High scoring Eastman Selects forward Delainey Rigaux joining twin sister on Griffins
Jefferson Hagen
MacEwan Athletics
EDMONTON – Big-time offensive production has been a theme throughout Delainey Rigaux's career, and she'll aim to bring that element to the Griffins women's hockey team as she kicks off a promising U SPORTS career in 2026-27.
Rigaux is joining her twin sister Vayda (who was introduced earlier today in this story) at MacEwan.
The Winnipeg product was an impact forward for the Eastman Selects U18AAA team, recording 25 goals and 41 points in 24 regular season games this past season – second-best in the Manitoba Female Hockey League. After making the first all-star team, Delainey Rigaux added five goals and 10 points in eight playoff games.
"She's a really poised right shot forward who is able to find quiet areas on the ice to be able to generate offence," said Griffins head coach Chris Leeming. "She's got a shooter mentality and wants the puck."
Rigaux also put up 30 goals and 47 points in 15 high school games for the Glenlawn Lions in 2025-26.
In 2024-25, she finished with 21 goals and 33 points in 32 games for Eastman and also played U18AAA in 2023-24 for the Interlake Lightning.
Rigaux made the top 68 for Team Manitoba in 2025.
"Delainey has a high hockey IQ that she leverages in terms of positional support to put herself in situations to get pucks on net, which is apparent by the amount of goals she scored," said Leeming. "High percentage offensive plays and puck support are a trademark of her game, which is something we are excited to have the opportunity to plug into our lineup."
Getting the chance to play on the Griffins with her sister will be a special one. They will be the latest set of twins to become MacEwan student-athletes, most recently joining women's soccer sisters Marina and Selynna Simao, and women's volleyball twins Addison and Alyssa Piekema.
"With these two being twins, they have some similarities, obviously, but they have their differences, too," said Leeming of the Rigaux sisters. "It's a pretty cool opportunity to play post-secondary with your sibling, let alone your twin, and go through that shared experience.
"They're pursuing different programs academically, so they're not going to be in every single class. They will have some separation. They're both great kids.
"(Current Griffin) Ella Maternick knows them quite well and she was really high on their character, how much they've grown and what they're able to contribute to a team."
