The Rensselaer Engineers represented Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Engineers did not qualify for the ECAC tournament.
| 2014–15 Rensselaer Engineers women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | 9th ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Houston Field House |
| Record | |
| Overall | 7–23–4 |
| Home | 6–11–2 |
| Road | 1–12–2 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | John Burke |
| Assistant coaches | Melanie Green Derek Alfama |
| Captain(s) | Ali Svoboda[1] Taylor Mahoney |
| Alternate captain(s) | Mari Mankey |
| Rensselaer Engineers women's ice hockey seasons « 2013–14 2015–16 » | |
Offseason
edit- August 23:Heidi Huhtamaki was invited to participate in Team Finland Camp to qualify for Team Finland in the 2015 World Championships.[2]
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Amanda Kimmerle | Defense |  United States |
Attended Anoka (MN) High School |
| Marisa Raspa | Forward | United States |
played for the North American Hockey Academy |
| Whitney Renn | Forward | United States |
Played with Little Caesars Detroit |
| Shayna Tomlinson | Forward | United States |
Played with Assabet Valley |
2014–15 Engineers
edit| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Sarah Till | Junior | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | Jericho, Vermont | Rice Academy | |
| 2 | 
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Heidi Niskanen | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Espoo, Finland | Espoo Blues | |
| 3 | 
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Kathryn Schilter | Senior | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Aurora, Ontario | Toronto Jr. Aeros | |
| 4 | 
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Ali Svoboda (C) | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Arlington Heights, Illinois | Chicago Mission | |
| 7 | 
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Delaney Middlebrook | Senior | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Niagara University | |
| 8 |
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Taylor Mahoney (C) | Senior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Cary, Illinois | Chicago Mission | |
| 10 | 
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Lauren Wash | Junior | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Belle Meade, New Jersey | New Jersey Rockets | |
| 11 | 
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Alexa Gruschow | Junior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | Washington Pride | |
| 12 | 
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Jenn Godin | Junior | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | New London, New Hampshire | Tabor Academy | |
| 13 | 
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Mariana Walsh | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Walpole, Massachusetts | Assabet Valley | |
| 14 |
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Shayna Tomlinson | Freshman | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Gilford, New Hampshire | Assabet Valley | |
| 15 |
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Laura Horwood | Sophomore | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Belleville, Ontario | Durham West Lightning | |
| 16 |
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Mari Mankey (A) | Junior | F | 5' 2" (1.57 m) | Hopkins, Minnesota | Hopkins HS | |
| 17 |
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Hannah Behounek | Sophomore | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Minnetonka HS | |
| 19 |
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Marisa Raspa | Freshman | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | Downingtown, Pennsylvania | North American Hockey Academy | |
| 20 |
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Amanda Kimmerle | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Anoka, Minnesota | Anoka HS | |
| 21 |
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Katie Rooney | Sophomore | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Buffalo, Minnesota | Buffalo HS | |
| 24 |
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Brandi Banks | Junior | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Burlington, Ontario | Stoney Creek Sabres | |
| 25 | 
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Whitney Renn | Freshman | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Troy, Michigan | Detroit Little Caesars | |
| 26 | 
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Lindsey Hylwa | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Cary, North Carolina | Gilmore Academy | |
| 30 |
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Brianna Piper | Senior | G | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Oakville, Ontario | Toronto Jr. Aeros | |
| 31 | 
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Kelly O'Brien | Senior | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Sussex, Wisconsin | Madison Capitols |
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Decision | Result | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 3 | at #8 North Dakota* | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Kelly O'Brien | L 1–7 | 0–1–0 | ||||||
| October 4 | at Bemidji State* | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Brianna Piper | L 0–4 | 0–2–0 | ||||||
| October 11 | Vermont* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | L 2–4 | 0–3–0 | ||||||
| October 12 | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Brianna Piper | T 2–2 OT | 0–3–1 | ||||||
| October 17 | at New Hampshire* | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | Brianna Piper | L 1–2 | 0–4–1 | ||||||
| October 25 | Connecticut* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | W 4–1 | 1–4–1 | ||||||
| October 26 | Connecticut* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Brianna Piper | T 2–2 OT | 1–4–2 | ||||||
| October 31 | at #4 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA | Brianna Piper | L 1–4 | 1–5–2 (0–1–0) | ||||||
| November 1 | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Kelly O'Brien | L 2–5 | 1–6–2 (0–2–0) | ||||||
| November 7 | St. Cloud State* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Brianna Piper | L 2–3 | 1–7–2 | ||||||
| November 8 | St. Cloud State* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | L 0–3 | 1–8–2 | ||||||
| November 14 | at #5 Quinnipiac | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT | Brianna Piper | L 1–6 | 1–9–2 (0–3–0) | ||||||
| November 15 | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Kelly O'Brien | L 1–2 OT | 1–10–2 (0–4–0) | ||||||
| November 28 | RIT* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | W 4–1 | 2–10–2 | ||||||
| November 29 | RIT* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | L 0–3 | 2–11–2 | ||||||
| December 5 | Brown | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Brianna Piper | W 7–5 | 3–11–2 (1–4–0) | ||||||
| December 6 | Yale | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | L 2–3 | 3–12–2 (1–5–0) | ||||||
| January 2, 2015 | Princeton | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | W 4–3 | 4–12–2 (2–5–0) | ||||||
| January 3 | #5 Quinnipiac | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | L 0–1 | 4–13–2 (2–6–0) | ||||||
| January 6 | Providence* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Brianna Piper | T 3–3 OT | 4–13–3 | ||||||
| January 9 | Dartmouth | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | L 0–3 | 4–14–3 (2–7–0) | ||||||
| January 10 | #6 Harvard | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | L 1–4 | 4–15–3 (2–8–0) | ||||||
| January 16 | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Kelly O'Brien | L 1–3 | 4–16–3 (2–9–0) | ||||||
| January 17 | at #8 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kelly O'Brien | L 2–4 | 4–17–3 (2–10–0) | ||||||
| January 23 | at Union | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Kelly O'Brien | T 2–2 OT | 4–17–4 (2–10–1) | ||||||
| January 24 | Union | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | W 4–2 | 5–17–4 (3–10–1) | ||||||
| January 30 | at Colgate | Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY | Kelly O'Brien | L 2–4 | 5–18–4 (3–11–1) | ||||||
| January 31 | at #10 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Kelly O'Brien | L 1–7 | 5–19–4 (3–12–1) | ||||||
| February 6 | #10 Clarkson | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | L 1–2 | 5–20–4 (3–13–1) | ||||||
| February 7 | #8 St. Lawrence | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | L 1–2 | 5–21–4 (3–14–1) | ||||||
| February 13 | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Kelly O'Brien | L 0–5 | 5–22–4 (3–15–1) | ||||||
| February 14 | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | Kelly O'Brien | W 3–2 | 6–22–4 (4–15–1) | ||||||
| February 20 | Cornell | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Brianna Piper | L 1–4 | 6–23–4 (4–16–1) | ||||||
| February 21 | Colgate | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kelly O'Brien | W 5–3 | 7–23–4 (5–16–1) | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Women's Hockey Names Captains for 2014–15". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. July 31, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Huhtamaki Invited to Team Finland Camp". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. August 23, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Women's Hockey Welcomes Class of 2018". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. May 23, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "2014–15 Women's ice hockey roster". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "2014–15 Women's ice hockey schedule". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Retrieved March 30, 2017.