The Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team represents Harvard University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's hockey. Harvard competes as a member of the ECAC Conference and plays its home games at the Bright Hockey Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Harvard Crimson "iced" their first-ever regular season women's hockey team in the 1978–79 season. Their first game was a 17–0 defeat at the hands of the Providence Friars women's ice hockey program. The next game was a 2–1 loss to the Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey program.
In 1998–99, the Crimson finished with a record of 33–1. Of the 31 wins, the Crimson won 30 consecutive games to close the season. In the previous season, the Crimson went 14–16–0. The final game of that 30 game streak was a 6–5 overtime victory over the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program in the AWCHA national championship game. During the season, the Crimson would win the Beanpot and Ivy League title. In addition, the Crimson won their first ECAC regular-season and tournament championships. This would be Katey Stone's first AWCHA (American Women's College Hockey Alliance) national championship.
In 2001, Harvard participated in the inaugural NCAA Championship tournament. On January 18, 2003, Harvard beat the Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey program by a 17–2 mark, the largest margin of victory in NCAA history. Jennifer Botterill set an NCAA record (since tied) for most points in one game with 10. This was accomplished on January 28, 2003 versus Boston College. A few months later, Nicole Corriero tied Botterill's record for most points in one NCAA game with ten. She accomplished the feat on November 7, 2003 versus the Union Dutchwomen. In addition, she holds the NCAA record for most game winning goals in a career with 27. During the 2003–04 season, Nicole Corriero would set an NCAA record with 59 goals scored in a season. On February 26, 2010, head coach Katey Stone became the women’s college hockey all-time wins leader, surpassing former University of Minnesota head coach Laura Halldorson.
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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Records as of July 31, 2009.
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Katey Stone has been the head coach of the Crimson since 1994. Her teams have accomplished the following:
Six ECAC regular season titles
Six ECAC tournament championships
Seven Ivy League Championships
10 Beanpot Championships
Nine NCAA tournament appearances
Three NCAA title game appearances
American Women Hockey Coaches Association (AWCHA) championship (1999)
Jennifer Botterill, Team Canada
Caitlin Cahow, Team USA
Julie Chu, Team USA
Jillian Dempsey, Team USA
Michelle Picard, Team USA
Angela Ruggiero, Team USA
Sarah Vaillancourt, Team Canada
1-time women's national champions (1999, crowned by AWCHA, pre-dated NCAA Women's "Frozen Four")
6-time ECAC women's champions (1999, 2004–08)
5-time ECAC women's regular-season champions (1999, 2003–05, 2008)
10-time Ivy League Champion (1987–89, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2008–09, 2013–14)
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2004
2005
2008
2010
2015
Jennifer Botterill is the only player to have won the Patty Kazmaier Award twice.
Jennifer Botterill
Julie Chu
Lyndsey Fry
Allison Mleczko
Michelle Picard
Josephine Pucci
Angela Ruggiero
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Awards and honors
Ashley Banfield, Defense, 2002 ECAC North All-Rookie Team
Cori Bassett, Senior, Defense, 2010 Honorable Mention
Ali Boe, Bertagna Award (top goalie at Beanpot)
Jennifer Botterill, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team
Jennifer Botterill, AHCA First Team All-American, 2003
Jennifer Botterill, Beanpot Most Valuable Player, 2000
Jennifer Botterill, Beanpot Most Valuable Player, 2001
Jennifer Botterill, Beanpot Most Valuable Player, 2003
Jennifer Botterill, Patty Kazmaier Award Winner, 2001
Jennifer Botterill, Patty Kazmaier Award Winner, 2003
Jenny Brine, Honorable Mention All-Ivy League, 2007–08, Forward, Harvard (Junior)
Jenny Brine, 2009 Third Team All-ECAC
Kate Buesser, Forward, Junior, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
Caitlin Cahow, 2006–07 ECAC Coaches Preseason All-League Selection
Caitlin Cahow, 2008 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player,
Caitlin Cahow, First Team All-Ivy League, 2007–08, Defenseman, Harvard (Senior), Unanimous selection
Tracy Catlin, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (2002)
Lindsay Charlebois, 2004 Sarah Devens Award
Juile Chu, 2006–07 ECAC Coaches Preseason All-League Selection
Juile Chu, 2006–07 ECAC Media Preseason All-League Selection
Julie Chu, AHCA Second Team All-American
Julie Chu, NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
Nicole Corriero, Forward, 2001–02 New England Hockey Writers Women's Division I All-Star Team
Nicole Corriero, Forward, 2002 ECAC North All-Rookie Team
Nicole Corriero, Forward, 2002 ECAC North Second Team
Nicole Corriero, 2002 ECAC-North Rookie of the Year
Nicole Corriero, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (2005)
Nicole Corriero, 2005 Sarah Devens Award
Nicole Corriero, 2005 ECAC Player of the Year
Nicole Corriero, 2005 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player,
Nicole Corriero, 2005 Ivy League Player of the Year,
Nicole Corriero, 2005 First team All-ECAC
Nicole Corriero, 2005 First Team All-Ivy
Nicole Corriero, Most Outstanding Player at the 2005 ECAC Women’s Hockey League Championships.
Leanna Coskren, Defense, Junior, 2010 Second Team All-Ivy
Jillian Dempsey, Forward, Freshman, 2010 Second Team All-Ivy
Jillian Dempsey, Harvard, 2010 ECAC All-Rookie Team
Randi Griffin, ECAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 22, 2010)
Sue Guay, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (1991)
Jamie Hagerman, Defense, 2001–02 New England Hockey Writers Women's Division I All-Star Team
Jamie Hagerman, Defense, 2002 All-ECAC North Honorable Mention
Christina Kessler, Bertagna Award (top goalie at Beanpot)
Christina Kessler, First Team All-Ivy League, 2007–08, Defenseman, Harvard (Sophomore)
Christina Kessler, 2009 Second Team All-ECAC
Christina Kessler, Goaltender, Senior, 2010 Honorable Mention
Kalen Ingram, Forward, 2001–02 New England Hockey Writers Women's Division I All-Star Team
Kalen Ingram, Forward, 2002 ECAC North Second Team
Alison Kuusisto, Bertagna Award (top goalie at Beanpot)
Anna McDonald, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant
A.J. Mleczko, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team
A.J. Mleczko, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (1999)
A.J. Mleczko, Patty Kazmaier Award Winner, 1999
Josephine Pucci, 2010–11 New England Women's Division I All-Stars
Angela Ruggiero, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team
Angela Ruggiero AHCA First Team All-American
Angela Ruggiero, NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
Angela Ruggiero, Top Three Finalist for 2003 Patty Kazmaier Award
Angela Ruggiero, Patty Kazmaier Award Winner, 2004
Angela Ruggiero, 2004 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player,
Katey Stone, AWCHA Women’s Coach of the Year (1999)
Tammy Lee Shewchuk, 1999, 2000, 2001 ECAC All-Tournament team
Tammy Lee Shewchuk, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team
Tammy Lee Shewchuk, Top Three Finalist for 2001 Patty Kazmaier Award
Cheryl Tate, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (1982, 1983)
Sarah Vaillancourt, Top 10 Finalist for 2007 Patty Kazmaier Award
Sarah Vaillancourt, Patty Kazmaier Award Winner, 2008
Sarah Vaillancourt, Forward, First Team All-Ivy League, 2007–08, Harvard (Junior), Unanimous selection
Sarah Vaillancourt, Ivy League Player of the Year 2007–08, Harvard (Junior), Unanimous selection
Sarah Vaillancourt, 2009 First Team All-ECAC
Sarah Vaillancourt, 2009 ECAC Player of the Year
Erin Villotte, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (1995)
Sandra Whyte, Ivy League Player of the Year (1990)
Sandra Whyte, Ivy League Player of the Year (1991)
Sandra Whyte, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (1992)
Sarah Wilson, 2006 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player,
Sarah Wilson, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (2008)
Jennifer Botterill, NCAA leader, 2000–01 season, Goals per game, 2.60
Jennifer Botterill, NCAA leader, 2002–03 season, Goals per game, 3.50
Tammy Shewchuk, NCAA leader, 2000–01 season, Assists per game, 1.48
