Annual Review - Olympic Oval - University of Calgary

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Calgary Oval X-Treme Coaches Message The Calgary Oval X-Treme started the 2005 -2006 season with 16 young rookies to compensate for the loss of seven veteran players to the 2006 Olympic Team. Even though this was a development year, our very young team was focused on winning and our 21 players did an amazing job. There were four major competitions this season, the first being an international pre-Olympic series against Team Sweden, where the X-Treme were successful in beating the future 2006 Olympic silver medal team 2-1. We also faced off against Canada’s 2006 Olympic gold medallists, losing 4-1. In our second major competition, the WWHL Championships in Sask., the X-Treme successfully defended their 2005 title, blowing away arch rivals, the Edmonton Chimos, 7-2 in the semi-final game and beating the Minnesota Whitecaps 3-2 in the final to win the 2006 Championship. In the third big competition, the Esso Women’s Nationals, where the X-Treme represented Team Alberta, we won bronze. Although this was a disappointing result, as we’d hoped to capture gold, but the experienced Olympic players on Team Ontario proved to be too much for our young squad. In the Battle of the Border tournament, our last major competition of the year, we faced the USA Selects Team, featuring four Olympians. Our Oval X-Treme closed out the season winning in a dramatic overtime in the fifth and deciding game. Oval X-Treme players were also successful in joining other teams and development camps with five players invited to join the Senior National Team Camp as well as another five making it to the Under-22 National Team Camp. Assistant Captain Kaley Hall and Jocelyne Laroque were also invited to play with Canada’s U22 team and compete in the European Air Canada Cup in January 2006 in Germany. Overall, this season’s Oval X-Treme overachieved. We carried 16 rookies, with an average age of 19 years-old, played 53 games (exhibition, regular season and championship) and came out with a record of 42 – 10 - 1. It was another “X-Tremely” successful year. Tomas Pacina Oval X-Treme Head Coach Olympic Oval High Performance Female Hockey Program The Olympic Oval High Performance Female Hockey Program offers three levels of training, bronze, silver and gold, to developing and elite athletes. Gold level players are part of the Calgary Oval X-Treme team and play in the Western Women’s Hockey League (WWHL). 2005 – 2006 was the tenth season for the X-Treme, who have won four league championships, four national titles and have an incredible Olympic history, including 12 Olympic medallists, two assistant and one Olympic head coach. Calgary Oval X-Treme Head Coach Tomas Pacina. Photo credit Arno Hoogveld. 8
Results 2005 – 2006 WWHL Season * Played 24 league games, earning 46 points and a record of 22 - 0 – 1 – 1 . * Scored 126 goals (11 power play and 1 short-handed), with 197 assists, and 384 penalty minutes * Rebecca Russell, #11, led the WWHL with 50 points (20 goals, 30 assists), with Oval X-Treme Team Captain Meagan Walton having the second most points in the league (42 points, 18 goals, 24 assists). * 2005 – 2006 WWHL Champions, winning all three tournament games against the Saskatchewan Prairie Ice, Edmonton Chimos and Minnesota Whitecaps. WWHL teams included: Edmonton Chimos B.C. Breakers Saskatchewan Prairie Ice Minnesota Whitecaps 2005 – 2006 Exhibition Season * Played 15 exhibition games vs. AA Midget Boys, Calgary Oval X-Treme Corporate Challenge Teams, University of Alberta Pandas, Team Canada and Team Sweden * Won exhibition series vs. Team Sweden, 2006 Olympic silver medallists 2006 Esso Women’s Nationals * Played seven games in five days of tournament with a record of 3 - 4 - 0 * Won bronze medal game vs. Team New Brunswick, 7-3. 2006 Battle of the Border, sponsored by EnCana * Played USA Selects Team in Three Hills, Vulcan, Brooks and Warner, AB * Won four-game championship series 3-2. Pictured...Cassie Campbell, Danielle Goyette, Carla MacLeod, Colleen Sostorics and Hayley Wickenheiser and former Calgary Oval X-Treme Assistant Coach Tim Bothwell. 2006 Winter Olympic Games Oval X-Treme players/alumnae on the 2006 Canadian Olympic Gold Medal Winning Team: Cassie Campbell Hayley Wickenheiser Jennifer Botterill Carla MacLeod Danielle Goyette Colleen Sostorics Individual Accomplishments of Oval X-Treme players Invited to Senior Team Canada Camp Meagan Walton Rebecca Russell Heather Logan Monica Dupuis Kayley Hall Invited to Under - 22 Team Canada Camp Jocelyne Larocque Chantal Larocque Laura Fridfinnson Stephanie Ramsay Sam Watt Coaching Tomas Pacina Calgary Oval X-Treme Head Coach Steve Carlyle Calgary Oval X-Treme Assistant Coach Chris Chisamore Goaltending Coach Kathy Berg Olympic Oval Female Hockey High Performance Program Director and Calgary Oval X-Treme Governor Support Staff Kelsey Andries Assistant Strength Conditioning Coach Kelly-Ann Carter Sport Nutritionist Clare Fewster Sport Psychologist Jennifer Hanson Athletic Therapist Jason Poole Strength Conditioning Coach Dr. Sharisse Kyle Team Physician Oval X-Treme team members celebrate their second WWHL Championship title. The series was played in Saskatchewan in March 2006. 9
Page 1 and 2: Annual 2005/2006 Review
Page 3 and 4: Message from the Director It’s be
Page 5 and 6: Maintaining the Olympic Oval ice, a
Page 7 and 8: Events The Olympic Oval hosted more
Page 9: Coaches Tanya Dubnicoff - Head Coac
Page 13 and 14: Results Four Olympic Oval athletes
Page 15 and 16: World Cup Successes This was Jeremy
Page 17 and 18: High Performance Athletes Club Race
Page 19 and 20: National Team Skin Suit Design Drs.
Page 21 and 22: Staff Executive Management Team Mar
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