2016 regular season record: 14-10-0
2016 regular season standings: 4th in OUA Regular Season Standings
2016 playoff record: 2-4
2016 playoff finish: Lost 4-1 to Saint. Mary's in U SPORTS 5th place game
Home Arena: Memorial Centre
Recent Success: 2017 CIS Championship hosts, 2013-14 OUA Silver Medal, 2012-13 OUA Champions, 2010-11 CIS Bronze Medal 2010-11 OUA Champions
Full Schedule: Women's Hockey Schedule

After being the host team of the 2017 women's hockey national championship, the Gaels are hoping to make another appearance this year in London as the U SPORTS finals are hosted by Western. 2016-17 saw Queen's with a slow start before putting together an eight-game winning streak during the regular season to finish sixth in the OUA. After forcing a third game in their opening round series with Toronto, Queen's lost in double overtime to the Varsity Blues as they were eliminated from OUA play.

The Gaels had a spot as hosts at the National Championship and nearly upset the No.1 UBC team falling 2-1. Queen's bounced back with a win over StFX before losing to SMU to finish sixth.

The Gaels will look to get back in the hunt in 2017-18 as they see a strong returning core centred around last year's captain Jessica Wakefield along with scoring threats Addi Halladay and Katrina Manoukarakis.

Between the pipes the Gaels have a healthy and now veteran Stephanie Pascal who will head into her fourth year at Queen's but saw just her first full slate of action in 2016-17 after making her way back from injury. Pascal played the second most minutes in the OUA last season and was a big reason why they nearly upset UBC and defeated StFX at the national championship.

Quote from the head coach:
"Successfully hosting the National Championship last year gave our returning players a strong incentive to earn our way back there this season. In addition, we have seven fantastic incoming players that we can count on to make an immediate impact. We are confident that we have the necessary pieces in place to challenge for an OUA championship, but we also know that success won't come without exceptional hustle, heart, passion, unity and a full commitment to excellence." – Matt Holmberg
 
Head Coach:
Matt Holmberg
-Number of seasons as head coach with team (including 2017): 9
-Career regular season record with team: 141-60-23
-Career overall record with team (reg. season and playoffs only): 166-84-23

Key Returnees:
Stephanie Pascal - Goaltender
Katrina Manoukarakis - Forward
Addi Halladay - Forward
Jessica Wakefield – Forward/Defender

Key Recruits/Transfers:
Caroline DeBruin - Forward
Abby Lafreniere - Forward
Makenzy Arsenault - Goaltender
Taylor Hicks - Forward
Alex Maw - Forward
Bridgid Goris - Forward
Brooklyn Bastarache - Defender

Key Losses:
Nadia Larocca - Forward
Kyla Crouse - Forward
Danelle Bishoff - Defender