2010–11 Hockey East women's ice hockey season
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The 2010–11 Hockey East women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey
among Hockey East
members.
offices names a Pure Hockey player of the week each Monday.
offices names a rookie of the week each Monday.
offices names a team of the week each Monday.
Stars of The Game” are selected. Here are the leaders for the 2010-2011
season to date.
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...
among Hockey East
Hockey East
Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
members.
Offseason
- June 2, 2010: 2010 Canadian Olympic gold medallists Catherine WardCatherine WardCatherine Ward is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was also a member of the 2008–09 McGill Martlets women's hockey season, which won a Canadian Interuniversity Sport title...
and Marie-Philip PoulinMarie-Philip PoulinMarie-Philip Poulin is a Canadian ice hockey forward, now playing for the Boston University Terriers. Poulin was a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and had previously played for the Dawson College Blues...
have tentatively agreed to join the Terriers. - August 16, 2010: Four Terriers players were named to Canada's Under 22 team. Jenelle Kohanchuk, Tara Watchorn, Jennifer Wakefield and Marie-Philip Poulin will take part in an exhibition series against the United States Under 22 team from August 18–21 in Toronto.
- September 20: Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna released the 2010 WHEA preseason coaches poll. The Boston University Terriers are the preseason favourites to win the league championship.
- September 28: In the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll, the Terriers have been voted as the pre-season Number 4.
CIS Exhibition
| Date | NCAA school | Opponent | Score | NCAA goal scorers |
| Sept. 24 | Boston College Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey The Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey team represent Boston College in the NCAA and participate in Hockey East. The Eagles are coached by former Olympic gold medallist Katie King and play their home games at Conte Forum.-History:... |
Windsor | 3-0, BC | Ashley Motherwell, Danielle Doherty, Mary Restuccia |
| Sept. 25 | Boston University | Windsor University of Windsor The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students... |
4-1, BU | Jillian Kirchner Jill Cardella Britt Hergesheimer Louise Warren |
| Sept. 26 | Northeastern Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey The women's varsity hockey program started in 1980, and under former World Hockey Association all-star goaltender Don McLeod, who was named the coach the following season and led the program for ten seasons, became the first national power in collegiate women's hockey... |
McGill McGill Martlets women's ice hockey The McGill Martlets women's ice hockey program represents McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. The Martlets are a member of the Quebec Student Sports Federation and home games are contested at McConnell Arena.-History:... |
3-2 (OT), Northeastern | Katie McSorley Lori Antflick Kristi Kehoe (game winner) |
| Oct. 2 | Vermont Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey The Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program represents the University of Vermont. The Catamounts compete in Hockey East. Their first year of varsity women's hockey was in 1998-99. The Catamounts were in the ECAC at the Division III level of competition. In 2001-02, the Catamounts moved up to... |
McGill McGill Martlets women's ice hockey The McGill Martlets women's ice hockey program represents McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. The Martlets are a member of the Quebec Student Sports Federation and home games are contested at McConnell Arena.-History:... |
Tie, 2-2 | Emily Walsh, Celeste Doucet |
News and notes
- October 2: Olympic gold medallist Marie-Philip PoulinMarie-Philip PoulinMarie-Philip Poulin is a Canadian ice hockey forward, now playing for the Boston University Terriers. Poulin was a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and had previously played for the Dawson College Blues...
scored a goal for Boston University in her first NCAA game. - October 3: By defeating North Dakota by a 6-2 mark, it signified the first time in program history that the Terriers defeated an opponent from the WCHA.
- Marie-Philip Poulin led all NCAA freshmen in goals (9) and points per game (2.00) during October 2010. In addition, she led all Hockey East freshmen in goals, assists and points, and ranked during the month. She was ranked first among all Hockey East players in shorthanded goals with three. In the first seven games of her NCAA career, she had a seven-game point-scoring streak consisting of nine goals and seven assists.
- Kelli StackKelli StackKelli Stack is an American ice hockey forward. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. Stack competed for the Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey program and after completing her Olympic commitment, returned to Boston College for her senior year of 2010-11...
finished October 2010 with fifteen points (nine goals, six assists) in eight games for Boston College. Stack started every game at center and has accumulated points in every game. She finished the month leading the Eagles in points, goals, power play goals, and shorthanded goals. On October 31, she was involved in all three goals against Connecticut (one goal, two assists). She was part of all three goals scored at Vermont on October 15 (two goals, one assist). Against the Syracuse OrangeSyracuse Orange women's ice hockey- 2008-09 Season :On March 6, 2008, it was announced that the Orange would join College Hockey America. Syraucse was the fifth school to join the conference for women's hockey....
(on October 9), Stack scored a hat trick. - The 1-0 shutout by Connecticut on November 13 ended New Hampshire’s 17-game unbeaten streak against the Huskies. The Huskies penalty kill was a perfect 6-of-6 on the weekend. The shutout on November 13 marked the first time the Wildcats were shut out at home since Nov. 28, 2004 (by Mercyhurst), a streak of 109 consecutive home games.
- November 21: Northeastern player Katie McSorley recorded her first career hat trick and added two assists as the Huskies prevailed by a 5-1 tally over the Providence Friars. The hat trick was the first hat trick for a Northeastern player since Julia MartyJulia MartyJulia Marty is a member of the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team and also plays for Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Her twin sister, Stefanie, played at the University of New Hampshire in 2007-08.-Playing career:Marty played for the University of New Hampshire in the...
in 2008. It was also the first five point game by a Husky since Chelsey Jones tallied five points against Maine on Dec. 3, 2006. - Dec . 1: Northeastern Huskies freshman Rachel Llanes scored the first and last goal of the game in Northeastern’s 4-0 win over New Hampshire with six shots on goal. It was her first-ever multi-goal game. Another freshman, Katie MacSorley scored a goal in the 4-0 win over New Hampshire. Florence SchellingFlorence SchellingFlorence Schelling played for Switzerland women's national ice hockey team in the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics. Schelling became the first and only woman to ever play in the Swiss Men's National B League.-Switzerland:...
made 22 saves for her third shutout of the season. With the win, Northeastern snapped a 27-game unbeaten streak (0-26-1) against New Hampshire. Their last win over New Hampshire was Jan. 21, 2001, a 2-1 win. In addition, the fact that it was a shutout victory marks the first over UNH in the history of the program. - On January 16, the Boston University Terriers defeated Maine and set a program record with their 11th home win of the season. The previous mark was 10 wins during the 2006-07 season.
- On January 22, 2011, Marie-Philip Poulin recorded a hat trick, including two power play goals as BU prevailed over Vermont in a 4-0 win. The win was the Terriers 100th win in program history. Poulin broke BU’s single-season points record with her second goal of the game and later tied the single-season goals record with her third marker.
Scoring leaders
- (Through March 10)
Player School GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT /- Kelli Stack BC 34 34 22 56 1.65 34 8 4 8 3 27 Jenn Wakefield BU 31 30 21 51 1.65 30 7 2 6 0 23 Marie-Philip Poulin BU 25 22 22 44 1.76 22 7 3 3 2 +23 Mary Restuccia BC 35 11 27 38 1.09 56 3 0 4 0 18 Rachel Llanes Northeastern 37 12 19 31 0.84 12 4 1 2 0 +11
Goals Against Average
| Player | School | GP | Minutes | GA | GAA | Record | SO | Saves | Save % |
| Lindsey Minton | UNH | 6 | 365:38 | 6 | 0.98 | 5-1-0 | 2 | 128 | .955 |
| Molly Schaus Molly Schaus Molly Schaus is an American ice hockey goaltender. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She was drafted 2nd overall by the Boston Blades in the 2011 CWHL Draft.-Early life:... |
BC | 8 | 470:00 | 9 | 1.15 | 6-0-2 | 3 | 159 | .946 |
| Genevieve Lacasse | PC | 9 | 549:44 | 15 | 1.64 | 6-2-1 | 2 | 281 | .949 |
| Kerrin Sperry | BU | 6 | 364:39 | 10 | 1.65 | 5-0-1 | 0 | 126 | .926 |
| Florence Schelling Florence Schelling Florence Schelling played for Switzerland women's national ice hockey team in the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics. Schelling became the first and only woman to ever play in the Swiss Men's National B League.-Switzerland:... |
NU | 8 | 464:06 | 16 | 2.07 | 5-1-2 | 0 | 179 | .918 |
Save Percentage
| Player | School | GP | Save % |
| Lindsey Minton | UNH | 6 | .955 |
| Genevieve Lacasse | Prov | 9 | .949 |
| Molly Schaus | BC | 8 | .946 |
| Roxanne Douville | UVM | 4 | .936 |
| Kelci Lanthier | UVM | 4 | .935 |
Saves
| Player | School | GP | Saves per game | Saves |
| Genevieve Lacasse | PC | 9 | 31.2 | 281 |
| Alexandra Garcia | UC | 9 | 30.4 | 274 |
| Brittany Ott | ME | 6 | 32.5 | 195 |
| Florence Schelling | NU | 8 | 22.4 | 179 |
| Molly Schaus | BC | 8 | 19.9 | 159 |
Pure Hockey Player of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, Hockey EastHockey East
Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
offices names a Pure Hockey player of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the week |
|---|---|
| September 27 | Brittany Dougherty, Maine |
| October 4 | Jennifer Wakefield, Boston University |
| October 11 | Kate Bacon, Providence |
| October 18 | Marie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin is a Canadian ice hockey forward, now playing for the Boston University Terriers. Poulin was a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and had previously played for the Dawson College Blues... , Boston University |
| October 25 | Julia Marty Julia Marty Julia Marty is a member of the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team and also plays for Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Her twin sister, Stefanie, played at the University of New Hampshire in 2007-08.-Playing career:Marty played for the University of New Hampshire in the... , Northeastern |
| November 1 | Kelli Stack Kelli Stack Kelli Stack is an American ice hockey forward. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. Stack competed for the Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey program and after completing her Olympic commitment, returned to Boston College for her senior year of 2010-11... , Boston College |
| November 8 | Kathryn Miller, Boston University |
| November 15 | Kelly Horan, Connecticut |
| November 22 | Katie McSorley, Northeastern and Kelli Stack, Boston College |
| November 29 | Brittany Dougherty, Maine |
| December 4 | Erin Wente, Vermont |
| January 17 | Jenn Wakefield, Boston University |
| January 24 | Genevieve Lacasse, Providence. |
| January 31 | |
| February 7 | Danielle Welch, Boston College |
| February 14 | Myriam Crousette, Maine |
| February 21 | |
| February 28 | Casey Pickett, Northeastern |
| March 7 | Kelli Stack, Boston College |
Defensive Players of the week
| Week | Def. Player of the week |
|---|---|
| September 27 | Brittany Ott, Maine |
| October 4 | Kerrin Sperry, Boston University |
| October 11 | Brittany Ott, Maine |
| October 18 | Genevieve Lacasse, Providence |
| October 25 | Florence Schelling Florence Schelling Florence Schelling played for Switzerland women's national ice hockey team in the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics. Schelling became the first and only woman to ever play in the Swiss Men's National B League.-Switzerland:... , Northeastern |
| November 1 | Genevieve Lacasse, Providence and Lindsey Minton, New Hampshire |
| November 8 | Florence Schelling, Northeastern |
| November 15 | Alexandra Garcia, Connecticut |
| November 22 | Molly Schaus Molly Schaus Molly Schaus is an American ice hockey goaltender. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She was drafted 2nd overall by the Boston Blades in the 2011 CWHL Draft.-Early life:... , Boston College |
| November 29 | Brittany Ott, Maine |
| December 4 | Genevive Lacasse, Providence |
| January 17 | Alexandra Garcia, Connecticut |
| January 24 | Alexandra Garcia, Connecticut |
| January 31 | |
| February 7 | Kayley Herman, New Hampshire |
| February 14 | Genevive Lacasse, Providence |
| February 21 | |
| February 28 | Florence Schelling, Northeastern |
| March 7 | Florence Schelling, Northeastern |
Pro Ambitions Rookie of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, Hockey EastHockey East
Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
offices names a rookie of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the week |
|---|---|
| September 27 | Jenny Kistner, Maine |
| October 4 | Corrine Buie, Providence |
| October 11 | Taylor Wasylk, Boston College |
| October 18 | Taylor Wasylk, Boston College |
| October 25 | Taylor Wasylk, Boston College |
| November 1 | Roxanne Douville, Vermont |
| November 8 | Roxanne Douville, Vermont |
| November 15 | Roxanne Douville, Vermont |
| November 22 | Kerrin Sperry, Boston University |
| January 17 | Marie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin is a Canadian ice hockey forward, now playing for the Boston University Terriers. Poulin was a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and had previously played for the Dawson College Blues... , Boston University |
| January 24 | Marie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin is a Canadian ice hockey forward, now playing for the Boston University Terriers. Poulin was a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and had previously played for the Dawson College Blues... , Boston University |
| January 31 | |
| February 7 | Taylor Gross, Connecticut |
| February 14 | Stephanie Raithby, Connecticut |
| February 21 | |
| February 28 | Rebecca Morse, Providence |
| March 7 | Melissa Bizzari, Boston College |
Team of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, Hockey EastHockey East
Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
offices names a team of the week each Monday.
| Week | Team of the week |
|---|---|
| September 27 | Maine Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey The Maine Black Bears women’s ice hockey team represents the University of Maine. The team plays their home games in Alfond Arena. The first year of Women’s Ice Hockey was in 1997–98. Up to the end of the 2008-09 season, the program record was 136-196-37... |
| October 4 | 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... |
| October 11 | Providence Providence Friars women's ice hockey The Providence Friars women's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents the Providence College. The Friars are a member of Hockey East... |
| October 18 | Boston College Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey The Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey team represent Boston College in the NCAA and participate in Hockey East. The Eagles are coached by former Olympic gold medallist Katie King and play their home games at Conte Forum.-History:... |
| October 25 | Northeastern Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey The women's varsity hockey program started in 1980, and under former World Hockey Association all-star goaltender Don McLeod, who was named the coach the following season and led the program for ten seasons, became the first national power in collegiate women's hockey... |
| January 31 | |
| February 7 | Boston College Eagles |
| February 14 | Maine Black Bears |
| February 21 | |
| February 28 | Northeastern Huskies |
| March 7 | Boston College Eagles |
Player of the Month
| Month | Player |
|---|---|
| October | Kelli Stack Kelli Stack Kelli Stack is an American ice hockey forward. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. Stack competed for the Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey program and after completing her Olympic commitment, returned to Boston College for her senior year of 2010-11... , Boston College |
| November | Kelli Stack, Boston College |
| December |
Defensive Player of the Month
| Month | Player |
|---|---|
| October | Genevieve Lacasse, Providence |
| November | Alexandra Garcia, Connecticut |
| December |
Rookie of the Month
| Month | Player |
|---|---|
| October | Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University |
| November | (Tie) Roxanne Douville, Vermont and Kerrin Sperry, Boston University |
| December |
Three Stars standings
At the conclusion of each Hockey East league game, the Hockey East “ThreeStars of The Game” are selected. Here are the leaders for the 2010-2011
season to date.
| Rk. | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Kelli Stack | BC | F |
| 2 | Kristina Lavoie | UNH | F |
| 2 | Molly Schaus | BC | G |
| 4 | Sarah Cuthbert | UNH | F/D |
| 5 | Kristina Brown | BC | F |
Postseason
- February 17: Hockey East Commissioner Joe Bertagna announced that top seed Boston University and Walter Brown Arena will play host for the 2011 WHEA Championships. The championships will be held on March 5 and 6. The Championship Game will be shown tape delayed on the New England Sports Network (NESN) at 4pm on Sunday, March 6. Boston University and Boston College will be the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds for the semifinal round with first round byes in the tournament.
- On March 5, 2011, Florence Schelling set a Hockey East tournament record with 44 saves, including a record 24 in the first period as the Huskies upset No. 1 seed Boston University by a 4-2 tally at Walter Brown Arena. Alyssa Wohlfeiler tallied two goals and Claire Santostefano potted the game-winning goal
- Kelli Stack scored the game winning goal in overtime as Boston College defeated Providence by a 3-2 tally to advance to the Hockey East championship game. Providence goalie Genevieve Lacasse would break the record set by Florence Schelling earlier in the day for most saves in a tournament game with 58.
- On March 18, 2011, Jillian Kirchner and junior Jenelle Kohanchuk scored in a 50-second span, as the Terriers advanced to the final of the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Ice hockey Tournament. Kirchner's goal was the game winner as the Terriers improved to 27-6-4 and became the first Hockey East school to advance to the national title game. In addition, Catherine Ward was the first ever Terrier to be named an All-American, as she was selected for the second team.
Hockey East awards and honors
- Cammi Granato Award (Hockey East Player of the Year): Kelli Stack, Boston College
- Coach of the Year: Bob Deraney, Providence
- Rookie of the Year: Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University
- Army ROTC Three Stars Award: Kelli Stack, Boston College
- Best Defenseman Award: Catherine Ward, Boston University
- Best Defensive Forward: Holly Lorms, Boston University
- Goaltending Champion: Kerrin Sperry, Boston University
- Scoring Champion: Kelli Stack, Boston College
- Sportsmanship Award: Jean O'Neill, Providence
- Turfer Athletic Award: Northeastern University
WHEA First-Team All-Stars
- G: Molly Schaus, Boston College
- D: Courtney Birchard, New Hampshire
- D: Catherine Ward, Boston University
- F: Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University
- F: Kelli Stack, Boston College
- F: Jenn Wakefield, Boston University
2011 WHEA Second-Team All-Stars
- G: Alexandra Garcia, Connecticut
- D: Sami Evelyn, Connecticut
- D: Amber Yung, Providence
- F: Kate Bacon, Providence
- F: Jillian Kirchner, Boston University
- F: Mary Restuccia, Boston College
2011 WHEA Honorable Mention All-Stars
- G: Genevieve Lacasse, Providence
- G: Kerrin Sperry, Boston University
- D: Jennifer Friedman, Providence
- D: Meagan Mangene, Boston College
- D: Tara Watchorn, Boston University
- F: Jennie Gallo, Maine
- F: Rachel Llanes, Northeastern
- F: Danielle Welch, Boston College
All-Rookie team
- G: Kerrin Sperry, Boston University
- G: Roxanne Douville, Vermont
- D: Meagan Mangene, Boston College
- D: Rebecca Morse, Providence
- F: Corinne Buie, Providence
- F: Katie MacSorley, Northeastern
- F: Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University (unanimous selection)
2011 Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
2011 Hockey East All-Tournament team
| Player | Position | School |
| Blake Bolden | D | Boston College |
| Julia Marty | D | Northeastern |
| Casey Pickett | F | Northeastern |
| Florence Schelling | G | Northeastern |
| Kelli Stack | F | Boston College |
| Jenn Wakefield | F | Boston University |
See also
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