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Montreal • Canada
Sports Hall of Fame Inductee
1995-1996 Women's Hockey Team
Inducted in 2009 as a Team
Institution: Concordia
The 1995-96 Concordia Stingers certainly had one of the best records in the history of Canadian university women's hockey, but more importantly they brought important recognition to their sport, broke down barriers and opened eyes to their sport. The team posted a 35-2-4 win-loss-tie record. In the Quebec Student Spots Federation conference their record was 9-1-2., The Stingers had a 32-game undefeated streak at t season's end. The team won all five of the tournaments it participated in, including the prestigious Princeton Thanksgiving Tournament in November and Concordia's own Theresa Humes Tournament in February. A 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the North York Aeros in the final was definitely a highlight. Concordia also won an international showdown against the Russian national team at the Loyola campus arena on February 28. Cammi Granato, Beth Beagan and Corinne Swirsky, all had four points in the game. The Stingers went on to win the Quebec conference championship, beating CEGEP St. Laurent in the finals in two straight games. The scores were 2-1 and 5-0. At the time, there was no national championship for the team to pursue. There were many individual highlights during the season. Head coach Les Lawton recorded his 300th career victory on November 26, 1995. It came in a 7-4 win over the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. Of the 12 spots on the Quebec league all-star teams, six honors went to members of the Stingers. Goaltender Lesley Jordan, forwards Cammi Granato and Corinne Swirsky, and defender Kellie Rae Ryan were on the first team. Whie rearguard Delaney Collins and forward Nancy Deschamps were named to the second team. Les Lawton was Quebec Coach of the Year, Cammi Granato was the MVP and Corinne Swirsky was the outstanding rookie.
