2016–17 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season

The Providence Friars represents Providence College in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

2016–17 Providence Friars
women's ice hockey season
2016 Mayor's Cup Winner
Conference4th (tied) WHEA
Home iceSchneider Arena
Record
Overall17-17-3
Home8-10-2
Road9-7-1
Neutral0-0-0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBob Deraney
Assistant coachesMelanie Ruzzi
Derek Alfama
Captain(s)Cassidy Carels[1]
Alternate captain(s)Courtney Kukowski, Brittany Thunstrom, Lauren Klein
Providence Friars women's ice hockey seasons
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Offseason edit

  • September 24: Christina Putigna wasselected to Team Canada U-22 to participate in a 3-game series against Team USA in Calgary. Head Coach Bob Deraney served as the Team USA Head Coach in the same series.[2]

Recruiting edit

Player Position Nationality Notes
Whitney Dove Defender   Canada Played for the Pacific Steelers
Avery Fransoo Defense   Canada Played with Notre Dame Hounds
Kathleen McHugh Forward   United States Member of the Boston Shamrocks
Clare Minnerath Goaltender   United States Attended Sartell HS in Minnesota
Meaghan Rickard Forward   United States Attended Williston-Northampton
Rachel Rockwell Defender   United States Rickards teammate at Williston-Northampton
Neve Van Pelt Forward   Canada Played with Toronto Jr. Aeros

Roster edit

2016–17 Friars edit

[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1   Madison Myers Sophomore G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Colchester, Vermont Rice Memorial HS
2   Ariana Buxman Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Glenwood Springs, Colorado Shattuck St. Mary's
4   Blair Parent Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Blaine, Minnesota Anoka HS
6   Kate Friesen Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Altona, Manitoba Pembina Valley Hawks
7   Whitney Dove Freshman D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Port Moody, British Columbia Pacific Steelers
8   Kathleen McHugh Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Billerica, Massachusetts Boston Shamrocks
9   Meaghan Rickard Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Coventry, Rhode Island Williston-Northampton
10   Neve Van Pelt Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mitchell, Ontario Toronto Jr. Aeros
11   Rachel Rockwell Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Broadview Heights, Ohio Williston-Northampton
13   Emily Landry Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Orangeville, Ontario Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins
17   Cassidy MacPherson Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Oakville, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets
18   Ariana Reed Senior D 5' 3" (1.6 m) Lakeville, Minnesota Lakeville South HS
19   Brooke Boquist Junior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Thunder Bay, Ontario Shattuck-St. Mary's
21   Christina Putigna Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Grimsby, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets
22   Kendra Goodrich Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Apple Valley, Minnesota Rosemount HS
23   Madison Sansone Junior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Lockport, New York Buffalo Bisons
24   Lauren Klein (A) Senior D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Shoreview, Minnesota RIT
26   Danielle Hardy Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) Nanaimo, British Columbia Pursuit of Excellence Academy
27   Avery Fransoo Freshman D 5' 6" (1.68 m) North Battleford, Saskatchewan Notres Dame Hounds
28   Natasia Burzynski Sophomore F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Rye, New Hampshire East Coast Wizards
29   Cassidy Carels (C) Senior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Bruxelles, Manitoba Team Canada U18
31   Clare Minnerath Freshman G 5' 5" (1.65 m) Sartell, Minnesota Sartell HS
33   Alanna Serviss Senior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Chicago, Illinois Chicago Young Americans


Schedule edit

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Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
September 25 at #10 Boston University Walter Brown ArenaBoston, MA Madison Myers L 2–5  0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 1 Robert Morris* Schneider ArenaProvidence, RI Madison Myers L 2–3  0–2–0
October 2 Robert Morris* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Madison Myers L 2–3  0–3–0
October 7 at RIT* Gene Polisseni CenterRochester, NY Madison Myers W 7–0  1–3–0
October 8 at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Madison Myers W 3–0  2–3–0
October 18 Union* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Alanna Serviss W 4–2  3–3–0
October 22 Princeton* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Alanna Serviss L 2–4  3–4–0
October 23 Princeton* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Alanna Serviss L 3–7  3–5–0
October 28 Maine Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Alanna Serviss W 3–2  4–5–0 (1–1–0)
October 29 at Merrimack Volpe ComplexNorth Andover, MA Alanna Serviss W 6–2  5–5–0 (2–1–0)
November 5 New Hampshire Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Madison Myers L 3–4  5–6–0 (2–2–0)
November 6 at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, MA Alanna Serviss L 3–4  5–7–0 (2–3–0)
November 12 Vermont Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Alanna Serviss W 5–2  6–7–0 (3–3–0)
November 13 Vermont Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Madison Myers T 1–1 OT 6–7–1 (3–3–1)
November 19 New Hampshire Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Madison Myers W 6–3  7–7–1 (4–3–1)
November 20 at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterNew Hampshire, NH Madison Myers L 1–2  7–8–1 (4–4–1)
November 26 at Brown* Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI (Mayor's Cup) Madison Myers W 7–3  8–8–1
November 30 #10 Northeastern Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Madison Myers L 3–5  8–9–1 (4–5–1)
December 3 #6 Boston College Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Madison Myers L 0–8  8–10–1 (4–6–1)
December 9 Merrimack Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Madison Myers W 3–2  9–10–1 (5–6–1)
January 6, 2017 at Cornell* Lynah RinkIthaca, NY Clare Minnerath W 2–0  10–10–1
January 7 at Cornell* Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY Madison Myers L 1–5  10–11–1
January 14 at Connecticut Freitas Ice ForumStorrs, CT Clare Minnerath W 5–2  11–11–1 (6–6–1)
January 15 Connecticut Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Madison Myers W 4–1  12–11–1 (7–6–1)
January 21 Boston University Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Madison Myers T 5–5 OT 12–11–2 (7–6–2)
January 22 at Boston University Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA Clare Minnerath L 2–5  12–12–2 (7–7–2)
January 28 at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, ME Madison Myers W 6–4  13–12–2 (8–7–2)
January 29 at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Madison Myers W 5–2  14–12–2 (9–7–2)
February 3 at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, MA Madison Myers L 3–4 OT 14–13–2 (9–8–2)
February 5 Connecticut Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Madison Myers L 1–2  14–14–2 (9–9–2)
February 10 at Vermont Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, VT Madison Myers T 2–2 OT 14–14–3 (9–9–3)
February 12 at Merrimack Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA Madison Myers W 4–3 OT 15–14–3 (10–9–3)
February 18 at #6 Boston College Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Madison Myers W 4–1  16–14–3 (11–9–3)
February 19 at #6 Boston College Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA Madison Myers L 1–3  16–15–3 (11–10–3)
WHEA Tournament
February 24 Vermont* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI (Quarterfinal, Game 1) Madison Myers W 5–4  17–15–3
February 25 Vermont* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI (Quarterfinal, Game 2) Madison Myers L 1-5  17–16–3
February 26 Vermont* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI (Quarterfinal, Game 3) Madison Myers L 1-5  17–17–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors edit

Coach Bob Deraney claimed his 300th career win at Maine on January 29.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Women's Hockey To Host Robert Morris In Home Opener". CBS Interactive. September 30, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Women's Hockey To Take On No. 10 Boston University". CBS Interactive. September 24, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "2016-17 Roster". CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "2016-17 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Bob Deraney Claims 300th Career Win With 5-2 Victory At Maine". CBS Interactive. January 29, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.