Jen Rawson has been with the Lions coaching staff since 2012 and served as the head coach in 2013-14 while Dan Church was on sabbatical. Prior to coming to York, she was the head coach at the University of British Columbia in 2011-12, and before that she was an assistant with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues for five years after a standout playing career.
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Rawson was a forward for the Varsity Blues women’s hockey team from 1996-01, helping Toronto win three OUA championships (1996, 1999, 2001) in her five-year career. She had her best season in 2001 when, as captain, she led the Varsity Blues to the CIS championship and was named the tournament’s most valuable player. She was also the OUA female athlete of the year (BLG finalist) that season and was a CIS all-Canadian, an academic all-Canadian and an OUA all-star throughout her career.
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She went on to play in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) and was invited to a Canadian national team training camp. She was selected as a Toronto Varsity Blues Hall of Fame inductee in 2014. Rawson graduated from the University of Toronto with honours degrees in physical education and education. In addition to her coaching duties, she is also a high school teacher in Caledon.
