Offseason
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maddy Coene | Forward |  United States | Attended Selects Academy at Bishop Kearney |
| 2020–21 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Quarterfinals, Loss, 0-3 vs Wisconsin | |
| Conference | WHEA |
| Home ice | Schneider Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | 9 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 12-8-1 |
| Conference | 10-6-1 |
| Home | 8-2-0 |
| Road | 4-5-1 |
| Neutral | 0-1-0 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Matt Kelly |
| Assistant Coaches | Ali Domenico Kate Friesen Doug Ferry |
| Providence Friars women's ice hockey seasons « 2020–21 2021–22 » | |
The Friars qualified for the Hockey East championship game, losing to the top-ranked Northeastern Huskies. Earning an at-large selection for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, the Friars were ranked as the #7 seed. [1]
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maddy Coene | Forward | United States | Attended Selects Academy at Bishop Kearney |
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #2 Northeastern † * | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 80 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 21 | ||
| #7 Boston College | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 56 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 40 | ||
| #8 Providence | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 43 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 46 | ||
| Vermont | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 21 | ||
| #7 Boston University | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 24 | ||
| UConn | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 44 | 37 | ||
| Maine | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 29 | ||
| New Hampshire | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 39 | 55 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 62 | ||
| Holy Cross | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 73 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 76 | ||
| Merrimack | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 64 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 64 | ||
| Championship: March 8, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Source: [2]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Decision | Result | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 21 | Connecticut Huskies | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 1) | W 6-2 | 1-0-0 (1-0-0) | ||||||
| November 22 | at Connecticut Huskies | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT | Sandra Abstreiter (T, 1) | T 1-1 OT | 1-0-1 (1-0-1) | ||||||
| November 27 | at BC Eagles | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 2) | W 3-2 | 2-0-1 (2-0-1) | ||||||
| November 28 | BC Eagles | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 3) | W 3-2 | 3-0-1 (3-0-1) | ||||||
| December 4 | Holy Cross Crusaders | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 4) | W 2-0 | 4-0-1 (4-0-1) | ||||||
| December 5 | at Holy Cross Crusaders | Worcester, MA | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 5) | W 4-1 | 5-0-1 (5-0-1) | ||||||
| December 18 | Maine Black Bears | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 6) | W 4-0 | 6-0-1 (6-0-1) | ||||||
| December 19 | Maine Black Bears | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter (L, 1) | L 1-2 | 6-1-1 (6-1-1) | ||||||
| January 9 | at Holy Cross Crusaders | Worcester, MA | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 7) | W 5-2 | |||||||
| January 12 | at #2 Northeastern Huskies | #7 | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Sandra Abstreiter (L, 2) | L 0-4 | ||||||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| February 28 | Boston University Terriers | Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter | W 4-3 | |||||||
| March 3 | Maine Black Bears | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter | W 1-0 | |||||||
| March 6 | at #1 Northeastern Huskies | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Sandra Abstreiter (L, 7) | L 2-6 | |||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 16 | vs. #2 Wisconsin Badgers | Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA | Sandra Abstreiter (L, 8) | L 0-3 | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. | |||||||||||
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  | Maddy Coene | Freshman | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | Clayton, New York | Selects Academy at Bishop Kearney | |
| 4 |  | Lauren DeBlois | Sophomore | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Lewiston, Maine | Boston Jr. Eagles | |
| 5 |  | Giana Savastano | Senior | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Mapleville, Rhode Island | Winchendon School/Islanders Hockey Club | |
| 6 |  | Baily Burton | Sophomore | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Bloomington, Minnesota | Gentry Academy | |
| 7 |  | Lindsay Bochna | Freshman | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | Toronto, Ontario | Etobicoke Dolphins | |
| 9 | | Hunter Barnett | Junior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Caledon, Ontario | RIT | |
| 10 |  | KC Brooks | Freshman | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Colorado Springs, Colorado | St. Louis AAA Blues | |
| 11 | | Chloe McNeil | Freshman | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Ottawa, Ontario | Ottawa Lady Senators | |
| 12 | | Chloe Gonsalves | Senior | D | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Leaside Junior Wildcats | |
| 13 |  | Delaney Couture | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | Eastern Hockey League | |
| 16 | | Chiara Barone | Junior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | North Tonawanda, New York | Nichols School / Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles | |
| 17 | | Brooke Becker | Freshman | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Orchard Park, New York | Stoney Creek Sabres | |
| 18 |  | Ariane Julien | Senior | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec | Stanstead College | |
| 19 |  | Sara Hjalmarsson | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Bankeryd, Sweden | AIK Stockholm (SDHL) / Sweden National Team | |
| 21 | | Isabelle Hardy | Sophomore | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Oakville, Ontario | Oakville Hornets | |
| 22 | | Claire Tyo | Freshman | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Massena, New York | Ottawa Lady Senators | |
| 23 | | Annelise Rice | Senior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Excelsior, Minnesota | Minnesota Whitecaps/North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey | |
| 24 | | Hayley Lunny | Senior | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Bedford (town), New York | North American Hockey Academy | |
| 26 | | Jamie Comeau | Sophomore | D | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Wakefield, Massachusetts | East Coast Wizards | |
| 28 | | Caroline Peterson | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | East Falmouth, Massachusetts | St. Mark's School (Massachusetts) | |
| 30 |  | Sandra Abstreiter | Senior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | Freising, Germany | HTI Stars / Team Germany U-18 | |
| 32 | | Mireille Kingsley | Freshman | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Sudbury, Ontario | Mississauga Hurricanes | |
| 33 |  | Katrina Broccoli | Sophomore | G | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | North Haven, Connecticut | CT Polar Bears |
The Friars are coached by Bob Deraney. Assisting Deraney are Bob Bellemore, Meredith Roth, and Amy Quinlan.
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