be honouring their graduating seniors.

January 31, 2020

• The Matchup: Ottawa Gee-Gees (7-7-1, 4th in the RSEQ) vs Carleton Ravens (4-9-2, 5th in the RSEQ)
• Location: University of Ottawa — Minto Sports Complex
• Puck drop: 7:00 pm EST 
• Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MenyAAHqzN8
• Last Meeting: Ottawa 0 vs. Carleton 2 — January 9, 2019 at Minto Sports Complex

OTTAWA GAME NOTES

• Major Stat Leaders
• • Goals: Alice Fillion — 8
  • Assists: Mélodie Bouchard — 11
  • Points: Mélodie Bouchard — 16
  • Wins: Aurélie Dubuc — 5

• In her most recent game, a pair of assists helped Mélodie Bouchard reach 100 points in her career — the first Gee-Gees women's hockey player to accomplish the feat. At the same time, she became the all-time leading scorer of Gee-Gees women's hockey, surpassing the previous high of 99 points, set by Karine Bombardier (2001-03).
•  Alice Fillion is also inching towards etching herself into team history. Two more goals will give her 10 on the season. Only seven Gee-Gees in the 20 year history of the varisty program have reached that plateau in a single season.

CARLETON GAME NOTES 

• Major Stat Leaders
• • Goals:  Megan Wilson — 4
  • Assists: Jennifer Semkowski, Annie-Pier Tremblay — 4
  • Points: Annie-Pier Tremblay — 6
  • Wins: Alexandra Lehmann, Marie-Eve Cote — 2 

• Carleton trails Ottawa by five points for the final playoff spot. The two teams will meet once more following this game, in the regular season finale on February 16 at Carleton.
• In their previous meeting, Marie-Eve Cote stopped all 23 shots she faced for the shutout victory. Claire Merrick and Annie-Pier Tremblay scored for the Ravens.

February 2, 2020

• The Matchup: Ottawa Gee-Gees (7-7-1, 4th in the RSEQ) vs Concordia Stingers (13-1-2, 1st in the RSEQ)
• Location: University of Ottawa — Minto Sports Complex
• Puck drop: 2:00 pm EST 
• Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr8aLxD6GBU
• Last Meeting: Ottawa 2 vs. Concordia 6 — January 11, 2019 at Ed Meagher Arena

CONCORDIA GAME NOTES 

• Major Stat Leaders
• • Goals:  Rosalie Begin-Cyr — 14
  • Assists: Brigitte Laganiere — 15
  • Points: Rosalie Begin-Cyr — 25
  • Wins: Alice Philbert — 10 

• The Stingers recently clinched a first-place finish in the RSEQ Standings. It's their first time at the top of the table since 2005.
• Concordia has found ways to win despite their struggles on the power play. They rank last in the RSEQ at 12.1-percent on the season.

For in-game updates, follow @GeeGeesWHOC on Twitter. The games will be streamed on YouTube. Tickets to all Gee-Gees home games are available at tickets.geegees.ca.