Nicole Corriero

Nicole Corriero (born 27 October 1983) was a 3-time All-American ice hockey forward, and former Captain of the Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team.

Nicole Corriero
Born (1983-10-27) 27 October 1983
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
ECAC team Harvard Crimson
National team  Canada
Playing career 2001–present

Corriero tied former Crimson player Jennifer Botterill's record for most points in one NCAA game with ten. She accomplished the feat on 7 November 2003 versus the Union Dutchwomen.[1] She still holds the NCAA Record for Goals Per Game in a Season with 1.64, set in the 2004-05 season where she scored 59 goals in 36 games.[2]

She was nominated for an ESPN 'ESPY' Award in 2005 for Best Female Collegiate Athlete.[3]

Education

Corriero graduated from Harvard in 2005 with a B.A. in Sociology.

She attended Law School at the University of Detroit Mercy and the University of Windsor in their Joint JD/LLB Program, and graduated with both her JD and LLB degrees in June 2008 in Toronto, Ontario.[4]

After her articles, Nicole was called to the bar on 19 June 2009. She currently practices Personal Injury Law, and is a Partner with the law firm Lofranco-Corriero.[4]

Playing career

Prior to attending Harvard, Corriero captained the North York Junior Aeros and the Scarborough Sharks.

She represented Ontario at the 1999 Canada Winter Games in Cornerbrook, Nfld where the team went on to win a Gold Medal.[5]

She served as Assistant Captain to Team Ontario 'Red' that took Gold at the 2001 National Women's Under-18 Championship.[6]

NCAA

Nicole Played at Harvard University on their Varsity Women's Ice Hockey Team from 2001-2005.

During the 2004-05 season, she was the captain of the Harvard Crimson women’s ice hockey team.[7] In that season she became the all-time women's collegiate record holder for goals in a single season by scoring her 52nd goal on 5 March 2005 breaking the previous record of 51, shared by Harvard's Tammy Shewchuk and Northeastern's Vicky Sunohara, both of whom are Canadian Olympic Gold Medalists.

On 27 March 2005 Corriero tied the all-time collegiate record of 59 goals in a season, set by Michigan State's Mike Donnelly in 1986, with her first goal against St. Lawrence in the Frozen Four.

International hockey

She was invited to Hockey Canada's National Women's Under 22 Development Camp in July 2003.[8] Corriero was one of several players of Italian-Canadian heritage that competed for the Italy women's national ball hockey team at the 2015 world championship. She would finish the tournament as Italy's leading scorer with eight points, ranking tenth overall, respectively.[9]

Records

As of the current 2017-2018 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Season, Nicole Holds the following NCAA Individual Records:[10]
Points Scored in a Game (10) - 7 November 2003 Harvard v. Union- Tied with Jennifer Botterill
Goals Scored in a Game (6) - 7 November 2003 Harvard v. Union - Tied with Jenny Potter;
Goals Scored in a Season (59) - 2004-05 Hockey Season
Goals Per game Average in a Season (1.64) - 2005: 59 Goals in 36 Games

Honors and awards

  • 2002 Ivy League Rookie of the Year[11]
  • Top-10 Finalist in 2004 and 2005 for the Patty Kazmaier Award.[12]
  • In 2005, she was a nominee in ESPN's ESPY category of Best Female College Athlete.[13][14]
  • She was the first Harvard Women's hockey player to be awarded the Sarah Devens Award[12]
  • 2005 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player[15]
  • The Mary G. Paget Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Women's Athletics at Harvard University[16]
  • In November 2005, Nicole was honoured in Toronto, Ontario by the National Congress of Italian Canadians for their annual Youth Achievement Award, recognizing scholastic and athletic excellence as well as community involvement.[17]
  • Inducted into the Beanpot Hall of Fame in 2012[18]

References
  1. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_icehockey_rb/2011/DI.pdf
  2. Marttila, Arlan (28 November 2013). "Wrecking Records". USCHO. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013.
  3. "The ESPY Awards".
  4. Lofranco Corriero Nicole Corriero Personal Injury Lawyer
  5. "Results by Province / Territory and Sport". Canada Games. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015.
  6. "Ontario Red".
  7. "Harvard Captains 2004-05".
  8. "Canada's National Women's Team Looks to The Future of Program With Spring Evaluation Camp From May 8-11, 2003 in Ottawa, ON". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  9. "Zug 2015 Tournament Statistics". zug2015.com. n.d. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  10. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/w_icehockey_rb/2009/2008-DI.pdf NCAA Record Book
  11. "Men's and Women's Hockey All-Ivy Teams Announced". Ivy League Sports. 7 March 2002. Archived from the original on 25 May 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  12. John R. Hein (9 June 2005). "FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Nicole Corriero '05, Hockey". The Harvard Crimson. p. 1. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  13. "Cast your ESPY vote: Best Female College Athlete". ESPN.com. p. 1. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  14. "Gretchen Anderson Named a Candidate for the 2004 Patty Kazmaier Award". cstv.com. 9 February 2004. p. 1. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  15. http://www.ecachockey.com/women/tournament/Women_All-Tournament_Teams.pdf
  16. http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45254&SPID=4041&DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=680502
  17. http://www.varsityclub.harvard.edu/Newsviews/Volume48/Issuethree/48commentarythree.htm
  18. "Women's Beanpot Hall of Fame Inductees".
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