2008–09 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season
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The 2008–09 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team represented Harvard University. Led by Katey Stone, the Crimson went on a 12-game winning streak versus ECAC Hockey opponents. The Crimson would win the ECAC regular-season conference title for the second straight year. In addition, the Crimson would win the Ivy League title.[1]
| 2008–09 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Ivy League title ECAC regular-season champions | |
| Conference | ECAC |
| Home ice | Bright Hockey Center |
| Record | |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Katey Stone |
Offseason
editRecruiting
edit| Player | Nationality | Position | Notes |
| Laura Bellamy |  United States |
Goaltender | Senior Goalie of the Year and All-Area Player of the Year in Duluth, Minnesota in 2009, two-time all-state selection, All-Lake Superior Conference first team in 2008-09 |
| Margaret Chute, | United States |
Forward | Minnesota Ms. Hockey top five finalist in 2009, member of the state championship team in hockey in 2007 and 2009 |
| Jillian Dempsey, | United States |
Forward | Boston Bruins John B. Carlton Award winner in 2009, member of the USA U-18 National Team that won the IIHF World Championship in 2009 |
| Hilary Hayssen, | United States |
Defense | Member of the hockey state championship team in 2007 and 2009 and the lacrosse state championship team in 2008, played high school hockey at The Blake School with Harvard teammates Katharine and Margaret Chute |
| Josephine Pucci, | United States |
Defense | Captain of the Mid Fairfield Connecticut Stars which took silver in 2005 and bronze in 2008 and 2009 at the USA Hockey Nationals |
| Kelsey Romatoski, | United States |
Defense | Minnesota Ms. Hockey top five finalist in 2009 led team to state hockey championship and was a member of the all-tournament team in 2005 |
| Kaitlin Spurling, | United States |
Forward | Chuck Vernon Award winner as Division I Tournament MVP in 2008, Eastern Independent League MVP in 2006 and 2007 |
Player stats
editNote: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes; GW = Game winning goals; PPL = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GW | PPL | SHG |
| Sarah Vaillancourt | 27 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Jenny Brine | 29 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Sarah Wilson | 30 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Katharine Chute | 32 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liza Ryabkina | 32 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Cori Bassett | 27 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Anna McDonald | 32 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kati Vaughn[3] | 32 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kate Buesser | 32 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kathryn Farni | 32 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Randi Griffin | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leanna Coskren | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amy Uber | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jen Brawn | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nora Sluzas | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirsten Kester | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deborah Conway | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alisa Baumgartner | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Wheeler | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Kennedy | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ling Ling Lok | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kylie Stephens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christina Kessler | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brittany Martin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
edit- Christina Kessler, First Team All-Ivy League
- Sarah Vaillancourt, First Team All-Ivy League[5]
- Sarah Vaillancourt, 2009 First Team All-ECAC [6]
- Sarah Vaillancourt, 2009 ECAC Player of the Year [7]
References
edit- ^ "Katey Stone". Harvard Crimson Athletics. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ "Harvard Announces Women's Hockey Class of 2013: GoCrimson.com". Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ Read Women hockey Life,http://www.womenshockeylife.com/success-stories/kati-vaughn/[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Harvard Crimson Women's Hockey 2008-2009 Statistics: Overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ "All-Time All-Ivy: Ice Hockey". Ivy League Sports. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ "Nicole Stock and Paige Pyett Named All-ECAC Hockey". Brown Athletics. March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "Nicole Stock and Paige Pyett Named All-ECAC Hockey". Brown Athletics. March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2010.