Alberta Honeybadgers

Alberta Honeybadgers
City	Calgary
League	CWHL
Founded	2011 (2011)
Home arena	Athletic and Ice Complex
Colours	Black, Gold and White
General manager	Cathy Champagne
Head coach	Tim Bothwell
Website www.cwhl.ca

The Alberta players discussing strategy

The Alberta Honeybadgers (formerly known as Team Alberta during the 2011-12 season) is a women’s ice hockey team that joined the Canadian Women's Hockey League for the 2011-12 season. The team plays its home games in Athletic and Ice Complex in Calgary.

The first General Manager was Samantha Holmes, while the first head coach was Jason Schmidt. On July 21, 2011, the franchise participated in its first ever CWHL Draft. With the third overall pick in the 2011 CWHL Draft, Team Alberta selected Meaghan Mikkelson. With the first pick overall in the 2012 CWHL Draft, the team selected Hillary Pattenden.

History

• April 19: The CWHL announced on April 19, 2011, that it would merge with the Western Women's Hockey League for the 2011-12 season. The merger will feature one team based in Edmonton and Calgary and is a combination of the former WWHL franchises the Edmonton Chimos and Strathmore Rockies. The team will play their games in various locations around Alberta. Strathmore Rockies founder Samantha Holmes-Domagala, will join the sponsorship division of the CWHL and look after the requirements of the expansion team.
• July 21, 2011: Philanthropist Joan Snyder donated $2 million to Winsport Canada. The goal is to ensure priority rink access to female hockey players at all levels, and help expand the Canadian Women's Hockey League with the creation of Team Alberta. Part of the donation will cover the new addition to the Athletic and Ice Complex at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. This will serve as the future home to Hockey Canada. In addition, there shall be four hockey rinks, one of which will be aptly called the Joan Snyder Rink. Team Alberta will benefit with the allocation of free practice time, a dressing room exclusive to the club. Of note, the Joan Snyder Rink give priority to women’s hockey bookings, but it will serve as the Team Alberta’s home rink.
  

  

  For 2011-12 season, Lundy Day is the Alberta's regular Goaltender
• In September, 2011 a selection camp takes place . Then some matches pre-season are used as tool of final evaluation before finalizing the list of the staff on October 3.
• Beginning of October, 2011 concentrates on two weekends with friendly matches outside the competition against the Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey and MacEwan University Griffins women's ice hockey
• October 28, 2011: Team Alberta played its first game in the CWHL versus the Burlington Barracudas. Laura Dostaler scores the first goal in Team Alberta history in a 4-2 victory. Other goals were scored by Meghan Hunter, Jenna Cunningham and Courtney Sawchuk.

2011 Draft picks

In preparation of its first season, the Team Alberta CWHL selects several players during a special draft of the league held on July 21, 2011 at Mississauga, Ontario.

Draft pick	Player	Hometown	Former team
3	Meaghan Mikkelson (Defender)	St. Albert, Alberta	Canada women's national ice hockey team
9	Bobbi-Jo Slusar (Defender)	Swift Current, Saskatchewan	Canada women's national ice hockey team
15	Keely Brown (Goalie)	Edmonton, Alberta	Toronto Lady Blues women's ice hockey
21	Jill MacIsaac (Goalie)	Timberlea, Nova Scotia	Saint Mary's Huskies
27	Courtney Sawchuk (Defender)	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Edmonton Chimos
33	Colleen Olsen (Forward)	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Edmonton Chimos
39	Jill Kern
45	Brittaney Maschmeyer (Defender)	Bruderheim, Alberta	St. Lawrence Skating Saints women's ice hockey
51	Kaley Hall-Herman (Forward)	Calgary, Alberta	Strathmore Rockies (WWHL)
62	Sam Hunt (Forward)	Calgary, Alberta	Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey
64	Kelsey Webster (Defender)	Duncan, British Columbia	Strathmore Rockies (WWHL)
66	Karlee Overguard (Forward)	Sundre, Alberta	Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey
68	Katie Stewart (Forward)	Exeter, Ontario	Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey
70	Jenna Cunningham (Forward)	Medicine Hat, Alberta	Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
72	Amber Overguard (Forward)	Sundre, Alberta	Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey
74	Erin Duggan (Defender)	Beaumont, Alberta	Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey
76	Dana Vinge (Goalie)	Edmonton, Alberta	Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey
78	Ashley Cockell (Forward)	Fort Assiniboine, Alberta	Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey
80	Carrie Olsen (Defender)	Calgary, Alberta	College Red Deer Queens
82	Taryn Peacock (Forward)	Calgary, Alberta	Strathmore Rockies (WWHL)
84	Larissa Roche (Forward)	Thorhild, Alberta	Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
85	Kelsey MacMillan (Forward)	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Alberta Institute of Technology Ooks women's ice hockey
86	Lundy Day (Goalie)	Calgary, Alberta	Strathmore Rockies (WWHL)
87	Mia Mucci (Forward)	Canmore, Alberta	Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey
88	Amanda Nonis (Forward)	Brampton, Ontario	College Manhattanville Valiants women's ice hockey
89	Kendra Chisholm (Goalie)	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Neumann University Knights women's ice hockey
90	Tara Swanson (Defender)	Wetaskiwin, Alberta	Edmonton Chimos (WWHL)
91	Becky Irvine (Forward)	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey
92	Seyara Shwetz (Defender)	Waskatenau, Alberta	Saint Mary's Huskies
93	Kaley Herman (Goalie)	Weyburn, Saskatchewan	New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey
94	Nicole Symington (Forward)	Burlington, Ontario	Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey
95	Carli Clemis (Goalie)	Taber, Alberta	Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
96	Amanda Squire (Goalie)	Comox, British Columbia	Mount Royal Cougars women's ice hockey
97	Jennifer Moe (Forward)	Bonnyville, Alberta	Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey
98	Lindsay Robinson (Forward)	Edmonton, Alberta	Edmonton Chimos (WWHL)
99	Kristin Miyauchi (Forward)	Calgary, Alberta	SAIT Polytechnic Trojans women's ice hockey
100	Lauren Chiswell (Forward)	Edmonton, Alberta	Edmonton Chimos (WWHL)
101	Kristen Sugiyama (Goalie)	Edmonton, Alberta	Grant MacEwen Griffins women's ice hockey
102	Laura Dostaler (Forward)	Beaumont, Alberta	Edmonton Chimos (WWHL)
103	Danielle MacDougall (Forward)	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Saint Mary's Huskies
104	Kelly Godel (Forward)	Hythe, Alberta	Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey
105	Jill Barber (Forward)	Irma, Alberta	Grant MacEwen Griffins women's ice hockey
106	Danielle Boyce (Forward)	Summerside, Prince Edward Island	Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey
107	Kendal Jurista (Forward)	Kamloops, British Columbia	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Ooks women's ice hockey
108	Bret Seaton (Forward)	Brooks, Alberta	SAIT Polytechnic Trojans women's ice hockey
109	Georgia Moore (Forward)	Melbourne, Australia	SAIT Polytechnic Trojans women's ice hockey
110	Alanna McMullen (Defender)	Calgary, Alberta	Buffalo State College Bengals women's ice hockey
111	Christina Ashley (Defender)	Stirling, Ontario	Mount Allison Mounties women's ice hockey
112	Jenna Ouellette (Forward)	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey

Reference

Season-by-season

• See also: 2011–12 CWHL season

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Year	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
2011–12

Current roster

Goaltenders
#	Country	Player	Catches	Age	College	Hometown
1		Kendra Chisholm	L	22	Neumann Knights - ECAC West	Sherwood Park, Alberta
30		Lundy Day	L	25	Union Dutchwomen - ECAC Hockey	Calgary, Alberta
40		Jillian MacIsaac	L	24	Saint Mary's Huskies - AUS	Halifax, Nova Scotia

Defence
#	Country	Player	Shoots	Age	College	Hometown
3		Kelsey Webster	R	26	York Lions - OUA	Duncan, British Columbia
7		Tara Swanson	L	23	Grant MacEwan Griffins - ACAC	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
12		Meaghan Mikkelson (A)	R	28	Wisconsin Badgers - WCHA	St. Albert, Alberta
14		Bobbi-Jo Slusar (A)	L	27	Wisconsin Badgers - WCHA	Swift Current, Saskatchewan
17		Courtney Sawchuk (A)	L	24	St. Lawrence Skating Saints - ECAC Hockey	Sherwood Park, Alberta
19		Brittaney Maschmeyer	R	24	St. Lawrence Skating Saints - ECAC Hockey	Bruderheim, Alberta
24		Jayme Clark	R	23	Alberta Pandas - CWUAA	Port Alberni, British Columbia

Forwards
#	Country	Player	Shoots	Age	College	Hometown
4		Laura Dostaler	R	21		Beaumont, Alberta
8		Meghan Hunter	L	32	Wisconsin Badgers - WCHA	Oil Springs, Ontario
9		Lauren Chiswell	L	25	Grant MacEwan Griffins - ACAC	Edmonton, Alberta
10		Karlee Overgaurd	L	24	Cornell Big Red - ECAC Hockey	Sundre, Alberta
11		Olivia Sutter	L	21	Carleton Ravens - OUA	Red Deer, Alberta
15		Taryn Peacock	L	25	Maine Black Bears - HEA	Calgary, Alberta
16		Larissa Roche	L	23	Dartmouth Big Green - ECAC Hockey	Thorhild, Alberta
18		Chelsea Purcell (C)	R	26	Saskatchewan Huskies - CWUAA	Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan
21		Lindsay Robinson	R	26	Alberta Pandas - CWUAA	Edmonton, Alberta
22		Jenna Cunningham	R	24	Dartmouth Big Green - ECAC Hockey	Medicine Hat, Alberta
27		Colleen Olson	R	24	Ohio State Buckeyes - WCHA	Sherwood Park, Alberta
71		Sam Hunt ·	L	26	Colgate Raiders - ECAC	Calgary, Alberta

Reference ·

Coaching Staff 2011-12

Alberta'Head Coach Jason Schmidt

• General Manager: Samantha Holmes-Domagala & Matt Appelt
• Head Coach: Jason Schmidt
• Assistant Coach: Erin Duggan

Reference

Leading scorers

Year	Player	GP	G	A	Pts
2011–12

External links

• Team Alberta CWHL