2020–21 Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey season
| 2020–21 Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Hockey East Regular Season Champions Hockey East Tournament Champions | |
| Conference | WHEA |
| Home ice | Matthews Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | 2 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 22–2–1 |
| Conference | 17-1-1 |
| Home | 13–1–0 |
| Road | 7–0–1 |
| Neutral | 2–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Dave Flint |
| Assistant coaches | Nick Carpenito Lindsay Berman Todd Lampert |
| Captain(s) | Brooke Hobson |
| Alternate captain(s) | Alina Mueller |
| Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey seasons « 2019–20 2021–22 » | |
The Northeastern Huskies represented Northeastern University in the Women's Hockey East Association during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. In addition to capturing the regular season title, the Huskies defeated the Providence Friars by a 6–2 mark to win the Hockey East postseason tournament.
Qualifying for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament, the program ranked as the #1 seed.[1] The Huskies lost to Wisconsin 1–2 in overtime in the national championship game.[2]
On February 9, 2021, it was announced that the Northeastern men's and women's hockey programs will represent the United States of America at the FISU World University Games in Lucerne, Switzerland, from December 11 to 21, 2021.[3]
Offseason[edit]
Recruiting[edit]
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molly Griffin | Forward |  United States |
Five-year letterwinner in ice hockey and softball at Buckingham Browne & Nichols |
| Lily Yovetich | Defense | United States |
Captured the USA Nationals with the AAA Anaheim Lady Ducks Also played in the PWHL with the Barrie Sharks and Ottawa Lady Senators |
| Abbey Marohn | Defense | United States |
Three-year letterwinner at Culver Academy in ice hockey, where she was the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year |
| Ani Fitzgerald | Forward | United States |
Led Gilmour Academy to first-ever USA Hockey Nationals Also played one season in PWHL for Toronto Jr. Aeros |
Regular season[edit]
Standings[edit]
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #2 Northeastern † * | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 80 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 21 | ||
| #7 Boston College | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 56 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 40 | ||
| #8 Providence | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 43 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 46 | ||
| Vermont | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 21 | ||
| #7 Boston University | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 24 | ||
| UConn | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 44 | 37 | ||
| Maine | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 29 | ||
| New Hampshire | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 39 | 55 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 62 | ||
| Holy Cross | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 73 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 76 | ||
| Merrimack | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 64 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 64 | ||
| Championship: March 8, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Decision | Result | Record
Source:[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| December 11 | at Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | Aerin Frankel W, 1 | W 4–1 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) | ||||||
| December 13 | Boston College | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Aerin Frankel, L, 1 | L 1–2 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) | ||||||
| January 3 | Maine | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Aerin Frankel, W, 2 | W 3–0 | 2–1–0 (2–1–0) | ||||||
| January 4 | Maine | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Aerin Frankel, W, 3 | W 1–0 | 3–1–0 (3–1–0) | ||||||
| January 8 | New Hampshire | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Aerin Frankel, W, 4 | W 3–1 | 4–1–0 (4–1–0) | ||||||
| January 9 | New Hampshire | Durham, NH | Aerin Frankel, T, 1 | T 2–2 OT | 4–1–1 (4–1–1) | ||||||
| January 12 | #7 Providence | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Aerin Frankel, W, 5 | W 4–0 | 5–1–1 (5–1–1) | ||||||
| January 17 | Maine | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Gwyneth Philips, W, 1 | W 3–2 OT | 6–1–1 (6–1–1) | ||||||
| January 22 | Providence | #7 | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Aerin Frankel, W, 6 | W 4–1 | 7–1–1 (7–1–1) | |||||
| January 23 | Providence | #7 | Providence, RI | Aerin Frankel, W, 7 | W 5–0 | 8–1–1 (8–1–1) | |||||
| January 26 | Connecticut | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Aerin Frankel, W, 8 | W 2–0 | 9–1–1 (9–1–1) | ||||||
| January 29 | Merrimack College | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Aerin Frankel, W, 9 | W 5–0 | 10–1–1 (10–1–1) | ||||||
| January 30 | Merrimack College | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Gwyneth Phillips, W, 2 | W 6–0 | 11–1–1 (11–1–1) | ||||||
| February 5 | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, MA | Aerin Frankel, W, 10 | W 8–0 | 12–1–1 (12–1–1) | ||||||
| February 6 | Holy Cross | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Aerin Frankel, W, 11 | W 12–0 | 13–1–1 (13–1–1) | ||||||
| February 13 | at New Hampshire | Durham, NH | Gwyneth Philips | W 6–1 | 14–1–1 (14–1–1) | ||||||
| February 14 | New Hampshire | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Aerin Frankel | W 4–1 | 15–1–1 (15–1–1) | ||||||
| February 19 | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Aerin Frankel | W 3–1 | 16–1–1 (16–1–1) | ||||||
| February 20 | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Aerin Frankel | W 4–1 | 17–1–1 (17–1–1) | ||||||
| Hockey East tournament | |||||||||||
| February 28 | New Hampshire | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Aerin Frankel | W 7–0 | 18–1–1 (18–1–1) | ||||||
| March 3 | Connecticut | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Aerin Frankel | W 2–1 | 19–1–1 (19–1–1) | ||||||
| March 6 | Providence | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Aerin Frankel | W 6–2 | 20–1–1 (20–1–1) | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 15 | vs. Robert Morris | #10 | Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA | Aerin Frankel | W 5–1 | 21–1–1 (20–1–1) | |||||
| March 18 | vs. Minnesota Duluth | Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA | Aerin Frankel (NU) | W 3–2 OT | 22–1–1 (20–1–1) | ||||||
| March 20 | vs. Wisconsin | #2 | Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA | Aerin Frankel, L, 2 | L 1–2 OT | 22–2–1 (20–1–1) | |||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. | |||||||||||
Roster[edit]
2020–21 Huskies[edit]
| Name | Position | Year | No. | Height | Hometown | High school | Previous team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Matses | Goaltender | SO | 1 | 5'8 | Boxford, MA | Phillips Academy | ||
| Lauren MacInnis | Defense | SR | 2 | 5'8 | St. Louis, MO | Whitfield High School | ||
| Gillian Foote | Defense | SO | 3 | 6'0 | London, ON | A. B. Lucas Secondary | Bluewater Jr. Hawks | |
| Molly Griffin | Forward | FR | 4 | 5'4 | Arlington, MA | Buckingham Browne
Nichols |
East Coast Wizards | |
| Miceala Sindoris | Forward | JR | 5 | 5'5 | Charlestown, MA | Worcester Academy | ||
| Katy Knoll | Forward | SO | 6 | 5'7 | Amherst, NY | Nichols School | Toronto Aeros | |
| Brooke Tucker | Defense | JR | 7 | 5'8 | Edina, MN | Edina High School | ||
| Andrea Renner | Forward | RS SR | 8 | 5'4 | Arlington Heights, IL | St. Viator High School | Barrington Fillies
Chicago Young Americans | |
| Emma Jurusik | Forward | JR | 9 | 5'3 | Western Springs, IL | Lyons Township High School | Chicago Mission | |
| Brooke Hobson | Defense | SR | 10 | 5'6 | Prince Albert, SK | Carlton Comprehensive | Prince Albert Northern Bears
Canada U-18 | |
| Alina Mueller | Forward | JR | 11 | 5'5 | Winterthur, Switzerland | Swiss National Team | ||
| Chloe Aurard | Forward | JR | 12 | 5'6 | Villard-de-Lans, France | Vermont Academy | French National Team | |
| Katie Cipra | Forward | SR | 13 | 5'5 | Western Springs, IL | Nazareth Academy | Chicago Mission | |
| Sydney Harrington | Forward | JR | 14 | 5'9 | Bow, NH | Bishop Brady High School | ||
| Mia Brown | Forward | JR | 15 | 5'9 | South Woodstock, VT | Kimball Union Academy | ||
| Lily Yovetich | Defense | FR | 16 | 5'4 | Los Angeles, CA | Beverly Hills High School | Ottawa Lady Senators | |
| Veronika Pettey | Forward | SR | 18 | 5'4 | Potomac, MD | Georgetown Visitation | Washington Pride | |
| Abbey Marohn | Defense | FR | 19 | 5'7 | St. Joseph, MI | Culver Academy | ||
| Maureen Murphy | Forward | RS JR | 21 | 5'4 | Buffalo, NY | Shattuck St. Mary's | USA U-18 | |
| Skylar Fontaine | Defense | SR | 22 | 5'4 | East Greenwich, RI | East Greenwich High School | Belle Tire 19U | |
| Kate Holmes | Forward | SO | 24 | 5'2 | Norfolk, MA | Williston Northampton School | East Coast Wizards | |
| Ani FitzGerald | Forward | FR | 25 | 5'7 | Shaker Heights, OH | Gilmour Academy | Toronto Aeros | |
| Peyton Cullaton | Forward | SO | 26 | 5'7 | Lakeville, MN | Lakeville North High School | Lakeville North | |
| Megan Carter | Defense | SO | 27 | 5'8 | Milton, ON | Craig Kielburger Secondary School | Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres
Canada U-18 | |
| Aerin Frankel | Goaltender | SR | 33 | 5'5 | Briarcliff Manor, NY | Shattuck St. Mary's | ||
| Gwyneth Philips | Goaltender | SO | 37 | 5'7 | Athens, OH | Shady Side Academy | Pittsburgh Penguins Elite | |
| Tessa Ward | Forward | SR | 42 | 5'9 | Galesburg, MI | Homeschooled | Lansing Spartans | |
| Peyton Anderson | Forward | SO | 91 | 5'5 | Arvada, CO | Ralston Valley High School | Team Colorado |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Skylar Fontaine, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (awarded March 8, 2021)
- Skylar Fontaine, Northeastern, 2021 Hockey East Best Defenseman Award[6]
- Aerin Frankel, 2021 Patty Kazmaier Award[7]
- Aerin Frankel, ARMY ROTC Hockey East Player of the Week (awarded March 8, 2021)[8]
- Aerin Frankel and Alina Mueller, Co-Recipients, 2020–21 Hockey East Player of the Year
- Aerin Frankel, Hockey East Goaltending Champion
- Aerin Frankel, Northeastern, 2021 Hockey East PNC Bank Three Stars Award
- Molly Griffin, Pro Ambitions Hockey East Rookie of the Week (awarded March 8, 2021)
- Alina Mueller, Hockey East Scoring Champion (31 points)
All-America honors[edit]
- Aerin Frankel, 2020–21 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American[9]
- Skylar Fontaine, 2020–21 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American[9]
- Alina Mueller, 2020–21 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American[9]
- Chloe Aurard, 2020–21 Second Team CCM/AHCA All-American[9]
HCA awards[edit]
- Aerin Frankel, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s National Goaltender of the Month, January 2021
- Aerin Frankel, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s National Goaltender of the Month, February 2021[10]
- Aerin Frankel, SR Goalie, Northeastern, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s Goaltender of the Month (March 2021)[11]
- Aerin Frankel, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goalie of the Year 2021[12]
- Alina Mueller, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s Player of the Month (February 2021)[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "2021 NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship Official Bracket". ncaa.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "N.S. player captains Wisconsin to NCAA women's hockey title". cbc.ca. March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Northeastern Hockey Programs Selected to Represent USA in World University Winter Games in Switzerland". nuhuskies.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "2020–21 Northeastern Huskies Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Northeastern University. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ "2020-21 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES WOMEN'S PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Five Other Award Winners Announced for 2020-21 Season". hockeyastonline.com. February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Aerin Frankel Named 2021 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Winner". pattykaz.com. March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Weekly Release: Northeastern Wins Fourth Straight Bertagna Trophy". hockeyeastonline.com. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams". hockeyeastonline.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Northeastern's Mueller, Frankel, Wisconsin's Eden tabbed HCA women's hockey award winners for February". uscho.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "LINDBERG, TRIVIGNO AND FRANKEL RECEIVE HCA NATIONAL MONTHLY HONORS". hockeyeastonline.com. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Aerin Frankel Named Women's College Hockey Goalie of the Year". nuhuskies.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.