ECAC women's ice hockey
Encyclopedia
The women’s division of the ECAC is a college athletic conference which operates in the Eastern United States. It participates in the NCAA
's Division I. The conference used to be affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference
, a consortium of over 300 college
s in the eastern United States
. This relationship ended in 2004, however the ECAC acronym was retained in the name of the hockey conference.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
's Division I. The conference used to be affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference
Eastern College Athletic Conference
The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois...
, a consortium of over 300 college
College
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s in the eastern United States
United States
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. This relationship ended in 2004, however the ECAC acronym was retained in the name of the hockey conference.
Regular season
Year | School | Wins | Losses | Ties |
1989–90 | 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... |
20 | 3 | 2 |
1990–91 | 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... |
19 | 3 | 0 |
1991–92 | Providence | 22 | 2 | 1 |
1992–93 | Providence | 21 | 5 | 3 |
1993–94 | Providence | 19 | 8 | 4 |
1994–95 | Brown Brown Bears women's ice hockey The Brown Bears women’s ice hockey program is a NCAA Division I ice hockey team that represents Brown University. The Bears play at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown women's hockey is the oldest women's hockey program in the United States. It was the first collegiate women's... |
16 | 4 | 3 |
1995–96 | Brown | 16 | 4 | 5 |
1996–97 | Brown | 28 | 2 | 1 |
1997–98 | New Hampshire | 31 | 5 | 3 |
1998–99 | 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... |
33 | 1 | 0 |
1999–2000 | Brown | 25 | 4 | 3 |
2000–01 | Dartmouth 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... |
26 | 5 | 1 |
2001–02 | Dartmouth | 24 | 6 | 2 |
2002–03 | Harvard | 30 | 3 | 1 |
2003–04 | Harvard | 30 | 4 | 1 |
2004–05 | Harvard | 26 | 7 | 3 |
2005–06 | St. Lawrence | |||
2006–07 | Dartmouth | 27 | 5 | 2 |
2007–08 | Harvard | 32 | 2 | 0 |
2008–09 | Harvard | 19 | 10 | 3 |
2009–10 | Cornell Big Red Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey The Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program represents Cornell University and participates in ECAC Hockey.-History:The Cornell women's hockey program was started in 1971. It would only be in 1972 that the team would play its first game. It was a 4-3 victory over Scarborough. In 1972, they played... |
21 | 9 | 6 |
2010–11 2010–11 ECAC women's ice hockey season The 2010–11 ECAC women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among ECAC members.-Exhibition:*PWHL is Provincial Women's Hockey League in Ontario, Canada-News and notes:... |
Cornell Big Red |
Women's ECAC championship games
- 1985 Providence def. New Hampshire
- 1986 New Hampshire def. Northeastern
- 1987 New Hampshire def. Northeastern
- 1988 Northeastern def. Providence
- 1989 Northeastern def. Providence
- 1990 New Hampshire def. Providence (in Durham, New HampshireDurham, New HampshireAs of the census of 2000, there were 12,664 people, 2,882 households, and 1,582 families residing in the town. The population density was 565.5 people per square mile . There were 2,923 housing units at an average density of 130.5 per square mile...
) - 1991 New Hampshire def. Northeastern (Durham)
- 1992 Providence def. New Hampshire (in Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode IslandProvidence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
) - 1993 Providence def. New Hampshire (in Boston)
- 1994 Providence def. Northeastern (Providence)
- 1995 Providence def. New Hampshire (Providence)
- 1996 New Hampshire def. Providence (Durham)
- 1997 Northeastern def. New Hampshire (Boston)
- 1998 Brown def. New Hampshire (Boston)
- 1999 Harvard def. New Hampshire (Providence)
- 2000 Brown def. Dartmouth (Providence)
- 2001 Dartmouth def. Harvard (in Hanover, New HampshireHanover, New HampshireHanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census. CNN and Money magazine rated Hanover the sixth best place to live in America in 2011, and the second best in 2007....
) - 2002 Brown def. Dartmouth (Hanover)
- 2003 Dartmouth def. Harvard (Providence)
- 2004 Harvard def. St. Lawrence (in Schenectady, New YorkSchenectady, New YorkSchenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135...
) - 2005 Harvard def. Dartmouth (Schenectady)
- 2006 Harvard def. Brown (in Canton, New YorkCanton, New YorkCanton, New York is the name of two places in St. Lawrence County, New York.*Canton , New York*Canton , New York, in the town...
) - 2007 Dartmouth def. St. Lawrence (Hanover)
- 2008 Harvard def. St. Lawrence (Boston)
- 2009 Dartmouth def. Rensselaer (Boston)
- 2010 Cornell def. Clarkson (in Ithaca, New YorkIthaca, New YorkThe city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
) - 2011 Cornell def. Dartmouth (in Ithaca, New YorkIthaca, New YorkThe city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
)
ECAC Tournament MVP
Year | Player | School |
1992 | Cammi Granato Cammi Granato Catherine Michelle "Cammi" Granato is a retired American female ice hockey player and one of the first women to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2010.... |
Providence |
1993 | Shelley Looney Shelley Looney Shelley Looney is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Looney played collegiately at Northeastern University from 1991–94, winning multiple awards including ECAC All-Star, 1993 ECAC Tournament MVP and ECAC... |
Northeastern |
1994 | Chris Bailey | Providence |
1995 | Allison Wheeler | Providence |
1996 | Brandy Fisher Brandy Fisher Brandy Fisher played ice hockey for the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program and was the first ever winner of the Patty Kazmaier Award, awarded to the top female ice hockey player in the NCAA.-Playing career:... |
New Hampshire |
1997 | Hilary Witt | Northeastern |
1998 | Ali Brewer | Brown |
1999 | A.J. Mleczko | Harvard |
2000 | Ali Brewer | Brown |
2001 | Jennifer Wiehn | Dartmouth |
2002 | Pam Dreyer Pam Dreyer Pam Dreyer is an American ice hockey player. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. At the games in Turin, she played 60 minutes and had 10 saves. She graduated from Brown University in 2003.-External links:*... |
Brown |
2003 | Correne Bredin | Dartmouth |
2004 | 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 |
2005 | Nicole Corriero Nicole Corriero Nicole Corriero was a 3-time All-American ice hockey forward for the Harvard Crimson. Corriero tied former Crimson player Jennifer Botterill's record for most points in one NCAA game with ten. She accomplished the feat on November 7, 2003 versus the Union Dutchwomen... |
Harvard |
2006 | Sarah Wilson | Harvard |
2007 | Katie Weatherston Katie Weatherston Katherine Marie Weatherston is a Canadian women's ice hockey player.-Playing career:... |
Dartmouth |
2008 | 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... |
Harvard |
2009 | Sarah Parsons Sarah Parsons Sarah Parsons is an American ice hockey player. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is now a member of Dartmouth College's class of 2010.-High school:... |
Dartmouth |
2010 | Kendice Oglie | Cornell |
2011 | Chelsea Karpenko | Cornell |
Number of appearances
School | # of Appearances |
Brown | 1 (2002) |
Niagara | 1 (2002) |
Cornell | 1 (2010) |
Dartmouth | 4 (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
Harvard | 5 (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008) |
St. Lawrence | 5 (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
Finalists
Player | School | Year |
Ali Brewer | Brown | 1999 |
Tara Mounsey | Brown | 2000 |
Sarah Vaillancourt | Harvard | 2006, 2007 |
Angela Ruggiero | Harvard | 1999, 2000, 2003 |
Winners
Player | School | Year |
A.J. Mleczko | Harvard | 1999 |
Ali Brewer | Brown | 2000 |
Jennifer Botterill | Harvard | 2001, 2003 |
Angela Ruggiero | Harvard | 2004 |
Julie Chu | Harvard | 2007 |
Sarah Vaillancourt | Harvard | 2008 |
Player of the Year
Year | Player | School |
2000 | Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill, OM is a retired women's hockey player who played for the Canadian national women's hockey team, Mississauga Chiefs and the Toronto Aeros. Her final game was the 2011 Clarkson Cup final, a 5-0 loss to the Montreal Stars... |
Harvard |
2001 | Jennifer Botterill | Harvard |
2002 | ||
2003 | Jennifer Botterill | Harvard |
2004 | 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 |
2007 | 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... |
Dartmouth |
2008 | Sarah Vaillancourt Sarah Vaillancourt Sarah Marie Vaillancourt is a Canadian women's ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars .-Playing career:... |
Harvard |
2009 | Sarah Vaillancourt | Harvard |
2010 | Catherine White | Cornell |
2011 | Kelly Babstock | Quinnipiac |
Rookie of the Year
Year | Player | School | |
1997 | Tara Mounsey Tara Mounsey Tara Mounsey is an American hockey defenseman who played for the United States Women's Olympic Hockey Team, winning a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.Mounsey played high school hockey at Concord High... |
Brown | |
1999 | Jennifer Botterill | Harvard | |
2003 | Julie Chu Julie Chu Julie Chu is an American Olympic ice hockey player who plays the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team and the Montreal Stars. Chu's hometown is Fairfield, Connecticut, although she resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts during her college years while playing hockey for... |
Harvard | |
2005 | Sarah Vaillancourt | Harvard | |
2008 | Rebecca Johnston Rebecca Johnston Rebecca Johnston is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. Also she plays for Cornell University.-Canada Winter Games:... |
Cornell | |
2010 | Victoria Vigilanti | Quinnipiac | |
2011 | Kelly Babstock | Quinnipiac |
Goalie of the year
Year | Player | School | |
2000 | Ali Brewer | Brown | |
2010 | Victoria Vigilanti | Quinnipiac | |
2011 | Jackee Snikeris | Yale |
All-Decade team
The All-Decade team involves players who played in the ECAC between 1999–00 and 2008–09.First team
Player | Position | School |
Jennifer Botterill | Forward | Harvard |
Julie Chu Julie Chu Julie Chu is an American Olympic ice hockey player who plays the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team and the Montreal Stars. Chu's hometown is Fairfield, Connecticut, although she resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts during her college years while playing hockey for... |
Forward | Harvard |
Sarah Vaillancourt | Forward | Harvard |
Tara Mounsey Tara Mounsey Tara Mounsey is an American hockey defenseman who played for the United States Women's Olympic Hockey Team, winning a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.Mounsey played high school hockey at Concord High... |
Defense | Brown |
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... |
Defense | Harvard |
Ali Brewer | Goaltender | Brown |
Second team
Player | Position | School |
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... |
Forward | Dartmouth |
Nicole Corriero Nicole Corriero Nicole Corriero was a 3-time All-American ice hockey forward for the Harvard Crimson. Corriero tied former Crimson player Jennifer Botterill's record for most points in one NCAA game with ten. She accomplished the feat on November 7, 2003 versus the Union Dutchwomen... |
Forward | Harvard |
Sabrina Harbec Sabrina Harbec Sabrina Harbec is a hockey player for the Montreal Stars and is the third winner of the Angela James Bowl. Prior to playing for the Montreal Stars, Harbec competed in NCAA hockey for the St. Lawrence Skating Saints women's ice hockey program. She is currently in the Top 10 in all-time NCAA scoring... |
Forward | St. Lawrence |
Annie Guay Annie Guay Annie Guay is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars . Her first tournament for the senior Canada women's national ice hockey team was at the 2010 Four Nations Cup where she won the gold medal... |
Defense | St. Lawrence |
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... |
Defense | Harvard |
Rachel Barrie | Goaltender | St. Lawrence |
All-time scoring
Player | School | Goals | Assists | Points |
Jennifer Botterill | Harvard | 157 | 183 | 340 |
Gretchen Ulion | Dartmouth | 189 | 123 | 312 |
All time by school
Player | School | Goals | Assists | Points |
Brown | ||||
Clarkson | ||||
Colgate | ||||
Cheryl Hines | Cornell | 155 | 125 | 280 |
Gretchen Ulion Gretchen Ulion Gretchen Ulion is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She is the Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program's all-time leading scorer with 189 goals and 312 points... |
Dartmouth | 189 | 123 | 312 |
Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill, OM is a retired women's hockey player who played for the Canadian national women's hockey team, Mississauga Chiefs and the Toronto Aeros. Her final game was the 2011 Clarkson Cup final, a 5-0 loss to the Montreal Stars... |
Harvard | 157 | 183 | 340 |
Quinnipiac | ||||
Katherine J. Issel | Princeton | 96 | 122 | 218 |
RPI | ||||
Sabrina Harbec Sabrina Harbec Sabrina Harbec is a hockey player for the Montreal Stars and is the third winner of the Angela James Bowl. Prior to playing for the Montreal Stars, Harbec competed in NCAA hockey for the St. Lawrence Skating Saints women's ice hockey program. She is currently in the Top 10 in all-time NCAA scoring... (2004–2008) |
St. Lawrence | 85 | 134 | 219 |
Union | ||||
Yale |
Former members
- ProvidenceProvidence Friars women's ice hockeyThe 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...
- Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers
- Colby CollegeColby College White Mules women's ice hockeyThe Colby College White Mules women's ice hockey program represents Colby College. The team used to compete in the ECAC. Currently, the club is a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference...
- NiagaraNiagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockeyThe Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Niagara University. The Purple Eagles are a member of College Hockey America...
See also
- 2009–10 ECAC women's ice hockey season
- Sarah Devens AwardSarah Devens AwardThe Sarah Devens Award is given as a joint award between the ECAC Hockey and Hockey East conferences to a women’s ice hockey player. The criteria for the Devens Award is for a player who demonstrates leadership and commitment both on and off the ice. Both conferences submitted a league nominee for...
- All-Ivy League women's ice hockey players (2000–2009)All-Ivy League women's ice hockey players (2000–2009)-1999-2000:*First Team All-Ivy League-2000-01:*First Team All-Ivy League-2001-02:*First Team All-Ivy League*Second Team All-Ivy League*Honorable Mention*Player of the Year**Carly Haggard , Dartmouth**Kristy Zamora , Brown...
- WCHA women's ice hockey