2017–18 Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey season

2017–18 Maine Black Bears
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceWHEA
Home iceAlfond Arena
Record
Overall19-14-5
Home10-6-3
Road9-8-2
Coaches and captains
Head coachRichard Reichenbach
Assistant coachesSara Reichenbach
Emily Bruns
Trey Flesch
Captain(s)Alyson Matteau[1]
Alternate captain(s)Brooke Stacey
Cailey Hutchison
Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey seasons
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The Maine Black Bears represent the University of Maine in Women's Hockey East Association during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

  • June 22: Tereza Vanišová was named the Czech Republic's women's player of the year. She scored 5 goals in the 2017 IIHF World Championships in Plymouth, Michigan[2]

Recruiting

Standings

2017–18 WHEA 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 Black Bears

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Maine Jillian Flynn Sophomore G 5' 5" (1.65 m) Presque Isle, Maine Presque Isle HS
2 Maine Taylor Leech Freshman D Bowdoinham, Maine Assabet Valley
3 Quebec Brooke Stacey (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Kahnawake, Quebec Ontario Hockey Academy
7 Sweden Ebba Strandberg Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) Kalmar, Sweden Team Sweden U18
7 Quebec Alyson Matteau (C) Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mirabel, Quebec Northwood School
8 Ontario Brittany Kucera Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Toronto, Ontario Aurora Jr. Panthers
9 Minnesota Mikayla Rogers Senior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Blades
10 Massachusetts Jessica Jacques Sophomore F 5' 4" (1.63 m) North Reading, Massachusetts Boston Shamrocks
11 Austria Victoria Hummel Senior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Tulln, Austria EHV Sabers
13 New York (state) Cailey Hutchison (A) Junior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Hicksville, New York Northwood School
14 Connecticut Maddie Giordano Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Granby, Connecticut Loomis Chaffee
15 Nova Scotia Catherine Tufts Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Church Point, Nova Scotia Ontario Hockey Academy
16 Massachusetts Brittany Colton Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Groton, Massachusetts East Coast Wizards
17 Ontario Lydia Murray Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Wildcats
19 Denmark Michelle Weis Freshman F Charlottenlund, Denmark Luleå HF
21 Czech Republic Tereza Vanišová Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Strakonice, Czech Republic Czech National Team
23 Norway Josefine Engmann Freshman F Oslo, Norway Vålerenga
24 Ontario Maggie Blair Freshman D Cornwall, Ontario Ontario Hockey Academy
25 Russia Daria Tereshkina Freshman F Chelyabinsk, Russia Hockey Training Institute
26 Maine Sierra Semmel Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Dedham, Maine Washington Pride
27 Czech Republic Anna Zíková Freshman Ceský Tešín, Czech Republic Gymnasium Josefa Bozka
28 Czech Republic Vendula Pribylová Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Olomouc, Czech Republic Czech National Team
29 Ontario Kristin Gilmore Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Millgrove, Ontario Oakville Hornets
31 Nova Scotia Carly Jackson Sophomore G 5' 5" (1.65 m) Amherst, Nova Scotia Cumberland County Blues Jr. B
41 Ontario Loryn Porter Freshman G North Bay, Ontario Mississauga Jr. Chiefs

2017-18 Schedule

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Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
September 29 #9 Quinnipiac* Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson L 1-2  0–1–0
September 30 #9 Quinnipiac* Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson W 4-2  1–1–0
October 6 at Rensselaer* Houston Field House • Troy, NY Carly Jackson W 2-1  2–1–0
October 7 at Rensselaer* Houston Field House • Troy, NY Carly Jackson W 3-2  3–1–0
October 13 #10 Robert Morris* Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson L 1-2  3–2–0
October 14 #10 Robert Morris* Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Loryn Porter W 5-2  4–2–0
October 20 Boston University Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson W 4-2  5–2–0 (1–0–0)
October 28 at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, NH Carly Jackson L 1-2  5–3–0 (1–1–0)
October 29 at #3 Boston College Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA Loryn Porter L 2-7  5–4–0 (1–2–0)
November 4 at Dartmouth* Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH Carly Jackson L 0-3  5–5–0
November 5 at Dartmouth* Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH Loryn Porter W 7-2  6–5–0
November 7 Northeastern Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson W 4-2  7–5–0 (2–2–0)
November 10 Providence Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson T 2-2 OT 7–5–1 (2–2–1)
November 12 Connecticut Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson W 4-3 OT 8–5–1 (3–2–1)
November 18 at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, MA Carly Jackson L 0-3  8–6–1 (3–3–1)
November 19 at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, MA Carly Jackson W 2-0  9–6–1 (4–3–1)
November 24 at Union* Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY Carly Jackson T 3-3 OT 9–6–2
November 25 at Union* Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY Carly Jackson W 2-1  10–6–2
December 2 Vermont Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson W 2-0  11–6–2 (5–3–1)
December 3 Vermont Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson T 2-2 OT 11–6–3 (5–3–2)
December 9 at Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT Carly Jackson W 4-1  12–6–3 (6–3–2)
January 6, 2018 at Boston University Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA Carly Jackson W 4-1  13–6–3 (7–3–2)
January 7 at Boston University Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA Carly Jackson W 3-2  14–6–3 (8–3–2)
January 13 at Merrimack #9 Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA Carly Jackson W 5-1  15–6–3 (9–3–2)
January 19 Merrimack #9 Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson W 4-1  16–6–3 (10–3–2)
January 20 Merrimack #9 Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson L 2-4  16–7–3 (10–4–2)
January 26 at Connecticut Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Carly Jackson L 1-2 OT 16–8–3 (10–5–2)
January 27 at Connecticut Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Carly Jackson L 0-4  16–9–3 (10–6–2)
February 2 New Hampshire Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson T 2-2 OT 16–9–4 (10–6–3)
February 3 New Hampshire Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson W 3-0  17–9–4 (11–6–3)
February 10 at Providence #9 Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Carly Jackson T 1-1 OT 17–9–5 (11–6–4)
February 11 at Providence #9 Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Carly Jackson L 1-2 OT 17–10–5 (11–7–4)
February 16 Boston College Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Carly Jackson L 0-5  17–11–5 (11–8–4)
February 17 Boston College Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Loryn Porter L 1-3  17–12–5 (11–9–4)
WHEA Tournament
February 23 Boston University* Alfond Arena • Orono, ME (Quarterfinals, Game 1) Carly Jackson W 3-2  18–12–5
February 24 Boston University* Alfond Arena • Orono, ME (Quarterfinals, Game 2) Carly Jackson L 1-4  18–13–5
February 25 Boston University* Alfond Arena • Orono, ME (Quarterfinals, Game 3) Carly Jackson W 4-3 OT 19–13–5
March 3 Northeastern* Matthews Arena • Boston, MA (Semifinal Game) Carly Jackson L 1-2  19–14–5
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Women's Hockey Opens up Season Hosting Quinnipiac". University of Maine Athletics. September 29, 2017. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tereza Vanisova named Czech Republic's Female Hockey Player of the Year". University of Maine Athletics. June 22, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey Roster 2016-17". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey Schedule 2017-18". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2018.