2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season

2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions
women's ice hockey season
2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions; women's ice hockey season
Conference	4th College Hockey America
Home ice	Pegula Ice Arena
Record
Overall	9-21-5
Conference	8-10-2
Home	2-9-3
Road	6-8-2
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Josh Brandwene (5th season)
Assistant Coaches	Dean Jackson*; Lisa Marshall
Captain(s)	Laura Bowman
Alternate captain(s)	Kelsey Crow, Amy Peterson
	Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey seasons ; « 2015–16 2017–18 »

Last updated August 23, 2023

Dean Jackson was the interim Head Coach as of January, 2017, following Josh Brandwene's leave of absence.

The Penn State Nittany Lions women represent Penn State University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Standings

2016–17 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Robert Morris†*	20	15	3	2	32	60	37	34	24	5	6	106	74
Syracuse	20	14	4	2	30	63	24	34	16	13	5	85	59
Mercyhurst	20	11	8	1	23	58	45	35	15	18	2	92	85
Penn State	20	8	10	2	18	47	54	35	9	21	5	74	104
RIT	20	4	14	2	10	31	59	36	7	27	2	49	116
Lindenwood	20	3	16	1	7	18	58	33	6	25	2	36	100
Championship: Robert Morris † 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

Offseason

April 22: 2016 Graduate Celine Whitlinger was tabbed for the 2015 USA Hockey Women’s Goaltender Development program.^[2]

Roster

2016–17 Nittany Lions

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
1	Hannah Ehresmann	Junior	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
3	Irene Kiroplis	Junior	F/D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Georgetown, Ontario	Brampton Canadettes
5	Brooke Madsen	Freshman	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Eagan, Minnesota	Team USA U18
7	Kelsey Crow ( A )	Sophomore	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
8	Christi Vetter	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville North HS
9	Amy Petersen ( A )	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
10	Abby Welch	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	East Amherst, New York	Nichols School
11	Bella Sutton	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Shoreview, Minnesota	Mounds View HS
12	Sarah Nielsen	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Edina, Minnesota	[Edina HS
13	Hannah England	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Simi Valley, California	Shattuck-St. Mary's
15	Aly Hardy	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	St. Albans, Vermont	Boston Shamrocks
16	Katie McMillan	Freshman	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
18	Laura Bowman ( C )	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
22	Olivia Villani	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	East Coast Wizards
22	Kate Rydland	Freshman	F/D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eden Prairie HS
24	Victoria Samuelsson	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Leksand, Sweden	Bay State Breakers
25	Amanda McLeod	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Calgary, Alberta	Edge School
26	Meike Meilleur	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Marquette, Manitoba	Team Manitoba
27	Kelly Seward	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Williamsville, New York	Nichols School
28	Caileah Forrest	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Ottawa, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats ( WCHA )
30	Celine Whitlinger	Senior	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Garden Grove, California	Gilmour Academy
34	Daniela Paniccia	Freshman	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 30	at #5 Clarkson *	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Hannah Ehresmann	L 2–4	0–1–0
October 1	at #5 Clarkson*	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Hannah Ehresmann	L 1–2	0–2–0
October 7	at Union *	Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY	Daniela Paniccia	W 8–1	1–2–0
October 8	at Union*	Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY	Daniela Paniccia	L 2–4	1–3–0
October 14	Boston University *	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	T 3–3 ^OT	1–3–1
October 15	Boston University*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 2–7	1–4–1
October 21	at Connecticut *	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Daniela Paniccia	T 0–0 ^OT	1–4–2
October 22	at Connecticut*	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Hannah Ehresmann	L 2–4	1–5–2
October 27	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Daniela Paniccia	W 2–0	2–5–2 (1–0–0)
October 28	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Daniela Paniccia	W 5–0	3–5–2 (2–0–0)
November 4	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Daniela Paniccia	L 4–6	3–6–2 (2–1–0)
November 5	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Daniela Paniccia	W 3–2 ^OT	4–6–2 (3–1–0)
November 11	Lindenwood	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Daniela Paniccia	W 3–2	5–6–2 (4–1–0)
November 12	Lindenwood	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Daniela Paniccia	T 1–1 ^OT	5–6–3 (4–1–1)
November 21	#3 St. Lawrence *	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0–3	5–7–3
November 22	#3 St. Lawrence*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0–2	5–8–3
December 3	Robert Morris	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Daniela Paniccia	L 2–4	5–9–3 (4–2–1)
December 4	Robert Morris	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Daniela Paniccia	L 5–6	5–10–3 (4–3–1)
December 30	at #8 Quinnipiac *	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT	Daniela Paniccia	L 1–2	5–11–3
December 31	at Princeton *	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Hannah Ehresmann	T 5–5 ^OT	5–11–4
January 6, 2017	Ohio State *	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Daniela Paniccia	L 0–5	5–12–4
January 7	Ohio State*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Daniela Paniccia	L 0–6	5–13–4
January 13	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Hannah Ehresmann	L 1–3	5–14–4 (4–4–1)
January 14	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Daniela Paniccia	L 1–4	5–15–4 (4–5–1)
January 21	RIT	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	W 3–0	6–15–4 (5–5–1)
January 22	RIT	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	T 4–4 ^OT	6–15–5 (5–5–2)
January 27	Mercyhurst	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0–6	6–16–5 (5–6–2)
January 28	Mercyhurst	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 3–4	6–17–5 (5–7–2)
February 10	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Hannah Ehresmann	W 4–1	7–17–5 (6–7–2)
February 11	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Hannah Ehresmann	W 2–0	8–17–5 (7–7–2)
February 17	at #8 Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	W 3–2	9–17–5 (8–7–2)
February 18	at #8 Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0–2	9–18–5 (8–8–2)
February 24	Syracuse	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 1–5	9–19–5 (8–9–2)
February 25	Syracuse	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0–2	9–20–5 (8–10–2)
CHA Tournament
March 2	vs. RIT*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Quarterfinal Game)	Hannah Ehresmann	L 1–2	9–21–5
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

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References

↑ "Women's Hockey Announces 2016-17 Captains". CBS Interactive. April 14, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
↑ "Whitlinger Selected for U.S. Women's National Team Goaltending Development Camp". CBS Interactive. April 22, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
↑ "2016–17 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Penn State University . Retrieved February 12, 2020.
↑ "Penn State 2016-17 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

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[1] "Women's Hockey Announces 2016-17 Captains". CBS Interactive. April 14, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

[2] "Whitlinger Selected for U.S. Women's National Team Goaltending Development Camp". CBS Interactive. April 22, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

[3] "2016–17 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Penn State University . Retrieved February 12, 2020.

[4] "Penn State 2016-17 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

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v t e Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Penn State Ice Pavilion (1996–2012) Pegula Ice Arena (2013–present)
Head coaches	Josh Brandwene (2011–17) Jeff Kampersal (2017–present)
Seasons	2019–20 2020–21
All-American Selections	Kiara Zanon (2020–21)
Conference affiliations	Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) (2002–2003) Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL) (2003–2012) College Hockey America (CHA) (2012–present)
All-time leaders	Laura Bowman (104 points)
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2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season

Contents

Standings

Offseason

Roster

2016–17 Nittany Lions

Schedule

Awards and honors

Related Research Articles

References