City Boston, Massachusetts Colors Black, Gold, White Head coach Brian McCloskey Founded 2010 | League CWHL General manager Krista Patronick Home arena Walter Brown Arena Color Black, Gold, White | |
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Website Boston Blades Official Website Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States | ||
2016 17 cwhl season boston blades at toronto furies october 15
The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, and are based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Blades play most of their home games at the Walter Brown Arena. Since beginning play in the 2010–11 CWHL season, the Boston Blades have won the Clarkson Cup on two occasions; once in the 2012–2013 season, and again in the 2014–2015 season.
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- 2016 17 cwhl season boston blades at toronto furies october 15
- 2016 17 cwhl season boston blades at calgary inferno january 4
- Coaches Staff Updated for 201617
- Roster Updated for 201617
- History
- Notable Former Players
- Awards Honors
- Team honors
- References
2016 17 cwhl season boston blades at calgary inferno january 4
Coaches & Staff (Updated for 2016–17)
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Roster (Updated for 2016–17)
Reference
History
On August 12, 2010, the CWHL announced that Boston would be granted an expansion team for the 2010–11 CWHL season, ultimately making the Boston franchise the first US team in the CWHL.
On September 14, 2010, retired goalkeeper Erin Whitten was named Boston's first head coach. An expansion draft was held to stock the team in August. Their most significant player was free agent signing Angela Ruggiero, four-time Olympian and one of the greatest stars of women's hockey history.
The Boston Blades' inaugural season included 16 home games. Their first match, on October 30, 2010, ended with a 3–0 shutout victory over the Burlington Barracudas, and the team began the season with seven victories in their first twelve games. A seven-game losing streak ensued, however, and the Blades finished with a 10–16 record, but still good enough for third place in the five team league. In the playoffs against the Toronto Aeros, the Blades lost 4–2 and 3–1, and were swept in the best-of-three series.
In the 2012–2013 season, the Boston Blades became the second American-based team to capture the Clarkson Cup, the women's equivalent of the men's Stanley Cup. The Clarkson Cup is named after Canada's former Governor General, Adrienne Clarkson. The Blades beat rival Montreal for the clinching victory, and were also the regular season champions. Hilary Knight was named CWHL MVP, Geneviève Lacasse Best Goalie, and Digit Murphy Coach of the Year.
In the second last game of the regular season in 2013–14, Jessica Koizumi became the first player to register 50 career points with the Blades franchise.
In the 2014–2015 season, the Blades finished the regular season with the best record in the CWHL. During the season, the league held its 1st Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game, with Digit Murphy serving as the winning coach for Team Red. The Blades regular season record was 15–2–1–6, good enough for the first seed in the Clarkson Cup Playoffs. In the first round of the Clarkson Cup Playoffs, the Blades were matched up against the fourth seeded Toronto Furies. The best-of-three series ended in a sweep for the Blades, as they collected both 3–0 and 7–3 victories.
On March 7, 2015, the Boston Blades matched up against the Montreal Stars in a battle for the Clarkson Cup. The Blades were on a quest for their second Cup in three years; the Blades had previously won the Clarkson Cup in the 2012–2013 season. Both the Blades and Stars tallied goals in the first and third periods. Hillary Knight and Brianna Decker were the lone goal scorers in regulation for the Blades. Regulation ended with the score tied at 2–2, so an overtime was required to decide a winner. Wasting little to no time, Janine Weber scored the series-clinching goal on a pass from her former college roommate Corinne Buie, with 2:12 in the overtime period, earning the Boston Blades their second Clarkson Cup.
The following players participated in the 2014 Winter Olympics: