Norwich Cadets women's ice hockey

The Norwich Cadets women's ice hockey team represents Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. The school's women's team competes in NCAA Division III women's ice hockey, as part of the ECAC East conference. The women's head coach is Mark Bolding.

Norwich Cadets
UniversityNorwich University
ConferenceECAC East
Head coachSophie Leclerc
1st year season
ArenaKreitzberg Arena
Capacity: 2000
LocationNorthfield, Vermont
ColorsMaroon and Gold
         
NCAA Tournament championships
2011
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
2010, 2011, 2012
NCAA Tournament appearances
2010, 2011, 2012
Conference Tournament championships
2009, 2010
Conference regular season championships
2011

History

The 2007-08 season marked the inaugural season of the Norwich Cadets as a varsity team. Sophie Leclerc led the club with 13 goals. Her 14 assists ranked second, while her 27 points led the squad, respectively.

During the 2008-09 campaign, the Cadets enjoyed their first-ever ECAC East Conference Tournament championship. In the Cadets final 16 contests, they went 13-2-1, leading up to a 4-0 win over Salve Regina in the conference championship game. Four Cadets players named to the ECAC East All-Tournament team. The Cadets made their first NCAA Tournament appearance before falling to eventual runner-up Elmira 3-2 in the quarterfinals.

In the 2010 NCAA Division III Quarterfinals, Sophie Leclerc scored the game-winning goal versus Plattsburgh State with 42 seconds left. She was part of a Cadets team that lost the 2010 NCAA Final to Amherst by a 7-2 tally.[1]

The Cadets were led by team captain Sophie Leclerc as the Cadets won their first Division III title in 2011. This was accomplished in only the fourth year of the program. The Cadets set program records in wins (25) and conference victories (17). On January 28, 2011, Julie Fortier notched the 50th goal of her career with a hat trick versus New England College as the Cadets prevailed by a 3-2 tally. In a January 29 contest versus Castleton, she became the second player in program history to record 100 points in a career with a goal in the first period.

In the Division III title game, Leclerc contributed with two goals and an assist, as the Cadets defeated the RIT Tigers by a 5-2 mark. Her 54 points led the nation in scoring, while teammate Julie Fortier’s 45 points ranked second nationally (Fortier’s 23 goals tied a career high). Leclerc was featured in the April 4, 2011 issue of Sports Illustrated as part of its Faces in the Crowd section.[2]

On December 4, 2011, Julie Fortier became the Cadets all-time goal-scoring leader. The record was set in Worcester, Massachusetts, as the Cadets logged a 5-0 victory over Holy Cross. Fortier contributed with two scores and a helper. With Norwich leading by a 1-0 tally, Fortier notched the 73rd goal of her career to surpass Sophie Leclerc.[3]

On January 6, 2012, team captain Melissa Rundlett became just the third Norwich player in program history to reach 100 career points. She registered a goal and two assists to help the Cadets best St. Michael's by a 9-0 mark. At the 5:36 mark of the first period, she assisted on Renee Lortie’s goal for the 99th career point. She would reach the milestone by scoring her seventh goal of the season at the 17:09 mark of the first period. Said goal gave Norwich a 5-0 advantage.[4]

Year by year
YearWLTDiv. standingsPostseasonHead coach
2007-08121124thDid not qualifyMark Bolding
2008-091991ECAC East tournament championsMark Bolding
2009-102065ECAC East tournament champions
Runner-up, NCAA Div. III Finals		Mark Bolding
2010-112541FirstNCAA Div. III ChampionsMark Bolding
2011-122731FirstMark Bolding

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Awards and honors
  • Mark Bolding, American Hockey Coaches' Association (AHCA) National "Coach of the Year" (2009–10)
  • Mark Bolding, American Hockey Coaches' Association (AHCA) National "Coach of the Year" (2010–11)
  • Julie Fortier, ECAC East Division III Women’s Player of the Week (Week of November 14, 2011)[6]
  • Julie Fortier, ECAC East Division III Women’s Player of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)[7]
  • Julie Fortier, 2012 Laura Hurd Award Winner[8]
  • Sophie Leclerc, 2007-08 ECAC East Second team
  • Sophie Leclerc, 2008-09 ECAC East Second team
  • Sophie Leclerc, 2008-09 ECAC East Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • Sophie Leclerc, 2008-09 ECAC East All-Tournament team
  • Sophie Leclerc, 2009-10 NCAA Division III All-Tournament team
  • Sophie Leclerc, 2009-10 New England Division II-III All-Star
  • Sophie Leclerc, 2009-10 ECAC East Second Team selection
  • Sophie Leclerc, 2010-11 ECAC East scoring champion
  • Sophie Leclerc,2010-11 ECAC Division III Player of the year
  • Sophie Leclerc, 2010-11 Division III AHCA All-America selection.
  • Amanda Wilks, 2008-09 Division III AHCA All-America selection

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2012-01-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Sports Illustrated Vault - 1950 Issues". sportsillustrated.ca.
  4. "Women's Hockey: Rundlett tallies 100th career point in Cadets' 9-0 rout of St. Michael's". 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-01-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-07-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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