2010–11 Boston CWHL season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2010–11 Boston Blades season was the first in Boston Blades

Boston Blades

The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Blades are a new franchise in the Canadian Women's Hockey League....

history. The Blades competed in the Canadian Women's Hockey League

Canadian Women's Hockey League

The Canadian Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's ice hockey leagues in Canada. The league was founded in 2007. The league currently has six ice hockey teams: three in Ontario, one in Quebec, one in Alberta and one in Boston, Massachusetts....

and attempted to win the Clarkson Cup

Clarkson Cup

The Clarkson Cup is an ice hockey trophy, which since 2009 has been awarded to the winner of the Canadian Women's Hockey Championship. Like the Stanley Cup, it was created by and named after a former Governor General of Canada: Adrienne Clarkson....

Background

On August 12, 2010, the CWHL

Canadian Women's Hockey League

announced that the city of Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

would receive an expansion team for the 2010–11 CWHL season

2010–11 CWHL season

The 2010–11 CWHL season is the fourth in the history of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. For the season, the league will run on a budget of $500,000 and players will pay for their own equipment.-Offseason:...

. The unnamed team will practice at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington.

Offseason

September 17: Former New Hampshire
New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey
The New Hampshire Wildcats represent the University of New Hampshire. The Wildcats have never had a losing season in the 32-year history of the program. They have won five ECAC championships between 1986 and 1996. When the Wildcats joined Hockey East, they won four Hockey East titles from 2006 to...

goaltender Erin Whitten
Erin Whitten
Erin Whitten is a hockey goaltender who has played professionally with various men's teams. She has played with the Dallas Freeze of the CHL, the Toledo Storm of the ECHL, the Utica Blizzard, Muskegon Fury, and the Flint Generals of the Colonial Hockey League...

was named head coach of the Boston expansion franchise.
September 27: Mariel Lacina was appointed as Assistant Coach. Prior to coaching, she was a goaltender for the Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
The Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program represents Dartmouth College. In 2001, Dartmouth participated in the inaugural NCAA Championship tournament. Since then, they have appeared in the “Frozen Four”, the semifinals of the NCAA hockey tournament, three times.-History:Dartmouth College...

program.

CWHL Draft

The Boston club was able to protect some players from being selected from their roster in the 2010 CWHL Draft

2010 CWHL Draft

On August 12, the Canadian Women's Hockey League hosted the 2010 CWHL Draft. The event was held at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto at 7:00pm. The first overall selection was former Ohio State hockey player and Olympic gold medallist Tessa Bonhomme...

Protected players

Player	2009-10 Team
Caitlin Cahow Caitlin Cahow Caitlin Cahow is an American ice hockey player. She attended the Foote School, where she graduated in 2000 and then attended the Hotchkiss School where she graduated in 2003 after playing soccer, field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse...	2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team
Molly Engstrom Molly Engstrom Molly Engstrom is an American ice hockey player of Swedish descent. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics...	2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team Brampton Thunder Brampton Thunder The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Canadettes-Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.-Team history:...
Melissa Haber	Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey
Cherie Hendrickson	Burlington Barracudas Burlington Barracudas The Burlington Barracudas are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Burlington, Ontario. The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its inaugural season. The team plays its home games in Wave Twin Rinks in Burlington...
Kacey Bellamy	2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team

Protected players

Player	College	2009-10 Team
Danielle Ayearst	Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey The Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey team is the hockey team that represents the Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania. The program started in 1999 and Michael Sisti has been the only coach in the history of the program. From 2000 to 2002, the Lakers were part of the Great Lakes Women's...	Vaughan Flames Vaughan Flames The Vaughan Flames was a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League . The team played its home games at Vaughan Sports Village in Vaughan, Ontario, Ontario.- History :...
Jaclyn Hawkins	Connecticut Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey The Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey program represents the University of Connecticut. The Huskies compete in Hockey East.-History:The 1-0 shutout by Connecticut on November 13, 2010 ended New Hampshire’s 17-game unbeaten streak against the Huskies. The Huskies penalty kill was a perfect...	ZSC Lions (Zurich, Switzerland)
Jessica Koizumi	Minnesota Duluth	Montreal Stars Montreal Stars The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its...
Erika Lawler Erika Lawler Erika Lawler is a member of the 2009–10 United States national women's ice hockey team which participated in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Lawler played prep hockey at Cushing Academy where she won the Betty Davis Award as the top athlete in her class three times...	Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey The Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team is the hockey team that represents the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.-History:On October 8, 1999, the Bulldogs played the Wisconsin Badgers in the first ever Women's WCHA conference game at the Kohl Center in Madison, WI...	2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team
Shelley Payne	Colby College Colby College Colby College is a private liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville, Maine. Founded in 1813, it is the 12th-oldest independent liberal arts college in the United States...	Mississauga Chiefs Mississauga Chiefs The Mississauga Chiefs was a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Mississauga , Ontario. The team has played in the National Women's Hockey League and after in the Canadian Women's Hockey League...
Angela Ruggiero Angela Ruggiero Angela Marie Ruggiero is an American ice hockey defenseman. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She is also the author of a memoir about her hockey experiences and a former contestant on the NBC reality show The Apprentice...	Harvard Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey The Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team represents Harvard University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's hockey. Harvard competes as a member of the ECAC Conference and plays its home games at the Bright Hockey Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.-History:In the...	2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team
Karen Thatcher Karen Thatcher Karen Thatcher is an American ice hockey forward. She was named to the United States women’s ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.-NCAA:...	Providence College Providence College Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...	2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team

Regular season

December 19: The Blades came from behind to defeat Montreal. In doing so, they broke up Montreal’s bid for an undefeated season. Boston goalie Mandy Cronin stopped 74 shots to lead Boston to victory. Montreal had an early 2-0 lead. In the 2nd period, Blades player Sam Faber scored on an assist by Jess Koizumi. In the third period, Koizumi would tie the game. With 3:24 to play in the game, Angela Ruggiero
Angela Ruggiero
Angela Marie Ruggiero is an American ice hockey defenseman. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She is also the author of a memoir about her hockey experiences and a former contestant on the NBC reality show The Apprentice...

scored the game winning goal. She was assisted by Sam Faber and Haley Moore.
January 16: Gillian Apps
Gillian Apps
Gillian Mary Apps is a women's ice hockey player. She is the granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Fame member Syl Apps and the daughter of former National Hockey League player Syl Apps, Jr...

scored her seventh goal of the season 2:42 into overtime as Brampton defeated the Boston Blades
Boston Blades
The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Blades are a new franchise in the Canadian Women's Hockey League....

by a 4-3 tally. The win was the fifth in a row for Brampton who are now 11-6 on the season. The five game win streak is currently the best in the league. Brampton has yet to lose a game in 2011. In addition, they have outscored their opponents 23-9 during the streak.
February 5 & 6: a gallery of Toronto vs Boston games.
February 11:Boston
Boston Blades
The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Blades are a new franchise in the Canadian Women's Hockey League....

are a blast.
February 12: Brampton
Brampton Thunder
The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Canadettes-Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.-Team history:...

tops Boston for tenth straight victory. And next day, sunday february 13:Cherie Piper
Cherie Piper
Cherie Piper is a Canadian ice hockey player residing in Markham, Ontario. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and plays for the Brampton Thunder of the Canadian Women's Hockey League...

hat trick contributes to a Brampton season sweep over Boston.
March 3: Boston Blades Team Up for Alzheimer Research :The Blades will bee promoting at their games and hosting sign-up tables for those interested in riding, including at upcoming playoffs set for Friday March 11; Saturday March 12; and Sunday March 13.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Record
October 30, 2010	Burlington	3-0	1-0-0
October 31, 2010	Burlington	6-0	2-0-0
November 20, 2010	Burlington	1-5	2-1-0
November 21, 2010	Toronto	4-2	3-1-0
November 27, 2010	Montreal	2-3	3-2-0
November 28, 2010	Montreal	2-4	3-3-0
December 4, 2010	Burlington	4-3	4-3-0
December 5, 2010	Burlington	1-2	4-4-0
December 11, 2010	Toronto	6-4	5-4-0
December 12, 2010	Toronto	4-3	6-4-0
December 18, 2010	Montreal	2-10	6-5-0
December 19, 2010	Montreal	3-2	7-5-0
January 8, 2011	Brampton	3-5	7-6-0
January 9, 2011	Toronto	4-9	7-7-0
January 15, 2011	Brampton	0-3	7-8-0
January 16, 2011	Brampton	3-4	7-9-0
January 22, 2011	Burlington	0-1	7-10-0
January 23, 2011	Brampton	0-1	7-11-0
January 29, 2011	Montreal	0-3	7-12-0
January 30, 2011	Montreal	6-5	8-12-0
February 5, 2011	Toronto	5-4	9-12-0
February 6, 2011	Toronto	4-2	10-12-0
February 12, 2011	Brampton	2-5	10-13-0
February 13, 2011	Brampton	3-8	10-14-0
February 26, 2011	Montreal	4-5	10-15-0
February 27, 2011	Montreal	1-4	10-16-0

Standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.

February 28, 2011
No.	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Montreal Montreal Stars The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its...	26	22	2	2	125	70	46
2	Brampton Brampton Thunder The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Canadettes-Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.-Team history:...	26	19	6	1	111	69	39
3	Boston Boston Blades The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Blades are a new franchise in the Canadian Women's Hockey League....	26	10	15	1	73	101	21
4	Toronto	26	8	13	5	83	98	21
5	Burlington Burlington Barracudas The Burlington Barracudas are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Burlington, Ontario. The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its inaugural season. The team plays its home games in Wave Twin Rinks in Burlington...	26	6	18	2	54	108	14

Attendance at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington

total: 3471 supporters for 16 games , average: 216 supporters by game at domicile.

Roster

Goalies
Number		\|Player		\|Former Team	\|Hometown
33	United States	Moe Bradley	Boston Shamrocks	Swampscott, Massachusetts
30	United States	Heather Heckman-Mckenna	JMH	Salem, New Hampshire
1	United States	Mandy Cronin	Brampton (CWHL)	York, Maine

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Angela Ruggiero

Angela Marie Ruggiero is an American ice hockey defenseman. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She is also the author of a memoir about her hockey experiences and a former contestant on the NBC reality show The Apprentice...

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United States
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Jess Koizumi

Jessica Koizumi was a former member of the United States national women's ice hockey team. Koizumi also competed for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the WWHL and for the Montreal Stars and the Boston Blades of the CWHL...

United States
|align=center|Sami Faber

Sami Faber

Sam Faber was a former member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She was part of the gold medal winning roster at the 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship. Faber also competed for the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program in Hockey East...

United States
|align=center|Erika Lawler

Erika Lawler

Erika Lawler is a member of the 2009–10 United States national women's ice hockey team which participated in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Lawler played prep hockey at Cushing Academy where she won the Betty Davis Award as the top athlete in her class three times...

United States
|align=center|Karen Thatcher

Karen Thatcher

Karen Thatcher is an American ice hockey forward. She was named to the United States women’s ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.-NCAA:...

United States
|align=center|Liz Keady
|align=center|Princeton university
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Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Erin Whitten-Hamlen
Erin Whitten
Erin Whitten is a hockey goaltender who has played professionally with various men's teams. She has played with the Dallas Freeze of the CHL, the Toledo Storm of the ECHL, the Utica Blizzard, Muskegon Fury, and the Flint Generals of the Colonial Hockey League...
Assistant Coach: Mariel Lachina
General Manager: Paul Hendrickson

Postseason

Boston is eliminated and cannot participate in the Clarkson Cup Championship

2011 Clarkson Cup

The 2011 Clarkson Cup will be contested at the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The four competing teams will include three from the Canadian Women's Hockey League and one from the Western Women's Hockey League. All teams play each other in a round robin Thursday March 24 through...

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|March 11, 2011 || Toronto || Toronto wins 4-2 || 280 supporters
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|March 12, 2011 || Toronto || Toronto wins 3-1|| 184 supporters
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|March 13, 2011 || Toronto || a 3rd match is non-necessary . Toronto gains the first 2 matchs || -
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Background

Offseason

CWHL Draft

Protected players

Protected players

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Attendance at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington

Roster

Coaching Staff

Postseason

Links

See also