2020–21 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season

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2020–21 Providence Friars
women's ice hockey season
Quarterfinals, Loss, 0-3 vs Wisconsin
ConferenceWHEA
Home iceSchneider Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com9
Record
Overall12-8-1
Conference10-6-1
Home8-2-0
Road4-5-1
Neutral0-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMatt Kelly
Assistant coachesAli Domenico
Kate Friesen
Doug Ferry
Providence Friars women's ice hockey seasons
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The Friars qualified for the Hockey East championship game, losing to the top-ranked Northeastern Huskies. Earning an at-large selection for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, the Friars were ranked as the #7 seed.[1]

Offseason[edit]

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Maddy Coene Forward  United States Attended Selects Academy at Bishop Kearney

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

2020–21 WHEA standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Northeastern † * 19 17 1 1 51 80 13 25 22 2 1 104 21
#7 Boston College 18 14 4 0 40 56 32 20 14 6 0 58 40
#8 Providence 17 10 6 1 32 43 34 21 12 8 1 50 46
Vermont 10 6 4 0 17 26 18 11 6 5 0 27 21
#7 Boston University 11 6 5 0 18 22 20 12 6 6 0 25 24
UConn 18 8 9 1 28 38 34 20 9 10 1 44 37
Maine 16 7 8 1 24 24 27 18 8 9 1 27 29
New Hampshire 20 6 13 1 20 39 55 22 7 14 1 42 62
Holy Cross 19 4 14 1 13 29 73 20 4 15 1 29 76
Merrimack 16 1 15 0 3 13 64 16 1 15 0 13 64
Championship: March 8, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021

Schedule[edit]

Source:[2]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
November 21 Connecticut Huskies Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Sandra Abstreiter (W, 1) W 6-2  1-0-0 (1-0-0)
November 22 at Connecticut Huskies Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Sandra Abstreiter (T, 1) T 1-1 OT 1-0-1 (1-0-1)
November 27 at BC Eagles Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA Sandra Abstreiter (W, 2) W 3-2  2-0-1 (2-0-1)
November 28 BC Eagles Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Sandra Abstreiter (W, 3) W 3-2  3-0-1 (3-0-1)
December 4 Holy Cross Crusaders Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Sandra Abstreiter (W, 4) W 2-0  4-0-1 (4-0-1)
December 5 at Holy Cross Crusaders Worcester, MA Sandra Abstreiter (W, 5) W 4-1  5-0-1 (5-0-1)
December 18 Maine Black Bears Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Sandra Abstreiter (W, 6) W 4-0  6-0-1 (6-0-1)
December 19 Maine Black Bears Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Sandra Abstreiter (L, 1) L 1-2  6-1-1 (6-1-1)
January 9 at Holy Cross Crusaders Worcester, MA Sandra Abstreiter (W, 7) W 5-2 
January 12 at #2 Northeastern Huskies #7 Matthews Arena • Boston, MA Sandra Abstreiter (L, 2) L 0-4 
Hockey East Tournament
February 28 Boston University Terriers Providence, RI Sandra Abstreiter W 4-3 
March 3 Maine Black Bears Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Sandra Abstreiter W 1-0 
March 6 at #1 Northeastern Huskies Matthews Arena • Boston, MA Sandra Abstreiter (L, 7) L 2-6 
NCAA Tournament
March 16 vs. #2 Wisconsin Badgers Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA Sandra Abstreiter (L, 8) L 0-3 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Friars[edit]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
3 New York (state) Maddy Coene Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Clayton, New York Selects Academy at Bishop Kearney
4 Maine Lauren DeBlois Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Lewiston, Maine Boston Jr. Eagles
5 Rhode Island Giana Savastano Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mapleville, Rhode Island Winchendon School/Islanders Hockey Club
6 Minnesota Baily Burton Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Bloomington, Minnesota Gentry Academy
7 Ontario Lindsay Bochna Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Toronto, Ontario Etobicoke Dolphins
9 Ontario Hunter Barnett Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Caledon, Ontario RIT
10 Colorado KC Brooks Freshman D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Colorado Springs, Colorado St. Louis AAA Blues
11 Ontario Chloe McNeil Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Lady Senators
12 Ontario Chloe Gonsalves Senior D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Toronto, Ontario Toronto Leaside Junior Wildcats
13 Massachusetts Delaney Couture Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Eastern Hockey League
16 New York (state) Chiara Barone Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) North Tonawanda, New York Nichols School / Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles
17 New York (state) Brooke Becker Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Orchard Park, New York Stoney Creek Sabres
18 Quebec Ariane Julien Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec Stanstead College
19 Sweden Sara Hjalmarsson Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) Bankeryd, Sweden AIK Stockholm (SDHL) / Sweden National Team
21 Ontario Isabelle Hardy Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Oakville, Ontario Oakville Hornets
22 New York (state) Claire Tyo Freshman D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Massena, New York Ottawa Lady Senators
23 Minnesota Annelise Rice Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Excelsior, Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps/North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey
24 New York (state) Hayley Lunny Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Bedford (town), New York North American Hockey Academy
26 Massachusetts Jamie Comeau Sophomore D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Wakefield, Massachusetts East Coast Wizards
28 Massachusetts Caroline Peterson Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) East Falmouth, Massachusetts St. Mark's School (Massachusetts)
30 Germany Sandra Abstreiter Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) Freising, Germany HTI Stars / Team Germany U-18
32 Ontario Mireille Kingsley Freshman G 5' 9" (1.75 m) Sudbury, Ontario Mississauga Hurricanes
33 Connecticut Katrina Broccoli Sophomore G 5' 5" (1.65 m) North Haven, Connecticut CT Polar Bears

Awards and honors[edit]

  • Sandra Abstreiter, 2020-21 Hockey East Third Team All-Star[3]
  • Brooke Becker, Hockey East Rookie of the Week (awarded February 1, 2021)[4]
  • Brooke Becker, Hockey East Rookie of the Month, February 2021[5]
  • Brooke Becker, Hockey East All-Rookie Team[6]
  • Lauren DeBlois, 2020-21 Hockey East Third Team All-Star
  • Sara Hjalmarsson, 2020-21 Hockey East Second Team All-Star
  • Claire Tyo, Hockey East Rookie of the Month, January 2021[7]
  • Claire Tyo, Hockey East All-Rookie Team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2021 NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship Official Bracket". ncaa.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Providence Friars Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Providence College. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hjalmarsson, DeBlois and Abstreiter Earn Hockey East All-Star Team Honors". friars.com. February 27, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Brooke Becker Awarded Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week". friars.com. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Brooke Becker Named Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie Of The Month". friars.com. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Brooke Becker and Claire Tyo Named To Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". friars.com. February 26, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Claire Tyo Named Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie Of The Month". friars.com. February 8, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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