Boston Blades
| Boston Blades (CWHL) |
| City |
Boston, Massachusetts |
| League |
CWHL |
| Founded |
2010 (2010) |
| Home arena |
Harvard Bright Center |
| Colours |
Black, Yellow and white |
| General manager |
Paul Hendrickson |
| Head coach |
Lauren McAuliffe |
The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Blades are a new franchise[1] in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. In 2010-11 Season,the team played their games and hold practices at Harvard Bright Center in Cambridge.[2]. For 2011-12 Season, the Boston Blades plays their home games at the Bright Hockey Center in the campus of the University Harvard situated to Cambridge in suburb of Boston.
History
On August 12, 2010, the CWHL announced that the city of Boston would receive an expansion team for the 2010–11 CWHL season, making them the first American team in the League. In the 2010 CWHL Draft, Boston was able to protect some players from being selected from their first roster. The team was coached by Erin Whitten.
Season-by-season
For 2010-11, the Boston Blades’ 26-game schedule includes 16 home games[3]
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| Year |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
| 2010-11 |
26 |
10 |
15 |
1 |
73 |
101 |
21 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
Season standings
| Year |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| 2010-11 |
3rd |
lost in first round |
Current Roster 2011-12
| Goalies |
| Number |
|
Player |
Former Team |
Hometown |
| 30 |
|
Molly Schaus |
BC Eagles |
Natick, Massachusetts |
| 1 |
|
Mandy Mackrell |
Plattsburgh State |
Cleveland, Ohio |
| Defense |
| Number |
|
Player |
Former Team |
Hometown |
| 26 |
|
Brittany Simpson |
Providence College |
Barrie,Ontario |
| 24 |
|
Cherie Hendrickson |
Burlington (CWHL) |
Boxford, Massachusetts |
| 22 |
|
Kacey Bellamy |
National Team USA |
Westfield, Massachusetts |
| 8 |
|
Caitlyn Cahow |
National Team USA |
Branford,Connecticut |
| 9 |
|
Katelyn Kurth |
BC Eagles |
High Bridge, New Jersey |
| 15 |
|
Raylen Dziengelewski |
UNH Wildcats |
Southwick, Massachusetts |
| 19 |
|
Gigi Marvin |
National Team USA |
Warroad, Minnesota |
| 4 |
|
Angela Ruggiero |
National Team USA |
Panorama City, California |
|
| Forwards |
| Number |
|
Player |
Former Team |
Hometown |
| 88 |
|
Alyssa Wohlfeiler |
Northeastern |
Saugus, California |
| 56 |
|
Jess Koizumi |
Montreal(CWHL) |
Simi Valley, California |
| 27 |
|
Bray Ketchum |
Yale Bulldogs |
Greenwich, Connecticut |
| 29 |
|
Holly Lorms |
BU Terriers |
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |
| 16 |
|
Micaela Long |
University of New Hampshire |
South Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2 |
|
Erika Lawler |
National Team USA |
Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
| 18 |
|
Jill Kirchner |
BU Terriers |
Frankfort, Illinois |
| 10 |
|
Lindsay Berman |
Northeastern |
Odenton,Maryland |
| 21 |
|
Jaclyn Hawkins |
ZSC Lions (Zurich, Switzerland) |
Manotick, Ontario |
| 7 |
|
Shannon Sisk |
University of New Hampshire |
Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania |
| 5 |
|
Karen Thatcher |
National Team USA |
Blaine, Washington |
| 20 |
|
Kate Buesser |
Harvard |
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire |
| 14 |
|
Kelli Stack |
BC Eagles |
Brooklyn Heights, Ohio |
| 17 |
|
Meghan Duggan |
National Team USA |
Danvers, Massachusetts |
| 11 |
|
Whitney Naslund |
RPI |
Bloomington, Minnesota |
Coaching Staff 2011-12
- Head Coach: Lauren McAuliffe
- Assistant Coach: Mariel Lacina
- General Manager: Paul Hendrickson
References
Links
See also