2009–10 Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey season
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The following is list of events and statistics from the 2009-2010 Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey season. The Black Bears are an ice hockey
team which represent the University of Maine
. The head coach is Dan Lichterman. Assisting him are Karine Senecal, Sara Simard, and Meghan MacDonald.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team which represent the University of Maine
University of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...
. The head coach is Dan Lichterman. Assisting him are Karine Senecal, Sara Simard, and Meghan MacDonald.
Offseason
- July 16: The 2009 Battle of the Bears trophy goes to the Women's Ice Hockey team. They topped all other Maine Black Bears teams with 2,594 points. The women's ice hockey team earned the win by earning the highest GPA of all sports teams for the academic year. The team was also awarded the Black Bear Citizenship Award this spring for their commitment to service throughout the year.
- July 27: Head coach Dan Lichterman has announced that the program has received an additional commitment for the 2009-10 season. Darcia LeimgruberDarcia LeimgruberDarcia Leimgruber is a Swiss female ice hockey player. She is a member of the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team. She played in the 2010 Winter Olympics...
will join the Black Bears in the fall of 2009. Leimgruber is a 5-foot 3-inch forward from Basel, Switzerland.
Regular season
- December: Jenna Ouellette played in four games and accumulated nine points (5 goals, 4 assists) leading the Black Bears to three victories. She recorded a point in all four games and notched multiple points in three games. She played a part in nine of the 12 Black Bear goals in December and assisted on all four goals vs. VermontVermontVermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
on Dec. 4. She scored the game-winning goal while on the power play in a 1-0 win over Vermont (12/5). In addition, she notched a pair of goals against Union (12/11) and another pair in the finale at Union (12/12). - January 26: Maine freshman forward Darcia LeimgruberDarcia LeimgruberDarcia Leimgruber is a Swiss female ice hockey player. She is a member of the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team. She played in the 2010 Winter Olympics...
(Basel, Switzerland) has been named to the Team SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
Olympic Women's Ice Hockey team that will represent Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, B.C. Leimgruber is the third Black Bear to have ties to the Women's Ice Hockey Olympic games. Raffi Wolf represented the Black Bears when she played on Team GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
at the 2002 games in Salt Lake City as well as the 2006 Torino games. Former club hockey student-athlete, Stacey Livingston, officiated the gold medalGold medalA gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
game at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Roster
Number | Name | Position | Height | Class |
1 | Kylie Smith | Goalie | 5-3 | FR |
3 | Chloe Tinkler | Defense | 5-8 | FR |
4 | Ashley Norum | Defense | 5-9 | SO |
5 | Kaitlin Zeek | Forward | 5-4 | JR |
6 | Amy Stech | Forward | 5-10 | SR |
7 | Madelene Eriksson | Defense | 5-6 | JR |
8 | Jenna Ouellette | Forward | 5-5 | SR |
9 | Myriam Croussette | Forward | 5-0 | SO |
10 | Jordan Colliton | Forward | 5-9 | JR |
11 | Jennie Gallo | Forward | 5-2 | JR |
12 | Melissa Gagnon | Defense | 5-7 | SO |
15 | Taryn Peacock | Forward | 5-5 | SR |
16 | Dominique Goutsis | Forward | 5-0 | SO |
17 | Abby Barton | Forward | 5-5 | SR |
18 | Lexie Hoffmeyer | Defense | 5-4 | SR |
19 | Brittany Dougherty | Forward | 5-7 | FR |
20 | Jessica Bond | Defense | 5-9 | SO |
21 | Dawn Sullivan | Forward | 5-7 | SO |
22 | Brianne Kilgour | Forward | 5-4 | FR |
23 | Elyce Thomas | Defense | 5-7 | SR |
24 | Darcia Leimgruber | Forward | 5-3 | FR |
25 | Danielle Cyr | Forward | 5-4 | JR |
29 | Brittany Ott | Goalie | 5-3 | FR |
30 | Candice Currier | Goaltender | 5-9 | SO |
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score | Record |
09/25/09 | vs. Sacred Heart | Orono, Maine | 7:00 p.m. ET | W, 9-0 | 1-0-0 |
09/26/09 | vs. Sacred Heart | Orono, Maine | 2:00 p.m. ET | W, 11-4 | 2-0-0 |
10/02/09 | at Providence * | Providence, R.I. | 7:00 p.m. ET | Loss, 4-0 | 2-1-0 |
10/03/09 | at Providence * | Providence, R.I. | 4:00 p.m. ET | Loss, 2-1 | 2-2-0 |
10/09/09 | vs. Minnesota State-Mankato | Orono, Maine | 7:00 p.m. ET | Loss, 5-2 | 2-3-0 |
10/10/09 | vs. Minnesota State-Mankato | Orono, Maine | 2:00 p.m. ET | Loss, 2-1 | 2-4-0 |
10/18/09 | at Boston College * | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | 2:00 p.m. ET | Tie, 1-1 | 2-4-1 |
10/23/09 | vs. Robert Morris | Orono, Maine | 7:00 p.m. ET | L, 3-1 | 2-5-1 |
10/24/09 | vs. Robert Morris | Orono, Maine | 2:00 p.m. ET | L,1-0 (OT) | 2-6-1 |
11/01/09 | at New Hampshire * | Durham, N.H. | 3:00 p.m. ET | L, 5-0 | 2-7-1 |
11/06/09 | vs. Providence * | Orono, Maine | 7:00 p.m. ET | Tie, 2-2 | 2-7-2 |
11/08/09 | vs. Connecticut * | Orono, Maine | 12:00 p.m. ET | L, 7-2 | 2-8-2 |
11/14/09 | at Northeastern * | Boston, Mass | 2:00 p.m. ET | L,5-1 | 2-9-2 |
11/15/09 | at Northeastern * | Boston, Mass | 2:00 p.m. ET | W,1-0 | 3-9-2 |
11/24/09 | vs. Boston University * | Lewiston, Maine | 7:00 p.m. ET | Tie, 1-1 | 3-9-3 |
11/27/09 | at North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND | 3:00 p.m. ET | Tie, 5-5 | 3-9-4 |
11/28/09 | at North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND | 3:00 p.m. ET | Tie, 3-3 | 3-9-5 |
12/04/09 | vs. Vermont * | Orono, Maine | 2:00 p.m. ET | W, 4-1 | 4-9-5 |
12/05/09 | vs. Vermont * | Orono, Maine | 2:00 p.m. ET | W, 1-0 | 5-9-5 |
12/11/09 | at Union | Schenectady, N.Y. | 2:00 p.m. ET | L, 4-3 | 5-10-5 |
12/12/09 | at Union | Schenectady, N.Y. | 2:00 p.m. ET | W, 4-0 | 6-10-5 |
01/02/10 | vs. University of Moncton (exh) | Orono, Maine | 2:00 p.m. ET | Maine, 4-2 | 7-10-5 |
01/03/10 | vs. University of Moncton (exh) | Orono, Maine | 2:00 p.m. ET | Maine, 6-3 | 8-10-5 |
01/15/10 | vs. Northeastern * | Orono, Maine | 7:00 p.m. ET | L, 3-1 | 8-11-5 |
01/22/10 | at Connecticut * | Storrs, Conn. | 7:00 p.m. ET | L,4-1 | 8-12-5 |
01/23/10 | at Connecticut * | Storrs, Conn. | 4:00 p.m. ET | L,2-1 | 8-13-5 |
01/29/10 | vs. New Hampshire * | Orono, Maine | 7:00 p.m. ET | L,5-2 | 8-14-5 |
01/30/10 | vs. New Hampshire * | Orono, Maine | L,3-1 | 8-15-5 | |
02/06/10 | at Vermont * | Burlington, Vt. | 2:00 p.m. ET | L,1-0 | 8-16-5 |
02/12/10 | vs. Boston College * | Orono, Maine | 7:00 p.m. ET | L,3-2 | 8-17-5 |
02/13/10 | vs. Boston College * | Orono, Maine | L,4-1 | 8-18-5 | |
02/20/10 | at Boston University * | Boston, Mass | 3:00 p.m. ET | L,3-1 | 8-19-5 |
02/21/10 | at Boston University * | Boston, Mass | 3:00 p.m. ET | L,2-0 | 8-20-5 |
Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
Skaters
Player | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | +/- | Penalty Minutes |
Jenna Ouellette | 27 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 56 | -4 | 12 |
Taryn Peacock | 28 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 51 | -5 | 30 |
Lexie Hoffmeyer | 28 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 90 | -5 | 32 |
Jennie Gallo | 26 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 63 | -7 | 14 |
Myriam Croussette | 29 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | -8 | 14 |
Brittany Dougherty | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 44 | -3 | 6 |
Jessica Bond | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 56 | +3 | 26 |
Amy Stech | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 60 | -1 | 16 |
Dawn Sullivan | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 46 | -11 | 4 |
Jordan Colliton | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | -8 | 4 |
Abby Barton | 27 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 47 | -3 | 20 |
Dominique Goutsis | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 41 | -5 | 32 |
Ashley Norum | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 31 | -11 | 28 |
Melissa Gagnon | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | -16 | 14 |
Brianne Kilgour | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
Darcia Leimgruber | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
Kaitlin Zeek | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | -1 | 0 |
Brittany Ott | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chloe Tinkler | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | -6 | 10 |
Elyce Thomas | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | -10 | 28 |
Danielle Cyr | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
Madeleine Eriksson | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
Goaltenders
Player | Games Played | Minutes | Goals Against | Wins | Losses | Ties | Shutouts | Saves | Goals Against Average |
Brittany Ott | 19 | 1099:50 | 47 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 521 | 2.56 |
Candice Currier | 11 | 651:11 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 294 | 2.95 |
Awards and honors
- Abby Barton, Hockey East Association Academic All-Star Team
- Brittany Ott, 2010 WHEA All-Rookie Team
- Jenna Ouellette – Maine, WHEA Player of the Month, December 2009
- Jenna Ouellette, Hockey East Association Academic All-Star Team
- Amy Stech, Runner up, Hockey East Sportsmanship Award
Hockey East all-academic team
- Abby Barton
- Jenna Ouellette
- Amy Stech
- Danielle Cyr
- Jennie Gallo
- Jessica Bond
- Candice Currier
- Melissa Gagnon
- Ashley Norum
- Dawn Sullivan
- Kylie Smith
- Chloe Tinker