2022–23 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season

2022–23 Vermont Catamounts
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceWHEA
Home iceGutterson Fieldhouse
Rankings
USA Today#11
USCHO.com#11
Record
Overall21-10-3
Conference16-8-3
Home11-3-2
Road10-7-1
Coaches and captains
Head coachJim Plumer
Assistant coachesJess Koizumi
Alex Gettens
Captain(s)Alex Gray
Sini Karjalainen
Theresa Schafzahl
Alternate captain(s)Maddy Skelton
Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season will represent University of Vermont during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player Position Class Previous school
Lara Beecher[1] F Incoming freshman
Sofie Skott Dahl[2] D Incoming freshman
Julia Mesplede[3] F Incoming freshman
Krista Parkkonen D Incoming freshman
Ellie Simmons[4] G Incoming freshman

Departures

Player Position Class Destination
Alyssa Holmes F Montreal Force
Antonia Matzka D Buffalo Beauts
Reagan Miller F Sophomore Left program
Maude Poulin-Labelle D Graduate Northeastern
Kristina Shanahan F Montreal Force
Blanka Škodová G Graduate Minnesota Duluth

Regular season

Standings

2022–23 WHEA standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Northeastern †* 27 24 2 1 72 100 23 38 34 3 1 144 35
#11 Vermont 27 16 8 3 56 81 49 36 22 11 3 105 65
#13 Providence 27 15 8 4 49 74 51 37 22 11 4 104 72
#15 Boston College 27 16 11 0 47 67 49 36 20 15 1 88 69
UConn 27 12 11 4 44 50 52 35 18 13 4 75 64
Maine 27 12 13 2 37 56 74 35 15 18 2 76 104
Boston University 27 9 15 3 33 56 73 34 11 20 3 73 94
New Hampshire 27 9 15 3 32 65 80 36 12 21 3 84 106
Holy Cross 27 6 21 0 18 34 81 34 7 26 1 47 103
Merrimack 27 5 20 2 17 44 95 36 9 25 2 66 126
Championship: March 4, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 19, 2023

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
September 30 RIT* #14 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson W 5–2  1–0–0 (0–0–0)
October 1 RIT* #14 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson W 5–2  2–0–0 (0–0–0)
October 8 at Holy Cross #14 Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts McPherson L 1–2  2–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 9 at Holy Cross #14 Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts McPherson W 3–0  3–1–0 (1–1–0)
October 14 Connecticut Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson T 1–1  3–1–1 (1–1–1)
October 15 Connecticut Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson W 6–1  4–1–1 (2–1–1)
October 21 at #6 Colgate* #14 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York McPherson L 1–4  4–2–1 (2–1–1)
October 22 at #6 Colgate* #14 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York McPherson L 2–3  4–3–1 (2–1–1)
October 28 #15 Boston College #13 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson W 3–2  5–3–1 (3–1–1)
October 29 #15 Boston College #13 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson L 3–4 ot 5–4–1 (3–2–1)
November 4 at Maine #13 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine McPherson W 6–1  6–4–1 (4–2–1)
November 5 at Maine #13 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine McPherson W 7–2  7–4–1 (5–2–1)
November 11 Boston University #13 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson W 2–1  8–4–1 (6–2–1)
November 12 Boston University #13 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson L 3–4 ot 8–5–1 (6–3–1)
November 17 at Merrimack #14 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts McPherson W 5–1  9–5–1 (7–3–1)
November 18 at Merrimack #14 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts Correa W 3–0  10–5–1 (8–3–1)
November 29 Dartmouth* #13 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson W 4–1  11–5–1 (8–3–1)
December 2 at Northeastern #13 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts McPherson L 1–3  11–6–1 (8–4–1)
December 3 at Northeastern #13 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts McPherson L 1–5  11–7–1 (8–5–1)
December 9 at Syracuse* #13 Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, New York McPherson W 3–1  12–7–1 (8–5–1)
December 10 at Syracuse* #13 Tennity Ice Pavilion • Syracuse, New York McPherson W 2–1  13–7–1 (8–5–1)
January 6 #9 Providence #13 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson W 2–0  14–7–1 (9–5–1)
January 7 #9 Providence #13 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson W 4–1  15–7–1 (10–5–1)
January 13 at #13 Providence #11 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island McPherson W 3–0  16–7–1 (11–5–1)
January 14 at #15 Connecticut #11 Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut McPherson L 1–4  16–8–1 (11–6–1)
January 20 Holy Cross #11 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson W 3–1  17–8–1 (12–6–1)
January 21 #7 Northeastern #11 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson L 1–3  17–9–1 (12–7–1)
January 27 at Boston College #11 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts McPherson W 3–2  18–9–1 (13–7–1)
January 28 at Boston University #11 Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts McPherson L 1–2 ot 18–10–1 (13–8–1)
February 3 Merrimack #11 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson W 6–2  19–10–1 (14–8–1)
February 10 New Hampshire #11 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson T 3–3  19–10–2 (14–8–2)
February 11 Maine #11 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont McPherson W 3–0  20–10–2 (15–8–2)
February 17 at New Hampshire #11 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire McPherson T 3–3 ot 20–10–3 (15–8–3)
February 18 at New Hampshire #11 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire McPherson W 3–1  21–10–3 (16–8–3)
Hockey East Tournament
February 25 vs. New Hampshire #11 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Quarterfinals) McPherson W 2–1 ot 22–10–3 (16–8–3)
March 1 vs. Providence #11 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Semifinals) McPherson L 0–1  22–11–3 (16–8–3)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.
Source:[5]

Roster

2022-2023 Women's Ice Hockey Roster[6]
No. Name Position Year Height Hometown Previous Team
2 Sini Karjalainen Defense GR 5'8 Posio, Finland Finland U-18 National Team
3 Bella Parento Defense JR 5'5 Montpelier, Vermont Kimball Union Academy
5 Cam Morrissey Defense SR 5'6 Troy, Michigan Selects Hockey
6 Evelyne Blais-Savoie Forward SO 5'9 San Jose, California Meijer AAA Hockey 19U
8 Anna Podein Defense RS FR 5'8 Minneapolis, Minnesota Benilde-St. Margaret's
9 Julia Mesplede Forward FR 5'2 Bordeaux, France France National Team
10 Lara Beecher Forward FR 5'5 Buffalo, New York Philadelphia Junior Flyers
11 Ellice Murphy Defense GR 5'4 Roseau, Minnesota Roseau High School
12 Maddy Skelton Forward JR 5'6 Isanti, Minnesota North Wright County
13 Lilly Holmes Forward GR 5'5 Saratoga Springs, New York Westminster
14 Krista Parkkonen Defense FR 5'6 Lappeenranta, Finland Finland U-18 National Team
17 Theresa Schafzahl Forward GR 5'8 Weiz, Austria Austria National Team
22 Alex Gray Forward GR 5'7 Brownlee, Saskatchewan Stanstead College
23 Hailey Burns Forward SR 5'5 Kirkland, Quebec John Abbott College
24 Corinne McCool Forward GR 5'8 West Roxbury, Massachusetts Lawrence Academy
27 Sofie Skott Dahl Defense FR 5'8 Herning, Denmark Denmark National Team
35 Ellie Simmons Goalie FR 5'8 Buffalo, New York Nichols School
38 Sydney Correa Goalie SO 5'6 Georgetown, Massachusetts Brooks School
43 Alaina Tanski Forward SO 5'4 Hermantown, Minnesota Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
49 Sara Levesque Defense SR 5'3 Chicoutimi, Quebec John Abbott College
66 Lily Humphrey Forward SR 5'5 Huntington Beach, California New Hampton School
68 Tynka Pátková Forward RS JR 5'5 Meziboří, Czech Republic HTI Stars
91 Jessie McPherson Goalie JR 5'9 Chatham, Ontario Cambridge Rivulettes
96 Natálie Mlýnková Forward JR 5'3 Zlín, Czech Republic HTI Stars

Awards and honors

  • Corinne McCool named Hockey East Player of the Week (October 3, 2022).[7]
  • Corinne McCool named University of Vermont TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week (October 5, 2022).[8]
  • Theresa Schafzahl sets program record with most points in program history (October 9, 2022).[9]
  • Theresa Schafzahl named University of Vermont TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week (October 11, 2022).[10]
  • Lara Beecher named Hockey East Rookie of the Week (October 18, 2022).[11]
  • Natálie Mlýnková named University of Vermont TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week (November 9, 2022).[12]
  • Natálie Mlýnková named Hockey East Player of the Month (Month of November).[13]
  • Ellice Murphy named Hockey East Defender of the Month (Month of November).[13]
  • Lara Beecher names Hockey East Rookie of the Month (Month of January).[14]
  • Theresa Schafzahl named University of Vermont TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week (February 16, 2023).[15]
  • Lara Beecher named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team (February 22, 2023).[16]
  • Sini Karjalainen named Hockey East Defender of the Year (February 22, 2023).[16]
  • Sini Karjalainen named to Hockey East First Team All-Star (February 24, 2023).[17]
  • Theresa Schafzahl named to Hockey East First Team All-Star (February 24, 2023).[17]
  • Natálie Mlýnková named to Hockey East Third Team All-Star (February 24, 2023).[17]
  • Jessie McPherson named to Hockey East Third Team All-Star (February 24, 2023).[17]
  • Lara Beecher named Hockey East Rookie of the Year (March 1, 2023).[18]

References

  1. ^ Women's Hockey, UVM. "🚨🖊....We are thrilled to announce a few of our early SIGNED Catamounts for next season!".
  2. ^ Women's Hockey, UVM. "We are thrilled to announce the signing of Sofie Skott Dahl".
  3. ^ Women's Hockey, UVM. "🚨🖊....We are thrilled to announce a few of our early SIGNED Catamounts for next season!".
  4. ^ Women's Hockey, UVM. "🚨🖊....We are thrilled to announce a few of our early SIGNED Catamounts for next season!".
  5. ^ "2022-23 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". uvmathletics.com. University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". uvmathletics.com. University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "McCool Named Hockey East Player of the Week". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week: Corinne McCool". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "Schafzahl Sets Program Record in 3-0 Victory at Holy Cross". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week - Theresa Schafzahl". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Beecher Named Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week: Natálie Mlýnková". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Mlýnková and Murphy Earn Hockey East Monthly Awards". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  14. ^ "Beecher Named Hockey East Rookie of the Month". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  15. ^ "TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week: Theresa Schafzahl". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Hockey East Names Women's Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  17. ^ a b c d "Hockey East Names 2022-23 Women's All-Star Teams - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  18. ^ "Northeastern's Alina Mueller Named Hockey East Player of the Year - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.