2017–18 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season

2017–18 Vermont Catamounts
women's ice hockey season
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; Josh Liegl
Captain(s)	Taylor Willard
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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

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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

2017–18 WHEA standings v t e
	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

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	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

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Date	Opponent^#	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.

[1] Alastair Ingrham (May 22, 2017). "Jess Koizumi Hired as Women's Hockey Associate head coach". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[2] Alastair Ingrham (July 14, 2017). "Josh Liegl Joins Women's Hockey Coaching Staff". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[3] 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.

[4] Ryan Gallant (May 5, 2017). "Twenty-Three Players Named to U.S. Women's National Team". USA Hockey. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[5] "Plumer Announces Women's Hockey Recruits in Class of 2021". University of Vermont Athletics. June 26, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[6] "2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[7] "2016-17 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

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2017–18 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season

Offseason

Recruiting

Standings

Roster

2017–18 Catamounts

Schedule

Awards and honors

References

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