2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season

2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Ingalls Rink
Record
Overall	0-0-0
Home	0-0-0
Road	0-0-0
Neutral	0-0-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Joakim Flygh
Assistant coaches	Matt Woodard [1] Amanda Boulier
Captain	Kaitlin Gately [2]
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The Yale Bulldogs represents Yale University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

• June 26: Saroya Tinker won a Gold Medal in Ball Hockey with Team Canada. The World Championship Tournament was held in the Czech Republic. ^[3]

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Lucy Burton	Forward	United States	Played for the Minnesota Whitecaps
Tess Dettling	Forward	United States	Played for Chicago Mission
Rebecca Foggia	Forward	United States	Attended Shattuck-St. Mary's
Christina Kao	Defense	United States	Selected for USA Hockey National Development, 2015, 2016
Gianna Meloni	Goaltender	United States	Played for the Washington Pride
Lauren Moriyama	Defense	Canada	Played with Toronto Jr. Aeros
Greta Skarzynski	Forward	United States	Teammate of Tess Dettling with Chicago Mission

2015–16 Bulldogs

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No.	Nat.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2		Kara Drexler	Senior	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Manhattan Beach, California	Anaheim Lady Ducks
3		Laura Anderson	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Lino Lakes, Minnesota	Hill-Murray HS
4		Emily Monaghan	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Calgary, Alberta	Edge School
5		Lucy Burton	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minnesota Whitecaps
6		Jordan Chancellor	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Ramsey, Minnesota	Minnesota Ice Cats
7		Greta Skarzynski	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Lake Forest, Illinois	Chicago Mission
8		Eden Murray	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Medicine Hat, Alberta	Edge School
9		Kate Tewksbury	Sophomore	D/F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		New York, New York	Mid Fairfield Connecticut Stars
10		Kirsten Nergaard	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Stamford, Connecticut	Islanders Hockey Club
11		Tess Dettling	Freshman	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)		Wilmette, Illinois	Chicago Mission
12		Rebecca Foggia	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Rumson, New Jersey	Shattuck-St. Mary's
13		Lauren Moriyama	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
14		Mallory Souliotis	Senior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Acton, Massachusetts	Assabet Valley
15		Emma Vlasic	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Wilmette, Illinois	Chicago Young Americans
16		Christina Kao	Freshman	D	5' 2" (1.57 m)		Huntington Beach, California	California Wave
19		Courtney Pensavalle	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Winchester, Massachusetts	Team Pittsburgh
20		Kaitlin Gately ( C )	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Hingham, Massachusetts	Assabet Valley
24		Grace Wickens	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Ham Lake, Minnesota	Toronto Jr. Aeros
27		Sophie Veronneau	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Lady Senators
31		Tera Hofmann	Sophomore	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Toronto, Ontario	Team Ontario U18
32		Gianna Meloni	Freshman	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Washington, D.C.	Washington Pride
33		Kyra O'Brien	Junior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Burlington, Ontario	Burlington Jr. Barracudas
55		Julia Yetman	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Pierrefonds, Quebec	Team Quebec U18
71		Saroya Tinker	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Oshawa, Ontario	Team Canada U18

Standings

2017–18 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Clarkson†*	22	19	3	0	38	90	29		41	36	4	1	158	48
#2 Colgate†	22	19	3	0	38	80	35		41	34	6	1	150	70
#7 Cornell	22	15	5	2	32	66	42		33	21	9	3	100	65
#8 St. Lawrence	22	14	6	2	30	67	40		35	20	11	4	96	73
Quinnipiac	22	12	9	1	25	41	40		36	16	17	3	65	71
Princeton	22	11	0	1	23	60	43		32	14	14	4	79	64
Harvard	22	10	10	2	22	52	48		31	13	16	2	31	79
Yale	22	8	12	2	18	43	53		31	10	17	4	59	83
RPI	22	6	13	3	15	35	50		34	9	19	6	54	78
Union	22	5	15	2	12	45	78		34	7	22	5	65	121
Dartmouth	22	3	16	3	9	25	77		27	5	19	3	37	98
Brown	22	1	21	0	2	25	77		29	2	27	0	46	134
Championship: March 10, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Schedule

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Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 20	at  RIT *		Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY		0–0–0
October 21	at RIT*		Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY
October 27	at  Rensselaer		Houston Field House • Troy, NY
October 28	at  Union		Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY
November 3	Clarkson		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
November 4	St. Lawrence		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
November 10	at  Dartmouth		Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH
November 11	at  Harvard		Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA
November 17	Colgate		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
November 18	Cornell		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
November 24	vs.  Quinnipiac *		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT  (Nutmeg Classic, Opening Round)
November 25	vs. TBD*		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Nutmeg Classic)
December 1	Union		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
December 2	Rensselaer		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
December 7	Boston University		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
December 10	at [[{{{school}}}|New Hampshire]]*		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH
January 2, 2018	Quinnipiac*		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
January 12	at Quinnipiac		High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, CT
January 13	at  Princeton		Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ
January 18	Brown		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
January 20	at Brown		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI
January 26	Harvard		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
January 27	Dartmouth		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
February 2	at St. Lawrence		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
February 3	at Clarkson		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY
February 9	at Cornell		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY
February 10	at Colgate		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY
February 16	Princeton		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
February 17	Quinnipiac		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

• Mallory Souliotis, 2017-18 First Team All-Ivy ^[7]
• Greta Skarzynski, 2017-18 Second Team All-Ivy
• Gianna Meloni, 2017-18 Honorable Mention All-Ivy

References

1. "Matt Woodard Joins Staff as Assistant Coach". Yale University. June 23, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
2. "Kaitlin Gately to Captain Bulldogs in 2017-18". Yale University. April 28, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
3. "Tinker Wins Gold with Canada in World Ball Hockey Championships". Yale University. June 26, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
4. "Class of 2021 Includes Seven New Bulldogs". Yale University. May 25, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
5. "2017-18 women's ice hockey roster". Yale University. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
6. "2017-18 women's ice hockey schedule". Yale University. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
7. "WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY ALL-IVY, POSTSEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED". ivyleague.com. February 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2021.