2011–12 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season

The Boston College Eagles women's hockey team will represent Boston College in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Terriers are coached by Katie King and attempted to become the first team in Hockey East to win the NCAA Frozen Four championship game.

2011–12 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season
Conference	Hockey East
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Katie King
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Offseason

• August 9: Eight current and former Eagles players were invited to the 2011 USA Hockey Women's National Festival in Blaine, Minnesota (from August 10–20). The players include Allie Thunstrom, Molly Schaus, Kelli Stack, Blake Bolden, Mary Restuccia, Taylor Wasylk, Alex Carpenter, and Megan Miller.[1]
• Sept. 20: Boston College was ranked No. 5 on the USCHO.com Division I Women's preseason poll. This is the highest preseason ranking in Eagles history. In addition, the top 10 ranking marks the sixth time in seven seasons that the Eagles have been ranked in the USCHO.com preseason poll.[2]

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Alexandra Carpenter	Forward	United States	Daughter of former NHL player Bobby Carpenter
Emily Field	Forward	United States	Played at the Lawrence Academy
Erin Kickham	Forward	United States	Played at Tabor Academy
Megan Miller	Goaltender	United States	She was a 2011 Team USA U-18 World Championship team member. In addition, she led the Chicago Mission to four straight Illinois state championships[3]
Emily Pfalzer	Defense	United States	Played for Mississauga Jr. Chiefs of PWHL

Exhibition

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score	Goal scorers
09/25/11	vs. McGill	Providence, R.I.	3:00 p.m.

Regular season

• Jan. 5-6: Mary Restuccia had a hand in all four Boston College goals. In the first game, she assisted on the Eagles lone goal in a 2-1 loss to St. Lawrence. The following day, Restuccia assisted on all three Boston College goals, as the Eagles defeated Clarkson by a 3-2 score.

Standings

2011–12 Hockey East Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 Boston College	16	11	3	2	24	41	29		28	18	7	3	76	55
#7 Northeastern	16	11	3	2	24	52	23		28	17	6	3	88	42
Boston University	16	9	7	0	18	46	38		28	15	12	1	78	74
Providence	16	8	7	1	17	47	36		29	11	15	3	74	70
Maine	15	7	6	2	16	42	37		27	13	8	6	81	65
New Hampshire	15	4	9	2	10	27	51		28	10	15	3	62	100
Vermont	15	3	10	2	8	26	50		26	4	16	6	47	95
Connecticut	15	2	10	3	7	20	37		28	3	18	7	42	81
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

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score	Record	Conference Record	Goal scorers
10/08/11	at Minnesota-Duluth	Duluth, Minn.	4:00 p.m.
10/09/11	at Minnesota-Duluth	Duluth, Minn.	4:00 p.m.
10/14/11	at New Hampshire	Durham, N.H.	7:00 p.m.
10/15/11	vs. New Hampshire	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
10/21/11	vs. Quinnipiac	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
10/23/11	vs. Dartmouth	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
10/28/11	at Providence	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
10/30/11	vs. Maine	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
11/02/11	vs. Boston University *	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET
11/05/11	at Boston University *	Walter Brown Arena	3:00 p.m. ET
11/17/11	at Northeastern	Boston	7:00 p.m.
11/18/11	vs. Northeastern	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
11/22/11	at Quinnipiac	Hampden, Conn.	7:00 p.m.
11/25/11	vs. Princeton	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	3:00 p.m.
11/27/11	at Brown	Providence, R.I.
12/03/11	at Maine	Orono, Maine	7:00 p.m.
12/04/11	at Maine	Orono, Maine	3:00 p.m.
12/09/11	vs. Mercyhurst	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
12/10/11	vs. Mercyhurst	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
01/05/12	vs. St. Lawrence	Boston (Northeastern)	7:00 p.m.
01/06/12	vs. Clarkson	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	3:00 p.m.
01/10/12	vs. New Hampshire	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
01/14/12	at Vermont	Burlington, Vt.	7:00 p.m.
01/17/12	vs. Northeastern	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
01/20/12	vs. Providence	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
01/22/12	at Connecticut	Storrs, Conn.	2:00 p.m.
01/25/12	at Boston University *	Walter Brown Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
01/31/12	vs. Northeastern	Boston (BU)	5:00 p.m.
02/07/12	Beanpot Consolation	Boston (BU)
02/04/12	vs. Providence	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
02/11/12	at Connecticut	Storrs, Conn. 1:00 p.m.
02/12/12	vs. Connecticut	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
02/17/12	vs. Vermont	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
02/18/12	vs. Vermont	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.

Awards and honors

• Corinne Boyles, Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)[4]
• Corinne Boyles, Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (Month of December 2011)[5]
• Dru Burns, Hockey East Co-Player of the Week (Week of November 28, 2011)[6]
• Alexandra Carpenter, Hockey East Rookie of the Month (Month of October 2011)[7]
• Alexandra Carpenter, Hockey East Rookie of the Month (Month of December 2011)[5]
• Emily Field, Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)[8]
• Mary Restuccia, Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of January 9. 2012)[9]
• Hockey East Team of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)[8]
• Hockey East Team of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)<

References

1. "Eight Eagles to Participate in USA Hockey Festival".
2. "W. Ice Hockey Ranked Fifth in Preseason USCHO Poll".
3. "Megan Miller - 2011-12 Women's Hockey Roster - Boston College".
4. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201111/nov21wwr.pdf
5. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201201/jan3wmh.pdf
6. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201111/nov28wwr.pdf
7. http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201111/nov1wmh.pdf
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2012-01-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)