2014–15 UConn Huskies women's ice hockey season

The UConn Huskies women's ice hockey program represented the University of Connecticut Huskies during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

2014–15 Connecticut Huskies
women's ice hockey season
Conference5th WHEA
Record
Overall11–18–8
Home5–8–3
Road6–9–5
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachChris MacKenzie
Assistant coachesJaclyn Hawkins
Casey Handrahan
Captain(s)Sarah MacDonnell[1]
Alternate captain(s)Leah Burress
Caitlin Hewes
Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey seasons
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Offseason

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Recruiting

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The 2014 recruiting class was notable, in that Shannon Godin filed a lawsuit, alleging that she was the victim of hazing, which led to her hospitalization, and that head coach Chris MacKenzie was both aware of the incident, and that he acted in an abusive manner. A subsequent inquiry by the university confirmed the hazing incident, but did not find MacKenzie at fault[3][4]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Madison Badeau Forward   Canada Attended Holy Trinity Catholic HS
Annie Belanger Goaltender   Canada Played for Team Quebec U18
Cyndee Cook Defense   Canada Played for Shaftesbury Prep
Justine Fredette Forward   Canada Cook's teammate with Shaftesbury Prep
Shannon Godin[5] Forward   Canada Played for Brewster Academy
Theresa Knutson[6] Forward   United States Played for Team Wisconsin U19
Leah Lum Defense   Canada Played for the Pacific Steelers
Lindsay Roethke Forward   United States Played for Buffalo (MN) HS
Marisa Maccario[7] Forward   United States Played for the Boston Shamrocks

Roster

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Goaltending kept the Huskies competitive. Elaine Chuli remained one of Hockey East's best netminders, while Freshman Annie Belanger emerges as an equally talented backup. The duo allowed the Huskies to earn a respectable 2.95 Goals Against Average. The offensive efforts of the team did not match the defensive threat. The Huskies scored only 80 goals, with seniors Emily Snodgrass, Sarah MacDonnell and Kayla Campero scoring nearly half (37) of those goals. The team's best performance was the Quarterfinal winning game at Maine on February 28, 2015, when Elaine Chuli led the team though a regulation 0-0 tie, while Rebecca Fleming scored the game winning overtime goal.[8][9]

2014–15 Huskies

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1   Emily Walsh Senior G 5' 3" (1.6 m) Burr Ridge, Illinois Benet Academy
3   Theresa Knutson Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Onalaska, Wisconsin Team Wisconsin
4   Cyndee Cook Freshman D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Winnipeg, Manitoba Shaftesbury Prep
5   Lexi Lersch Sophomore D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Manhattan Beach, California Choate Rosemary Hall
7   Leah Lum Freshman D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Richmond, British Columbia Pacific Steelers
8   Rachel Farrel Senior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Cheshire, Connecticut Westminster School
9   Jessica Stott Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Niverville, Manitoba Shaftesbury Prep
10   Lindsay Roethke Freshman F 5' 1" (1.55 m) Buffalo, Minnesota Buffalo HS
11   Brittany Berisoff Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Kelowna, British Columbia Notre Dame
12   Cassandra Opela Junior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Penfield, New York Boston Shamrocks
13   Reese Maccario Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Marblehead, Massachusetts Boston Shamrocks
14   Justine Fredette Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Winnipeg, Manitoba Shaftesbury Prep
15   Shannon Godin Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) Pembroke, Ontario Brewster Academy
16   Allie Hughes Junior D 5' 5" (1.65 m) La Canada, California Brewster Academy
17   Caitlin Hewes (A) Junior (RS) D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Stillwater, Minnesota Stillwater Area HS
18   Rebecca Fleming Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Newton, Massachusetts Holy Cross
19   Margaret Zimmer Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) St. Charles, Illinois Chicago Mission
22   Kelly Harris Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Canton, Michigan Little Caesar
26   Sarah MacDonnell (C) Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Quispamsis, New Brunswick Team Canada U18
29   Elaine Chuli Junior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Waterton, Ontario Team Canada U18
41   Annie Belanger Freshman G 5' 9" (1.75 m) Sherbrooke, Quebec Team Quebec U18
48   Kayla Campero Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Wallingford, Connecticut Choate Rosemary Hall
62   Emily Snodgrass Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Eagan, Minnesota Eastview HS
91   Madison Badeau Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) Courtice, Ontario Jr. Wolves Intermediate
94   Leah Buress (A) Junior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Windsor, Ontario Bluewater Intermediate


Schedule

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Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
September 26 #10 Minnesota Duluth* Freitas Ice ForumStorrs, CT Elaine Chuli T 4–4 OT 0–0–1
September 27 #10 Minnesota Duluth* Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli L 0–3  0–1–1
October 3 at #10 Quinnipiac* TD Bank Sports CenterHamden, CT Elaine Chuli L 0–3  0–2–1
October 10 at Union* Achilles CenterSchenectady, NY Elaine Chuli W 4–2  1–2–1
October 11 at Union* Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY Annie Belanger L 0–1  1–3–1
October 18 at Colgate* Starr RinkHamilton, NY Elaine Chuli W 2–1  2–3–1
October 19 at Syracuse* Tennity Ice Skating PavilionSyracuse, NY Annie Belanger T 2–2 OT 2–3–2
October 25 at Rensselaer* Houston Field HouseTroy, NY Elaine Chuli L 1–4  2–4–2
October 26 at Rensselaer* Houston Field House • Troy, NY Annie Belanger T 2–2 OT 2–4–3
October 31 Maine Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli T 3–3 OT 2–4–4 (0–0–1)
November 2 at Vermont Gutterson Field HouseBurlington, VT Elaine Chuli L 0–6  2–5–4 (0–1–1)
November 4 Brown* Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Annie Belanger W 4–2  3–5–4
November 9 at Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, RI Elaine Chuli T 4–4 OT 3–5–5 (0–1–2)
November 15 #6 Boston University Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Annie Belanger L 2–3  3–6–5 (0–2–2)
November 16 at #6 Boston University Walter Brown ArenaBoston, MA Annie Belanger L 2–4  3–7–5 (0–3–2)
November 21 at #1 Boston College Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, MA Annie Belanger L 1–6  3–8–5 (0–4–2)
November 22 #1 Boston College Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Annie Belanger L 0–6  3–9–5 (0–5–2)
November 28 #9 Clarkson* Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Nutmeg Classic Preliminary Game) Elaine Chuli L 1–2 OT 3–10–5
November 29 Yale* Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Nutmeg Classic 3rd Place Game) Elaine Chuli W 3–1  4–10–5
January 3, 2015 at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, MA Elaine Chuli T 3–3 OT 4–10–6 (0–5–3)
January 6 at #6 Harvard* Bright-Landry Hockey CenterAllston, MA Elaine Chuli L 2–8  4–11–6
January 10 Vermont Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli W 5–1  5–11–6 (1–5–3)
January 11 Vermont Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Annie Belanger W 4–3  6–11–6 (2–5–3)
January 17 New Hampshire Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli L 2–3 OT 6–12–6 (2–6–3)
January 18 New Hampshire Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Annie Belanger L 1–3  6–13–6 (2–7–3)
January 24 at Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Elaine Chuli L 1–4  6–14–6 (2–8–3)
January 25 Providence Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Annie Belanger W 4–1  7–14–6 (3–8–3)
January 31 #7 Boston University Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli L 3–5  7–15–6 (3–9–3)
February 6 at #1 Boston College Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA Elaine Chuli L 0–6  7–16–6 (3–10–3)
February 8 at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, NH Elaine Chuli T 2–2 OT 7–16–7 (3–10–4)
February 14 Northeastern Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli L 3–4  7–17–7 (3–11–4)
February 15 Northeastern Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Annie Belanger T 2–2 OT 7–17–8 (3–11–5)
February 21 at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, ME Elaine Chuli W 2–1 OT 8–17–8 (4–11–5)
February 22 at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, ME Elaine Chuli W 6–2  9–17–8 (5–11–5)
WHEA Tournament
February 27 at Maine* Alfond Arena • Orono, ME (Quarterfinal round, Game 1) Elaine Chuli W 3–2  10–17–8
February 28 at Maine* Alfond Arena • Orono, ME (Quarterfinal round, Game 2) Elaine Chuli W 1–0 OT 11–17–8
March 7 vs. #1 Boston College* Hyannis Youth and Community Center • Hyannis, MA (Semifinal Game) Elaine Chuli L 1–3  11–18–8
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

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  • Goaltender Elaine Chuli named team MVP[12]
  • Elaine Chuli was invited to the Team Canada Development team[13]

Hockey East All-Stars

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  • Elaine Chuli, Honorable Mention[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Hockey Tabs MacDonnell 2014-15 Captain, Buress and Hewes Assistants". CBS Interactive. May 22, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Women's Hockey Welcomes Nine Newcomers for 2014-15". CBS Interactive. August 22, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Jeff Jacobs (September 11, 2015). "Another Hazing Incident, And More Unanswered Questions". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Timothy Liam Epstein (November 1, 2016). "Hazing culture in college sports far from history". Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Nine Students Sign National Letters of Intent". Brewster Academy. November 15, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ David Griswold (February 13, 2014). "Knutson makes her decision, verbally commits to UConn". LaCrosse Tribune. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  7. ^ Joshua Boyd (May 1, 2014). "page":18,"issue_id":208511} "Maccario, Hardy move to Division 1 Schools". USA Junior Women's Hockey Magazine. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "2014-15 team statistics" (PDF). University of Connecticut. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "Fleming Sends UCONN Past Maine In Overtime, 1-0". Hockey East Association. February 28, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  10. ^ "2014-15 Roster". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  11. ^ "2014-15 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  12. ^ "Women's Hockey Announces Team Awards". CBS Interactive. April 16, 2015. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "Elaine Chuli Invited to Hockey Canada Development Team S&C Camp". CBS Interactive. April 16, 2015. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  14. ^ "Elaine Chuli Named WHEA Honorable Mention All Star". CBS Interactive. March 6, 2015. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2017.