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Coaching Staff
The UOIT Womens Hockey program was first introduced in 2007. The first ever coach was Gary Pitcher, and along side Pitcher was assistant coach Karen Nystrom who eventually took over the program as head coach in 2009. Nystrom was a 4 time Olympian when she won Gold for Team Canada 3 times in 1992, 1994, and 1997 at the World Championships. Nystrom also competed in the first ever Women's Olympic tournament in 1998 where she won a silver medal. After coaching the Ridgebacks for 6 seasons Nystrom stepped down and handed the duties over to Justin Caruana in 2015 .Caruana was an assitant coach at UOIT for the men's program. Currently joining Caruana are assistant coaches Tom St.James, Melissa Berney and player mentor Natalie Spooner. Spooner is in her first year as a mentor as she currently plays for the Toronto Furies of CWHL, she is the first woman in hockey history to win gold medals in the Canadian Winter Games and the Clarkson Cup in the same year. Spooner has won two gold medals for Women's International hockey, one in 2012 at the World Championships and the second was in 2014 at the Olympics in Sochi.

Facilities
The Ridgeback's play all there home games at the Campus Ice Centre. The Ice Centre is located right by the campus and is also shared by the Oshawa Community. It features a community room, a pro shop for hockey supplies and skate sharpening, Shagwells on the Ridge Bar and Restaurant, ten change rooms, and two National Hockey League ice pads for 200 - 500 spectators.

East Division
UQTR

Mcgill

Nipissing

Carelton

Queens

UOIT

Concordia

RMC

Laurentian

West Divison
Windsor

Western

York

Toronto

Waterloo

Ryerson

Guelph

Laurier

Brock

Lakehead

Notable Alumni
Jill Morillo lead the Ridgeback's in scoring in 4 out of 5 of her season's, making her the most successful Ridgeback since the start of the hockey program in 2007/08. She has won numerous awards during her time.

CIS Academic All Canadian 2010-11

James Baun-Cup 2011

Marion Hillard Award 2012

CIS Second Team All-Star 2011-12

OUA First Team All-Star 2011/12