The Boston Blades is a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, and which plays in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] The team plays its home games at various rinks around New England, including practice ice at Veterans Memorial Rink in Somerville, MA.[2]
History [edit]
On August 12, 2010, the CWHL announced that the city of Boston would receive an expansion team for the 2010–11 CWHL season, the first American team in the league.[3]
On September 14, 2010, retired goalkeeper Erin Whitten was named the team's head coach.[4] An expansion draft was held to stock the team in August.[5] Their most significant player was free agent signing Angela Ruggiero, four-time Olympian and one of the great stars of women's hockey history.
2010–11 Boston Blades season [edit]
The Boston Blades’ inaugural season included 16 home games. Their first match, on October 30, 2010, ended with a 3-0 shutout victory over the Burlington Barracudas, and the team began the season with seven victories in their first twelve matches. A seven game losing streak ensued, however, and the Blades finished with a 10-16 record, good for third place in the five team league. They went on to the playoffs against the Toronto Aeros, losing 4-2 and 3-1 in a best-of-three series.
Season standings [edit]
| Year |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| 2010-11 |
3rd |
lost in first round |
| 2011-12 |
2nd |
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| 2012-13 |
1st |
Won Clarkson Cup[6] |
Current Roster 2011-12 [edit]
| Defense |
| Number |
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Player |
Former Team |
Hometown |
| 26 |
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Brittany Simpson |
Providence Friars women's ice hockey |
Barrie, Ontario |
| 24 |
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Cherie Hendrickson |
Burlington Barracudas (CWHL) |
Boxford, Massachusetts |
| 22 |
|
Kacey Bellamy |
United States women's national ice hockey team |
Westfield, Massachusetts |
| 8 |
|
Caitlin Cahow |
United States women's national ice hockey team |
Branford, Connecticut |
| 9 |
|
Katelyn Kurth |
Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey |
High Bridge, New Jersey |
| 15 |
|
Raylen Dziengelewski |
New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey |
Southwick, Massachusetts |
| 19 |
|
Gisele Marvin |
United States women's national ice hockey team |
Warroad, Minnesota |
| 4 |
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Angela Ruggiero |
United States women's national ice hockey team |
Panorama City, California |
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| Forwards |
| Number |
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Player |
Former Team |
Hometown |
| 88 |
|
Alyssa Wohlfeiler |
Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey |
Saugus, California |
| 56 |
|
Jess Koizumi |
Montreal Stars (CWHL) |
Simi Valley, California |
| 27 |
|
Bray Ketchum |
Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey |
Greenwich, Connecticut |
| 29 |
|
Holly Lorms |
Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey |
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |
| 16 |
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Micaela Long |
New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey |
South Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2 |
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Erika Lawler |
United States women's national ice hockey team |
Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
| 18 |
|
Jill Kirchner |
Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey |
Frankfort, Illinois |
| 10 |
|
Lindsay Berman |
Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey |
Odenton, Maryland |
| 21 |
|
Jaclyn Hawkins |
ZSC Lions (Zurich in Switzerland women's ice hockey league) |
Manotick, Ontario |
| 7 |
|
Shannon Sisk |
New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey |
Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania |
| 5 |
|
Karen Thatcher |
United States women's national ice hockey team |
Blaine, Washington |
| 20 |
|
Kate Buesser |
Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey |
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire |
| 14 |
|
Kelli Stack |
United States women's national ice hockey team |
Brooklyn Heights, Ohio |
| 17 |
|
Meghan Duggan |
United States women's national ice hockey team |
Danvers, Massachusetts |
| 11 |
|
Whitney Naslund |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Engineers women's hockey team |
Bloomington, Minnesota |
Reference[7]
Coaching Staff 2011-12 [edit]
- General Manager: Digit Murphy
- Head Coach: Digit Murphy
- Assistant Coach: Mariel Lacina
Reference[8]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
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