2009–10 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey season

2009–10 Quinnipiac Bobcats
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey MagazineNot ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College SportsNot ranked
Record
Overall19–10–8
Coaches and captains
Head coachRick Seeley
Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey seasons
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The Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey team represented Quinnipiac University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Bobcats were the most improved team in the NCAA. At season's end, the squad had won 19 contests, a 16 win improvement compared to the 2008–09 season, when Quinnipiac won only 3 games. The Bobcats set a school record with conference wins (11), and hosted a postseason game for the first time in the program's history.

Offseason

  • April 16: The Quinnipiac University women's ice hockey program has teamed up with the Holiday Inn in North Haven, Conn., to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. The women's ice hockey team will also donate, prepare and cook a monthly meal for guests of the Ronald McDonald House and participate in its annual spring cleaning.

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  • April 17: Quinnipiac University and USA Hockey today announced that the Qwest Tour, featuring the 2009–10 U.S. Women's National Team, will come to the TD Banknorth Sports Center on January 3, 2010 when Team USA plays the ECAC Hockey All-Stars at 2 p.m.[2]
  • May 12: Junior assistant captain Kallie Flor (Farmington, Minn.) was named captain of the Quinnipiac University women's ice hockey team for the 2009–10 season at the Women's Ice Hockey Awards Banquet. Fellow junior Evelina Husar (Eskilstuna, Sweden) was appointed assistant captain for the second consecutive season. Junior Janine Duffy (Toronto, Ontario) was named the team's Most Valuable Player at the banquet, while senior Trudy Reyns (Port Hope, Ontario) was awarded the Defensive Player of the Year, and freshman Chelsea Illchuk (Lockhart, Manitoba) took home the Rookie of the Year accolade. Team trainer Jennifer Skelley was also recognized, earning the Coaches Award.[3]
  • May 13: Nine members of the Quinnipiac University women's ice hockey team volunteered their time at the March of Dimes New Haven March for Babies walk on April 26. The march took place at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven.[4]

Regular season

  • The Bobcats will compete in the Nutmeg Classic.
  • Jan. 15–16: In the sweep of then No. 10 ranked Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey program, Kallie Flor scored back-to-back, game-winning goals. This included the first overtime game winner for Quinnipiac since November 29, 2006.
  • Feb. 19: With a 1–0 defeat of Yale, Victoria Vigilanit registered her fifth shutout of the year
  • Feb 20: Vigilanti allowed just one goal on 31 shots, as the Bobcats defeated Brown 8–1. Vigilanti would get her 17th victory and the 11th victory in the conference.[5]
  • March 5: Bobcats head coach Rick Seeley was selected as ECAC Coach of the Year. Under his tutelage, the Bobcats had their most successful season to date. In their nine-year history, it was their best overall and best conference record. The school had a 19–10–8 regular season record, while their conference mark was 11–4–7.[6]
  • March 6: Freshman goalie Victoria Vigilanti was named ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year. She was the first Quinnipiac student-athlete to win the award. Of note, she appeared in all 22 conference games and posted a win–loss record of 11–4–7.[7]

Schedule

2009–10 Eastern College Athletic Conference standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Cornell 22 14 2 6 34 67 26 36 21 9 6 103 63
Clarkson 22 14 5 3 31 47 28 40 23 12 5 104 69
Harvard 22 13 6 3 29 69 40 33 20 8 5 94 54
Quinnipiac 22 11 4 7 29 44 28 37 19 10 8 79 51
Rensselaer 22 11 7 4 26 56 42 37 16 15 6 87 77
Princeton 22 11 7 4 26 52 42 31 13 14 4 72 70
St. Lawrence 22 11 8 3 25 50 41 37 16 14 7 88 85
Colgate 22 8 10 4 20 51 68 36 12 20 4 86 129
Dartmouth 22 9 12 1 19 70 60 28 12 14 2 90 78
Yale 22 8 13 1 17 36 55 29 10 16 3 56 75
Brown 22 1 18 3 5 22 73 28 3 21 4 41 95
Union 22 1 20 1 3 14 75 34 5 28 1 36 110
= Qualified for NCAA Frozen Four = Qualified for NCAA Tournament

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Roster

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time Score Record
Sat, Oct 3 Sacred Heart TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 2:00 p.m. 4–1 1–0–0
Sun, Oct 4 University of New Hampshire at Whittemore Center – Durham, N.H. 2:00 p.m. 0–4 1–1–0
Fri, Oct 16 Boston College at Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill, Mass. 7:00 p.m. 1–1 1–1–1
Sat, Oct 17 Northeastern at Matthews Arena – Boston, Mass. 2:00 p.m. 1–0 2–1–1
Fri, Oct 23 Niagara TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Oct 24 Niagara TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 4:00 p.m.
Fri, Oct 30 Union * TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 7:00 p.m. 3–0
Sat, Oct 31 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute * TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 4:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 6 Brown * at Meehan Auditorium – Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 7 Yale * at Ingalls Rink – New Haven, Conn. 4:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 13 Harvard * at Bright Hockey Center – Cambridge, Mass. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 14 Dartmouth * at Thompson Arena – Hanover, N.H. 4:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 20 Colgate * TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 21 Cornell * TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 4:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 27 University of Connecticut at Ingalls Rink – New Haven, Conn. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 28 Yale/Sacred Heart at Ingalls Rink – New Haven, Conn. 7:00 p.m.
Fri, Dec 4 Clarkson * at Cheel Arena – Potsdam, N.Y. 3:30 p.m.
Sat, Dec 5 St. Lawrence * at Appleton Arena – Canton, N.Y. 2:00 p.m.
Thu, Dec 31 Princeton * TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 12:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 2 Princeton * at Baker Rink – Princeton, N.J. 1:00 p.m.
Sun, Jan 3 USA Women's Olympic Team vs. ECAC Hockey All-Stars at TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 2:00 p.m.
Fri, Jan 8 Dartmouth * TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 3:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 9 Harvard * TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 4:00 p.m.
Fri, Jan 15 Syracuse at Tennity Ice Pavilion – Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 16 Syracuse at Tennity Ice Pavilion – Syracuse, N.Y. 2:00 p.m.
Fri, Jan 22 Wayne State TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 4:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 23 Wayne State TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 4:00 p.m.
Fri, Jan 29 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute * at Houston Field House – Troy, N.Y. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 30 Union * at Messa Rink – Schenectady, N.Y. 4:00 p.m. 3–1
Fri, Feb 5 Cornell * at Lynah Rink – Ithaca, N.Y. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Feb 6 Colgate * at Starr Rink – Hamilton, N.Y. 4:00 p.m.
Fri, Feb 12 St. Lawrence * TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Feb 13 Clarkson * TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 4:00 p.m.
Fri, Feb 19 Yale * TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Feb 20 Brown * TD Banknorth Sports Center – Hamden, Conn. 4:00 p.m.
Fri, Feb 26 ECAC Quarterfinals * at Highest Seed 7:00 p.m.

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Player stats

Skaters

Player Games Goals Assists Points Points/game PIM GWG PPG SHG
Heather Hughes 36 14 11 25 0.6944 26 4 6 0
Janine Duffy 37 11 14 25 0.6757 30 1 2 0
Kallie Flor 37 14 8 22 0.5946 20 3 4 1
Bethany Dymarcyzk 37 7 10 17 0.4595 24 2 2 0
Kate Wheeler 37 4 10 14 0.3784 10 1 0 0
Kristen Eklund 34 6 5 11 0.3235 6 1 0 0
Kelley Davies 37 5 6 11 0.2973 10 2 1 0
Regan Boulton 37 1 9 10 0.2703 8 0 1 0
Brittany Lyons 32 4 5 9 0.2813 12 1 0 0
Jordan Elkins 36 1 8 9 0.2500 28 0 1 0
Breehan Polci 37 2 6 8 0.2162 6 0 0 0
Felica Vieweg 37 2 5 7 0.1892 20 1 0 0
Chelsea Illchuk 37 3 3 6 0.1622 0 1 1 0
Evelina Husar 37 2 4 6 0.1622 4 1 0 0
Stacey Kmill 34 1 4 5 0.1471 17 0 0 1
Melissa Perry 36 1 3 4 0.1111 10 0 0 0
Breana Burton 21 1 2 3 0.1429 0 1 1 0
Breann Julius 28 0 1 1 0.0357 2 0 0 0
Cate Colucci 1 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0
Kerry Wilson 14 0 0 0 0.0000 4 0 0 0
Amanda Nagel 4 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0
Kelsey Britton 2 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0
Victoria Vigilanti 34 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0
Jessica Puig 1 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0

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Postseason

  • On February 28, Quinnipiac made NCAA history. Against the Rensselaer Engineers, the Bobcats lost by a score of 2–1, but it took five overtimes. It is now the longest college hockey game in NCAA history. Senior defenseman Laura Gersten had the game-winning goal. She registered it at 4:32 of the fifth overtime session to not only clinch the win, but the series victory.[11] RPI advanced to the ECAC Hockey Women's Semifinals for the second consecutive season. The Engineers will face top ranked Cornell University.

Awards and honors

  • Heather Hughes, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of November 9)[12]
  • Heather Hughes, ECAC All-Rookie Team[13]
  • Rick Seeley, ECAC Coach of the Year
  • Rick Seeley, New England Hockey Writers All-Star Team (Coach)
  • Victoria Vigilanti, ECAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 19)[14]
  • Victoria Vigilanti, ECAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week of February 22)[15]
  • Victoria Vigilanti, ECAC Leader, Save percentage (.957)
  • Victoria Vigilanti, Ranked second, Goals against average (1.15)
  • Victoria Vigilanti, ECAC All-Rookie Team
  • Victoria Vigilanti, All-ECAC First Team
  • Victoria Vigilanti, ECAC Goaltender of the Year
  • Victoria Vigilanti, New England Hockey Writers All-Star Team[16]
  • Hughes and Vigilanti made school history. It marks the first time in women's hockey history at the school that two players both received postseason honours in the same year. In addition, it marked the first time since the 2006–07 season that a player from the Bobcats received a postseason honour.[17]

Team Awards

  • Kallie Flor, 2010 Most Valuable Player
  • Kelsey Britton, 2010 Coaches Award
  • Jordan Elkins, 2010 Top Defensive Player
  • Victoria Vigilanti, 2010 Rookie of the Year[18]

References

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