2016–17 Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey season

2016–17 Lindenwood Lady Lions
women's ice hockey season
2016–17 Lindenwood Lady Lions; women's ice hockey season
Conference	6th College Hockey America
Home ice	Lindenwood Ice Arena
Record
Overall	6–25–2
Home	3–12–0
Road	2–12–2
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Scott Spencer
Assistant coaches	Cory Whitaker; Melanie Jue; Nicole Hensley
Captain(s)	Tae Otte
Alternate captain(s)	Britannia Gillanders; Shannon Morris-Reade; Katie Nokelby.
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Last updated August 09, 2024

The Lindenwood Lady Lions women represented Lindenwood University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

April 5: Nicole Hensley, Class of 2016, was a key member of the gold medal Team USA 2016 IIHF. During the tournament, Hensley posted a shutout against Russia. During the 2016–17 season, Hensley returned to Lindenwood in the capacity of Assistant Coach. She is the NCAA all-time saves leader, with 4,094 saves in net for the Lady Lions.^[2]

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Courtney Ganske	Defender	Canada	Attended Killarney Collegiate School
Taylor Girard	Forward	United States	Competed with Detroit Honeybaked
Emma Hare	Forward	Canada	From Pursuit of Excellence Academy
Lillian Marchant	Forward	United States	Played for Anaheim Lady Ducks
Kirsten Martin	Forward	Canada	Played for Pacific Steelers
Erin Near	Defender	Canada	Competed with Toronto Jr. Aeros
Morgan Skinner	Goaltender	Canada	Teammate of Kirsten Martin with Pacific Steelers

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Roster

2016–17 Lady Lions

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Kirsten Martin	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Rosedale, British Columbia	Pacific Steelers
4	Carrie Atkinson	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Fort Worth, Texas	Dallas Stars Elite
7	Sarah Bobrowski	Junior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Woodbury, Minnesota	Hill-Murray HS
8	Tirra Lemoine	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	St. Lazare, Manitoba	Pursuit of Excellence
9	Jordyn Pimm	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Lady Senators
11	Erin Near	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	New Hamburg, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
12	Ally Larson	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	West Vancouver, British Columbia	TPursuit of Excellence
13	Tae Otte ( C )	Senior (RS)	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Little Caesar's
15	Emma Hare	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Penticton, British Columbia	Pursuit of Excellence
16	Cierra Paisley	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia	Vancouver Comets
17	Taylor Girard	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Macomb, Michigan	Detroit Honeybaked
18	Lillian Marchant	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Tustin, California	Anaheim Lady Ducks
19	Kaitlyn Davidson	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Mars, Pennsylvania	Team Pittsburgh
20	Holly Dietzler	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Bloomington, Minnesota	Jefferson HS
21	Corbin Welsh	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Grand Prairie, Alberta	Pursuit of Excellence
22	Courtney Ganske	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Killarney, Manitoba	Westman Wildcats
23	Shannon Morris-Reade ( A )	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia	Team British Columbia U18
24	Katie Nokelby ( A )	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Anchorage, Alaska	Alaska All-Stars
25	Xylia Lang	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	St. Paul, Minnesota	Roseville HS
26	Britainnia Gillanders ( A )	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Kyle, Saskatchewan	Warner School
27	Carla Goodwin	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Fort St. James, British Columbia	Pursuit of Excellence
30	Jolene deBruyn	Sophomore	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Grande Prairie, Alberta	Team Alberta U18
31	Sarah McGall	Senior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Owen Sound, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Senators
39	Morgan Skinner	Freshman	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Victoria, British Columbia	Pacific Steelers

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 30	at #2 Minnesota *	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–3	0–1–0
October 1	at #2 Minnesota*	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Morgan Skinner	L 2–6	0–2–0
October 7	Northeastern *	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–5	0–3–0
October 8	Northeastern*	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Morgan Skinner	L 1–4	0–4–0
October 28	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–4	0–5–0 (0–1–0)
October 29	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–4	0–6–0 (0–2–0)
November 4	at Ohio State *	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–4	0–7–0
November 5	at Ohio State*	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Morgan Skinner	L 0–3	0–8–0
November 11	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jolene deBruyn	L 2–3	0–9–0 (0–3–0)
November 12	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jolene deBruyn	T 1–1 ^OT	0–9–1 (0–3–1)
November 18	RIT	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	W 2–0	1–9–1 (1–3–1)
November 19	RIT	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	L 1–2	1–10–1 (1–4–1)
November 25	at Minnesota State *	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Jolene deBruyn	W 5–1	2–10–1
November 26	at Minnesota State*	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Jolene deBruyn	T 1–1 ^OT	2–10–2
December 2	Mercyhurst	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–4	2–11–2 (1–5–1)
December 3	Mercyhurst	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	W 3–1	3–11–2 (2–5–1)
December 16	#10 North Dakota *	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–5	3–12–2
December 17	#10 North Dakota*	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Morgan Skinner	W 4–1	4–12–2
January 6, 2017	#1 Wisconsin *	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	L 1–5	4–13–2
January 13	at #7 Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA	Jolene deBruyn	W 2–1	5–13–2 (3–5–1)
January 14	at #7 Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA	Morgan Skinner	L 2–5	5–14–2 (3–6–1)
January 20	Syracuse	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–5	5–15–2 (3–7–1)
January 21	Syracuse	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–3	5–16–2 (3–8–1)
January 27	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–5	5–17–2 (3–9–1)
January 28	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–1	5–18–2 (3–10–1)
February 10	Penn State	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	L 1–4	5–19–2 (3–11–1)
February 11	Penn State	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–2	5–20–2 (3–12–1)
February 17	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Jolene deBruyn	L 2–3	5–21–2 (3–13–1)
February 18	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Jolene deBruyn	L 1–5	5–22–2 (3–14–1)
February 24	#9 Robert Morris	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	L 1–2	5–23–2 (3–15–1)
February 25	#9 Robert Morris	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–3	5–24–2 (3–16–1)
CHA Tournament
March 2	vs. Mercyhurst*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Quarterfinal Game)	Jolene deBruyn	W 3–2	6–24–2
March 3	vs. Robert Morris*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game)	Jolene deBruyn	L 1–2	6–25–2
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Jolene deBruyne, CHA Goaltender of the Month, November, 2016 ^[6]
Courtney Ganske D, 2016–17 All-CHA Rookie Team ^[7]

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References

↑ "Women's Hockey Announces Captains for 2016–17 Season". Lindenwood University. September 26, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
↑ "Hensley Wins Gold at IIHF World Championships". Lindenwood University. April 5, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
↑ "Women's Hockey Set to Open 2016–17 Season at Minnesota". Lindenwood University. September 28, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
↑ "2016–17 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Lindenwood University. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
↑ "2016–17 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Lindenwood University. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
↑ "deBruyn Secures CHA Goalie of the Month Award". Lindenwood University. December 1, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
↑ "Ganske Lands on CHA All-Rookie Team". Lindenwood University. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

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[1] "Women's Hockey Announces Captains for 2016–17 Season". Lindenwood University. September 26, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

[2] "Hensley Wins Gold at IIHF World Championships". Lindenwood University. April 5, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

[3] "Women's Hockey Set to Open 2016–17 Season at Minnesota". Lindenwood University. September 28, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

[4] "2016–17 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Lindenwood University. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[5] "2016–17 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Lindenwood University. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

[6] "deBruyn Secures CHA Goalie of the Month Award". Lindenwood University. December 1, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

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