2010–11 Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey season

2010–11 Maine Black Bears
women's ice hockey season
2010–11 Maine Black Bears; women's ice hockey season
Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	Alfond Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	Not ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	Not ranked
Record
Overall	7–8–3
Home	4–4–2
Road	3–4–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Maria Lewis
Assistant coaches	Richard Reichenbach; Kevin Sommer
Captain(s)	Dawn Sullivan
Alternate captain(s)	Jordan Colliton, Ashley Norum

Last updated August 09, 2024

Offseason

May 5: Jenna Ouellette will continue her playing career in Switzerland. She signed a professional contract to play in Langethal for the DHC Langenthal Club. The Club is part of the Swiss Division I league.^[1]
July 16: Maria Lewis has been named the new head coach of the Black Bears. She spe the last three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of North Dakota. During the 1999–2000 season, she was a volunteer coach with the Black Bears.^[2]

Recruiting

April 28: Former ice hockey coach Dan Lichterman announced the program has received five commitments for the 2010-2011 season. Forwards Missy Denk, Kristi King, Jenny Kistner, defenders Kelly McDonald and Kayla Kaluzny will join the Black Bears for the upcoming season.

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Missy Denk	Forward	United States	Denk was an assistant captain last season for the Chicago Mission. She scored 21 goals and added 22 assists.
Kristy King	Forward	United States	King served as captain for the Stillwater Ponies. She scored 13 goals and added 20 assists.
Kayla Kaluzny	Defense	Canada	Kaluzny was a four-year captain and played for the Edge School Mountaineers. She played for Team Alberta in 2009 and also played at the Canadian U18 Championships.
Jenny Kistner	Defense	United States	Kistner also played for the Chicago Mission. She scored 10 goals and added 24 assists.
Kelly McDonald	Defense	Canada	McDonald comes from the Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres. She had 19 points and had a plus/minus rating of +35.

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Regular season

News and notes

Brittany Ott made a school record 69 saves on October 9 against the Mercyhurst Lakers. She made 34 saves in the second period. The following day, Ott made 45 saves to give her a total of 114 saves against Mercyhurst.
At 3–3–0, Maine has had the best start to a season since they were 3–2–1 to start the season in 2004–05
December 3: Kelly McDonald tallied her first collegiate point with an assist.
December 4–5: Dawn Sullivan scored a game-winning goal and accumulated three assists on the weekend for Maine.
December 5: The Black Bears had their six-game unbeaten streak snapped when they lost to Vermont 4–3 in overtime. The Black Bears have scored power play goals in their last five games as Jennie Gallo is the Black Bears leader with five power play tallies.
December 31: The Black Bears are raising funds for Breast Cancer research by selling pink pucks for a minimum donation of one dollar. The Pink Puck campaign leads up to the annual Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer game that will take place this season on Jan. 22 against Connecticut.^[4]
Heading into the holiday break, the Black Bears are now 2–2–0 against the ECAC and are 6–4–2 in non-conference play. Their seven wins this season is the most for the program since the 2006–07 season. In addition, the Black Bears ran a streak of scoring a power play goal in six straight games (snapped on December 10). Brittany Dougherty had a six game point scoring streak (also snapped on the 10th). The team is undefeated when scoring the first goal of the game as they are 7–0–2.
January 2: Maine lost 2–1 to the Providence Friars. Dominique Goutsis notched the lone goal for Maine. With the goal, she set a new career high for goals in a season (it was her fourth goal). Despite the loss, Maine is off to their best start in five years at 8–8–4 since starting the 2005–06 season at 10–4–5.^[5]
February 12:Myriam Croussette scored the opening goal just 20 seconds into the game against Boston College. Her second goal of the contest was a game-winning goal (and her third point of the game). The Black Bears now pulled to within one point of New Hampshire for the final playoff spot.

Standings

2010–11 Hockey East Association standings v t e
	Overall							Conference
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 Boston University†	32	28	4	4	60	117	56	21	15	3	3	66	33
#7 Boston College*	31	20	6	5	45	92	56	21	13	4	4	55	32
#9 Providence	35	22	12	1	45	53	43	21	12	8	1	53	43
Connecticut	18	7	10	1	15	35	51	21	9	9	3	36	39
Northeastern	18	10	4	4	24	48	35	21	6	10	5	42	48
Maine	19	8	7	4	19	54	42	21	6	12	3	37	54
New Hampshire	19	9	10	0	18	33	40	21	7	13	1	35	50
Vermont	33	7	17	9	23	44	77	21	4	13	4	24	49
Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

*Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

Date	Opponent	Time	Score
Nov. 6	vs. Connecticut *	1:00 p.m.
Nov. 23	at New Hampshire (at Lewiston, Maine)	7:30 PM
Dec 3	Vermont	7:00pm
Dec 4	Vermont	4:00pm
Jan. 2	vs. Maine	8:00 p.m. ET	1–2
Jan. 16	vs. Boston University *	3:00 p.m. ET
Jan. 21	at Connecticut	7:00 p.m.
Jan. 22	at Connecticut	2:00 p.m.
Jan. 29	New Hampshire *	2:00 PM
Jan. 30	New Hampshire *	2:00 PM
Feb 5	at Vermont	2:00pm
Feb. 18	at Boston University *	7:00 p.m. ET
Feb. 19	at Boston University *	TBA

Conference record

WCHA school	Record
Boston College
Boston University
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Northeastern
Providence
Vermont

Awards and honors

Myriam Crousette, Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of February 14)

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Candice Currier, Maine, Runner-Up, Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (December 2010)^[7]
Brittany Dougherty, Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of September 27)
Jenny Kistner, Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of September 27)
Brittany Ott, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of September 27)^[8]
Brittany Ott, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 11)^[8]
Brittany Ott, Maine, Runner-Up, Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (November 2010) ^[9]
Dawn Sullivan, Runner-Up, Hockey East Pure Hockey Player of the Month (December 2010)^[7]
Hockey East women's Team of the Week (Week of September 27)
Hockey East women's Team of the Week (Week of February 14)

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References

↑ "Jenna Ouellette to Play Hockey In Switzerland". University of Maine. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
↑ "Maine Names Maria Lewis Head Coach". University of Maine. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
↑ "Women's Ice Hockey Announces 2010 Commitments". Maine Black Bears athletics. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
↑ "Women's Ice Hockey Raising Money for Breast Cancer Research; Selling Pink Pucks: Maine". Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
↑ "Providence Edges Maine; Vermont Sweeps Series at Union ~ Boston U. blanks Brown; Northeastern takes out St. Cloud" (PDF). Hockey East Association. January 3, 2011.
↑ "Weekly Release: BU Clinches at Least Share of Regular Season Title with Two Wins ~ PC sweeps UConn; Maine get three points at BC; UNH, Vermont split ~". February 14, 2011. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
1 2 "BU's Jenn Wakefield Tabbed Whea Player of the Month for December ~ PC's Buie earns Top Rookie Award; BU's Sperry takes Top Goalie honors ~" (PDF). Hockey East Association. January 4, 2011.
1 2 "Weekly Release: BC Sweeps in New York; Providence Downs Clarkson and SLU ~BU wins at Union; UConn downs Clarkson; Vermont ties up RPI twice~". Archived from the original on January 26, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
↑ "Weekly Release: BC Sweeps in New York; Providence Downs Clarkson and SLU ~BU wins at Union; UConn downs Clarkson; Vermont ties up RPI twice~". Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2012.

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[1] "Jenna Ouellette to Play Hockey In Switzerland". University of Maine. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2010.

[2] "Maine Names Maria Lewis Head Coach". University of Maine. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.

[3] "Women's Ice Hockey Announces 2010 Commitments". Maine Black Bears athletics. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2010.

[4] "Women's Ice Hockey Raising Money for Breast Cancer Research; Selling Pink Pucks: Maine". Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2011.

[5] "Providence Edges Maine; Vermont Sweeps Series at Union ~ Boston U. blanks Brown; Northeastern takes out St. Cloud" (PDF). Hockey East Association. January 3, 2011.

[6] "Weekly Release: BU Clinches at Least Share of Regular Season Title with Two Wins ~ PC sweeps UConn; Maine get three points at BC; UNH, Vermont split ~". February 14, 2011. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.

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v t e Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey
Arenas	Alfond Arena (1997–present)
Conference	ECAC East (1997–1998) ECAC Hockey (1998–2002) Hockey East (2002–present)
Coaches	Rick Filighera (1997–2004) Guy Perron (2004–06) Lauren Steblen (2006–07) Dan Lichterman (2007–10) Maria Lewis (2010–13) Richard Reichenbach (2013–present)
All-time leaders	Karen Droog (74 goals) Vanessa Vani (63 assists) Meagan Aarts, Vanessa Vani (115 points) Brooke Stacey, 134 games Brittany Ott (32 wins) Genevieve Turgeon (2948 saves) Amanda Cronin, Meghann Tracy (9 shutouts)
Seasons	1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Olympians	Darcia Leimgruber Raffi Wolf

v t e Hockey East
Men	Boston College Eagles (Conte Forum) Boston University Terriers (Agganis Arena) Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Rink) New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) UConn Huskies (Toscano Family Ice Forum) UMass Minutemen (Mullins Center) UMass Lowell River Hawks (Tsongas Center) Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
Men's Seasons	1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Women	Boston College Eagles (Conte Forum) Boston University Terriers (Walter Brown Arena) Holy Cross Crusaders (Hart Center) Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Rink) New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) UConn Huskies (Toscano Family Ice Forum) Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
Related articles	Lamoriello Trophy List of champions: Men / Women Tournament sites: TD Garden

v t e Sports teams based in Maine
Baseball	MiLB Portland Sea Dogs NECBL Sanford Mainers
Basketball	NBA G League Maine Celtics
Football	WFA Maine Mahyem
Hockey	ECHL Maine Mariners NAHL Maine Nordiques
Roller derby	WFTDA Maine Roller Derby
Rugby	NERFU Portland Rugby Football Club
Soccer	USL1 Portland Hearts of Pine
College athletics (NCAA Div. I)	Maine Black Bears
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College athletics (USCAA)	Central Maine Mustangs Augusta Moose Fort Kent Bengals Southern Maine Seawolves Unity Rams York County Hawks