2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey season

2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC
Home ice	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	Not ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	Not ranked
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Heather Linstad

The Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey team will represent the University of Connecticut in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Huskies will attempt to qualify for the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time in school history.

Contents 1 Offseason 1.1 Recruiting 2 Exhibition 3 Regular season 3.1 Standings 3.2 Schedule 3.2.1 Conference record 4 Awards and honors 5 References

Offseason

• June 9: Huskies head coach Heather Linstad was appointed head coach of the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team. She will be assisted by Huskies assistant coach Hilary Witt and Minnesota assistant Joel Johnson. Linstad will participate at the USA Hockey Women's National Festival from August 10 to 17. In addition, she will participate in a three-game series versus Canada in Rockland, Ontario (from Aug. 18-21). Her final involvement will involve the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's U18 Championship in early January.^[1]

Recruiting

Player	Nationality	Position	Former team
Christie Brauer	Forward	United States
Kayla Campero	Forward	United States
Rachel Farrel	Forward	United States
Caitlin Hewes	Defense	United States
Sarah MacDonnell	Forward	Canada
Silvana Moccia	Goaltender	United States
Emily Snodgrass	Forward	United States

Exhibition

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score
09/23/11	vs. McGill	Storrs, Conn.	7:00 p.m. ET	2-2

Regular season

The Huskies willplay in the Nutmeg Classic on November 25 and 26.

• Nov. 19: Emily Snodgrass scored her first career multi goal game in a 4-2 loss to the Boston College Eagles. ^[2] With the win, the Huskies snapped a 12-period streak without scoring a goal. The loss tied a program record with six straight losses, dating back to the Huskies first season in 2000-'01.
• November 20: The Huskies snapped a six game losing streak with a 3-0 win over Vermont. Goaltender Nicole Paniccia earned her second shutout of the season.^[3]

Standings

	Overall								Conference
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Boston College	14	9	4	1	19	43	29		8	5	2	1	22	14
Providence	17	6	8	3	15	44	43		9	5	3	1	30	21
Northeastern	14	10	4	0	20	48	25		7	5	2	0	20	12
Maine	18	9	5	4	22				8	4	3	1	26	23
Boston University									5	4	1	0	17	10
Connecticut									7	2	5	0	11	16
Vermont	16	2	10	4	8	30	61		8	2	6	0	15	27
New Hampshire									6	0	5	1	6	24
Championship: To Be Determined † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

*Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score
09/30/11	vs. RPI	Storrs, Conn.	7:00 p.m. ET	3-3
10/01/11	vs. RPI	Storrs, Conn.	3:00 p.m. ET	0-1
10/08/11	at St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	1:00 p.m. ET	1-4
10/09/11	at Clarkson	Potsdam, N.Y.	1:00 p.m. ET
10/14/11	vs. Minnesota Duluth	Storrs, Conn.	7:00 p.m. ET
10/15/11	vs. Minnesota Duluth	Storrs, Conn.	4:00 p.m. ET
10/21/11	vs. Maine	Storrs, Conn.	7:00 p.m. ET
10/22/11	vs. Maine	Storrs, Conn.	2:00 p.m. ET
10/28/11	at Syracuse	Syracuse, N.Y.	7:00 p.m. ET
10/29/11	at Syracuse	Syracuse, N.Y.	4:00 p.m. ET
11/04/11	at Northeastern	Boston, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET
11/05/11	vs. Northeastern	Storrs, Conn.	4:00 p.m. ET
11/12/11	vs. Providence	Storrs, Conn.	1:00 p.m. ET
11/19/11	at Boston University	Boston, Mass.	3:00 p.m. ET
11/20/11	vs. Vermont	Storrs, Conn.	2:00 p.m. ET
11/25/11	vs. Quinnipiac (Nutmeg Classic)	Storrs, Conn.	4:00 p.m. ET	2-4
11/26/11	vs. Yale (Nutmeg Classic Consolation Game)	Storrs, Conn.	4:00 p.m. ET
12/03/11	at Vermont	Burlington, Vt.	2:00 p.m. ET
12/04/11	at Vermont	Burlington, Vt.	2:00 p.m. ET
01/03/12	vs. Harvard	Storrs, Conn.	7:00 p.m. ET
01/07/12	vs. Brown	Storrs, Conn.	1:00 p.m. ET
01/10/12	vs. Union	Storrs, Conn.	7:00 p.m. ET
01/13/12	at New Hampshire	Durham, N.H.	7:00 p.m. ET
01/14/12	at New Hampshire	Durham, N.H.	4:00 p.m. ET
01/20/12	at Maine	Orono, Maine	2:00 p.m. ET
01/22/12	vs. Boston College	Storrs, Conn.	2:00 p.m. ET
01/28/12	at Providence	Providence, R.I.	2:00 p.m. ET
01/29/12	vs. Providence	Storrs, Conn.	2:00 p.m. ET
02/04/12	at Northeastern	Boston, Mass.	2:00 p.m. ET
02/05/12	vs. New Hampshire	Storrs, Conn.	2:00 p.m. ET
02/11/12	vs. Boston College	Storrs, Conn.	1:00 p.m. ET
02/12/12	at Boston College	Boston, Mass. 2:00 p.m. ET
02/18/12	vs. Boston University	Storrs, Conn.	2:00 p.m. ET
02/19/12	at Boston University	Boston, Mass.	3:00 p.m. ET

Conference record

Awards and honors

• Nicole Paniccia, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)^[4]
• Emily Snodgrass, Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)^[5]

References