Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey

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Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey
Initials niagara univ.svg
University Niagara University
Conference CHA
Arena Dwyer Arena
Lewiston, New York
ColorsPurple and white [1]
   
NCAA tournament Frozen Four
2002
NCAA tournament appearances
2002

The Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey team was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represented Niagara University. The Purple Eagles were a member of College Hockey America. They played at the Dwyer Arena in Niagara University's campus (Lewiston, New York).

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History

In 2002, Niagara appeared in the Frozen Four but lost in the semi-finals to Minnesota Duluth by a score of 3–2. Niagara tied Minnesota 2–2 in the Consolation Game. [2]
Tania Pinelli was included in the all-tournament team.

In the 2002–03 season, the team changed athletic conference from ECAC to College Hockey America.

On May 20, 2009, Chris MacKenzie was named the second head coach at Niagara in program history. [3] He served as head coach for two years and compiled a 23–31–10 record. He resigned as head coach on August 23, 2011. [4] [5]

On March 19, 2012, the school announced that it was cancelling its women's ice hockey program. [6]

Year by year

YearWinsLossesTiesCoachPostseason
2010–1111175Chris MacKenzie
2009–10 12145 Chris MacKenzie
2008–096255Margot Page
2007–089224Margot Page
2006–0710196Margot Page, Heather Reinke
2005–0611214Heather Reinke
2004–0516153Margot Page
2003–049233Margot Page
2002–0314183Margot Page
2001–022682Margot Page0–1–1
2000–0117144Margot Page
1999–200017133Margot Page
1998–9911152Margot Page

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Awards and honors

USCHO honors

See also

References

  1. "Niagara University Athletic Department Quick Facts". August 2, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  2. NCAA. "NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament Records" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  3. "MacKenzie Appointed As Women's Hockey Coach". purpleeagles.com. May 20, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  4. "MacKenzie Resigns As Head Coach". purpleeagles.com. August 23, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  5. Beutel, Nate (August 23, 2011). "MacKenzie resigns at NU". Niagara Gazette . Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  6. "Niagara University Announces Restructuring Of Athletics Programs". Niagara University. March 19, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  7. "Niagara Purple Eagles Women's Hockey:Year-By-Year". USCHO.com. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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  12. "Bortuzzo Named CHA Rookie Of The Week". February 23, 2010. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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  14. "Title Hopes Remain for Two UB Wrestlers". The Buffalo News . 2003-03-09. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  15. "History of College Hockey America". College Hockey America. Archived from the original on March 12, 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  19. "USCHO.com's 2004–05 D-I Women's Year-End Honors :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. 2005-03-22. Retrieved 2015-10-07.

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