Waterloo Ravens Girls Hockey Association

Congratulations to the girls - they put together some excellent hockey this weekend to win the Waterloo Cup in OT on Saturday, and the League Championship in a tight 1-0 game. As we spoke about after the game today, a season is filled with ups and downs. It's always nice to end on an up, but I'm particularly proud of how the girls supported each other throughout, it brought out the best in everyone. On behalf of the 2024/2025 Ravens U13-2 coaching staff, thank you to the parents, and best wishes to all the girls! -Coach James

It’s been an exciting March for the U18 B Ravens. Following their gritty win over Kitchener in early March to capture the West Division title, the girls continued their winning ways to beat the Cazenovia Chiefs and Flamborough Falcons, both home and away, to earn a hard-won spot in the OWHA League Championship in Toronto on March 29th. After a shaky start where they fell behind 2-0 to the North Durham Blades, the Ravens battled back with a goal in each of the 2nd and 3rd periods to tie it up at 2-2 and force the game into sudden-death 4 on 4 overtime. To the relief of their parents, the girls wasted no time and at 1 minute and 31 seconds into overtime, the U18B Ravens banged the puck home to clinch the win and became Southern League Champions. Huge congratulations to all the girls and the coaching staff for achieving this rare feat! Provincials here we come!!

The U11 HL Team 3 won the 2025 Survive the Hive tournament in Oakville. The team beat two teams from Huntsville, two teams from Oakville, a team from Wilmot and one from Burlington on their way to a 6-0 record. They were able to clinch the final with a thrilling 2-1 overtime win with 4.1 seconds left.

The U18 B Ravens took home the West Division title with a gritty, team-first performance in Kitchener on March 5th. Not only did our girls pull off a season-first 1-0 win over Kitchener to tie the playoff series at 3 points apiece, but they had to battle through an additional 10 minute overtime period to determine the eventual winner. Overtime ended in a 0-0 tie to send the game into shootouts. Thanks to superb goaltending and our laser-focused 5th shooter, the Ravens prevailed to take home the West Division title. Congratulations girls!!

Congratulations to the U13-1 team on their gold medal win in the annual Oakville Survive the Hive Tournament. After four round robin games, which included coming back late from two goals down to salvage a tie in their second game, the team was 3-0-1 and held down first overall in the 14 team division. A hard-fought win against a difficult Grand River team in the semis led to a birth in the finals against the hometown Oakville Hornets. Two early first period goals held up thanks to some great goaltending and solid defensive and team play. Thanks to all the coaches and parents, and of course the players for another great weekend filled with fun and growth for this great team of girls!

This past weekend the U13 DS team brought home Gold from Orangeville. The team went undefeated, playing in 5 games and did not allow any goals against. This U13 group is not only talented and skilled on the ice, but hard working, committed and supportive of one another. Their work ethic and passion for the game of hockey was forefront this weekend in the team's first tournament of the year! A huge thanks to the players, parents and coaches that made this weekend a success. GO RAVENS!

U15-1 team brings home Gold at the Kyla Kowalik Memorial Tournament in Wilmot. The team went undefeated through 5 games with solid team play, only allowing a single goal against! On top of winning, the team also took home 3 of 4 trophies from the skills competition events. Congrats to the team and coaches on a great weekend!

It was a hard fought 6 games for the U15 1 team playing with only 11 skaters. After a slow start and loss in the team's first game, some line juggling and great team play led the team into the semis. That is where the "Revenge Tour" started and the girls beat both teams they lost to in the round robin. The Gold Medal game was action packed needing a crazy overtime and a shootout! A great weekend where hard work and teamwork truly paid off! Congrats on winning GOLD!!

Fantastic result in the North Halton Twisters tournament including a semi-final game that went to the shootout! Congratulations Ravens on taking home the Silver. Coach Adam.

Congratulations to the Waterloo Ravens U13 HL Team 1 on their gold medal at the North Halton Twisters Fall Classic Tournament. The team went 5-0 and got better with every game. It was a hard-fought final against the team from Kanata but the girls stuck with it, played an amazing team game and scored a few late 3rd period goals to take the final 3-1. Great work team!

The U13 HL 2 girls have returned home from Fergus as tournament champions! At times it seemed that they were facing brick walls instead of goalies, but persistence and hard work paid off in the end - they played their finest hockey in the championship game and were rewarded with the win! Congratulations to each and every girl - it's a lot of fun being able to watch you give everything you've got shift after shift! - Coach James

Congratulations to the Ravens U18AA Team for closing out their season capturing Bronze this past weekend at Provincials in Toronto. The four day tournament started with 32 teams and by Sunday 4 teams were left standing. The bronze medal game was tight checking ending 1-1 after regulation. The overtime provided back and forth action with the Ravens eventually scoring a dramatic shorthanded goal by captain Claire Jacklin. Qualifying for Provincials is impressive. Surviving the grind and taking home a medal, MEMORABLE!!! Thanks to all the coaches for their time, the players for their hard work & the families for their support.

Congratulations to the U13 B Ravens as they won the Silver Medal in the Walter Gretzky Tournament in Brantford. A great performance by every player to win the semi verses a top 10 ranked team and losing the final 1-0 to another top 5 ranked team (provincially).

Congratulations to the U13 B Ravens as they won the Silver Medal in the Big Cat Pre-Season Showdown in St. Thomas. A great start to the season!

A huge congratulations to our U11 HL 2 team on winning our last tournament of the year! Going undefeated over a large 16 team tournament, the girls came together and played for each other through some stiff competition! Way to go girls, you deserved that one! Congrats to all players, coaches, staff, and parents! Thanks for your dedication this year!

On Thursday, January 31st, the U13-1 HL team went to help sort food bags at Food4Kids in Kitchener. This event was a fantastic way to give back to the kids in the community and let the girls spend some extra time together outside of the rink. A special thanks to all the players and coaches that were able to make it out Thursday night. Your help was greatly appreciated!

There is no better way to start a season than by supporting our community with the #backpackchallenge. It is incredibly important to our program to recognize and promote community organizations. Our girls are proudly wearing our new “Ravens Recognize” jerseys, alongside Officer Melissa Quarrie, from Waterloo Regional Police Service, who came to collect our record number of 64 donated backpacks.

The Waterloo Ravens U15A team had a great time collecting food donations in the Oktoberfest parade this weekend. The weather turned out to be much better than original predictions. The girls proudly wore their Ravens jerseys and carried the Ravens flags.

Our U13B team had an amazing day at RIM Park celebrating “hockey without borders” and the inclusivity that our great sport of Hockey is able to bring. This event was also attended by members of our WGMHA Board of Directors. Very much appreciated for those who were able to attend.