2021–22 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season

2021–22 Vermont Catamounts
women's ice hockey season
Conference2nd WHEA
Home iceGutterson Fieldhouse
Record
Overall22–11–3
Conference18–7–2
Home13–7–1
Road9–4–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachJim Plumer
Assistant coachesJess Koizumi
Alex Gettens
Captain(s)Kristina Shanahan
Alternate captain(s)Alex Gray
Sini Karjalainen
Theresa Schafzahl
Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey seasons
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The Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program represented the University of Vermont in the Women's Hockey East Association during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player Position Class Previous school
Evelyne Blais-Savoie F Incoming freshman
Sydney Correa G Incoming freshman
Antonia Matzka D Graduate Holy Cross
Reagan Miller F Incoming freshman
Anna Podein D Incoming freshman
Alaina Tanski F Incoming freshman

Departures

Player Position Class Destination
Val Caldwell F Graduate Lindenwood
Anna Erickson D Graduated
Natalie Ferenc G Junior Lindenwood
Olivia Kilberg F Graduated

Regular season

Standings

2021–22 WHEA standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Northeastern †* 26 21 3 2 67 96 27 38 31 5 2 136 40
Vermont 27 18 7 2 57 86 56 36 22 11 3 107 76
UConn 27 16 7 4 50 66 49 37 24 9 4 99 64
Boston College 26 16 9 1 47 71 63 34 19 14 1 88 84
Maine 26 12 13 1 41 57 59 35 15 19 1 75 87
Boston University 25 11 9 5 39 57 58 33 12 15 6 70 82
Providence 27 12 12 3 39 52 53 36 16 14 6 67 67
New Hampshire 26 9 16 1 30 51 74 34 11 21 2 71 95
Merrimack 27 6 20 1 20 53 86 34 8 25 1 61 116
Holy Cross 27 1 26 0 6 36 100 33 3 30 0 46 120
Championship: March 8, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2022

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record

Source:[1]

Regular Season
October 1 RPI Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Blanka Škodová W, 1 W 3-2 OT 1–0–0 (0–0–0)
October 2 RPI Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Blanka Škodová W, 2 W 4-1  2–0–0 (0–0–0)
October 9 Colgate* #4 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Blanka Škodová L, 1 L 0-3  2–1–0 (0–0–0)
October 10 Colgate* #4 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Blanka Škodová L, 2 L 1-5  2–2–0 (0–0–0)
October 22 Holy Cross Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Blanka Škodová W, 3 W 3-2  3–2–0 (1–0–0)
October 24 Merrimack Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Blanka Škodová W, 4 W 2-1  4–2–0 (2–0–0)
October 29 at Boston University Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts Blanka Škodová T, 1 T 1-1 OT 4–2–1 (2–0–1)
October 30 at Connecticut Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut Blanka Škodová L, 2 L 1-2 OT 4–3–1 (2–1–1)
November 9 at Dartmouth* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire Jessie McPherson L, 1 L 2-3 OT 4–4–1 (2–1–1)
November 12 Northeastern #4 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Jessie McPherson L, 2 L 0-3  4–5–1 (2–2–1)
November 13 Northeastern #4 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Blanka Škodová L, 3 L 1-3  4–6–1 (2–3–1)
November 20 at Merrimack Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts Jessie McPherson W, 1 W 5-4 OT 5–6–1 (3–3–1)
November 21 at Merrimack Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts Jessie McPherson W, 2 W 5-2  6–6–1 (4–3–1)
November 26 Syracuse* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Blanka Škodová T, 2 T 1-1 OT 6–6–2 (4–3–1)
November 27 Syracuse* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Jessie McPherson W, 3 W 5-1  7–6–2 (4–3–1)
December 3 at New Hampshire Whittemore Center Arena • Durham, New Hampshire Jessie McPherson L, 3 L 2-5  7–7–2 (4–4–1)
December 4 at New Hampshire Whittemore Center Arena • Durham, New Hampshire Blanka Škodová W, 5 W 6-3  8–7–2 (5–4–1)
December 10 Boston College Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Jessie McPherson W, 4 W 3-1  9–7–2 (6–4–1)
December 31 at Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island Sydney Correa L, 1 L 1-3  9–8–2 (6–5–1)
January 2 Maine Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Sydney Correa W, 1 W 3-0  10–8–2 (7–5–1)
January 7 Connecticut #10 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Sydney Correa L, 2 L 1-5  10–9–2 (7–6–1)
January 8 Connecticut #10 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Sydney Correa W, 2 W 6-2  11–9–2 (8–6–1)
January 17 at Holy Cross Hart Center Arena • Worcester, Massachusetts Jessie McPherson W, 5 W 1-3  12–9–2 (9–6–1)
January 18 at Holy Cross Hart Center Arena • Worcester, Massachusetts Jessie McPherson W, 6 W 9-0  13–9–2 (10–6–1)
January 21 Providence Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Jessie McPherson W, 7 W 3-1  14–9–2 (11–6–1)
January 22 Providence Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Jessie McPherson W, 8 W 4-1  15–9–2 (12–6–1)
January 28 at Northeastern #1 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts Jessie McPherson W, 9 W 2-1  16–9–2 (13–6–1)
January 30 New Hampshire Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Jessie McPherson W, 10 W 4-2  17–9–2 (14–6–1)
February 4 at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine Jessie McPherson W, 11 W 2-1  18–9–2 (15–6–1)
February 5 at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine Jessie McPherson W, 12 W 3-1  19–9–2 (16–6–1)
February 11 Boston University Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Jessie McPherson L, 4 L 4-3  19–10–2 (16–7–1)
February 12 Boston University Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Jessie McPherson W, 13 W 5-2  20–10–2 (17–7–1)
February 18 at Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Jessie McPherson T, 1 T 3-3 OT 20–10–3 (17–7–2)
February 19 at Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Jessie McPherson W, 14 W 4-2  21–10–3 (18–7–2)
Hockey East Tournament
February 26 vs. Providence Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Jessie McPherson W, 15 W 4-1  21–10–3 (18–7–2)
March 2 vs. Connecticut Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Jessie McPherson L, 5 L 1-3  21–11–3 (18–7–2)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

2021-2022 Women's Ice Hockey Roster[2]
No. Name Position Year Height Hometown Previous Team
2 Sini Karjalainen Defense SR 5'8 Posio, Finland Finland U-18 National Team
3 Bella Parento Defense SO 5'5 Montpelier, Vermont Kimball Union Academy
5 Cam Morrissey Defense JR 5'6 Troy, Michigan Selects Hockey
6 Evelyne Blais-Savoie Forward FR 5'9 San Jose, California Meijer AAA Hockey 19U
7 Kristina Shananhan Forward GR 5'4 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec Dawson College
8 Anna Podein Defense FR 5'8 Minneapolis, Minnesota Benilde-St. Margaret's
11 Ellice Murphy Defense SR 5'4 Roseau, Minnesota Roseau High School
12 Maddy Skelton Forward SO 5'6 Isanti, Minnesota North Wright County
13 Lilly Holmes Forward SR 5'5 Saratoga Springs, New York Westminster
16 Antonia Matzka Defense GR 5'8 Moedling, Austria Holy Cross
17 Theresa Schafzahl Forward SR 5'8 Weiz, Austria Austria National Team
21 Reagan Miller Forward FR 5'5 Cary, North Carolina Selects Hockey Academy
22 Alex Gray Forward SR 5'7 Brownlee, Saskatchewan Stanstead College
23 Hailey Burns Forward JR 5'5 Kirkland, Quebec John Abbott College
24 Corinne McCool Forward SR 5'8 West Roxbury, Massachusetts Lawrence Academy
25 Alyssa Holmes Forward GR 5'4 Burlington, Ontario Stoney Creek
31 Blanka Škodová Goalie SR 5'9 Šternberk, Czech Republic Vermont Academy
38 Sydney Correa Goalie FR 5'6 Georgetown, Massachusetts Brooks School
43 Alaina Tanski Forward FR 5'4 Hermantown, Minnesota Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
49 Sara Levesque Defense JR 5'3 Chicoutimi, Quebec John Abbott College
66 Lily Humphrey Forward JR 5'5 Huntington Beach, California New Hampton School
68 Tynka Pátková Forward RS SO 5'5 Meziboří, Czech Republic HTI Stars
76 Maude Poulin-Labelle Defense SR 5'6 Sherbrooke, Quebec Stanstead College
91 Jessie McPherson Goalie SO 5'9 Chatham, Ontario Cambridge Rivulettes
96 Natálie Mlýnková Forward SO 5'3 Zlín, Czech Republic HTI Stars

Awards and honors

  • Kristina Shanahan, Hockey East Second Team All-Star
  • Jessie McPherson, Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention
  • Reagan Miller, Hockey East All-Rookie Team
  • Alyssa Holmes, Hockey East Best Defensive Forward Award
  • Maude Poulin-Labelle, Hockey East First Team All-Star
  • Maude Poulin-Labelle, Hockey East Best Defenseman Award
  • Theresa Schafzahl, Hockey East First Team All-Star
  • Theresa Schafzahl, Hockey East Scoring Champion
  • Theresa Schafzahl, PNC Bank Three Stars Award
  • Theresa Schafzahl, Cammi Granato Hockey East Player of the Year
  • Jim Plumer, Hockey East Coach of the Year

Patty Kazmaier Award

Division I CCM/AHCA All-Americans

  • Theresa Schafzahl, First Team
  • Maude Poulin-Labelle, Second Team[4]

All-USCHO Teams

  • Theresa Schafzahl, Second Team[5]

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Schafzahl First Catamount Named to Patty Kazmaier Top-10". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Schafzahl and Poulin-Labelle Named CCM/AHCA All-Americans". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Haase, Nicole (April 1, 2022). "Women's Division I College Hockey: 2021-2022 All-USCHO Teams". College Hockey | USCHO.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.