2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season

2017–18 Yale Bulldogs
women's ice hockey season
2017–18 Yale Bulldogs; women's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Ingalls Rink
Record
Overall	0-0-0
Home	0-0-0
Road	0-0-0
Neutral	0-0-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Joakim Flygh
Assistant coaches	Matt Woodard; Amanda Boulier
Captain(s)	Kaitlin Gately
	Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey seasons; « 2016–17 2018–19 »

The Yale Bulldogs represents Yale University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

June 26: Saroya Tinker won a Gold Medal in Ball Hockey with Team Canada. The World Championship Tournament was held in the Czech Republic.^[3]

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Lucy Burton	Forward	United States	Played for the Minnesota Whitecaps
Tess Dettling	Forward	United States	Played for Chicago Mission
Rebecca Foggia	Forward	United States	Attended Shattuck-St. Mary's
Christina Kao	Defense	United States	Selected for USA Hockey National Development, 2015, 2016
Gianna Meloni	Goaltender	United States	Played for the Washington Pride
Lauren Moriyama	Defense	Canada	Played with Toronto Jr. Aeros
Greta Skarzynski	Forward	United States	Teammate of Tess Dettling with Chicago Mission

2015–16 Bulldogs

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Kara Drexler	Senior	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Manhattan Beach, California	Anaheim Lady Ducks
3	Laura Anderson	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Lino Lakes, Minnesota	Hill-Murray HS
4	Emily Monaghan	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Calgary, Alberta	Edge School
5	Lucy Burton	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minnesota Whitecaps
6	Jordan Chancellor	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Ramsey, Minnesota	Minnesota Ice Cats
7	Greta Skarzynski	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Lake Forest, Illinois	Chicago Mission
8	Eden Murray	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Medicine Hat, Alberta	Edge School
9	Kate Tewksbury	Sophomore	D/F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	New York, New York	Mid Fairfield Connecticut Stars
10	Kirsten Nergaard	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Stamford, Connecticut	Islanders Hockey Club
11	Tess Dettling	Freshman	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Wilmette, Illinois	Chicago Mission
12	Rebecca Foggia	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Rumson, New Jersey	Shattuck-St. Mary's
13	Lauren Moriyama	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
14	Mallory Souliotis	Senior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Acton, Massachusetts	Assabet Valley
15	Emma Vlasic	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Wilmette, Illinois	Chicago Young Americans
16	Christina Kao	Freshman	D	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Huntington Beach, California	California Wave
19	Courtney Pensavalle	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Winchester, Massachusetts	Team Pittsburgh
20	Kaitlin Gately (C)	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Hingham, Massachusetts	Assabet Valley
24	Grace Wickens	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Ham Lake, Minnesota	Toronto Jr. Aeros
27	Sophie Veronneau	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Lady Senators
31	Tera Hofmann	Sophomore	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Toronto, Ontario	Team Ontario U18
32	Gianna Meloni	Freshman	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Washington, D.C.	Washington Pride
33	Kyra O'Brien	Junior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Burlington, Ontario	Burlington Jr. Barracudas
55	Julia Yetman	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Pierrefonds, Quebec	Team Quebec U18
71	Saroya Tinker	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Oshawa, Ontario	Team Canada U18

Standings

2017–18 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Clarkson†*	22	19	3	0	38	90	29	41	36	4	1	158	48
#2 Colgate†	22	19	3	0	38	80	35	41	34	6	1	150	70
#7 Cornell	22	15	5	2	32	66	42	33	21	9	3	100	65
#8 St. Lawrence	22	14	6	2	30	67	40	35	20	11	4	96	73
Quinnipiac	22	12	9	1	25	41	40	36	16	17	3	65	71
Princeton	22	11	0	1	23	60	43	32	14	14	4	79	64
Harvard	22	10	10	2	22	52	48	31	13	16	2	31	79
Yale	22	8	12	2	18	43	53	31	10	17	4	59	83
RPI	22	6	13	3	15	35	50	34	9	19	6	54	78
Union	22	5	15	2	12	45	78	34	7	22	5	65	121
Dartmouth	22	3	16	3	9	25	77	27	5	19	3	37	98
Brown	22	1	21	0	2	25	77	29	2	27	0	46	134
Championship: March 10, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
Regular Season
October 20	at RIT*	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	0–0–0
October 21	at RIT*	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY
October 27	at Rensselaer	Houston Field House • Troy, NY
October 28	at Union	Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY
November 3	Clarkson	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
November 4	St. Lawrence	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
November 10	at Dartmouth	Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH
November 11	at Harvard	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA
November 17	Colgate	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
November 18	Cornell	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
November 24	vs. Quinnipiac*	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Nutmeg Classic, Opening Round)
November 25	vs. TBD*	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Nutmeg Classic)
December 1	Union	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
December 2	Rensselaer	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
December 7	Boston University	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
December 10	at [[{{{school}}}\|New Hampshire]]*	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH
January 2, 2018	Quinnipiac*	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
January 12	at Quinnipiac	High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, CT
January 13	at Princeton	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ
January 18	Brown	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
January 20	at Brown	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI
January 26	Harvard	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
January 27	Dartmouth	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
February 2	at St. Lawrence	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
February 3	at Clarkson	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY
February 9	at Cornell	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY
February 10	at Colgate	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY
February 16	Princeton	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
February 17	Quinnipiac	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Mallory Souliotis, 2017-18 First Team All-Ivy^[7]
Greta Skarzynski, 2017-18 Second Team All-Ivy
Gianna Meloni, 2017-18 Honorable Mention All-Ivy

References

^ "Matt Woodard Joins Staff as Assistant Coach". Yale University. June 23, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
^ "Kaitlin Gately to Captain Bulldogs in 2017-18". Yale University. April 28, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
^ "Tinker Wins Gold with Canada in World Ball Hockey Championships". Yale University. June 26, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
^ "Class of 2021 Includes Seven New Bulldogs". Yale University. May 25, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
^ "2017-18 women's ice hockey roster". Yale University. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
^ "2017-18 women's ice hockey schedule". Yale University. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^ "WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY ALL-IVY, POSTSEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED". ivyleague.com. February 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[1] "Matt Woodard Joins Staff as Assistant Coach". Yale University. June 23, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.

[2] "Kaitlin Gately to Captain Bulldogs in 2017-18". Yale University. April 28, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.

[3] "Tinker Wins Gold with Canada in World Ball Hockey Championships". Yale University. June 26, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.

[4] "Class of 2021 Includes Seven New Bulldogs". Yale University. May 25, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.

[5] "2017-18 women's ice hockey roster". Yale University. Retrieved May 21, 2017.

[6] "2017-18 women's ice hockey schedule". Yale University. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

[7] "WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY ALL-IVY, POSTSEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED". ivyleague.com. February 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

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