2011–12 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season

2011–12 Yale Bulldogs
women's ice hockey season
2011–12 Yale Bulldogs; women's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC
Home ice	Ingalls Rink
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	Not ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	Not ranked
Record
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Joakim Flygh
Assistant coaches	Jessica Koizumi
Captain(s)	Aleca Hughes

The Yale Bulldogs women's hockey team will represent Yale University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Senior Aleca Hughes will be the team captain. The Bulldogs will compete in the Nutmeg Classic on November 25 and 26.

Offseason[edit]

July 26: Incoming freshman goaltender Jaimie Leonoff has been selected to participate in Hockey Canada's National Women's Under-22 training camp. Said camp takes place at the Canadian Hockey Academy from August 6 to 16 in Rockland, Ontario.^[1]
August 10: Jackee Snikeris and assistant coach Jessica Koizumi have both earned invitations to the 2011 USA Hockey Women's National Festival. The festival includes 79 players.^[2]

Recruiting[edit]

Player	Nationality	Position	Notes
Lynn Kennedy	Canada	Forward	Played with the Toronto Jr. Aeros Markham District High School Female Athlete of the Year 2008, 2009 and 2011
Jaimie Leonoff	Canada	Goaltender	Earned bronze medal in ice hockey at the 2011 Canada Winter Games with Team Quebec and won two games^[3] Won North American friendship tournament with Belle Tire in 2011
Stephanie Mock	United States	Forward	She played for Mid Fairfield Connecticut Stars
Madi Murray	Canada	Defense	Played for the Edge School in Alberta Won Under-18 National Championship with Shattuck-Saint Mary's in 2008-09
Kelsey Summers	United States	Forward	She was an assistant captain with Little Caesars in Michigan and was an All-MWEHL selection

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Regular season[edit]

November 5, 2011: After leading 1-0 in the second period, Princeton extended their lead with three second-period goals. Bulldogs freshman forward Stephanie Mock scored her first career NCAA goal (it was the Bulldogs' only goal), assisted by team captain Aleca Hughes in a 7-1 loss.^[5]

Standings[edit]

2011–12 Eastern College Athletic Conference standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3Cornell	16	14	2	0	28	75	23	22	19	3	0	107	39
#8Harvard	16	11	4	1	23	51	24	22	14	7	1	75	42
#10Dartmouth	16	10	4	2	22	39	26	22	14	6	2	66	47
Clarkson	16	10	4	2	22	51	23	28	16	7	5	82	51
Quinnipiac	16	10	4	2	22	42	30	27	15	10	2	65	59
St. Lawrence	16	9	5	2	20	47	35	27	15	8	4	85	63
Princeton	16	7	7	2	16	35	28	23	9	10	4	49	48
Brown	16	4	8	4	12	22	42	23	7	9	7	50	51
Rensselaer	16	5	9	2	12	34	44	28	8	16	4	63	83
Colgate	16	3	12	1	7	26	56	27	8	18	1	57	81
Union	16	2	12	2	6	20	47	28	4	20	4	48	89
Yale	16	1	15	0	2	14	78	23	1	22	0	22	118
Championship: To be determined † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion National rankings:[1] Conference rankings:[2] Updated February 1st, 2012

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Time	Score
Fri, 10/21/2011	Niagara	7:00 PM
Sat, 10/22/2011	Northeastern	4:00 PM
Fri, 10/28/2011	at Cornell *	7:00 PM
Sat, 10/29/2011	at Colgate *	4:00 PM
Tue, 11/01/2011	at Providence	7:00 PM
Fri, 11/04/2011	at Quinnipiac *	7:00 PM
Sat, 11/05/2011	at Princeton *	4:00 PM	1-7
Fri, 11/11/2011	Union *	7:00 PM
Sat, 11/12/2011	Rensselaer *	4:00 PM
Fri, 11/18/2011	at Mercyhurst	7:00 PM
Sat, 11/19/2011	at Mercyhurst	2:00 PM
Fri, 11/25/2011	(Nutmeg Classic) vs. Robert Morris @ Storrs, Conn.	7:00 PM	0-1
Sat, 11/26/2011	(Nutmeg Classic Consolation Game) vs. Connecticut @ Storrs, Conn.
Fri, 12/02/2011	Princeton *	7:00 PM
Sat, 12/03/2011	Quinnipiac *	4:00 PM
Wed, 12/07/2011	Brown *	7:00 PM
Sat, 01/07/2012	McGill (Exhibition)	2:00 PM
Fri, 01/13/2012	Clarkson *	7:00 PM
Sat, 01/14/2012	St. Lawrence *	4:00 PM
Fri, 01/20/2012	at Rensselaer *	7:00 PM
Sat, 01/21/2012	at Union *	4:00 PM
Tue, 01/24/2012	at Brown *	7:00 PM
Fri, 01/27/2012	Harvard *	7:00 PM
Sat, 01/28/2012	Dartmouth *	4:00 PM
Fri, 02/03/2012	at St. Lawrence *	7:00 PM
Sat, 02/04/2012	at Clarkson *	4:00 PM
Fri, 02/10/2012	Colgate *	7:00 PM
Sat, 02/11/2012	Cornell *	4:00 PM
Fri, 02/17/2012	at Dartmouth *	7:00 PM
Sat, 02/18/2012	at Harvard *	4:00 PM

Awards and honors[edit]

Aleca Hughes, 2012 Sarah Devens Award Winner^[6]
Aleca Hughes, 2012 Hockey Humanitarian Award Winner^[7]
Aleca Hughes, 2012 Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Award Winner^[8]
New Haven Register 2011 Sportspeople of the Year (Yale women's ice hockey team)^[9]

Team awards[edit]

Wendy Blanning Award (Most Improved): Danielle Moncion
Most Valuable Player: Genevieve Ladiges
Bingham Cup (Leadership): Aleca Hughes
Mandi Schwartz Award (Spirit): Lynn Kennedy and Genevieve Ladiges
Richard Brodhead ‘68 Award (Academic): Aleca Hughes
Coaches Award: Lynn Kennedy

References[edit]

^ "Incoming Goalie Jaimie Leonoff Selected for Canadian U-22/Development Team Camp - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on December 20, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
^ "Koizumi, Snikeris Earn Invites to USA Hockey Women's National Festival - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on December 20, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
^ "Five Added to Roster in Class of 2015 - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on December 20, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
^ "Princeton Tops Yale - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
^ "Aleca Hughes Wins Sarah Devens Award for Leadership - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
^ "Yale's Aleca Hughes Named Winner of 2012 Hockey Humanitarian Award - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
^ "Hughes Named Winner of Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup". April 26, 2012.
^ http://nhregister.com/articles/2011/12/31/sports/doc4eff93e647c82421626082.txt#.T62Yn2cFMCg.twitter^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "Incoming Goalie Jaimie Leonoff Selected for Canadian U-22/Development Team Camp - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on December 20, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.

[2] "Koizumi, Snikeris Earn Invites to USA Hockey Women's National Festival - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on December 20, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.

[3] "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".

[4] "Five Added to Roster in Class of 2015 - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on December 20, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.

[5] "Princeton Tops Yale - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.

[6] "Aleca Hughes Wins Sarah Devens Award for Leadership - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.

[7] "Yale's Aleca Hughes Named Winner of 2012 Hockey Humanitarian Award - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.

[8] "Hughes Named Winner of Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup". April 26, 2012.

[9] ttp://nhregister.com/articles/2011/12/31/sports/doc4eff93e647c82421626082.txt#.T62Yn2cFMCg.twitter^{[permanent dead link]}

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v t e ECAC Hockey
Teams	Brown Bears men women Clarkson Golden Knights men women Colgate Raiders men women Cornell Big Red men women Dartmouth Big Green men women Harvard Crimson men women Princeton Tigers men women Quinnipiac Bobcats men women Rensselaer Engineers men women St. Lawrence Saints men women Union Garnet Chargers men women Yale Bulldogs men women
Venues	Meehan Auditorium (Brown) Cheel Arena (Clarkson) Class of 1965 Arena (Colgate) Lynah Rink (Cornell) Thompson Arena (Dartmouth) Bright Hockey Center (Harvard) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (Princeton) People's United Center (Quinnipiac) Houston Field House (Rensselaer) Appleton Arena (St. Lawrence) Achilles Rink (Union) Ingalls Rink (Yale) Herb Brooks Arena (Men's tournament)
Men's awards	All-ECAC Hockey Team Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year) Best Defensive Defenseman Best Defensive Forward Ken Dryden Award (Best Goaltender) Student-Athlete of the Year Wayne Dean Sportsmanship Award Most Outstanding Player in Tournament All-Tournament Team
Women's awards	Women's champions
Men's seasons	1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Ingalls Rink
Head coaches	Tyler Benson (1977–1982) Peter Downey (1982–1984) Kathy Lenahan (1984–1986) Dave Beecher (1986–1987) Vic Russo (1987–1989) Barry Curseaden (1989–1992) Joe Snecinski (1992–1997) John Marchetti (1997–2002) Hilary Witt (2002–2010) Joakim Flygh (2010–2019) Mark Bolding (2019–present)
Seasons	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2020–21~~ 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (ECAC)
Rivalries	Harvard Crimson
Culture & lore	Aleca Hughes: 2012 Hockey Humanitarian Award winner Mandi Schwartz
All-time leaders	Maria Dennis (96 goals, 68 assists, 164 points) Jackee Snikeris (16 shutouts, 2.12 goals against average, .931 save percentage) Laurie Belliveau (4,259 saves)
Olympians	Helen Resor Denise Soesilo Phoebe Stänz
Yale's Mandi Schwartz Award	Lynn Kennedy, Genny Ladiges (2011–12) Danielle Moncion (2012–13) Jackie Raines (2013–14) Stephanie Mock (2014–15) Gretchen Tarrant (2015–16) Eden Murray (2016–17 and 2017–18) Kaitlyn Rippon (2018–19) Charlotte Welch (2019–20)
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