The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds is off to a torrid start, winning their last seven straight games with veteran stars leading the way.

The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds are on a seven game winning streak, and early on, they look like the team to beat in the West in USports women's hockey. 

Teams in the East like Concordia, New Brunswick, and St. FX, along with Canada West rival Alberta will certainly challenge British Columbia, but the hot start for the Thunderbirds is sending a cross Canada message.

The team is being guided by six-year veteran Rylind MacKinnon, a 5-foot-10 defender who looked good this Fall at Canada's senior national team selection camp. 

"It was amazing, it's always an honour to represent your country but also the program I come from, the T-Birds," said MacKinnon in a school interview about the experience. "It was very fast-paced hockey, it was exciting to see how that program runs from a close perspective...Some of the experience with so many good players there, playing with speed and making decisions under pressure, I can bring some of that to the group and help to push us all to the next step."

And the Thunderbirds have certainly taken that step.

Up front, 5-foot-11 Mackenzie Kordic is off to a dominant start leading the nation in points with seven goals and 15 points in only eight games. Fellow fourth year forward Makenzie McCallum is close behind with six goals and 11 points in eight games for the Thunderbirds. 

Kordic, McCallum, and MacKinnon are leading the charge, but the depth of scoring at UBC is what's winning games. Madisyn Wiebe, a player who transferred from Ohio State to the Thunderbirds in 2022, has found her footing and is scoring at a point per game, as is rookie defender Jaylyn Morris who joins the Thunderbirds from Delta Hockey Academy.

Behind the high flying Thunderbirds attack is Elise Hugens, who has put up eye popping numbers throughout her career. She's again off to a high flying start posting a 5-0-1 record with a 1.50 GAA and .924 save percentage, numbers which are actually worse than her 1.05 GAA and .949 totals from last season. Any improvement on her current totals would make playing against the Thunderbirds even more difficult.

Next up for the British Columbia Thunderbirds are weekend series' against MacEwan University to close out their October schedule, followed by a series against the defending national champions, Mount Royal, to open November.