Chris Larade, named CIS Coach of the Year, Lanceleve 2nd team All-Canadian, Clark Rookie team
TIMEX COACH OF THE YEAR: Chris Larade, Saint Mary's
In his fifth campaign at the helm of the Huskies program, Chris Larade became the second Saint Mary's bench boss to be named CIS coach of the year. He joins Lisa MacDonald who shared the award with McGill's Peter Smith in 2003.
This season, Larade guided his troops to the top of the AUS standings with a 17-6-1 record, good for an 11-point improvement from a year ago when the team took third place with an 11-11-2 mark. The Huskies finished second in the conference in goals for (69) and goals against (48) in 24 league contests. Saint Mary's then went 4-2 in the playoffs on its way to capturing its first AUS banner since 2010.
Prior to joining the Huskies, Larade served as assistant coach for StFX, helping the X-Women claim an AUS title and make two CIS championship appearances. His past coaching experiences also include three years as head coach of the Metro Boston Pizza Female Midget AAA program of the NSFMHL, where the team captured three provincial and league titles and two Atlantic silver medals, and where he was twice named coach of the year. He was an assistant coach for Team Nova Scotia at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax, and has also been heavily involved with Hockey Nova Scotia's High Performance Program at the under-18 and U16 levels, winning five Atlantic Challenge Cups.
"Coach Larade has worked long and hard to rebuild the Saint Mary's University women's hockey program," said athletic director Kevin Downie. "This CIS coaching award is a fitting testament to a job well done by a truly dedicated players' coach."
The other nominees were Yanick Evola of Ottawa, Rachel Flanagan of Guelph and Sarah Hodges of Regina.
2015-2016 CIS WOMEN'S HOCKEY AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS
Brodrick Trophy (player of the year): Valerie Lamenta, Guelph
Rookie of the year: Mélodie Bouchard, Ottawa
TIMEX Coach of the year: Chris Larade, Saint Mary's
Marion Hilliard Award (hockey, academics & community service): Janelle Froehler, Alberta
Pos. Athlete University Year Hometown Academic Program
First Team
G Valerie Lamenta Guelph 2 Montreal, Que. Mechanical Engineering
D Julia Flinton Saskatchewan 5 Williams Lake, B.C. Agriculture & Biology
D Katelyn Gosling Western 5 London, Ont. Social Sciences
F Iya Gavrilova Calgary 5 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Arts
F Alexandra Vafina Calgary 3 Chelyabinsk, Russia Arts
F Mélodie Daoust McGill 4 Valleyfield, Que. Phys. & Health Educ.
Second Team
G Émilie Bouchard Moncton 4 Casselman, Ont. Kinesiology
D Brittney Fouracres McGill 5 Calgary, Alta. Chemical Engineering
D Leigh Shilton Guelph 5 Belleville, Ont. Human Kinetics
F Mélodie Bouchard Ottawa 1 Sept-Îles, Que. Education
F Averi Nooren Guelph 4 Aylmer, Ont. Child, Youth & Family
F Breanna Lanceleve Saint Mary's 3 Middle Sackville, N.S. Arts
All-Rookie Team
G Rebecca Clark Saint Mary's 1 Keswick, Ont. Environmental Science
D Cristine Chao Toronto 1 Toronto, Ont. Commerce
D Jessica McCann St. Thomas 1 Grand Bay, N.B. Arts
F Mélodie Bouchard Ottawa 1 Sept-Îles, Que. Education
F Jaycee Magwood Regina 1 Killarney, Man. Kin. & Health Studies
F Katrina Manoukarakis Queen's 1 Scarborough, Ont. Phys. & Health Educ.
Full release http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/wice/2015-16/releases/awards