2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season

2020–21 Boston College Eagles
women's ice hockey season
Quarterfinals, L, 3-1 vs Ohio State,
ConferenceWHEA
Home iceKelley Rink
Rankings
USCHO.com7
Record
Overall14-6-0 (14-4-0 in WHEA play)
Home7-4-1
Road7-1-0
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachKatie King-Crowley
Assistant coachesCourtney Kennedy
Andie Anastos
Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey seasons
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The Boston College Eagles represented Boston College in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The program qualified for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, ranking as the #6 seed.[1] On January 31, 2021, it marked the 500th game together at BC for head coach Katie Crowley and associate head coach Courtney Kennedy.

In the aftermath of the Frozen Four, it was announced that the Eagles were invited to participate in the Smashville NCAA Women's Hockey Showcase this November at the Ford Ice Center, practice facility of the NHL’s Nashville Predators. Also participating in the tournament will be Division I women's hockey programs Colgate, Mercyhurst and Minnesota.[2]

Offseason

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Notes
Natalie Tulchinksky Forward  United States Spent four years of prep hockey at St. Paul’s School, while also playing club hockey with the East Coast Wizards

Regular season

Standings

2020–21 WHEA standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Northeastern † * 19 17 1 1 51 80 13 25 22 2 1 104 21
#7 Boston College 18 14 4 0 40 56 32 20 14 6 0 58 40
#8 Providence 17 10 6 1 32 43 34 21 12 8 1 50 46
Vermont 10 6 4 0 17 26 18 11 6 5 0 27 21
#7 Boston University 11 6 5 0 18 22 20 12 6 6 0 25 24
UConn 18 8 9 1 28 38 34 20 9 10 1 44 37
Maine 16 7 8 1 24 24 27 18 8 9 1 27 29
New Hampshire 20 6 13 1 20 39 55 22 7 14 1 42 62
Holy Cross 19 4 14 1 13 29 73 20 4 15 1 29 76
Merrimack 16 1 15 0 3 13 64 16 1 15 0 13 64
Championship: March 8, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
November 20 at New Hampshire Wildcats Whittemore Center • Durham, NH Maddy McArthur (BC) W 6-2  1-0-0 (1-0-0)
November 21 New Hampshire Wildcats Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 4-1  2-0-0 (2-0-0)
November 27 Providence Friars Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA L 2-3  2-1-0 (2-1-0)
November 28 Providence Friars Schneider Arena • Providence, RI L 2-3  2-2-0 (2-2-0)
December 4 at Connecticut Huskies Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT W 5-3  3-2-0 (3-2-0)
December 5 Connecticut Huskies Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 3-1  4-2-0 (4-2-0)
December 11 #2 Northeastern Huskies Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA Aerin Frankel (NU) L 1-4  4-3-0 (4-3-0)
December 13 at #2 Northeastern Huskies Matthews Arena • Boston, MA Abigail Levy (BC) W 2-1  5-3-0 (5-3-0)
January 8 Merrimack Warriors Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 5-3  6-3-0 (6-3-0)
January 9 at Merrimack Warriors J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, MA W 3-1  7-3-0 (7-3-0)
January 16 Holy Cross Crusaders Worcester, MA W 5-1  8-3-0 (8-3-0)
January 23 Connecticut Huskies Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 2-1  9-3-0 (9-3-0)
January 30 Connecticut Huskies Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 3-2  10-3-0 (10-3-0)
January 31 at Connecticut Huskies Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT W 4-0 
February 12 #10 Providence Friars Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 2-1 
February 19 at BU Terriers Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA L 2-3 
February 20 at BU Terriers Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA W 2-0 
Hockey East Tournament
February 28 Connecticut Huskies Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA L 1-5 
NCAA Tournament
March 16 vs. Ohio State Buckeyes* Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA L 1-3 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

2020–21 Eagles

[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
2 New York (state) Natalie Tulchinsky Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Clifton Park, New York East Coast Wizards
3 Massachusetts Deirdre Mullowney Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Newton, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Eagles
5 Massachusetts Savannah Norcross Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Lynn, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Eagles
7 British Columbia Maegan Beres (C) Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Vancouver, British Columbia North American Hockey Academy
8 Pennsylvania Hadley Hartmetz Sophomore D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Shattuck St. Mary's
9 Massachusetts Maddie Crowley-Cahill Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Haverhill, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Eagles
10 Massachusetts Caroline DiFiore Sophomore F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Medfield, Massachusetts East Coast Wizards
12 Massachusetts Olivia Finocchiaro Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Saugus, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Eagles
13 Massachusetts Jillian Fey Junior D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Nantucket, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Eagles
14 Massachusetts Abby Volo Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Sudbury, Massachusetts Mass Spitfires
16 Quebec Alexie Guay Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Magog, Quebec North American Hockey Academy
17 Massachusetts Christina Klinoff Freshman (RS) F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Concord, Massachusetts North American Hockey Academy
18 Massachusetts Kelly Browne (C) Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Burlington, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Eagles
19 Texas Hannah Bilka Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Coppell, Texas Shattuck St. Mary's
22 Massachusetts Olivia O'Brien Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay State Breakers
23 California Cayla Barnes (C) Junior D 5' 1" (1.55 m) Eastvale, California East Coast Wizards
24 New Jersey Caroline Goffredo (C) Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Mount Laurel, New Jersey Boston Jr. Eagles
26 New York (state) Sidney Fess Freshman D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Clifton Park, New York North American Hockey Academy
27 Ontario Willow Corson Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) Toronto, Ontario Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
28 Massachusetts Gaby Roy Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Marshfield, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Eagles
31 Massachusetts Kelly Pickreign Junior G 5' 4" (1.63 m) Harvard, Massachusetts East Coast Wizards
33 Massachusetts Kelly Lavelle Junior G 5' 5" (1.65 m) Needham, Massachusetts Dexter Southfield
35 Ontario Maddy McArthur Junior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) St. Catharines, Ontario Oakville Hornets
39 New York (state) Abigail Levy Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) Congers, New York Shattuck-St. Mary's/Minnesota State


Awards and honors

  • Cayla Barnes, 2020-21 Second Team CCM/AHCA All-American[4]
  • Alexie Guay, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (awarded January 18, 2021)[5]
  • Gaby Roy, 2021 Hockey East All-Rookie Team[6]
  • Gaby Roy, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s Player of the Month (November 2020) [7]
  • Natalie Tulchinsky, Hockey East Rookie of the Week (awarded February 1, 2021)[8]

References

  1. ^ "2021 NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship Official Bracket". ncaa.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Dani Pluchinsky (March 24, 2021). "Raiders to Compete in NCAA Women's Hockey Showcase: Colgate Joins Boston College, Mercyhurst and Minnesota". gocolgateraiders.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Women's Hockey Roster". Boston College Athletics. Boston College. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams". hockeyeastonline.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Guay Earns Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week". bceagles.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Gaby Roy Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team". bceagles.com. February 26, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "News from the Hockey Commissioners Association: Weissbach, Roy Lead Initial HCA Monthly Honorees" (PDF). hockeyeastonline.com. December 3, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Tulchinsky Named Hockey East Rookie of the Week". bceagles.com. February 1, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.