The Mount Royal Cougars women's ice hockey program represents Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta in the sport of ice hockey in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference of U Sports.
After seeing initial challenges upon moving to the Canada West conference of CIS, the Cougars first qualified for the playoffs in 2017 where they lost in a quarterfinal sweep to the Manitoba Bisons.
[5] The team won their first playoffs series in 2020 after defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies in the quarter-final and then went on to beat the Calgary Dinos in the semi-final before losing the Canada West final to the Alberta Pandas.
[6] As a conference finalist, the Cougars qualified for their first U Sports women's ice hockey championship tournament in 2020 and won their opening game, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.
[7] The Cougars won the 2023 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship as the 8-seed in the tournament, capturing their first national title.