2011–12 Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey season
The Niagara Purple Eagles represent Niagara University in College Hockey America. The Purple Eagles will attempt to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the second time in school history.
| 2011–12 Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | 3 CHA |
| Rankings | |
| USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine | Not ranked |
| USCHO.com/CBS College Sports | Not ranked |
| Record | |
| Overall | 4-5-1 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Josh Sciba |
| Assistant Coaches | Shivaun Siegl Allyson Weidner |
| Captain(s) | Kathleen Bortuzzo |
Offseason
- August 23: Head coach Chris MacKenzie has resigned as the head coach of the Purple Eagles. Assistant coach Josh Sciba has been named interim head coach for the 2011-12 season.[1]
Recruiting
| Player | Nationality | Position | Notes |
| Delaney Middlebrook |  | Defense | Member of Minnesota Ice Cats 2010 U-19 NAHA Champions |
| Kelsey Gunn | .svg.png){kind=small} | Defense | Played for Ottawa Senators of PWHL[2] |
| Amy Helfrich | | Forward | Won a gold medal with Team Alberta at the Canada Winter Games in 2011[3] |
| Kayla Raniwsky | | Forward | Led the Southwest Wildcats with 42 points, including 26 goals in 36 games played during the 2010-11 season |
| Kalli Funk | | Forward | 2011 Minnesota State All Conference with Cretin-Derham Hall High School Also played with Minnesota Thoroughbreds[4] |
| Abby Ryplanski | | Goaltender | 2011 Liz Turgeon Player of the Year nominee |
Regular season
Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | PTS | W | L | T | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #6 Mercyhurst† | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 118 | 47 | ||
| Robert Morris* | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 73 | 44 | ||
| Niagara | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 64 | 72 | ||
| Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 63 | 89 | ||
| Wayne State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Championship: Robert Morris † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion National rankings: Conference rankings: Updated February 2nd, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
- Rankings based on number of points in the conference
- Wayne State was scheduled to play in the 2011–12 season but the women's ice hockey program was dropped
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Location | Result | Record | Conference Record |
| 9/30/2011 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire | Niagara Univ. | Loss, 4-6 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/1/2011 | 1:00 PM | New Hampshire | Niagara Univ. | Loss, 2-3 | 0-2-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/7/2011 | 7:00 PM | No. 4 Boston University | Boston, Mass | Loss, 1-3 | 0-3-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/8/2011 | 3:00 PM | No. 4 Boston University | Boston, Mass | Loss, 2-5 | 0-4-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/14/2011 | 7:00 PM | RPI | Niagara Univ. | Win, 5-4 OT | 1-4-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/15/2011 | 2:00 PM | RPI | Niagara Univ. | Win, 3-2 | 2-4-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/18/2011 | 7:00 PM | St. Lawrence | Niagara Univ. | Loss, 3-6 | 2-5-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/21/2011 | 7:00 PM | Yale | New Haven, CT | Win, 5-1 | 3-5-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/22/2011 | 3:00 PM | Princeton | Princeton, NJ | Win, 3-1 | 4-5-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/28/2011 | 2:00 PM | Vermont | Burlington, VT | Tie, 3-3 | 4-5-1 | 0-0-0 |
Awards and honors
- Kalli Funk, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)
- Kalli Funk, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 31, 2011) [5]
- Kelsey Gunn, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 16, 2012) [6]
- Jenna Hendrikx, CHA Player of the Week (Week of October 3, 2011)[7]
- Delaney Middlebrook, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 3, 2011)
- Sarah Moses, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)[8]
- Sarah Moses, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 23, 2012)[9]
- Erica Owczarczak, CHA Player of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)[10]
- Kayla Raniwsky, CHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of January 23, 2012)
- Kayla Raniwsky, CHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of February 27, 2012)[11]
- Abby Ryplanski, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)[12]
- Abby Ryplanski, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)
- Kelsey Welch, Niagara University Student Athlete of the Week (Week of October 17, 2011)[13]
References
- http://www.purpleeagles.com/news/2011/8/23/WHOCKEY_0823111548.aspx?path=whockey
- http://oswh.goalline.ca/news2.php?news_id=374085
- http://cg2011.gems.pro/Result/ShowPerson.aspx?Person_GUID=74db18d9-3b04-4211-993b-85becdb82caa&SetLanguage=en-CA&Gems_ScreenWidth=1280&Gems_ScreenHeight=1024&Gems_ScreenAvailWidth=1280&Gems_ScreenAvailHeight=984
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/copy_of_Jan_30-2012_release.pdf
- http://www.chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/Jan_16-12_release.pdf
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2011-10-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/Nov_21_release.pdf
- http://chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/copy_of_Jan_23-2012_release.pdf
- http://www.chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/Nov_7_release.pdf
- http://chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/Feb_27-2012_release.pdf
- http://www.chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/awardwinners102411
- http://www.purpleeagles.com/news/2011/10/17/WHOCKEY_1017112141.aspx?path=whockey
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