2010–11 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season

2010–11 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season

Conference	ECAC
Home ice	Ingalls Rink
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	Not ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	Not ranked
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Joakim Flygh
Assistant Coaches	Jessica Koizumi

Offseason

June 7: Head coach Hilary Witt will leave the program at the end of June. Witt coached the Bulldogs for eight seasons and is the program’s most victorious coach, accumulating 96 wins during her tenure.^[1]
June 7: Mandi Schwartz was recently diagnosed for a second time with acute myeloid leukemia. Because of the relapse, Schwartz will require a cord-blood or blood-marrow donor to survive. She has been enrolled in an experimental drug testing program near her home.^[2] She died in April 2011.^[3]
July 28: The Bulldogs have hired Joakim Flygh to be the new head coach of the Bulldogs. Flygh coached over the last nine years at Harvard (as an assistant to Katey Stone,^[4] Minnesota-Duluth (as an assistant to Shannon Miller and at a New England College men’s team. This will be Flygh's first head coaching position.
September 27: Former Minnesota Duluth player Jessica Koizumi has joined the Bulldogs as an assistant coach. She was part of the 2008 United States national women's team that won the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.^[5]

Player	Nationality	Position	Notes
Jenna Ciotti	Canada	Forward	Won silver medal at the U-18 National Championships with Team Ontario Blue in 2009

Date	Opponent	Score
Oct. 17	McGill	0-1^[6]

In February 2011, the passing of Daron Richardson inspired the Yale Bulldogs to raise awareness of youth mental health issues. Freshman forward Jenna Ciotti played with Daron’s sister, Morgan on the Ottawa Senators of the PWHL. In addition, Ciotti was also coached by Daron’s father, Luke Richardson. The Bulldogs’ support for the Do It For Daron charity was symbolized by the purple wristbands the club wore during the month of February and March in the 2010–11 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season. She played on the PWHL Senators with Morgan Richardson (under Luke Richardson’s coaching) for two seasons. Ciotti wanted the bracelets to keep Daron's spirit alive and support the Richardson family.^[7]
April 3: Mandi Schwartz succumbs to recurrent acute myeloid leukemia at age 23.^[8]
April 22: The Yale Bulldogs introduced the Mandi Schwartz Award. The award is given in acknowledgement of a Yale Bulldog player’s courage, grit and determination. Aleca Hughes was named as the first winner of the award.^[9]
April 22: Aleca Hughes was elected team captain for the 2011–12 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season.^[10]

2010–11 Eastern College Athletic Conference standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Cornell†*	22	20	1	1	41			35	31	3	1
Harvard	22	14	5	3	31			32	17	11	4
Dartmouth	22	15	7	0	30			8	5	3	0
Princeton	22	13	8	1	27			31	16	14	1
Quinnipac	22	12	9	1	25			37	22	12	3
Clarkson	22	10	8	4	24			37	14	17	6
St. Lawrence	22	11	11	0	22			7	4	3	0
Rensselaer	22	8	12	2	18			9	4	3	1
Colgate	22	8	12	2	18			33	11	19	3
Yale	22	8	12	2	18			29	9	17	3
Brown	22	1	17	4	6			29	2	23	4
Union	22	1	19	2	4			34	2	29	3
Championship: Cornell † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

Jenna Ciotti, Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of February 8, 2011)^[12]
Jenna Ciotti, Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of February 8, 2011)
Aleca Hughes, 2011 Hockey Humanitarian Award finalist^[13]
Jackee Snikeris, MLX Skates Goaltender of the Week (Week of November 30, 2010)^[14]
Jackee Snikeris, 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee^[15]
Jackee Snikeris, 2010-11 ECAC Goaltender of the Year^[16]
Jackee Snikeris, 2010-11 Women’s Student-Athlete of the Year^[17]
Jackee Snikeris, New England Hockey Writers' Association Division I All-Star Team

ECAC Hockey

Teams	Brown Bears men women Clarkson Golden Knights men women Colgate Raiders men women Cornell Big Red men women Dartmouth Big Green men women Harvard Crimson men women Princeton Tigers men women Quinnipiac Bobcats men women Rensselaer Engineers men women St. Lawrence Saints men women Union Dutchmen men women Yale Bulldogs men women

Venues	Meehan Auditorium (Brown) Cheel Arena (Clarkson) Starr Rink (Colgate) Lynah Rink (Cornell) Thompson Arena (Dartmouth) Bright Hockey Center (Harvard) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (Princeton) TD Bank Sports Center (Quinnipiac) Houston Field House (Rensselaer) Appleton Arena (St. Lawrence) Achilles Rink (Union) Ingalls Rink (Yale) Boardwalk Hall (Men's tournament)

Championships & awards	Men's champions Women's champions Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year Best Defensive Defenseman Best Defensive Forward Ken Dryden Award Student-Athlete of the Year Most Outstanding Player in Tournament

Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey

Playing venues	Ingalls Rink

Head coaches	Tyler Benson (1977–1982) Peter Downey (1982–1984) Kathy Lenahan (1984–1986) Dave Beecher (1986–1987) Vic Russo (1987–1989) Barry Curseaden (1989–1992) Joe Snecinski (1992–1997) John Marchetti (1997–2002) Hillary Witt (2002–2010) Joakim Flygh (2010–)

Seasons	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13

Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (ECAC)

Rivalries	Harvard Crimson

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