2011–12 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season

The Yale Bulldogs women's hockey team will represent Yale University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Senior Aleca Hughes will be the team captain. The Bulldogs will compete in the Nutmeg Classic on November 25 and 26.

2011–12 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC
Home iceIngalls Rink
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey MagazineNot ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College SportsNot ranked
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachJoakim Flygh
Assistant CoachesJessica Koizumi
Captain(s)Aleca Hughes

Offseason
  • July 26: Incoming freshman goaltender Jaimie Leonoff has been selected to participate in Hockey Canada's National Women's Under-22 training camp. Said camp takes place at the Canadian Hockey Academy from August 6 to 16 in Rockland, Ontario.[1]
  • August 10: Jackee Snikeris and assistant coach Jessica Koizumi have both earned invitations to the 2011 USA Hockey Women's National Festival. The festival includes 79 players.[2]

Recruiting
PlayerNationalityPositionNotes
Lynn Kennedy CanadaForwardPlayed with the Toronto Jr. Aeros
Markham District High School Female Athlete of the Year 2008, 2009 and 2011
Jaimie Leonoff CanadaGoaltenderEarned bronze medal in ice hockey at the 2011 Canada Winter Games with Team Quebec and won two games[3]
Won North American friendship tournament with Belle Tire in 2011
Stephanie Mock United StatesForwardShe played for Mid Fairfield Connecticut Stars
Madi Murray CanadaDefensePlayed for the Edge School in Alberta
Won Under-18 National Championship with Shattuck-Saint Mary's in 2008-09
Kelsey Summers United StatesForwardShe was an assistant captain with Little Caesars in Michigan and was an All-MWEHL selection

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Regular season
  • November 5, 2011: After leading 1-0 in the second period, Princeton extended their lead with three second-period goals. Bulldogs freshman forward Stephanie Mock scored her first career NCAA goal (it was the Bulldogs' only goal), assisted by team captain Aleca Hughes in a 7-1 loss.[5]

Standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3Cornell16142028752322193010739
#8Harvard1611412351242214717542
#10Dartmouth1610422239262214626647
Clarkson1610422251232816758251
Quinnipiac16104222423027151026559
St. Lawrence169522047352715848563
Princeton167721635282391044948
Brown16484122242237975051
Rensselaer165921234442881646383
Colgate163121726562781815781
Union162122620472842044889
Yale1611502147823122022118
Championship: To be determined
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
National rankings: Conference rankings:
Updated February 1st, 2012

Schedule
DateOpponentTimeScore
Fri, 10/21/2011Niagara7:00 PM
Sat, 10/22/2011Northeastern4:00 PM
Fri, 10/28/2011at Cornell *7:00 PM
Sat, 10/29/2011at Colgate *4:00 PM
Tue, 11/01/2011at Providence7:00 PM
Fri, 11/04/2011at Quinnipiac *7:00 PM
Sat, 11/05/2011at Princeton *4:00 PM1-7
Fri, 11/11/2011Union *7:00 PM
Sat, 11/12/2011Rensselaer *4:00 PM
Fri, 11/18/2011at Mercyhurst7:00 PM
Sat, 11/19/2011at Mercyhurst2:00 PM
Fri, 11/25/2011(Nutmeg Classic) vs. Robert Morris @ Storrs, Conn.7:00 PM0-1
Sat, 11/26/2011(Nutmeg Classic Consolation Game)
vs. Connecticut @ Storrs, Conn.
Fri, 12/02/2011Princeton *7:00 PM
Sat, 12/03/2011Quinnipiac *4:00 PM
Wed, 12/07/2011Brown *7:00 PM
Sat, 01/07/2012McGill (Exhibition)2:00 PM
Fri, 01/13/2012Clarkson *7:00 PM
Sat, 01/14/2012St. Lawrence *4:00 PM
Fri, 01/20/2012at Rensselaer *7:00 PM
Sat, 01/21/2012at Union *4:00 PM
Tue, 01/24/2012at Brown *7:00 PM
Fri, 01/27/2012Harvard *7:00 PM
Sat, 01/28/2012Dartmouth *4:00 PM
Fri, 02/03/2012at St. Lawrence *7:00 PM
Sat, 02/04/2012at Clarkson *4:00 PM
Fri, 02/10/2012Colgate *7:00 PM
Sat, 02/11/2012Cornell *4:00 PM
Fri, 02/17/2012at Dartmouth *7:00 PM
Sat, 02/18/2012at Harvard *4:00 PM

Awards and honors
  • Aleca Hughes, 2012 Sarah Devens Award Winner[6]
  • Aleca Hughes, 2012 Hockey Humanitarian Award Winner[7]
  • Aleca Hughes, 2012 Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Award Winner[8]
  • New Haven Register 2011 Sportspeople of the Year (Yale women's ice hockey team)[9]

Team awards
  • Wendy Blanning Award (Most Improved): Danielle Moncion
  • Most Valuable Player: Genevieve Ladiges
  • Bingham Cup (Leadership): Aleca Hughes
  • Mandi Schwartz Award (Spirit): Lynn Kennedy and Genevieve Ladiges
  • Richard Brodhead ‘68 Award (Academic): Aleca Hughes
  • Coaches Award: Lynn Kennedy
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References
  1. http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2011-12/releases/20110726mvlokh
  2. http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2011-12/releases/20110810savc4o
  3. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75136/la_id/1/player_id/161774/profile_id/161780/season_id/158805/ss_id/0/
  4. http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2011-12/releases/201106301hqty7
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2011-11-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2011-12/releases/20120402zbyoe5
  7. http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2011-12/releases/20120405jm6zwn
  8. http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2011-12/News/20122604_Hughes_Wooden_Award
  9. http://nhregister.com/articles/2011/12/31/sports/doc4eff93e647c82421626082.txt#.T62Yn2cFMCg.twitter%5B%5D
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