Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey

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Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey
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University Yale University
Conference ECAC
Head coach Mark Bolding
3 season, 71282
Arena Ingalls Rink
New Haven, Connecticut
Colors Yale Blue and White
   
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
2022, 2023
Conference regular season championships
2023

Yale University women's ice hockey (YWIH) is an NCAA Division I varsity ice hockey program at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

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One of the oldest varsity women's ice hockey programs in the country, Yale women's ice hockey dates back to 1975. Beginning as a club sport, the program gained varsity team status in 1977–78. [1]

Yale competes in the ECAC Hockey League (ECACHL), along with Ivy League foes Harvard, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth and Brown. Both the Yale men's and women's ice-hockey teams play at Ingalls Rink, also known as "The Whale".

Coaches

The current head coach is Mark Bolding, who took over the helm in April 2019. He is the 11th head coach for Yale. In his first season with the team, the Bulldogs set a program record with 17 wins, including 13 conference wins, also a school record, beating the previous record set in 2004-2005. The season included a six-game winning streak, the longest in program history. Bolding came to the Bulldogs after serving as the head coach for the Norwich University women's ice hockey team. [2]

Joakim Flygh coached the Bulldogs from 2010 until 2019. In 2014-2015, the team tied the school's record for conference wins with 12, and finished with the second highest number of goals scored (93). Prior to taking on head coaching responsibilities at Yale, Flygh was an assistant coach at Harvard and University of Minnesota-Duluth. Flygh resigned as head coach in February 2019. [3]

Hilary Witt was the head coach from 2002 to 2010. Witt was named ECAC Women's Coach of the Year in 2002–03, and became Yale's all-time leader in wins in 2005. The 2004–05 squad set the school record for overall wins (16) and conference wins (12), earning a trip to the ECAC semifinals for the first time. The 2007–08 team broke the school record for goals in a season with 96 and finished with the second-most wins in school history, 15. [4]

History

Yale University created its women's ice hockey program in the fall of 1974, under coach John Ormiston, a former Yale varsity captain working in the development office, who volunteered to coach an enthusiastic group of mostly novice players. During its first year, the program had few games, mostly against high school teams. [5] Its first recorded match was on December 9, 1975 versus Choate-Rosemary Hall. The Bulldogs prevailed by a 5–3 tally. Two years later, the Bulldogs hockey program would attain varsity status. [6]

Laurie Belliveau played for Yale from 1994 to 1998. In four years, she participated in 98 games. Statistically, she logged 5,809 minutes, recorded 4,262 saves, and registered a .911 save percentage while posting a 4.32 goals against average. She has averaged more than 43 saves per game. In 1994–95, Belliveau became the first freshman in any sport to earn Ivy League Player of the Year honors. During the season, she made an ECAC record 78 saves in a game. The opponent was the Providence Friars women's ice hockey program. [7]

In 1998, Laurie Belliveau was one of two Ivy League players named first team All-Americans. [7] This was the first time that Ivy League women's hockey players were bestowed such an honor.

Hillary Witt was hired as head coach for the 2002-2003 season, after working as the assistant coach for one season. The Bulldogs had a stand-out year in 2004-2005, with a program high 16 wins overall and 12 conference wins. The following year, they set the all-time record for goals scored. Witt left at the end of the 2009-2010 season.

On April 3, 2011, Yale player Mandi Schwartz succumbed to recurrent acute myeloid leukemia at age 23. [8] She was a forward on Yale's women's hockey team and had a string of 73 consecutive games played. [8] In her honor, the Yale Bulldogs introduced the Mandi Schwartz Award in April 2011. The annual award is given in acknowledgement of a Yale Bulldog player's courage, grit and determination. Aleca Hughes was named as the first winner. [9] On what would have been her 24th birthday, the ECAC renamed its Student-Athlete of the Year Award in honor of Schwartz. [10]

YWIH participates in Bulldog PAWS, a program at Yale New Haven Hospital that teams children with brain tumors with one of the Yale Athletic Teams. In 2011, they adopted a nine-year-old girl, Giana, with a brain tumor; she went to all of their home games. Alyssa Zupon was instrumental in developing the partnership. [11]

The Bulldogs broke the previous program record of wins and conference wins in the 2019-2020 season. They finished 17-15-0 over all, and 13-9-0 in conference play. They played perennial rival Harvard in the quarterfinals of the ECAC tournament. After an opening game loss, they won the second game in overtime. In the tie-breaker, they lost in triple overtime by a score of 3-2.

In July 2020, the Ivy League announced that league play would be suspended in Fall 2020 due to the 20202 coronavirus pandemic. [12]

Year by year

Won ChampionshipLost ChampionshipConference ChampionsLeague Leader
YearCoachWLTConferenceConf.
W
Conf.
L
Conf.
T
FinishConference TournamentNCAA Tournament
2022-23Mark Bolding2841ECAC19211st ECACWon Quarterfinals vs. Harvard (4-2, 4-0)
Lost Semifinals vs. Clarkson (3-4 (2OT))
Lost Quarterfinals vs. Northeastern (1-4)
2021-22Mark Bolding2691ECAC16512nd ECACWon Quarterfinals vs. St. Lawrence (2-4, 4-2, 3-2)
Won Semifinals vs. Princeton (3-1)
Lost Championship vs. Colgate (1-2 (OT))
Won Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (2-1 OT)
Lost Semifinals vs. Ohio State (1-2)
2020-21DID NOT PLAY DUE TO COVID-19
2019-20Mark Bolding17150ECAC13905th ECACLost Quarterfinals vs. Harvard (1-4,4-3 (OT), 3-4 (3OT))Did not qualify
2018–19Joakim Flygh8183ECAC71239th ECACDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2017–18Joakim Flygh10174ECAC81228th ECACLost Quarterfinals vs. Clarkson (1-10, 1-4)Did not qualify
2016–17Joakim Flygh10174ECAC81227th ECACLost Quarterfinals vs. St. Lawrence (1-4, 0-4)Did not qualify
2015–16Joakim Flygh10172ECAC91129th ECACDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2014–15Joakim Flygh15151ECAC121007th ECACLost Quarterfinals vs. Harvard (1–2, 0–3)Did not qualify
2013–14Joakim Flygh9167ECAC6977th ECACLost Quarterfinals vs. Harvard (3–2 2OT, 2–3 2OT, 0–4)Did not qualify
2012–13Joakim Flygh5213ECAC415310th ECACDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2011–12Joakim Flygh1271ECAC120112th ECACDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2010–11Joakim Flygh9173ECAC812210th ECACDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2009–10Hilary Witt10163ECAC813110th ECACDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2008–09Hilary Witt12161ECAC81319th ECACDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2007–08Hilary Witt11146ECAC81047th ECACLost Quarterfinals vs. St. Lawrence (1–2 OT, 2–3 OT)Did not qualify
2006–07Hilary Witt15142ECAC101027th ECACLost Quarterfinals vs. Harvard (1–3, 1–2)Did not qualify
2005–06Hilary Witt11155ECAC8848th ECACLost Quarterfinals vs. St. Lawrence (3–6, 2–6)Did not qualify
2004–05Hilary Witt16151ECAC12714th ECACWon Quarterfinals vs. Princeton (4–3 OT, 4–2)
Lost Semifinals vs. Harvard (1–2)
Did not qualify
2003–04Hilary Witt12163ECAC81006th ECACLost Quarterfinals vs. Dartmouth (0–4, 3–4)Did not qualify
2002–03Hilary Witt9202ECAC51106th ECACLost Quarterfinals vs. Princeton (2–6, 0–8)Did not qualify
2001–02John Marchetti9193ECAC31217th ECACLost Quarterfinals vs. Brown (0–5, 0–7)Did not qualify
2000–01John Marchetti3232ECAC221112th ECACDid not qualifyDid not qualify
1999–2000John Marchetti6221ECAC221112th ECACDid not qualifyDid not qualify
1998–99John Marchetti5213ECAC221313th ECACDid not qualifyDid not qualify
1997–98John Marchetti7192
1996–97Joe Snecinski4230
1995–96Joe Snecinski2203
1994–95Joe Snecinski3210
1993–94Joe Snecinski4161
1992–93Joe Snecinski4141
1991–92Barry Curseaden6131
1990–91Barry Curseaden5130
1989–90Barry Curseaden4121
1988–89Vic Russo5111
1987–88Vic Russo7110
1986–87Dave Beecher5140
1985–86Kathy Lenahan1280
1984–85Kathy Lenahan1091
1983–84Peter Downey891
1982–83Peter Downey3151
1981–82Tyler Benson4100
1980–81Tyler Benson670
1979–80Tyler Benson850
1978–79Tyler Benson861
1977–78Tyler Benson751

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Current roster

As of September 21, 2022. [14]

No. S/P/CPlayerClassPosHeightDoBHometownPrevious team
2 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Emmery KorfmacherSophomore D 5' 4" (1.63 m)2002-02-19 Cottage Grove, Wisconsin Chicago Mission
3 Flag of Ontario.svg Olivia MuhnSophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m)2003-06-25 Burlington, Ontario Burlington Jr. Barracudas
4 Flag of Michigan.svg Elle HartjeJunior F 5' 5" (1.65 m)2001-04-13 Detroit, Michigan ŠKP Bratislava
5 Flag of Ontario.svg Tijana MiskovicSophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m)2003-10-19 Ancaster, Ontario Burlington Jr. Barracudas
6 Flag of New York.svg Emma SeitzSenior D 5' 6" (1.68 m)2000-01-18 New York, New York Connecticut Polar Bears
7 Flag of Alberta.svg Gracie GilkysonFreshman D 5' 7" (1.7 m)2003-03-04 Calgary, Alberta Stanstead College
8 Flag of Germany.svg Tabea Botthof Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m)2000-06-01 Erding, Germany ESC Planegg-Würmtal
9 Flag of California.svg Kiersten GoodeJunior F 5' 6" (1.68 m)2000-03-07 La Habra, California Kent School
11 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Sylvia BojarskiFreshman D 5' 6" (1.68 m)2004-06-03 Appleton, Wisconsin North American Hockey Academy
12 Flag of Minnesota.svg Avery ChesekFreshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m)2004-02-12 Apple Valley, Minnesota Eastview High School
13 Flag of Colorado.svg Grace Lee Junior F 5' 4" (1.63 m)2000-01-13 Boulder, Colorado Shattuck-Saint Mary's
14 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Charlotte WelchSenior F 5' 5" (1.65 m)1999-07-03 Winchester, Massachusetts Phillips Academy
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Sofie ZanderSenior D 5' 8" (1.73 m)1999-06-24 Bara, Sweden Malmö Redhawks
16 Flag of Colorado.svg Ellie ReiterSophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m)2002-05-21 Denver, Colorado Bishop Kearney Selects
18 Flag of Ontario.svg Rebecca VanstoneSenior F 5' 5" (1.65 m)2000-07-12 Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
19 Flag of New York.svg Kaitlyn RipponSenior F 5' 6" (1.68 m)2000-02-20 Pittsford, New York Bishop Kearney Selects
20 Flag of Florida.svg Jordan RayFreshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m)2004-07-22 Viera, Florida Florida Alliance
21 Flag of Russia.svg Vita PoniatovskaiaSophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m)2003-01-18 Chelyabinsk, Russia Hockey Training Institute
22 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Anna BargmanSophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m)2002-08-07 Boxford, Massachusetts Phillips Academy
23 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Kate ShaughnessySophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m)2000-12-12 Westwood, Massachusetts Kent School
24 Flag of Ontario.svg Claire Dalton ( C )Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m)2000-03-20 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Aeros
25 Flag of Ontario.svg Carina DiAntonioFreshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m)2004-01-19 Mississauga, Ontario Brampton Jr. Canadettes
26 Flag of Minnesota.svg Addie BurtonSophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m)2001-11-30 Orono, Minnesota University of Minnesota
27 Flag of Austria.svg Anja TrummerSophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m)2001-07-24 Stockerau, Austria EHV Sabres Vienna
28 Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Emma DeCorbySophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m)2003-12-17 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Stanstead College
29 Flag of Ontario.svg Emma HarveySophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m)2003-01-01 London, Ontario London Jr. Devilettes
30 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pia DukaričSophomore G 5' 8" (1.73 m)2000-08-04 Ljubljana, Slovenia HKMK Bled
31 Flag of New York.svg Mia WendellSophomore G 5' 8" (1.73 m)2002-01-15 Buffalo, New York Buffalo Regals
34 Flag of Michigan.svg Ciara ColemanFreshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m)2003-01-01 Holt, Michigan HoneyBaked
35 Flag of Connecticut.svg Courtney DeNautSenior G 5' 9" (1.75 m)1999-11-12 Greenwich, Connecticut Lawrenceville School
44 Flag of Quebec.svg Naomi BoucherFreshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m)2003-01-01 Rimouski, Quebec John Abbott College
55 Flag of Ontario.svg Claire SedgewickFreshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m)2003-01-01 Kingston, Ontario John Abbott College

Team Scoring Champions

SeasonPlayerGPGAPts
2001-02Deanna McDevitt191635
2002-03Natalie Babony121729
2003-04Kristin Savard14822
2004-05Jenna Spring131528
2005-06Crysti Howser121426
2006-07Crysti Howser221537
2007-08Crysti Howser101929
2008-09Crysti Howser121123
2009-10 Bray Ketchum 121123
2010-11Jackie Raines91019
2011-12 Aleca Hughes 41115
2012-13Kate Martini61016
2013-14 Phoebe Staenz 111526
2014-15Jamie Haddad111425
2015-16 Mallory Souliotis 42125
2016-17Eden Murray91827
2017-18Greta Skarzynski141226
2018-19Rebecca Vanstone13821
2019-20Claire Dalton122436

International

Olympians

Awards and honors

ECAC All-Academic

All-Americans

Hockey Humanitarian award finalists

Ivy League honors

Mandi Schwartz Scholar Athlete of the Year Award

Awarded by the ECAC Conference

New England hockey writers All-Star Team

USCHO honors

Bulldogs in professional hockey

= CWHL All-Star= NWHL All-Star= Clarkson Cup Champion= Isobel Cup Champion