2009–10 Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey season

The 2009–10 Northeastern Huskies women's hockey team will represent Northeastern University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Huskies are a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship. Dave Flint, who was named Northeastern's head women's hockey coach on June 23, 2008, will be an assistant coach for the U.S. national team at the 2010 Olympics. Serving as interim co-head coaches for the 2009–10 season are current assistant coaches Linda Lundrigan and Lauren McAuliffe.

2009–10 Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey season
Conference4th ECAC
Home iceMatthews Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey MagazineNot ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports10
Record
Overall3–1–1
Home2–1–1
Road1–0–1
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachLinda Lundrigan and Lauren McAuliffe
Captain(s)Annie Hogan, Julia Marty, Katy Applin

Offseason
  • April 21: The women's hockey team named its three captains at a banquet at Matthews Arena. Katy Applin, Annie Hogan, and Julia Marty will serve as tri-captains for the 2009–10 season.[1]
  • May 21: Dave Flint was named an assistant coach for the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team.[2]
  • Aug 3: The Huskies have added Danielle Kerr from London, Ontario to their 2009–10 recruiting class.

Kerr joins Lindsay Domaas, Brittany Esposito, Siena Falino, Casie Fields, Rachel Llanes, Casey Pickett and Kelly Wallace as the eight newcomers to the Huskies this season.[3]

  • Aug 21: The Northeastern University women's hockey team will face New Hampshire at Fenway Park on Jan. 8, 2010, in the first outdoor women's college hockey game ever. The 4 p.m. game played between the Huskies and Wildcats will be the first game of a Hockey East Doubleheader. The men's teams at Boston College and Boston University will face off at 7:30 p.m. This will be the 110th all-time matchup between the Huskies and the Wildcats.[4]

Exhibition
DateTeamLocationTimeScore
Sat. Sept. 26DAWSONMatthews Arena2:00 p.m.McGill, 3–1[5]
Sun. Sept. 27MCGILLMatthews Arena2:00 p.m.

Regular season
  • October: Florence Schelling posted a 6–1–1 record in October, including three shutouts vs. Robert Morris on Oct. 10 and Vermont on Oct. 30–31. Her 0.74 GAA and .970 save percentage led the nation, while her three shutouts were second nationally. She did not allow more than two goals in any game in October 2009, and has allowed one goal or less in seven of eight games. Her 191 saves rank second in the conference to Providence's Genevieve Lacasse. She is unbeaten in Hockey East play (3–0–1), giving up only three goals in four games.
  • November: Florence Schelling posted a 3–2–1 record in November, recording one shutout (vs. Vermont on Nov. 25) and a 1.32 GAA and a .958 save percentage. In 362:48 minutes, Schelling stopped 183 of 191 shots. She allowed one goal or less in four of six games and made 30 saves or more in four of six games. On Nov. 8 at Providence, Schelling stopped 11 of 13 shootout attempts, in addition to making 37 saves in regulation and overtime.
  • Leah Sulyma stopped 61 of 67 shots in two games the week of January 31, in addition to both shootout attempts in the opening round of the Beanpot on Feb. 2. Sulyma has now taken home the honor three times this season. Sulyma turned aside 31 shots on Feb. 2 vs. Boston University, helping Northeastern to its first Beanpot final in six years.
  • February 10, 2010: Yale women's hockey head coach Hilary Witt was inducted into the Women's Beanpot Hall of Fame. The induction honors her performance as a player for Northeastern in the annual tournament featuring the four Boston-area women's hockey teams. The ceremony was held prior to the Beanpot Championship game at Harvard's Bright Center. Witt is Northeastern's all-time leading scorer and helped the Huskies to a pair of Beanpot championships (1997 and 1998) along with the 1997 ECAC championship. She had 20 career points in Beanpot competition, also a Northeastern record. Overall she totaled 113 goals, 95 assists and 208 points for her career (1997–2000).

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Outdoor game
  • January 8: The Huskies fell to New Hampshire by a score of 5–3 in the opening game of the Sun Life Frozen Fenway doubleheader, the first-ever outdoor women's college hockey game.[7] The Huskies held a 3–1 lead into the third period, but a four-goal rally by the Wildcats earned them the win. Freshman Brittany Esposito scored two goals and senior Annie Hogan added two assists.

Standings
2009–10 Hockey East Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Providence211155330594434151099176
New Hampshire21136202865413119759860
Boston University211065328544134148129380
Northeastern2196642845343217877747
Connecticut21105612746333419878757
Boston College217104422415434816106397
Vermont215151011265533102215290
Maine21315311024583162056385

Schedule
DateTeamLocationTimeScoreRecord
Sat. Oct. 3UNIONMatthews Arena2:00 p.m.2–11–0–0
Sun. Oct. 4CONNECTICUT *Matthews Arena2:00 p.m.1–1 (SO Win)1–0–1
Sat. Oct. 10ROBERT MORRISMatthews Arena2:00 p.m.4–0[8]2–0–1
Tue. Oct. 13BOSTON COLLEGE *Matthews Arena7:00 p.m.3–23–0–1
Sat. Oct. 17QUINNIPIACMatthews Arena3:00 p.m.0–1[9]3–1–1
Fri. Oct. 23BEMIDJI STATEMatthews Arena7:00 p.m.2–14–1–1
Sat. Oct. 24BEMIDJI STATEMatthews Arena3:00 p.m.3–25–1–1
Fri. Oct. 30at Vermont *Burlington, Vt.7:00 p.m.3–06–1–1
Sat. Oct. 31at Vermont *Burlington, Vt.4:00 p.m.1–07–1–1
Sun. Nov. 8at Providence *Providence, R.I.2:00 p.m.1–17–1–2
Sat. Nov. 14MAINE *Matthews Arena2:00 p.m.5–18–1–2
Sun. Nov. 15MAINE *Matthews Arena2:00 p.m.0–18–2–2
Fri. Nov. 20at Providence *Providence, R.I.7:00 p.m.4–39–2–2
Wed. Nov. 25VERMONT *Matthews Arena3:00 p.m.1–010–2–2
Sun. Nov. 29NEW HAMPSHIRE *Matthews Arena2:00 p.m.1–210–3–2
Fri. Dec. 4at Boston College *Chestnut Hill, Mass.7:00 p.m.2–3 (OT)10–4–2
Fri. Jan. 1at YaleNew Haven, Conn.3:00 p.m.3–011–4–2
Tue. Jan. 5at PrincetonPrinceton, N.J.4:00 p.m.4–012–4–2
Fri. Jan. 8NEW HAMPSHIRE * !Boston, Mass.4:00 p.m.3–512–5–2
Mon. Jan. 11BOSTON COLLEGE * !Boston, Mass.7–413–5–2
Fri. Jan. 15at Maine *Orono, Maine7:00 p.m.3–114–5–2
Wed. Jan. 20at New Hampshire *Durham, N.H.7:00 p.m.2–214–5–3
Sat. Jan. 23at NiagaraNiagara, N.Y.7:00 p.m.2–115–5–3
Sun. Jan. 24at NiagaraNiagara, N.Y.2:00 p.m.6–216–5–3
Tue. Jan. 26BOSTON UNIVERSITY *Matthews Arena7:00 p.m.2–216–5–4
Tue. Feb. 2Beanpot vs. Boston University #Cambridge, Mass.5:00 p.m.4–416–5–5
Sat. Feb. 6PROVIDENCE *Matthews Arena2:00 p.m.1–2[10]16–6–5
Tue. Feb. 9Beanpot vs. Harvard #Cambridge, Mass.5:00 p.m.0–1[11]16–7–5
Sat. Feb. 13at Boston University *Boston, Mass.3:00 p.m.2–216–7–6
Sun. Feb. 14BOSTON UNIVERSITY *Matthews Arena2:00 p.m.1–216–8–6
Sat. Feb. 20at Connecticut *Storrs, Conn.1:00 p.m.0–016–8–7
Sun. Feb. 21CONNECTICUT *Matthews Arena1:00 p.m.2–017–8–7

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Player stats
= Indicates team leader

Skaters
PlayerGamesGoalsAssistsPointsPoints/gamePIMGWGPPGSHG
Kristi Kehoe331214260.787922250
Brittany Esposito331011210.636418231
Alyssa Wohlfeiler321010200.625020410
Lindsay Berman33812200.606126320
Annie Hogan33713200.606118120
Casey Pickett33107170.51526130
Rachel Llanes3367130.393918110
Kelly Wallace2566120.480012000
Katy Applin331890.272716110
Julia Marty201670.350014000
Stephanie Gavronsky331670.212126000
Lori Antflick324260.18750200
Siena Falino300550.16676000
Kasey Cedorchuk280550.178616000
Ginny Berg320330.093826000
Casie Fields281010.035719000
Lindsay Domaas221010.045516000
Cassie Sperry330110.03030000
Danielle Kerr240110.04170000
Florence Schelling210000.00002000
Leah Sulyma130000.00000000
Autumn Prouty190000.00002000

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Goaltenders
PlayerGamesWinsLossesTiesGoals againstMinutesGAAShutoutsSavesSave %
Florence Schelling2111542912701.37034537.949
Leah Sulyma13643217411.70014389.949

Hockey East tournament
DateTeamLocationScore
Sat. February 27Connecticut (8)Matthews Arena1–4

Awards and honors
  • Brittany Esposito, 2010 WHEA All-Rookie Team[14]
  • Annie Hogan, Runner up, Hockey East Best Defensive Forward
  • Linda Lundrigan and Lauren McAuliffe, Runner up, Hockey East Coach of the Year
  • Florence Schelling, Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 5)[15]
  • Florence Schelling, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 12
  • Florence Schelling, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 2
  • Florence Schelling, Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 9
  • Florence Schelling, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week for third consecutive week Nov. 16.
  • Florence Schelling, Defensive Player of the Week honors Nov. 30
  • Florence Schelling – Northeastern, Bauer Goaltender of the Month, October 2009[16]
  • Florence Schelling – Northeastern, Bauer Goaltender of the Month, November 2009
  • Florence Schelling, Hockey East Co-Player of the Year[17]
  • Florence Schelling, 2010 WHEA First-Team All-Star[18]
  • Florence Schelling, New England Hockey Writers All-Star Team [19]
  • Leah Sulyma, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of February 8)[20]

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