2020–21 Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The Northeastern Huskies represented Northeastern University in the Women's Hockey East Association during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season . In addition to capturing the regular season title, the Huskies defeated the Providence Friars by a 6–2 mark to win the Hockey East postseason tournament.
Qualifying for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament , the program ranked as the #1 seed.[ 1] Wisconsin 1–2 in overtime in the national championship game.[ 2]
On February 9, 2021, it was announced that the Northeastern men's and women's hockey programs will represent the United States of America at the FISU World University Games in Lucerne, Switzerland, from December 11 to 21, 2021.[ 3]
Off-season
Recruiting
Regular season
Standings
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#2 Northeastern † *
19
17
1
1
51 80
13
25
22
2
1
104
21
#7 Boston College
18
14
4
0
40 56
32
20
14
6
0
58
40
#8 Providence
17
10
6
1
32 43
34
21
12
8
1
50
46
Vermont 10
6
4
0
17 26
18
11
6
5
0
27
21
#7 Boston University
11
6
5
0
18 22
20
12
6
6
0
25
24
UConn 18
8
9
1
28 38
34
20
9
10
1
44
37
Maine 16
7
8
1
24 24
27
18
8
9
1
27
29
New Hampshire 20
6
13
1
20 39
55
22
7
14
1
42
62
Holy Cross 19
4
14
1
13 29
73
20
4
15
1
29
76
Merrimack 16
1
15
0
3 13
64
16
1
15
0
13
64
Championship : March 8, 2021† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com ; updated March 25, 2021
Schedule
Date
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
Decision
Result
Record
Source:[ 4]
Regular season
December 11
at Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Aerin Frankel W, 1
W 4–1 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
December 13
Boston College
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Aerin Frankel, L, 1
L 1–2 1–1–0 (1–1–0)
January 3
Maine
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Aerin Frankel, W, 2
W 3–0 2–1–0 (2–1–0)
January 4
Maine
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Aerin Frankel, W, 3
W 1–0 3–1–0 (3–1–0)
January 8
New Hampshire
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Aerin Frankel, W, 4
W 3–1 4–1–0 (4–1–0)
January 9
New Hampshire
Durham, NH
Aerin Frankel, T, 1
T 2–2 OT
4–1–1 (4–1–1)
January 12
#7 Providence
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Aerin Frankel, W, 5
W 4–0 5–1–1 (5–1–1)
January 17
Maine
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Gwyneth Philips, W, 1
W 3–2 OT
6–1–1 (6–1–1)
January 22
Providence
#7
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Aerin Frankel, W, 6
W 4–1 7–1–1 (7–1–1)
January 23
Providence
#7
Providence, RI
Aerin Frankel, W, 7
W 5–0 8–1–1 (8–1–1)
January 26
Connecticut
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Aerin Frankel, W, 8
W 2–0 9–1–1 (9–1–1)
January 29
Merrimack College
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Aerin Frankel, W, 9
W 5–0 10–1–1 (10–1–1)
January 30
Merrimack College
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Gwyneth Phillips, W, 2
W 6–0 11–1–1 (11–1–1)
February 5
at Holy Cross
Hart Center • Worcester, MA
Aerin Frankel, W, 10
W 8–0 12–1–1 (12–1–1)
February 6
Holy Cross
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Aerin Frankel, W, 11
W 12–0 13–1–1 (13–1–1)
February 13
at New Hampshire
Durham, NH
Gwyneth Philips
W 6–1 14–1–1 (14–1–1)
February 14
New Hampshire
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Aerin Frankel
W 4–1 15–1–1 (15–1–1)
February 19
at Vermont
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT
Aerin Frankel
W 3–1 16–1–1 (16–1–1)
February 20
at Vermont
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT
Aerin Frankel
W 4–1 17–1–1 (17–1–1)
Hockey East tournament
February 28
New Hampshire
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Aerin Frankel
W 7–0 18–1–1 (18–1–1)
March 3
Connecticut
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Aerin Frankel
W 2–1 19–1–1 (19–1–1)
March 6
Providence
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Aerin Frankel
W 6–2 20–1–1 (20–1–1)
NCAA tournament
March 15
vs. Robert Morris
#10
Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA
Aerin Frankel
W 5–1 21–1–1 (20–1–1)
March 18
vs. Minnesota Duluth
Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA
Aerin Frankel (NU)
W 3–2 OT
22–1–1 (20–1–1)
March 20
vs. Wisconsin
#2
Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA
Aerin Frankel, L, 2
L 1–2 OT
22–2–1 (20–1–1)
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.
Roster
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
1
Alexa Matses Sophomore
G 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Boxford, Massachusetts Boston Shamrocks (JWHL )
2
Lauren MacInnis Senior
D 5' 8" (1.73 m)
1998-10-19
St. Louis, Missouri Madison Capitols (19U AAA
3
Gillian Foote Junior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
2000-02-03
London, Ontario Bluewater Jr. Hawks (Prov. WHL
4
Molly Griffin Freshman
F 5' 4" (1.63 m)
2001-06-25
Arlington, Massachusetts East Coast Wizards (EWHC )
5
Miceala Sindoris Junior
F 5' 5" (1.65 m)
2000-07-26
Charlestown, Massachusetts Worcester Academy (NEPSAC )
6
Katy Knoll Sophomore
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
2001-01-16
Amherst, New York Toronto Aeros (Prov. WHL
7
Brooke Tucker Junior
D 5' 8" (1.73 m)
1999-12-01
Edina, Minnesota Edina High School (MSHSL )
8
Andrea Renner A Senior (RS )
F 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Arlington Heights, Illinois Chicago Young Americans (16U AAA
9
Emma Jurusik Junior
F 5' 3" (1.6 m)
1999-09-22
Western Springs, Illinois Chicago Mission (T1EHL )
10
Brooke Hobson C Senior
D 5' 6" (1.68 m)
1999-05-27
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert Northern Bears (SFMAAAHL )
11
Alina Müller A Junior
F 5' 5" (1.65 m)
1998-03-12
Winterthur, Switzerland ZSC Lions (SWHL A )
12
Chloé Aurard Junior
F 5' 6" (1.68 m)
1999-03-15
Villard-de-Lans, France Vermont Academy (NEPSAC )
13
Katie Cipra Senior
F 5' 5" (1.65 m)
1999-06-25
Western Springs, Illinois Chicago Mission (T1EHL )
14
Sydney Herrington Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Bow, New Hampshire Bishop Brady High School (NHIAA )
15
Mia Brown Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
South Woodstock, Vermont Kimball Union Academy (NEPSAC )
16
Lily Yovetich Freshman
D 5' 4" (1.63 m)
2001-08-02
Los Angeles, California Ottawa Lady Senators (Prov. WHL
18
Veronika Pettey Senior
F 5' 4" (1.63 m)
1999-02-18
Potomac, Maryland Washington Pride (JWHL )
19
Abbey Marohn Freshman
D 5' 7" (1.7 m)
2002-05-05
Saint Joseph, Michigan Culver Academy (IHSAA )
21
Maureen Murphy Junior
F 5' 4" (1.63 m)
1999-12-15
Buffalo, New York Providence Friars (HEA )
22
Skylar Fontaine Senior
D 5' 4" (1.63 m)
1998-06-08
East Greenwich, Rhode Island Belle Tire (T1EHL )
24
Kate Holms Sophomore
F 5' 2" (1.57 m)
2000-10-06
Norfolk, Massachusetts East Coast Wizards (EWHC )
25
Ani FitzGerald Freshman
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
2001-08-23
Shaker Heights, Ohio Toronto Aeros (Prov. WHL
26
Peyton Cullaton Sophomore
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
2000-10-23
Lakeville, Minnesota Lakeville North High School (MSHSL )
27
Megan Carter Sophomore
D 5' 8" (1.73 m)
2001-05-23
Milton, Ontario Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres (Prov. WHL
33
Aerin Frankel A Senior
G 5' 5" (1.65 m)
2000-05-24
Briarcliff Manor, New York Shattuck-Saint Mary's (MSHSL )
37
Gwyneth Philips Sophomore
G 5' 7" (1.7 m)
2000-09-17
Athens, Ohio Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (T1EHL )
42
Tessa Ward Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
1999-03-23
Galesburg, Michigan Lansing Spartans
91
Peyton Anderson Sophomore
F 5' 5" (1.65 m)
2001-04-18
Arvada, Colorado Team Colorado (19U AAA
Coaching staff and program personnel Head coach: Dave Flint
Assistant coach: Lindsay Berman
Assistant coach: Nicholas Carpenito
Goaltending coach: Todd Lampert (volunteer)
Head athletic trainer: Katie Delude
Operations coordinator: Melissa Piacentini
Equipment manager: Eric Anastasi Sources: [ 5] [ 6]
Awards and honors
Skylar Fontaine , Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (awarded March 8, 2021)Skylar Fontaine, Northeastern, 2021 Hockey East Best Defenseman Award[ 7]
Aerin Frankel , 2021 Patty Kazmaier Award [ 8] Aerin Frankel, ARMY ROTC Hockey East Player of the Week (awarded March 8, 2021)[ 9]
Aerin Frankel and Alina Mueller, Co-Recipients, 2020–21 Hockey East Player of the Year
Aerin Frankel, Hockey East Goaltending Champion
Aerin Frankel, Northeastern, 2021 Hockey East PNC Bank Three Stars Award
Molly Griffin, Pro Ambitions Hockey East Rookie of the Week (awarded March 8, 2021)
Alina Mueller , Hockey East Scoring Champion (31 points)
All-America honors
HCA awards
Aerin Frankel , Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s National Goaltender of the Month, January 2021Aerin Frankel, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s National Goaltender of the Month, February 2021[ 11]
Aerin Frankel, SR Goalie, Northeastern, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s Goaltender of the Month (March 2021)[ 12]
Aerin Frankel, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goalie of the Year 2021[ 13]
Alina Mueller, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s Player of the Month (February 2021)[ 11]
References
^ "2021 NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship Official Bracket" . ncaa.com . Retrieved March 16, 2021 .^ "N.S. player captains Wisconsin to NCAA women's hockey title" . cbc.ca . March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021 .^ "Northeastern Hockey Programs Selected to Represent USA in World University Winter Games in Switzerland" . nuhuskies.com . Retrieved March 16, 2021 .^ "2020–21 Northeastern Huskies Women's Ice Hockey Schedule" . Northeastern University. Retrieved April 7, 2024 .^ "2020-21 Women's Ice Hockey Roster" . Northeastern University Athletics . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Northeastern Univ., NCAA (W) – 2020-2021 Roster" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved October 30, 2024 .^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES WOMEN'S PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Five Other Award Winners Announced for 2020-21 Season" . hockeyastonline.com . February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021 .^ "Aerin Frankel Named 2021 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Winner" . pattykaz.com . March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021 .^ "Women's Weekly Release: Northeastern Wins Fourth Straight Bertagna Trophy" . hockeyeastonline.com . March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021 .^ a b c d "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams" . hockeyeastonline.com . March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021 .^ a b "Northeastern's Mueller, Frankel, Wisconsin's Eden tabbed HCA women's hockey award winners for February" . uscho.com . March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021 .^ "LINDBERG, TRIVIGNO AND FRANKEL RECEIVE HCA NATIONAL MONTHLY HONORS" . hockeyeastonline.com . April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021 .^ "Aerin Frankel Named Women's College Hockey Goalie of the Year" . nuhuskies.com . March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021 .
All-time record 808–442–110
Playing venues Head coaches Seasons Conference affiliations All-time leaders Women's Frozen Four appearances NCAA Tournament appearances Conference Tournament champions Patty Kazmaier winners Olympians
