2011–12 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season

2011–12 Boston College Eagles
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceHockey East
Record
Coaches and captains
Head coachKatie King
Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey seasons
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The Boston College Eagles women's hockey team represented Boston College in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Terriers were coached by Katie King.

Offseason

  • August 9: Eight current and former Eagles players were invited to the 2011 USA Hockey Women's National Festival in Blaine, Minnesota (from August 10–20). The players include Allie Thunstrom, Molly Schaus, Kelli Stack, Blake Bolden, Mary Restuccia, Taylor Wasylk, Alex Carpenter, and Megan Miller.[1]
  • Sept. 20: Boston College was ranked No. 5 on the USCHO.com Division I Women's preseason poll. This is the highest preseason ranking in Eagles history. In addition, the top 10 ranking marks the sixth time in seven seasons that the Eagles have been ranked in the USCHO.com preseason poll.[2]

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Notes
Alex Carpenter Forward  United States Daughter of former NHL player Bobby Carpenter
Emily Field Forward  United States Played at the Lawrence Academy
Erin Kickham Forward  United States Played at Tabor Academy
Megan Miller Goaltender  United States She was a 2011 Team USA U-18 World Championship team member. In addition, she led the Chicago Mission to four straight Illinois state championships[3]
Emily Pfalzer Defense  United States Played for Mississauga Jr. Chiefs of PWHL

Exhibition

Date Opponent Location Time Score Goal scorers
09/25/11 vs. McGill Providence, R.I. 3:00 p.m.

Regular season

  • Jan. 5-6: Mary Restuccia had a hand in all four Boston College goals. In the first game, she assisted on the Eagles lone goal in a 2-1 loss to St. Lawrence. The following day, Restuccia assisted on all three Boston College goals, as the Eagles defeated Clarkson by a 3-2 score.

Standings

2011–12 Hockey East Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Boston College 16 11 3 2 24 41 29 28 18 7 3 76 55
#7 Northeastern 16 11 3 2 24 52 23 28 17 6 3 88 42
Boston University 16 9 7 0 18 46 38 28 15 12 1 78 74
Providence 16 8 7 1 17 47 36 29 11 15 3 74 70
Maine 15 7 6 2 16 42 37 27 13 8 6 81 65
New Hampshire 15 4 9 2 10 27 51 28 10 15 3 62 100
Vermont 15 3 10 2 8 26 50 26 4 16 6 47 95
Connecticut 15 2 10 3 7 20 37 28 3 18 7 42 81
Championship: To Be Determined
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
National rankings:[1] Conference rankings:[2]
Updated February 2nd, 2012

*Rankings based on number of points in the conference

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time Score Record Conference Record Goal scorers
10/08/11 at Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, Minn. 4:00 p.m.
10/09/11 at Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, Minn. 4:00 p.m.
10/14/11 at New Hampshire Durham, N.H. 7:00 p.m.
10/15/11 vs. New Hampshire Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2:00 p.m.
10/21/11 vs. Quinnipiac Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2:00 p.m.
10/23/11 vs. Dartmouth Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2:00 p.m.
10/28/11 at Providence Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m.
10/30/11 vs. Maine Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2:00 p.m.
11/02/11 vs. Boston University * Chestnut Hill, Mass. 7:00 p.m. ET
11/05/11 at Boston University * Walter Brown Arena 3:00 p.m. ET
11/17/11 at Northeastern Boston 7:00 p.m.
11/18/11 vs. Northeastern Chestnut Hill, Mass. 7:00 p.m.
11/22/11 at Quinnipiac Hampden, Conn. 7:00 p.m.
11/25/11 vs. Princeton Chestnut Hill, Mass. 3:00 p.m.
11/27/11 at Brown Providence, R.I.
12/03/11 at Maine Orono, Maine 7:00 p.m.
12/04/11 at Maine Orono, Maine 3:00 p.m.
12/09/11 vs. Mercyhurst Chestnut Hill, Mass. 7:00 p.m.
12/10/11 vs. Mercyhurst Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2:00 p.m.
01/05/12 vs. St. Lawrence Boston (Northeastern) 7:00 p.m.
01/06/12 vs. Clarkson Chestnut Hill, Mass. 3:00 p.m.
01/10/12 vs. New Hampshire Chestnut Hill, Mass. 7:00 p.m.
01/14/12 at Vermont Burlington, Vt. 7:00 p.m.
01/17/12 vs. Northeastern Chestnut Hill, Mass. 7:00 p.m.
01/20/12 vs. Providence Chestnut Hill, Mass. 7:00 p.m.
01/22/12 at Connecticut Storrs, Conn. 2:00 p.m.
01/25/12 at Boston University * Walter Brown Arena 7:00 p.m. ET
01/31/12 vs. Northeastern Boston (BU) 5:00 p.m.
02/07/12 Beanpot Consolation Boston (BU)
02/04/12 vs. Providence Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2:00 p.m.
02/11/12 at Connecticut Storrs, Conn. 1:00 p.m.
02/12/12 vs. Connecticut Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2:00 p.m.
02/17/12 vs. Vermont Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2:00 p.m.
02/18/12 vs. Vermont Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2:00 p.m.

Conference record

Awards and honors

  • Corinne Boyles, Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)[4]
  • Corinne Boyles, Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (Month of December 2011)[5]
  • Dru Burns, Hockey East Co-Player of the Week (Week of November 28, 2011)[6]
  • Alex Carpenter, Hockey East Rookie of the Month (Month of October 2011)[7]
  • Alex Carpenter, Hockey East Rookie of the Month (Month of December 2011)[5]
  • Emily Field, Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)[8]
  • Mary Restuccia, Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of January 9. 2012)[9]
  • Hockey East Team of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)[8]
  • Hockey East Team of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Eight Eagles to Participate in USA Hockey Festival".
  2. ^ "W. Ice Hockey Ranked Fifth in Preseason USCHO Poll".
  3. ^ "Megan Miller - 2011-12 Women's Hockey Roster - Boston College".
  4. ^ a b "No. 4 Boston College Sweeps No. 8 NU; No. 8 BU Nets Four Points ~UConn, PC shutout Vermont; Maine skates to pair of ties~" (PDF). HockeyEastOnline. November 21, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "NU's Kendall Coyne honored as player of the month for December ~BC's Carpenter tabbed as Top Rookie; BC's Boyle awarded Top Goalie honor~" (PDF). HockeyEastOnline. January 3, 2012.
  6. ^ "Maine takes four-point week; No. 4 Boston College wins pair ~UConn downs Yale; UNH victorious vs. Princeton; PC shuts out union" (PDF). HockeyEastOnline. November 28, 2011.
  7. ^ "BU's Jenn Wakefield named player of the month for October ~BC's Carpenter named Top Rookie; NU's Schelling earns Top Goalie honor~" (PDF). HockeyEastOnline. November 1, 2011.
  8. ^ a b "HockeyEastOnline.com - WEEKLY RELEASE: NO. 6 BOSTON COLLEGE VICTORIOUS IN TWO NON-LEAGUE GAMES". Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  9. ^ "HockeyEastOnline.com - WEEKLY RELEASE: BOSTON UNIVERSITY GETS ROAD WIN AT MAINE". Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2012.