The 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in October, ending with the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game in March, 2011. The Frozen Four was hosted by Mercyhurst College at Louis J. Tullio Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania.
May 26: 2010 Winter Olympian Karen Thatcher has been named an assistant coach at Colgate.
June 2, 2010: The University of Connecticut men's and women's ice hockey teams will play outdoor games at Rentschler Field on Sunday, Feb. 13. This event will be part of the "Whalers Hockey Fest". The UConn men's team will take on Sacred Heart. The women's team will face the Providence Friars women's ice hockey program in a Hockey East game.
June 2, 2010: 2010 Canadian Olympic gold medallists Catherine Ward and Marie-Philip Poulin have tentatively agreed to join the Boston University Terriers.
June 7: Yale Bulldogs head coach Hilary Witt will leave the program at the end of June. Witt coached the Bulldogs for eight seasons and is the program’s most victorious coach, accumulating 96 wins during her tenure.
June 7: Mandi Schwartz was recently diagnosed for a second time with acute myeloid leukemia. Schwartz will require a cord-blood or blood-marrow donor.
June 7: Olympic silver medallist Julie Chu has been named as an assistant coach. Previously, Chu was assistant coach for the University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team that won the 2008 NCAA National Championship.
August 27: Mercyhurst Lakers player Meghan Agosta was announced as a finalist for the Women's Sports Foundation's 2010 Sportswoman of the Year Team Award. It is awarded to the top female athlete (NCAA, Olympic, professional) who has demonstrated exceptional play in helping her team win a championship.
September 13: The Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs visit the White House and are honored in a Rose Garden ceremony with President Barack Obama as the 2010 NCAA National Champions.
September 17: Terrence M. and Kim Pegula from Boca Raton, Florida have donated $88 million to Penn State University for a multi-purpose arena. The arena will mean that Penn State will add an NCAA Division I men's hockey program and a Division I women's hockey program. PSU plans to play as an independent for two years starting in 2012. The new arena was scheduled to open in April 2014.
USA Today/USA Hockey Women's Rankings
Standings
Rankings based on number of wins in the conference
*Rankings based on number of wins in the conference
The University of Connecticut men's and women's ice hockey teams will play outdoor games at Rentschler Field on Sunday, Feb. 13. This event will be part of the "Whalers Hockey Fest". The UConn men's team will take on Sacred Heart. The women's team will face the Providence Friars women's ice hockey program in a Hockey East game.
The Nutmeg Classic will be contested on November 26 and 27. The tournament is hosted by the Quinnipiac Bobcats program. The other competing schools include the Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey, Sacred Heart Pioneers, and Yale Bulldogs.
The Easton Holiday Classic will be played in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
The Beanpot will involve Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern and Harvard. Mary Restuccia was named MVP while Molly Schaus received the Bertagna Goaltending Award.
(Through March 10)
Awards and honors
Becca Ruegsegger, NCAA Elite 88 Award
Jackee Snikeris, 2011 Sarah Devens Award
February 21: Twenty-six players are among the list of nominees for the 2011 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented by Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. The list of 26 nominated players includes 17 forwards, five goaltenders and four defenders (from 12 different schools). Mercyhurst College, host of the 2011 NCAA Women's Frozen Four, leads all schools with five nominatees.
March 3: The USA Hockey Foundation today announced the 10 finalists for the 2011 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
Meghan Agosta
Vicki Bendus
Meghan Duggan
Laura Fortino
Haley Irwin
Rebecca Johnston
Hilary Knight
Noora Raty
Molly Schaus
Kelli Stack
Meghan Agosta
Meghan Duggan (Winner)
Kelli Stack
Laura Fortino, Cornell, Ivy League Player of the Year
Brianne Jenner, Cornell, Ivy League Rookie of the Year
Brianne Jenner, Forward, Cornell
Rebecca Johnston, Forward, Cornell
Chelsea Karpenko, Forward, Cornell
Kelly Foley, Forward, Dartmouth
Laura Fortino, Defense, Cornell
Josephine Pucci, Defense, Harvard
Jackee Snikeris, Goaltender, Yale
Catherine White, Forward, Cornell
Amanda Trunzo, Forward, Dartmouth
Liza Ryabkina, Forward, Harvard
Jillian Dempsey, Forward, Harvard
Lauriane Rougeau, Defense, Cornell
Sasha Sherry, Defense, Princeton
Rachel Weber, Goaltender, Princeton
Leanna Coskren, Defense, Harvard
Sasha Nanji, Defense, Dartmouth
Lindsay Holdcroft, Goaltender, Dartmouth
2010-11 New England Hockey Awards
Kelli Stack, Senior, Forward, Boston College, Player of the Year
Mark Hudak, Dartmouth, Coach of the Year
2010-11 New England Women's Division I All-Stars
Goalies
Molly Schaus, Senior, Boston College
Jackee Snikeris, Senior, Yale
Defense
Catherine Ward, Senior, Boston University
Courtney Birchard, Senior, New Hampshire
Amber Yung, Senior, Providence
Josephine Pucci, Sophomore, Harvard
Forwards
Kelly Babstock, Freshman, Quinnipiac
Marie-Philip Poulin, Freshman, Boston University
Mary Restuccia, Junior, Boston College
Jenn Wakefield, Junior, Boston University
Kelli Stack, Senior, Boston College
Kelly Foley, Junior, Dartmouth
Amy Bourbeau, 2011 AHCA Assistant Coach Award (inaugural winner)
March 5, 2011: In the CHA championship game, Meghan Agosta scored three goals to top 300 points for her career. The Lakers defeated Syracuse 5-4 and captured its ninth straight College Hockey America title. Despite getting outshot 13-3 in the first period, Syracuse scored two goals on its first two attempts on the power play. Stefanie Marty gave the Orange an early 1-0 lead and Margot Scharfe scored the second goal.
Mercyhurst 5, Syracuse 4
Cornell 3, Dartmouth 0
Boston College 3, Northeastern 1
Wisconsin 5, Minnesota 4 (OT)
