2017–18 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season

The Providence Friars represents Providence College in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

2017–18 Providence Friars
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceWHEA
Home iceSchneider Arena
Record
Overall3-1-0
Home2-0-0
Road1-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBob Deraney
Assistant coachesMelanie Ruzzi
Derek Alfama
Captain(s)Madison Sansone[1]
Kate Frieson
Alternate captain(s)Brooke Boquist
Blair Parent
Providence Friars women's ice hockey seasons
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Offseason

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  • September 24: Christina Putigna was selected to Hockey Canada’s National Women’s Program Strength And Conditioning Camp.[2]

Recruiting

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Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Boston College 24 19 2 3 41 98 46 38 30 5 3 155 76
Providence 24 12 7 5 29 67 55 37 17 13 7 96 80
Maine 24 11 9 4 26 54 52 38 19 14 5 91 83
#8 Northeastern 24 11 11 2 24 69 64 39 19 17 3 107 100
New Hampshire 24 9 10 5 23 45 57 36 14 15 7 79 85
Boston University 24 8 11 5 21 72 66 37 14 17 6 113 100
Connecticut 24 7 11 6 20 47 56 39 16 14 9 88 76
Vermont 24 7 13 4 18 46 67 35 10 20 5 67 99
Merrimack 24 6 16 2 14 41 76 34 11 20 3 62 96
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com

Roster

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2017–18 Friars

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1   Madison Myers Junior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Colchester, Vermont Rice Memorial HS
4   Blair Parent Senior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Blaine, Minnesota Anoka HS
5   Giana Savastano Freshman D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mapleville, Rhode Island Winchendon School
6   Kate Friesen Junior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Altona, Manitoba Pembina Valley Hawks
7   Whitney Dove Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Port Moody, British Columbia Pacific Steelers
8   Kathleen McHugh Sophomore F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Billerica, Massachusetts Boston Shamrocks
9   Meaghan Rickard Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Coventry, Rhode Island Williston-Northampton
10   Neve Van Pelt Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mitchell, Ontario Toronto Jr. Aeros
11   Rachel Rockwell Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Broadview Heights, Ohio Williston-Northampton
12   Chloe Gonsalves Freshman D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Toronto, Ontario Toronto Leaside
13   Emily Landry Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Orangeville, Ontario Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins
15   Maureen Murphy Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Buffalo, New York Shattuck St. Mary's
17   Cassidy MacPherson Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Oakville, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets
18   Ariane Julien Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec Stanstead College
19   Brooke Boquist Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Thunder Bay, Ontario Shattuck-St. Mary's
21   Christina Putigna Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Grimsby, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets
22   Camryn Tait Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Aeros
23   Madison Sansone Senior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Lockport, New York Buffalo Bisons
24   Hayley Lunny Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Bedford, New York North American Hockey Academy
26   Danielle Hardy Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) Nanaimo, British Columbia Pursuit of Excellence Academy
27   Avery Fransoo Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) North Battleford, Saskatchewan Notres Dame Hounds
28   Natasia Burzynski Junior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Rye, New Hampshire East Coast Wizards
30   Sandra Abstreiter Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) Freising, Germany HTI Stars
31   Clare Minnerath Sophomore G 5' 5" (1.65 m) Sartell, Minnesota Sartell HS
33   Alanna Serviss Senior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Chicago, Illinois Chicago Young Americans


Schedule

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Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
September 29 at Union* Achilles CenterSchenectady, NY Madison Myers W 7-3  1–0–0
October 1 Vermont Schneider ArenaProvidence, RI Madison Myers W 6-2  2–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 6 Quinnipiac* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Madison Myers W 3-1  3–0–0
October 7 at Quinnipiac* High Point Solutions ArenaHamden, CT Madison Myers L 0-1  3–1–0
October 13 at Syracuse* Tennity Ice Skating PavilionSyracuse, NY   
October 14 at Syracuse* Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY   
October 20 at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, NJ   
October 21 at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ   
October 28 Northeastern Schneider Arena • Providence, RI   
October 29 at Northeastern Matthews ArenaBoston, MA   
November 3 at Boston College Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, MA   
November 10 at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, ME   
November 17 at Merrimack Volpe ComplexNorth Andover, MA   
November 18 Merrimack Schneider Arena • Providence, RI   
November 22 New Hampshire Schneider Arena • Providence, RI   
November 25 Cornell* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI   
November 26 Cornell* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI   
December 1 at Connecticut Freitas Ice ForumStorrs, CT   
December 2 Connecticut Schneider Arena • Providence, RI   
December 9 Boston University Schneider Arena • Providence, RI   
January 2, 2018 Brown* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI (Mayor's Cup)   
January 6 at Vermont Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, VT   
January 7 at Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT   
January 12 at Boston University Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA   
January 13 Boston University Schneider Arena • Providence, RI   
January 19 at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, NH   
January 20 at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, NH   
January 26 at Boston College Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA   
January 27 Boston College Schneider Arena • Providence, RI   
February 2 Merrimack Schneider Arena • Providence, RI   
February 3 at Connecticut Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT   
February 10 Maine Schneider Arena • Providence, RI   
February 11 Maine Schneider Arena • Providence, RI   
February 18 Northeastern Schneider Arena • Providence, RI   
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Hockey Holds End Of Year Banquet". CBS Interactive. April 23, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Christina Putigna Selected to Hockey Canada's National Women's Program Strength And Conditioning Camp". CBS Interactive. May 8, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017-18 Roster". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017-18 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2017.