2010–11 Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey season

2010–11 Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey season
Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	Alfond Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	Not ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	Not ranked
Record
Overall	7-8-3
Home	4-4-2
Road	3-4-1
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Maria Lewis
Assistant Coaches	Richard Reichenbach Kevin Sommer
Captain(s)	Dawn Sullivan
Alternate captain(s)	Jordan Colliton, Ashley Norum

Offseason

May 5: Jenna Ouellette will continue her playing career in Switzerland. She signed a professional contract to play in Langethal for the DHC Langenthal Club. The Club is part of the Swiss Division I league.^[1]
July 16: Maria Lewis has been named the new head coach of the Black Bears. She spe the last three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of North Dakota. During the 1999-2000 season, she was a volunteer coach with the Black Bears.^[2]

Recruiting

April 28: Former ice hockey coach Dan Lichterman announced the program has received five commitments for the 2010-2011 season. Forwards Missy Denk, Kristi King, Jenny Kistner, defenders Kelly McDonald and Kayla Kaluzny will join the Black Bears for the upcoming season.

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Missy Denk	Forward	United States	Denk was an assistant captain last season for the Chicago Mission. She scored 21 goals and added 22 assists.
Kristy King	Forward	United States	King served as captain for the Stillwater Ponies. She scored 13 goals and added 20 assists.
Kayla Kaluzny	Defense	Canada	Kaluzny was a four-year captain and played for the Edge School Mountaineers. She played for Team Alberta in 2009 and also played at the Canadian U18 Championships.
Jenny Kistner	Defense	United States	Kistner also played for the Chicago Mission. She scored 10 goals and added 24 assists.
Kelly McDonald	Defense	Canada	McDonald comes from the Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres. She had 19 points and had a plus/minus rating of +35.

^[3]

Regular season

News and notes

Brittany Ott made a school record 69 saves on October 9 against the Mercyhurst Lakers. She made 34 saves in the second period. The following day, Ott made 45 saves to give her a total of 114 saves against Mercyhurst.
At 3-3-0, Maine has had the best start to a season since they were 3-2-1 to start the season in 2004-05
December 3: Kelly McDonald tallied her first collegiate point with an assist.
December 4–5: Dawn Sullivan scored a game-winning goal and accumulated three assists on the weekend for Maine.
December 5: The Black Bears had their six-game unbeaten streak snapped when they lost to Vermont 4-3 in overtime. The Black Bears have scored power play goals in their last five games as Jennie Gallo is the Black Bears leader with five power play tallies.
December 31: The Black Bears are raising funds for Breast Cancer research by selling pink pucks for a minimum donation of one dollar. The Pink Puck campaign leads up to the annual Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer game that will take place this season on Jan. 22 against Connecticut.^[4]
Heading into the holiday break, the Black Bears are now 2-2-0 against the ECAC and are 6-4-2 in non-conference play. Their seven wins this season is the most for the program since the 2006-07 season In addition, the Black Bears ran a streak of scoring a power play goal in six straight games (snapped on December 10). Brittany Dougherty had a six game point scoring streak (also snapped on the 10th). The team is undefeated when scoring the first goal of the game as they are 7-0-2
January 2: Maine lost 2-1 to the Providence Friars. Dominique Goutsis notched the lone goal for Maine. With the goal, she set a new career high for goals in a season (it was her fourth goal). Despite the loss, Maine is off to their best start in five years at 8-8-4 since starting the 2005-06 season at 10-4-5.^[5]
February 12:Myriam Croussette scored the opening goal just 20 seconds into the game against Boston College. Her second goal of the contest was a game-winning goal (and her third point of the game). The Black Bears now pulled to within one point of New Hampshire for the final playoff spot.

Standings

2010–11 Hockey East Association standings
	Overall							Conference
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 Boston University†	32	28	4	4	60	117	56	21	15	3	3	66	33
#7 Boston College*	31	20	6	5	45	92	56	21	13	4	4	55	32
#9 Providence	35	22	12	1	45	53	43	21	12	8	1	53	43
Connecticut	18	7	10	1	15	35	51	21	9	9	3	36	39
Northeastern	18	10	4	4	24	48	35	21	6	10	5	42	48
Maine	19	8	7	4	19	54	42	21	6	12	3	37	54
New Hampshire	19	9	10	0	18	33	40	21	7	13	1	35	50
Vermont	33	7	17	9	23	44	77	21	4	13	4	24	49
Championship: Boston College † 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	Time	Score	Record
Nov. 6	vs. Connecticut *	1:00 p.m.
Nov. 23	at New Hampshire (at Lewiston, Maine)	7:30 PM
Dec 3	Vermont	7:00pm
Dec 4	Vermont	4:00pm
Jan. 2	vs. Maine	8:00 p.m. ET	1-2
Jan. 16	vs. Boston University *	3:00 p.m. ET
Jan. 21	at Connecticut	7:00 p.m.
Jan. 22	at Connecticut	2:00 p.m.
Jan. 29	New Hampshire *	2:00 PM
Jan. 30	New Hampshire *	2:00 PM
Feb 5	at Vermont	2:00pm
Feb. 18	at Boston University *	7:00 p.m. ET
Feb. 19	at Boston University *	TBA

Conference record

WCHA school	Record
Boston College
Boston University
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Northeastern
Providence
Vermont

Awards and honors

Myriam Crousette, Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of February 14)

^[6]

Candice Currier, Maine, Runner-Up, Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (December 2010)^[7]
Brittany Dougherty, Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of September 27)
Jenny Kistner, Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of September 27)
Brittany Ott, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of September 27)^[8]
Brittany Ott, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 11)^[8]
Brittany Ott, Maine, Runner-Up, Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (November 2010) ^[9]
Dawn Sullivan, Runner-Up, Hockey East Pure Hockey Player of the Month (December 2010)^[7]
Hockey East women's Team of the Week (Week of September 27)
Hockey East women's Team of the Week (Week of February 14)

References

↑ "Jenna Ouellette to Play Hockey In Switzerland". University of Maine. May 5, 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
↑ "Maine Names Maria Lewis Head Coach". University of Maine. July 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
↑ "Women's Ice Hockey Announces 2010 Commitments". Maine Black Bears athletics. Apr 28, 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
↑ http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-hockey/2010-11/releases/2010123189uaxv
↑ http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1011/201101/jan3wwr.pdf
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
1 2 http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1011/201101/jan4wpm.pdf
1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-10-27.

The University of Maine
Located in: Orono, Maine
UMaine	Notable people Orono Collins Center for the Arts Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation Fogler Library Hudson Museum Maynard F. Jordan Observatory Page Farm & Home Museum Museum of Art University of Maine system
Media	The Maine Campus Ubris WMEB-FM The Maine Stein Song
Sports	Maine Black Bears Black Bear Sports Network Baseball Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey Alfond Arena Alfond Stadium Mahaney Diamond Memorial Gymnasium
Organizations and Greek	Francis Crowe Society The Senior Skull Honor Society Phi Eta Kappa
Affiliates	Jackson Laboratory Maine Public Broadcasting Network
Founded 1865

Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey
Arenas	Alfond Arena (1997–present)
Conference	ECAC Hockey (1998–2002) Hockey East (2002–present)
Coaches	Rick Filighera (1997–2004) Guy Perron (2004–06) Lauren Steblen (2006–07) Dan Lichterman (2007–10) Maria Lewis (2010–13) Richard Reichenbach (2013-present)
Olympians	Darcia Leimgruber Raffi Wolf
Seasons	1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Hockey East
Men	Boston College Eagles (Conte Forum) Boston University Terriers (Agganis Arena) Connecticut Huskies (XL Center) Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Arena) Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) UMass Minutemen (Mullins Center) UMass Lowell River Hawks (Tsongas Center) New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
Women	Boston College Eagles (Conte Forum) Boston University Terriers (Walter Brown Arena) Connecticut Huskies (Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum) Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Arena) New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
Related articles	Lamoriello Trophy List of champions: Men / Women Tournament sites: TD Garden / Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum

Sports teams based in Maine
Baseball	EL Portland Sea Dogs EPBL Old Orchard Beach Surge NECBL Sanford Mainers
Basketball	NBA G League Maine Red Claws
Hockey	ECHL Portland (Beginning in 2018)
Roller derby	WFTDA Maine Roller Derby
Soccer	PDL Portland Phoenix
College athletics (NCAA Div. I)	Maine Black Bears

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.