2011–12 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season

2011–12 Providence Friars
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC
Home iceSchneider Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey MagazineNot ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College SportsNot ranked
Record
Coaches and captains
Head coachBob Deraney
Assistant coachesKaren Thatcher

Offseason
  • Aug. 31, 2011: Senior goaltender Genevieve Lacasse has completed her first tournament with the Canada’s National women’s ice hockey team. She won two of three games at the 2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament. She let in four goals while stopping six shots in a 6-4 loss to Sweden. Earlier in the tournament, she shut out Slovakia. This marked her fourth-consecutive shutout in international competition (dating back to the 2011 MLP Cup when she played with the Canadian Under 22 team).[1]

Recruiting
PlayerNationalityPositionFormer team
Hillary Drake United StatesGoaltenderMosinee High School
Haley Frade United StatesForwardTabor Academy
Beth Hanrahan United StatesForwardNational Sports Academy
Suzie Lundeen United StatesForward/DefenseEdina High School
Allison Micheletti United StatesForwardRosemount High School
Brooke Simpson United StatesForwardLawrence Academy
Victoria Virtue United StatesDefenseWinchendon School

Exhibition
DateOpponentLocationTimeScore
09/24/11vs. McGillProvidence, R.I.7:00 p.m. ET

Regular season
  • The 17th Annual Mayor's Cup took place on November 25 versus the Brown Bears.
  • December 22: In recognition of the ten-year anniversary of the Women's Hockey East Association, the Friars announced their Providence Hockey East All-Decade Team. Six forwards, five defenders and two goalies were honored.[2]
PlayerPositionClass of:
Jenn ButschForward2003
Ashley PaytonForward2006
Darlene StephensonForward2004
Karen ThatcherForward2006
Sonny WatrousForward2007
Rush ZimmermanForward2005
Kristen GigliottiDefense2007
Kelli HalcisakDefense2004
Erin NormoreDefense2009
Meredith RothDefense2004
Kathleen SmithDefense2008
Jana BugdenGoaltender2007
Genevieve LacasseGoaltender2012
  • January 10: The Dartmouth Big Green and Providence Friars played each other in an outdoor game at Fenway Park in Boston. Providence skater Brooke Simpson scored her first career NCAA goal.[3] With 1:14 remaining in regulation, Big Green forward Camille Dumais scored the game-winning goal on Providence netminder Genevieve Lacasse as the Big Green prevailed by a 3-2 mark.[4]
  • On January 28 and 29, Lacasse stopped 51 of 53 shots in a Friars sweep of the Connecticut Huskies. With the two victories, Lacasse surpassed Jana Bugden as the Friars all-time wins leader with 59. Her shutout on January 28 was the 17th of her Friars career, a new record.[5]

Standings
2011–12 Hockey East Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Boston College1611322441292818737655
#7 Northeastern1611322452232817638842
Boston University1697018463828151217874
Providence1687117473629111537470
Maine157621642372713868165
New Hampshire15492102751281015362100
Vermont153102826502641664795
Connecticut152103720372831874281
Championship: To Be Determined
† 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

Schedule
DateOpponentLocationTimeScore
09/30/11at Bemidji StateBemidji, Minn.7:00 p.m. ET
10/01/11at Bemidji StateBemidji, Minn.4:00 p.m. ET
10/08/11at ClarksonPotsdam, N.Y.1:00 p.m. ET
10/09/11at St. LawrenceCanton, N.Y.1:00 p.m. ET
10/15/11vs. MercyhurstProvidence, R.I.1:00 p.m. ET
10/16/11vs. MercyhurstProvidence, R.I.1:00 p.m. ET
10/21/11at VermontBurlington, Vt.7:00 p.m. ET
10/22/11at VermontBurlington, Vt.4:00 p.m. ET
10/28/11vs. Boston CollegeProvidence, R.I.7:00 p.m. ET
11/01/11vs. YaleProvidence, R.I.7:00 p.m. ET
11/05/11vs. MaineProvidence, R.I.1:00 p.m. ET
11/06/11vs. MaineProvidence, R.I.2:00 p.m. ET
11/12/11at ConnecticutStorrs, Conn.1:00 p.m. ET
11/13/11vs. New HampshireProvidence, R.I.2:00 p.m. ET
11/19/11vs. VermontProvidence, R.I.2:00 p.m. ET
11/20/11vs. Boston UniversityProvidence, R.I.2:00 p.m. ET
11/25/11vs. BrownProvidence, R.I.7:00 p.m. ET
11/27/11at UnionSchenectady, N.Y.2:00 p.m. ET
12/03/11vs. Boston UniversityProvidence, R.I.7:00 p.m. ET
12/04/11at Boston UniversityBoston, Mass.3:00 p.m. ET
12/10/11vs. HarvardProvidence, R.I.1:00 p.m. ET
12/31/11vs. DartmouthProvidence, R.I.2:00 p.m. ET
01/06/12vs. Robert MorrisProvidence, R.I.7:00 p.m. ET
01/07/12vs. Robert MorrisProvidence, R.I.1:00 p.m. ET
01/15/12vs. NortheasternThe Bog, Kingston Mass.4:00 p.m. ET
01/20/12at Boston CollegeChestnut, Hill, Mass.7:00 p.m. ET
01/22/12at MaineOrono, Maine3:00 p.m. ET
01/28/12vs. ConnecticutProvidence, R.I.2:00 p.m. ET
01/29/12at ConnecticutStorrs, Conn.2:00 p.m. ET
02/04/12at Boston CollegeChestnut, Hill, Mass.2:00 p.m. ET
02/11/12at New HampshireDurham, N.H.2:00 p.m. ET
02/12/12at New HampshireDurham, N.H.2:00 p.m. ET
02/17/12vs. NortheasternProvidence, R.I.7:00 p.m. ET
02/19/12at NortheasternBoston, Mass.4:00 p.m. ET

Awards and honors
  • Nicole Anderson, Hockey East Co-Player of the Week (Week of November 28, 2011)[6]
  • Beth Hanrahan, Hockey East Co-Rookie of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)[7]
  • Genevieve Lacasse, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 31, 2011) [8]
  • Nina Riley, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 9. 2012) [9]
  • Laura Verahanta, Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)[10]

References
  1. "Providence College Women's Ice Hockey Goalie Genevieve Lacasse Starts 12 Nations Finale for Canadian National Team - Providence College Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  2. "Women's Ice Hockey Announces Its Hockey East Tenth-Anniversary Team - Providence College Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  3. "Women's Ice Hockey Edged by Dartmouth at Fenway Park, 3-2 - Providence College Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  4. "2011-12 Game Recap - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com.
  5. "Lacasse Breaks Providence Career-Victory Record as Friars Defeat UConn, 5-2 - Providence College Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  6. "Maine takes four-point week; No. 4 Boston College wins pair ~UConn downs Yale; UNH victorious vs. Princeton; PC shuts out union" (PDF). HockeyEastOnline. November 28, 2011.
  7. "HockeyEastOnline.com - WEEKLY RELEASE: NO. 6 BOSTON COLLEGE VICTORIOUS IN TWO NON-LEAGUE GAMES". Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  8. "Boston U. victorious over No. 4 BC and No. 7 Northeastern ~ Providence sweeps UConn; UNH, Vermont split two-games series ~" (PDF). HockeyEastOnline. January 30, 2012.
  9. "HockeyEastOnline.com - WEEKLY RELEASE: BOSTON UNIVERSITY GETS ROAD WIN AT MAINE". Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  10. "No. 9 Northeastern sweeps UConn; No. 5 BU, No. 6 BC split series ~UVM wins on road at UNH; PC nets three points vs. Maine; UNH wins in OT ~" (PDF). HockeyEastOnline. November 7, 2011.
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