2016–17 UConn Huskies women's ice hockey season

2016–17 Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey season
Conference	7th WHEA
Home ice	Freitas Ice Forum
Record
Overall	14–18–4
Home	5–9–1
Road	9–8–2
Neutral	0–0–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Chris MacKenzie
Assistant coaches	Jaclyn Hawkins Casey Handrahan Carson Duggan
Captain(s)	Jessica Stott Justine Fredette
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The UConn Huskies women's ice hockey program represented the University of Connecticut Huskies during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

• April 23: Eleven players were honored as WHEA Academic All-Stars.

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Briana Colangelo	Forward	Canada	Teammate of Emily Reid on Whitby Jr. Wolves
Catherine Crawley	Forward	United States	Played for Mid-Fairfield Stars
Erica D'Ericco	Forward	United States	Captain for the Northern Cyclones
Morgan Fisher	Goaltender	United States	Played for Mid-Fairfield Stars with Catherine Crawley
Emily Reid	Defender	Canada	Named to Team Ontario Blue
Leona Sim	Forward	Canada	Played for Pacific Steelers
Tristyn Svetek	Defender	Canada	Member of the Nepean Jr. Wildcats

Roster

2016–17 Huskies

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
3		Theresa Knutson	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Onalaska, Wisconsin	Team Wisconsin
4		Cyndee Cook	Junior	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Winnipeg, Manitoba	Shaftesbury Prep
5		Lexi Lersch	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Manhattan Beach, California	Choate Rosemary Hall
6		Norah Maclaine	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Easton, Massachusetts	Oliver Ames HS
7		Leah Lum	Junior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Richmond, British Columbia	Pacific Steelers
8		Rebecca Lindblad	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Winnetka, Illinois	New Trier HS
9		Jessica Stott (C)	Senior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Niverville, Manitoba	Shaftesbury Prep
10		Lindsay Roethke	Junior	F	5' 1" (1.55 m)		Buffalo, Minnesota	Buffalo HS
13		Reese Maccario	Junior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)		Marblehead, Massachusetts	Boston Shamrocks
14		Justine Fredette (C)	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Winnipeg, Manitoba	Shaftesbury Prep
19		Leona Sim	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Vancouver, British Columbia	Pacific Steelers
21		Erica D'Ericco	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Concord, New Hampshire	Northern Cyclones
22		Kelly Harris	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Canton, Michigan	Little Caesar
24		Morgan Fisher	Freshman	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Vernon, Connecticut	Mid-Fairfield Stars
28		Kayla Mee	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)		Winnipeg, Manitoba	Shaftesbury Prep
31		Stephanie Maiolo	Freshman	G	5' 3" (1.6 m)		Enfield, Connecticut	New England Jr. Falcons
41		Annie Belanger	Junior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Sherbrooke, Quebec	Team Quebec U18
44		Tristyn Svetek	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Burlington, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats
47		Jaime Fox	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)		Unionville, Ontario	Unionville HS
61		Briana Colangelo	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Whitby, Ontario	Whitby Jr. Wolves
74		Emily Reid	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Whitby, Ontario	Whitby Jr. Wolves
91		Madison Badeau	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)		Courtice, Ontario	Jr. Wolves Intermediate
97		Catherine Crawley	Freshman	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)		Washingtonville, New York	Mid-Fairfield Stars

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 30	at Union*		Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY	Annie Belanger	W 5–1	1–0–0
October 1	at Union*		Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY	Annie Belanger	W 2–1	2–0–0
October 7	#3 Quinnipiac*		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	L 0–3	2–1–0
October 14	at Rensselaer*		Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Annie Belanger	L 0–3	2–2–0
October 15	at Rensselaer*		Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Morgan Fisher	W 4–1	3–2–0
October 21	Penn State*		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	T 0–0 OT	3–2–1
October 22	Penn State*		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Morgan Fisher	W 4–2	4–2–1
October 28	#4 Boston College		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	L 0–3	4–3–1 (0–1–0)
October 29	at #4 Boston College		Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Annie Belanger	L 1–5	4–4–1 (0–2–0)
November 5	at Merrimack		Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Annie Belanger	W 7–1	5–4–1 (1–2–0)
November 6	at New Hampshire		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Annie Belanger	W 2–1 OT	6–4–1 (2–2–0)
November 8	at Brown*		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Morgan Fisher	W 3–1	7–4–1
November 18	Maine		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	W 5–3	8–4–1 (3–2–0)
November 20	at Vermont		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Annie Belanger	T 1–1 OT	8–4–2 (3–2–1)
November 25	vs. Yale*		High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, CT (Nutmeg Classic, Opening Round)	Annie Belanger	T 1–1 OT	8–4–3
November 26	at #8 Quinnipiac*		High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, CT (Nutmeg Classic, Consolation Game)	Annie Belanger	L 2–3	8–5–3
December 2	Boston University		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	L 1–4	8–6–3 (3–3–1)
December 3	at Boston University		Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA	Annie Belanger	W 2–1	9–6–3 (4–3–1)
January 2, 2017	Northeastern		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	L 2–4	9–7–3 (4–4–1)
January 6	Merrimack		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	W 3–2	10–7–3 (5–4–1)
January 7	at Merrimack		Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Morgan Fisher	L 2–3	10–8–3 (5–5–1)
January 10	Boston University		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	W 2–1	11–8–3 (6–5–1)
January 14	Providence		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	L 2–5	11–9–3 (6–6–1)
January 15	at Providence		Schneider Arena • Providence, RI	Morgan Fisher	L 1–4	11–10–3 (6–7–1)
January 20	Northeastern		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	L 2–3	11–11–3 (6–8–1)
January 21	at Northeastern		Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Annie Belanger	L 3–5	11–12–3 (6–9–1)
January 27	Vermont		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	L 2–4	11–13–3 (6–10–1)
January 28	Vermont		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	W 2–1	12–13–3 (7–10–1)
February 3	at #6 Boston College		Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Annie Belanger	T 4–4 OT	12–13–4 (7–10–2)
February 5	at Providence		Schneider Arena • Providence, RI	Annie Belanger	W 2–1	13–13–4 (8–10–2)
February 10	at Maine		Alfond Arena • Orono, ME	Annie Belanger	W 2–1	14–13–4 (9–10–2)
February 11	at Maine		Alfond Arena • Orono, ME	Annie Belanger	L 0–1	14–14–4 (9–11–2)
February 17	New Hampshire		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	L 1–4	14–15–4 (9–12–2)
February 18	New Hampshire		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	L 1–4	14–16–4 (9–13–2)
WHEA Tournament
February 24	at Northeastern*		Matthews Arena • Boston, MA (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Annie Belanger	L 2–6	14–17–4
February 25	at Northeastern*		Matthews Arena • Boston, MA (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Annie Belanger	L 2–3 OT	14–18–4
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Sources

• 2016-17 UConn Women's Ice Hockey Media Guide (PDF). Storrs, CT: University of Connecticut. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.