2015–16 Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey season

2015–16 Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey season
Conference	4th WHEA
Home ice	Freitas Ice Forum
Record
Overall	17–15–5
Home	9–5–4
Road	7–8–1
Neutral	1–2–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Chris MacKenzie
Assistant Coaches	Jaclyn Hawkins ; Casey Handrahan
Captain(s)	Caitlin Hewes ; Leah Buress
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Last updated March 04, 2019

The Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey program represented the University of Connecticut Huskies during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

The Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey program represents the University of Connecticut. The Huskies compete in Hockey East.

The 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2015 and ended with the 2016 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament's championship game in March 2016.

Offseason

April 23: Elaine Chuli was chasen to participate in the Team Canada Development Team Strength and Conditioning camp.^[1]

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Jaime Fox	Defense	Canada	Played for Unionville HS
Rebecca Lindblad	Forward	United States	Played for New Trier HS^[2]
Nora Maclaine	Forward	United States	Played for Oliver Ames HS
Kayla Mee	Defense	Canada	Played for Shaftesbury Prep^[3]
Nicki Mueller	Goaltender	United States	Played for Huntley HS

Roster

2015–16 Huskies

^[4]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Previous team
3	Wisconsin!	Knutson, TheresaTheresa Knutson	2!Sophomore	3.0! F	66!5' 6" (1.68 m)	!Team Wisconsin (!Team Wisconsin
4	Manitoba!	Cook, CyndeeCyndee Cook	2!Sophomore	2.0! D	64!5' 4" (1.63 m)	!Shaftesbury Prep (!Shaftesbury Prep
5	California!	Lersch, LexiLexi Lersch	3!Junior	2.0! D	67!5' 7" (1.7 m)
6	Massachusetts!	Maclaine, NorahNorah Maclaine	1!Freshman	3.0! F	68!5' 8" (1.73 m)	!Oliver Ames HS (!Oliver Ames HS
7	British Columbia!	Lum, LeahLeah Lum	2!Sophomore	2.0! D	65!5' 5" (1.65 m)	!Pacific Steelers (!Pacific Steelers
8	Illinois!	Lindblad, RebeccaRebecca Lindblad	1!Freshman	3.0! F	68!5' 8" (1.73 m)	!New Trier HS (!New Trier HS
9	Manitoba!	Stott, JessicaJessica Stott	3!Junior	2.0! D	66!5' 6" (1.68 m)	!Shaftesbury Prep (!Shaftesbury Prep
10	Minnesota!	Roethke, LindsayLindsay Roethke	2!Sophomore	3.0! F	61!5' 1" (1.55 m)	!Buffalo HS (!Buffalo HS
11	British Columbia!	Berisoff, BrittanyBrittany Berisoff	4!Senior	3.0! F	67!5' 7" (1.7 m)	!Notre Dame (!Notre Dame
12	New York!	Opela, CassandraCassandra Opela	4!Senior	2.0! D	68!5' 8" (1.73 m)	!Boston Shamrocks (!Boston Shamrocks
13	Massachusetts!	Maccario, ReeseReese Maccario	2!Sophomore	3.0! F	63!5' 3" (1.6 m)	!Boston Shamrocks (!Boston Shamrocks
14	Manitoba!	Fredette, JustineJustine Fredette	2!Sophomore	3.0! F	65!5' 5" (1.65 m)	!Shaftesbury Prep (!Shaftesbury Prep
16	California!	Hughes, AllieAllie Hughes	4!Senior	2.0! D	65!5' 5" (1.65 m)	!Brewster Academy (!Brewster Academy
17	Minnesota!	Hewes, CaitlinCaitlin Hewes ( C )	4!Senior (RS)	2.0! D	67!5' 7" (1.7 m)
19	Illinois!	Zimmer, MargaretMargaret Zimmer	4!Senior	3.0! F	67!5' 7" (1.7 m)	!Chicago Mission (!Chicago Mission
22	Michigan!	Harris, KellyKelly Harris	3!Junior	3.0! F	67!5' 7" (1.7 m)	!Little Caesar (!Little Caesar
28	Manitoba!	Mee, KaylaKayla Mee	1!Freshman	2.0! D	71!5' 11" (1.8 m)	!Shaftesbury Prep (!Shaftesbury Prep
29	Ontario!	Chuli, ElaineElaine Chuli	4!Senior	1.0! G	67!5' 7" (1.7 m)	!Team Canada U18 (!Team Canada U18
31	Illinois!	Mueller, NickiNicki Mueller	1!Freshman	1.0! G	69!5' 9" (1.75 m)	!Huntley HS (!Huntley HS
41	Quebec!	Belanger, AnnieAnnie Belanger	2!Sophomore	1.0! G	69!5' 9" (1.75 m)	!Team Quebec U18 (!Team Quebec U18
47	Ontario!	Fox, JaimeJaime Fox	1!Freshman	2.0! D	70!5' 10" (1.78 m)	!Unionville HS (!Unionville HS
91	Ontario!	Badeau, MadisonMadison Badeau	2!Sophomore	3.0! F	72!6' 0" (1.83 m)
94	Ontario!	Buress, LeahLeah Buress ( C )	4!Senior	3.0! F	64!5' 4" (1.63 m)

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 2	at #8 Boston University	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA	Elaine Chuli	L 1–2	0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 3	Union *	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	T 2–2 ^OT	0–1–1
October 17	Syracuse *	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	W 4–3	1–1–1
October 18	Colgate *	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Elaine Chuli	T 3–3 ^OT	1–1–2
October 24	at Penn State *	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Annie Belanger	W 1–0	2–1–2
October 25	at Penn State*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Elaine Chuli	W 4–3	3–1–2
October 30	at #2 Boston College	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Elaine Chuli	L 0–4	3–2–2 (0–2–0)
October 31	#2 Boston College	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Elaine Chuli	L 0–4	3–3–2 (0–3–0)
November 7	Merrimack	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Elaine Chuli	W 1–0	4–3–2 (1–3–0)
November 8	New Hampshire	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Elaine Chuli	L 1–2	4–4–2 (1–4–0)
November 13	at #4 Clarkson *	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Annie Belanger	L 1–3	4–5–2
November 14	at #4 Clarkson*	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Elaine Chuli	L 2–3	4–6–2
November 20	Vermont	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	W 3–2	5–6–2 (2–4–0)
November 22	at Maine	Alfond Arena • Orono, ME	Elaine Chuli	W 2–0	6–6–2 (3–4–0)
November 27	vs. #5 Quinnipiac *	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT (Nutmeg Classic, Opening Round)	Annie Belanger	L 0–1	6–7–2
November 28	vs. Merrimack*	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT (Nutmeg Classic, Consolation Game)	Elaine Chuli	W 4–1	7–7–2
December 5	Boston University	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	T 4–4 ^OT	7–7–3 (3–4–1)
December 6	at Boston University	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA	Elaine Chuli	L 3–4	7–8–3 (3–5–1)
January 5, 2016	at #8 Northeastern	Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Annie Belanger	L 1–5	7–9–3 (3–6–1)
January 9	at Merrimack	Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Annie Belanger	W 4–3	8–9–3 (4–6–1)
January 10	Merrimack	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	T 2–2 ^OT	8–9–4 (4–6–2)
January 16	at Providence	Schneider Arena • Providence, RI	Elaine Chuli	T 1–1 ^OT	8–9–5 (4–6–3)
January 17	Providence	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Elaine Chuli	W 5–2	9–9–5 (5–6–3)
January 22	at #6 Northeastern	Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Elaine Chuli	L 0–4	9–10–5 (5–7–3)
January 23	#6 Northeastern	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Elaine Chuli	L 3–7	9–11–5 (5–8–3)
January 25	#9 Princeton *	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Annie Belanger	L 0–4	9–12–5
January 29	at Vermont	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Elaine Chuli	W 2–1	10–12–5 (6–8–3)
January 30	at Vermont	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Elaine Chuli	W 3–1	11–12–5 (7–8–3)
February 6	#1 Boston College	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Elaine Chuli	L 4–5	11–13–5 (7–9–3)
February 7	Providence	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Elaine Chuli	W 3–1	12–13–5 (8–9–3)
February 12	Maine	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Elaine Chuli	W 2–1 ^OT	13–13–5 (9–9–3)
February 13	Maine	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Elaine Chuli	W 4–3	14–13–5 (10–9–3)
February 20	at New Hampshire	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Elaine Chuli	L 1–2	14–14–5 (10–10–3)
February 21	at New Hampshire	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Elaine Chuli	W 2–1 ^OT	15–14–5 (11–10–3)
WHEA Tournament
February 26	New Hampshire*	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Elaine Chuli	W 3–2	16–14–5
February 27	New Hampshire*	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Elaine Chuli	W 4–3 ^3OT	17–14–5
March 5	vs. #1 Boston College*	Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA (Semifinal Game)	Elaine Chuli	L 2–4	17–15–5
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Goaltender Elaine Chuli named to All American Second Team All Stars.^[6] She became the all-time leading saves leader in WHEA History. She was also named to the WHEA First All-Star Team, as the leagues leading Goaltender.^[7]
Defender Alyson Matteau was named to the WHEA's Rookie All-Star Team.^[8]
Forward Leah Burress was named WHEA's Best Defensive Forward.^[9]

Sources

2016-17 UConn Women's Ice Hockey Media Guide (PDF). Storrs, CT: University of Connecticut. 2016.

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References

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↑ "New Trier Girls' Hockey News". New Trier High School. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
↑ Scott Taylor (12 April 2014). "Kayla Mee: Headed to the NCAA". MyToba.ca. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
↑ "2015-16 Roster". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
↑ "2015-16 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
↑ "Chuli Earns All-American Honors". CBS Interactive. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
↑ "Women's Hockey East Honors 2015-16 All-Star Teams". Hockey East Association. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
↑ "Women's Hockey East Names 2015-16 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". Hockey East Association. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
↑ "see above". Hockey East Association. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

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[1] "2015 Summer Strength & Conditioning Camp Roster". Hockey Canada. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

[2] "New Trier Girls' Hockey News". New Trier High School. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[3] Scott Taylor (12 April 2014). "Kayla Mee: Headed to the NCAA". MyToba.ca. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[4] "2015-16 Roster". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

[5] "2015-16 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

[6] "Chuli Earns All-American Honors". CBS Interactive. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[7] "Women's Hockey East Honors 2015-16 All-Star Teams". Hockey East Association. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[8] "Women's Hockey East Names 2015-16 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". Hockey East Association. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[9] "see above". Hockey East Association. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

v t e Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum
Head coaches	Heather Linstad (2000–2013) Chris MacKenzie (2013–)
Seasons	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
Conference affiliations	Hockey East (HEA)
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT