| 2017–18 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | WHEA |
| Home ice | Gutterson Fieldhouse |
| Record | |
| Overall | 1–1–0 |
| Home | 0–0–0 |
| Road | 1–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Jim Plumer |
| Assistant coaches | Jess Koizumi[1] Josh Liegl[2] |
| Captain(s) | Taylor Willard |
| Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey seasons « 2016–17 2018–19 » | |
The Vermont Catamounts represent the University of Vermont in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.
Offseason
- April 5: Amanda Pelkey ('15) has been chosen to Team USA for 2017-18, in preparation for the 2018 Olympics in Korea.[3][4]
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Caldwell | Forward |  United States |
Played for Chicago Mission |
| Greta Close | Defense | United States |
Attended Kimball Union Academy |
| Anna Erickson | Forward/defense | United States |
Played with Madison Capitols |
| Taylor Flaherty | Defense | United States |
Transfer from North Dakota |
| Alyssa Holmes | Forward |  Canada |
Played for Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres |
| Olivia Kilberg | Forward | United States |
Attended Edina (MN) High School |
| Sierra Natzke | Goaltender | United States |
Played U-19 Michigan Spartans |
| Kristina Shanahan | Forward | Canada |
Attended Dawson College in Canada |
Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #5 Boston College | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 98 | 46 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 155 | 76 | ||
| Providence | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 67 | 55 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 96 | 80 | ||
| Maine | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 54 | 52 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 91 | 83 | ||
| #8 Northeastern | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 69 | 64 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 107 | 100 | ||
| New Hampshire | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 45 | 57 | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 85 | ||
| Boston University | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 72 | 66 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 113 | 100 | ||
| Connecticut | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 56 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 88 | 76 | ||
| Vermont | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 67 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 67 | 99 | ||
| Merrimack | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 41 | 76 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 62 | 96 | ||
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com | |||||||||||||||
Roster
2017–18 Catamounts
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Sierra Natzke | Freshman | G | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Pine, Colorado | Lansing Spartans | |
| 2 | 
|
Kourtney Menches | Senior | F | 5' 2" (1.57 m) | Greer, South Carolina | Shattuck-St. Mary's | |
| 4 | 
|
Sammy Kolowrat | Junior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Prague, Czech Republic | Czech National Team | |
| 7 | 
|
Kristina Shanahan | Freshman | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | Dawson College | |
| 9 | 
|
Olivia Kilberg | Freshman | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Edina, Minnesota | Edina HS | |
| 10 | 
|
Mackenzie MacNeil | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Richmond Hill, Ontario | Toronto Aeros | |
| 11 | 
|
Katherine Pate | Senior | D | 5' 2" (1.57 m) | Saco, Maine | Assabet Valley | |
| 12 | 
|
Amanda Drobot | Senior | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Churchville, Pennsylvania | New Jersey Colonials | |
| 14 | 
|
Ali O'Leary | Sophomore | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Reading, Massachusetts | Boston Shamrocks | |
| 16 | 
|
Greta Close | Freshman | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Norwich, Vermont | Kimball Union | |
| 19 | 
|
Valerie Caldwell | Freshman | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Glenview, Illinois | Chicago Mission | |
| 21 |
|
Allie Granato | Sophomore | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | Plainfield, Illinois | Chicago Fury | |
| 23 |
|
Alyssa Gorecki | Junior | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Monee, Illinois | US National Team U18 | |
| 24 | 
|
Saana Valkama | Junior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Pirkkala, Finland | Finland National Team | |
| 25 |
|
Alyssa Holmes | Freshman | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Burlington, Ontario | Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres | |
| 26 |
|
Eve-Audrey Pickard | Sophomore | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Longueuil, Quebec | Team Canada U-18 | |
| 27 |
|
Taylor Willard (C) | Senior | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Naperville, Illinois | US National Team U18 | |
| 29 |
|
Taylor Flaherty | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Lakeville, Minnesota | University of North Dakota | |
| 33 |
|
Melissa Black | Junior | G | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | Newmarket, Ontario | Union (NCAA) | |
| 37 |
|
Sydney Scobee | Sophomore | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | Minnetrista, Minnesota | Breck School | |
| 44 |
|
Anna Erickson | Freshman | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Stillwater, Minnesota | Madison Capitols | |
| 77 | 
|
Daria O'Neill | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Cochrane, Alberta | Edge School |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Decision | Result | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 1 | at Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Melissa Black | L 2-6 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) | ||||||
| October 7 | at Connecticut | Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT | Sydney Scobee | W 2-1 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) | ||||||
| October 10 | Union* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| October 13 | at Quinnipiac* | High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, CT | |||||||||
| October 14 | at Quinnipiac* | High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, CT | |||||||||
| October 20 | New Hampshire | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| October 22 | Boston College | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| October 27 | at Merrimack | Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA | |||||||||
| October 28 | at Merrimack | Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA | |||||||||
| November 3 | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | |||||||||
| November 4 | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | |||||||||
| November 10 | Clarkson* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| November 11 | at Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | |||||||||
| November 17 | Boston University | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| November 18 | Boston University | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| November 24 | RIT* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic, Opening Game) | |||||||||
| November 25 | TBD* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic) | |||||||||
| December 2 | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | |||||||||
| December 3 | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | |||||||||
| December 9 | Maine | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| January 6, 2018 | Providence | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| January 7 | Providence | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| January 12 | at Minnesota* | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
| January 13 | at Minnesota* | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
| January 19 | at Boston College | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||||
| January 20 | at Boston College | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||||
| January 26 | Northeastern | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| January 27 | Northeastern | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| February 2 | at Boston University | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA | |||||||||
| February 4 | Merrimack | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| February 9 | Connecticut | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| February 10 | Connecticut | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | |||||||||
| February 16 | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | |||||||||
| WHEA Tournament | |||||||||||
| February 23 | TBD* | TBD • (Quarterfinals, Game 2) | |||||||||
| February 24 | TBD* | TBD • (Quarterfinals, Game 2) | |||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
References
- ^ Alastair Ingrham (May 22, 2017). "Jess Koizumi Hired as Women's Hockey Associate head coach". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ Alastair Ingrham (July 14, 2017). "Josh Liegl Joins Women's Hockey Coaching Staff". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ Ryan Gallant (May 5, 2017). "Amanda Pelkey Named to 2017-18 U.S. Women's National Team". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ Ryan Gallant (May 5, 2017). "Twenty-Three Players Named to U.S. Women's National Team". USA Hockey. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Plumer Announces Women's Hockey Recruits in Class of 2021". University of Vermont Athletics. June 26, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "2016-17 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
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