New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey
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The New Hampshire Wildcats represent the University of New Hampshire
. The Wildcats have never had a losing season in the 32-year history of the program. They have won five ECAC championships between 1986 and 1996. When the Wildcats joined Hockey East, they won four Hockey East titles from 2006 to 2009. The Wildcats have more wins than any other women's ice hockey program at 668 in its first 32 years. The Wildcats went undefeated in their initial 74 games (73-0-1) spanning the 1978 through 1982 seasons. A UNH goaltender has been declared Hockey East Goaltending Champion in the first six years of the league’s existence. From 2007 to 2009, UNH hosted NCAA Tournament Regional home games.
In 2006-07, the club was ranked No. 1 in the nation during the 2007 season (ended at No. 4). The club’s 28 wins in 2007 ranks fourth on program’s single-season list
The following year, in 2007-08, New Hampshire was ranked No. 1 in the nation for eight weeks in the 2008 season. In 2008, the Wildcats ended the year #1 in the nation in penalty kill, #2 in offense, #2 in defense and #2 in power play. The 2008 Wildcats broke six Hockey East team records and tied two others en route to the league’s first undefeated season. During the 2007-08 season, Sam Faber of New Hampshire set an NCAA record (since tied) for most game winning goals in one season with 13.
The New Hampshire Wildcats represent the University of New Hampshire
. The Wildcats have never had a losing season in the 32-year history of the program. They have won five ECAC championships between 1986 and 1996. When the Wildcats joined Hockey East, they won four Hockey East titles from 2006 to 2009. The Wildcats have more wins than any other women's ice hockey program at 668 in its first 32 years. The Wildcats went undefeated in their initial 74 games (73-0-1) spanning the 1978 through 1982 seasons. A UNH goaltender has been declared Hockey East Goaltending Champion in the first six years of the league’s existence. http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/coaches/index From 2007 to 2009, UNH hosted NCAA Tournament Regional home games.
http://www.uscho.com/stats/teamYxY.php/new-hampshire-wildcats/womens-college-hockey/team,unh/gender,w.html
In 2006-07, the club was ranked No. 1 in the nation during the 2007 season (ended at No. 4). The club’s 28 wins in 2007 ranks fourth on program’s single-season list
The following year, in 2007-08, New Hampshire was ranked No. 1 in the nation for eight weeks in the 2008 season. In 2008, the Wildcats ended the year #1 in the nation in penalty kill, #2 in offense, #2 in defense and #2 in power play. The 2008 Wildcats broke six Hockey East team records and tied two others en route to the league’s first undefeated season. During the 2007-08 season, Sam Faber of New Hampshire set an NCAA record (since tied) for most game winning goals in one season with 13.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_icehockey_rb/2011/DI.pdf
The New Hampshire Wildcats represent the University of New Hampshire
. The Wildcats have never had a losing season in the 32-year history of the program. They have won five ECAC championships between 1986 and 1996. When the Wildcats joined Hockey East, they won four Hockey East titles from 2006 to 2009. The Wildcats have more wins than any other women's ice hockey program at 668 in its first 32 years. The Wildcats went undefeated in their initial 74 games (73-0-1) spanning the 1978 through 1982 seasons. A UNH goaltender has been declared Hockey East Goaltending Champion in the first six years of the league’s existence. http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/coaches/index From 2007 to 2009, UNH hosted NCAA Tournament Regional home games.
http://www.uscho.com/stats/teamYxY.php/new-hampshire-wildcats/womens-college-hockey/team,unh/gender,w.html
In 2006-07, the club was ranked No. 1 in the nation during the 2007 season (ended at No. 4). The club’s 28 wins in 2007 ranks fourth on program’s single-season list
The following year, in 2007-08, New Hampshire was ranked No. 1 in the nation for eight weeks in the 2008 season. In 2008, the Wildcats ended the year #1 in the nation in penalty kill, #2 in offense, #2 in defense and #2 in power play. The 2008 Wildcats broke six Hockey East team records and tied two others en route to the league’s first undefeated season. During the 2007-08 season, Sam Faber of New Hampshire set an NCAA record (since tied) for most game winning goals in one season with 13.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_icehockey_rb/2011/DI.pdf
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
. The Wildcats have never had a losing season in the 32-year history of the program. They have won five ECAC championships between 1986 and 1996. When the Wildcats joined Hockey East, they won four Hockey East titles from 2006 to 2009. The Wildcats have more wins than any other women's ice hockey program at 668 in its first 32 years. The Wildcats went undefeated in their initial 74 games (73-0-1) spanning the 1978 through 1982 seasons. A UNH goaltender has been declared Hockey East Goaltending Champion in the first six years of the league’s existence. From 2007 to 2009, UNH hosted NCAA Tournament Regional home games.
Season by season
| Year | Wins | Losses | Ties | Coach | Postseason |
| 2009-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2008-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2007-08 | 33 | 4 | 1 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2006-07 | 28 | 4 | 5 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2005-06 | 33 | 3 | 1 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2004-05 | 21 | 8 | 6 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2003-04 | 23 | 9 | 4 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2002-03 | 27 | 7 | 2 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2001-02 | 19 | 12 | 5 | Kay, Karen | |
| 2000-01 | 17 | 17 | 0 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1999-00 | 24 | 10 | 0 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1998-99 | 23 | 7 | 5 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1997-98 | 31 | 5 | 3 | Kay, Karen | Division I National Champions |
| 1996-97 | 23 | 9 | 3 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1995-96 | 24 | 5 | 2 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1994-95 | 23 | 10 | 2 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1993-94 | 14 | 10 | 3 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1992-93 | 17 | 5 | 2 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1991-92 | 15 | 6 | 2 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1990-91 | 19 | 3 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1989-90 | 20 | 3 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1988-89 | 16 | 6 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1987-88 | 15 | 5 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1986-87 | 18 | 1 | 3 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1985-86 | 18 | 3 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1984-85 | 18 | 3 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1983-84 | 16 | 4 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1982-83 | 19 | 1 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1981-82 | 18 | 1 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1980-81 | 21 | 0 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1979-80 | 20 | 0 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1978-79 | 16 | 0 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1977-78 | 15 | 0 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
History
The Wildcats competed in the first AWCHA Division I National Ice Hockey Championship. Contested in March 1998, the Wildcats defeated the Brown Bears by a 4-1 score, to become the first recognized national champion in women's college ice hockey. On January 15, 2000, Carisa Zaban recorded her second straight hat trick (including her 100th career goal), while Samantha Holmes scored one goal and five assists. The Wildcats defeated Northeastern by a score of 9-1.2006 to 2008
From 2005-06 to 2007-08, the Wildcats set school records with 33 wins in 2006 and 2008. The 2006 team broke seven team and three individual UNH records as well as four team and one individual NCAA records, and 14 team and five individual Hockey East records. In addition, the club had its first perfect season at the Whittemore Center in 2006 (17-0-0).In 2006-07, the club was ranked No. 1 in the nation during the 2007 season (ended at No. 4). The club’s 28 wins in 2007 ranks fourth on program’s single-season list
The following year, in 2007-08, New Hampshire was ranked No. 1 in the nation for eight weeks in the 2008 season. In 2008, the Wildcats ended the year #1 in the nation in penalty kill, #2 in offense, #2 in defense and #2 in power play. The 2008 Wildcats broke six Hockey East team records and tied two others en route to the league’s first undefeated season. During the 2007-08 season, Sam Faber of New Hampshire set an NCAA record (since tied) for most game winning goals in one season with 13.
Current roster
| Number | Name | Class | Position | Height | Shoots |
| 2 | Julie Allen | So. | F | 5-10 | R |
| 3 | Courtney Sheary | So. | D | 5-4 | R |
| 4 | Kelly Cahill | Jr. | D/F | 5-3 | R |
| 7 | Kelly Paton | Jr. | F | 5-1 | L |
| 8 | Shannon Sisk | Jr. | F | 5-9 | R |
| 9 | Jenn Wakefield | So. | F | 5-9 | R |
| 10 | Brittany Skudder | Fr. | F | 5-5 | L |
| 14 | Sarah Cuthbert | Fr. | F/D | 5-10 | L |
| 15 | Raylen Dziengelewski | So. | D | 5-7 | L |
| 16 | Micaela Long | Jr. | F | 5-4 | L |
| 20 | Maggie Joyce | Sr. | D | 5-11 | L |
| 22 | Kacey Bellamy | Sr. | D | 5-7 | L |
| 23 | Angela Taylor | Sr. | F | 5-11 | L |
| 24 | Courtney Birchard | So. | D/F | 5-9 | L |
| 28 | Sam Faber | Sr. | F | 5-4 | R |
| 31 | Kayley Herman | So. | G | 5-4 | L |
| 36 | Lindsey Minton | Fr. | G | 5-5 | L |
Erin Whitten
Erin Whitten shut out Dartmouth College in her collegiate debut. She began her coaching career when she joined the UNH women’s ice hockey staff on July 17, 2000. On July 27, 2006, she was promoted to the position of associate head coach on July 27, 2006First Outdoor Game
- Aug 21: The Northeastern University women’s hockey team will face New Hampshire at Fenway ParkFenway ParkFenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
on Jan. 8, 2010, in the first outdoor women’s college hockey game ever. The 4 p.m. game played between the Huskies and Wildcats will be the first game of a Hockey East Doubleheader. The men’s teams at Boston College and Boston University will face off at 7:30 p.m. This will be the 110th all-time matchup between the Huskies and the Wildcats. In the prior 109 matches, New Hampshire has a 73-28-7 record vs. the Huskies.
Notable players
- Kacey Bellamy
- Karyn ByeKaryn ByeKaryn L. Bye is an ice hockey player. She was the alternate captain of the 1998 Winter Olympics gold-medal winning United States Women's Hockey Team. She has been a member of the US National Team since 1992...
- Colleen Coyne
- Tricia Dunn
- Sam Faber
- Samantha Holmes
- Sue Merz
- Kelly Paton
- Erin WhittenErin WhittenErin Whitten is a hockey goaltender who has played professionally with various men's teams. She has played with the Dallas Freeze of the CHL, the Toledo Storm of the ECHL, the Utica Blizzard, Muskegon Fury, and the Flint Generals of the Colonial Hockey League...
(Four-year varsity goaltender at New Hampshire from 1989-93) - Carisa Zaban
- In the 2009-10 season, Kelly Paton ranked near the top in several scoring categories in the NCAA. She ranked fourth in assists per game (1.00), fifth in points per game (1.59) and tied for sixth in points (51). She led the Wildcats in points (51), goals (19) and plus/minus (plus-16). Paton was named Hockey East co-Player of the Year and won the Hockey East Three Stars Award. In addition, Paton was a unanimous All-Hockey East First Team selection, three-time Hockey East Player of the Month and three-time Hockey East Player of the Week.
Championships and accolades
- UNH's history includes four consecutive EAIAW (Eastern Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) titles from 1980-83 and five ECAC titles (1986-87-90-91-96).
- In 1998, New Hampshire won the inaugural women's ice hockey championship (sponsored by the American Women's College Hockey Alliance) in 1998 at the FleetCenter in Boston. In that 1998 season, Brandy Fisher won the inaugural Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top women's collegiate player. Four Wildcats were also members of the 1998 gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team.
- ECAC titles (1990, 1991)
- ECAC runner-up (1992, 1993)
- Appeared in the Frozen Four in 2006 and 2008
- Hockey East regular-season champions in ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08
- Hockey East Tournament champions in ‘06 ‘07 ‘08
Awards and honors
Wildcats player Brandy Fisher was the first ever Patty Kazmaier Award winner. The program has had four finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award. Besides Fisher, the others have included Nicki Luongo in 1999, Carisa Zaban in 2000 and Kelly Paton in 2010.- Courtney BirchardCourtney BirchardCourtney Birchard competed for the Canadian national women’s ice hockey team. She made her debut for Team Canada in the 2010 Four Nations Cup. She was drafted 6th overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2011 CWHL Draft....
, 2010 WHEA First-Team All-Star - Courtney Birchard, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team
- Winny Brodt, 1998 AWCHA Tournament Most Outstanding player
The New Hampshire Wildcats represent the University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
. The Wildcats have never had a losing season in the 32-year history of the program. They have won five ECAC championships between 1986 and 1996. When the Wildcats joined Hockey East, they won four Hockey East titles from 2006 to 2009. The Wildcats have more wins than any other women's ice hockey program at 668 in its first 32 years. The Wildcats went undefeated in their initial 74 games (73-0-1) spanning the 1978 through 1982 seasons. A UNH goaltender has been declared Hockey East Goaltending Champion in the first six years of the league’s existence. http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/coaches/index From 2007 to 2009, UNH hosted NCAA Tournament Regional home games.
Season by season
| Year | Wins | Losses | Ties | Coach | Postseason |
| 2009-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2008-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2007-08 | 33 | 4 | 1 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2006-07 | 28 | 4 | 5 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2005-06 | 33 | 3 | 1 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2004-05 | 21 | 8 | 6 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2003-04 | 23 | 9 | 4 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2002-03 | 27 | 7 | 2 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2001-02 | 19 | 12 | 5 | Kay, Karen | |
| 2000-01 | 17 | 17 | 0 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1999-00 | 24 | 10 | 0 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1998-99 | 23 | 7 | 5 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1997-98 | 31 | 5 | 3 | Kay, Karen | Division I National Champions |
| 1996-97 | 23 | 9 | 3 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1995-96 | 24 | 5 | 2 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1994-95 | 23 | 10 | 2 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1993-94 | 14 | 10 | 3 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1992-93 | 17 | 5 | 2 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1991-92 | 15 | 6 | 2 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1990-91 | 19 | 3 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1989-90 | 20 | 3 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1988-89 | 16 | 6 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1987-88 | 15 | 5 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1986-87 | 18 | 1 | 3 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1985-86 | 18 | 3 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1984-85 | 18 | 3 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1983-84 | 16 | 4 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1982-83 | 19 | 1 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1981-82 | 18 | 1 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1980-81 | 21 | 0 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1979-80 | 20 | 0 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1978-79 | 16 | 0 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1977-78 | 15 | 0 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
http://www.uscho.com/stats/teamYxY.php/new-hampshire-wildcats/womens-college-hockey/team,unh/gender,w.html
History
The Wildcats competed in the first AWCHA Division I National Ice Hockey Championship. Contested in March 1998, the Wildcats defeated the Brown Bears by a 4-1 score, to become the first recognized national champion in women's college ice hockey. On January 15, 2000, Carisa Zaban recorded her second straight hat trick (including her 100th career goal), while Samantha Holmes scored one goal and five assists. The Wildcats defeated Northeastern by a score of 9-1.2006 to 2008
From 2005-06 to 2007-08, the Wildcats set school records with 33 wins in 2006 and 2008. The 2006 team broke seven team and three individual UNH records as well as four team and one individual NCAA records, and 14 team and five individual Hockey East records. In addition, the club had its first perfect season at the Whittemore Center in 2006 (17-0-0).In 2006-07, the club was ranked No. 1 in the nation during the 2007 season (ended at No. 4). The club’s 28 wins in 2007 ranks fourth on program’s single-season list
The following year, in 2007-08, New Hampshire was ranked No. 1 in the nation for eight weeks in the 2008 season. In 2008, the Wildcats ended the year #1 in the nation in penalty kill, #2 in offense, #2 in defense and #2 in power play. The 2008 Wildcats broke six Hockey East team records and tied two others en route to the league’s first undefeated season. During the 2007-08 season, Sam Faber of New Hampshire set an NCAA record (since tied) for most game winning goals in one season with 13.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_icehockey_rb/2011/DI.pdf
Current roster
| Number | Name | Class | Position | Height | Shoots |
| 2 | Julie Allen | So. | F | 5-10 | R |
| 3 | Courtney Sheary | So. | D | 5-4 | R |
| 4 | Kelly Cahill | Jr. | D/F | 5-3 | R |
| 7 | Kelly Paton | Jr. | F | 5-1 | L |
| 8 | Shannon Sisk | Jr. | F | 5-9 | R |
| 9 | Jenn Wakefield | So. | F | 5-9 | R |
| 10 | Brittany Skudder | Fr. | F | 5-5 | L |
| 14 | Sarah Cuthbert | Fr. | F/D | 5-10 | L |
| 15 | Raylen Dziengelewski | So. | D | 5-7 | L |
| 16 | Micaela Long | Jr. | F | 5-4 | L |
| 20 | Maggie Joyce | Sr. | D | 5-11 | L |
| 22 | Kacey Bellamy | Sr. | D | 5-7 | L |
| 23 | Angela Taylor | Sr. | F | 5-11 | L |
| 24 | Courtney Birchard | So. | D/F | 5-9 | L |
| 28 | Sam Faber | Sr. | F | 5-4 | R |
| 31 | Kayley Herman | So. | G | 5-4 | L |
| 36 | Lindsey Minton | Fr. | G | 5-5 | L |
Erin Whitten
Erin Whitten shut out Dartmouth College in her collegiate debut. She began her coaching career when she joined the UNH women’s ice hockey staff on July 17, 2000. On July 27, 2006, she was promoted to the position of associate head coach on July 27, 2006First Outdoor Game
- Aug 21: The Northeastern University women’s hockey team will face New Hampshire at Fenway ParkFenway ParkFenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
on Jan. 8, 2010, in the first outdoor women’s college hockey game ever. The 4 p.m. game played between the Huskies and Wildcats will be the first game of a Hockey East Doubleheader. The men’s teams at Boston College and Boston University will face off at 7:30 p.m. This will be the 110th all-time matchup between the Huskies and the Wildcats.http://gonu.com/whockey/090820-huskies_to_play_at_fenway_jan_8_2010.shtml In the prior 109 matches, New Hampshire has a 73-28-7 record vs. the Huskies.
Notable players
- Kacey Bellamy
- Karyn ByeKaryn ByeKaryn L. Bye is an ice hockey player. She was the alternate captain of the 1998 Winter Olympics gold-medal winning United States Women's Hockey Team. She has been a member of the US National Team since 1992...
- Colleen Coyne
- Tricia Dunn
- Sam Faber
- Samantha Holmes
- Sue Merz
- Kelly Paton
- Erin WhittenErin WhittenErin Whitten is a hockey goaltender who has played professionally with various men's teams. She has played with the Dallas Freeze of the CHL, the Toledo Storm of the ECHL, the Utica Blizzard, Muskegon Fury, and the Flint Generals of the Colonial Hockey League...
(Four-year varsity goaltender at New Hampshire from 1989-93) - Carisa Zaban
- In the 2009-10 season, Kelly Paton ranked near the top in several scoring categories in the NCAA. She ranked fourth in assists per game (1.00), fifth in points per game (1.59) and tied for sixth in points (51). She led the Wildcats in points (51), goals (19) and plus/minus (plus-16). Paton was named Hockey East co-Player of the Year and won the Hockey East Three Stars Award. In addition, Paton was a unanimous All-Hockey East First Team selection, three-time Hockey East Player of the Month and three-time Hockey East Player of the Week.
Championships and accolades
- UNH's history includes four consecutive EAIAW (Eastern Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) titles from 1980-83 and five ECAC titles (1986-87-90-91-96).
- In 1998, New Hampshire won the inaugural women's ice hockey championship (sponsored by the American Women's College Hockey Alliance) in 1998 at the FleetCenter in Boston. In that 1998 season, Brandy Fisher won the inaugural Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top women's collegiate player. Four Wildcats were also members of the 1998 gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team.http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/2009-10/releases/082009
- ECAC titles (1990, 1991)
- ECAC runner-up (1992, 1993)
- Appeared in the Frozen Four in 2006 and 2008
- Hockey East regular-season champions in ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08
- Hockey East Tournament champions in ‘06 ‘07 ‘08
Awards and honors
Wildcats player Brandy Fisher was the first ever Patty Kazmaier Award winner. The program has had four finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award. Besides Fisher, the others have included Nicki Luongo in 1999, Carisa Zaban in 2000 and Kelly Paton in 2010.- Courtney BirchardCourtney BirchardCourtney Birchard competed for the Canadian national women’s ice hockey team. She made her debut for Team Canada in the 2010 Four Nations Cup. She was drafted 6th overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2011 CWHL Draft....
, 2010 WHEA First-Team All-Star http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar5was.php - Courtney Birchard, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team http://cornellbigred.com/news/2010/3/18/WICE_0318100758.aspx
- Winny Brodt, 1998 AWCHA Tournament Most Outstanding player
The New Hampshire Wildcats represent the University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
. The Wildcats have never had a losing season in the 32-year history of the program. They have won five ECAC championships between 1986 and 1996. When the Wildcats joined Hockey East, they won four Hockey East titles from 2006 to 2009. The Wildcats have more wins than any other women's ice hockey program at 668 in its first 32 years. The Wildcats went undefeated in their initial 74 games (73-0-1) spanning the 1978 through 1982 seasons. A UNH goaltender has been declared Hockey East Goaltending Champion in the first six years of the league’s existence. http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/coaches/index From 2007 to 2009, UNH hosted NCAA Tournament Regional home games.
Season by season
| Year | Wins | Losses | Ties | Coach | Postseason |
| 2009-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2008-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2007-08 | 33 | 4 | 1 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2006-07 | 28 | 4 | 5 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2005-06 | 33 | 3 | 1 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2004-05 | 21 | 8 | 6 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2003-04 | 23 | 9 | 4 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2002-03 | 27 | 7 | 2 | McCloskey, Brian | |
| 2001-02 | 19 | 12 | 5 | Kay, Karen | |
| 2000-01 | 17 | 17 | 0 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1999-00 | 24 | 10 | 0 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1998-99 | 23 | 7 | 5 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1997-98 | 31 | 5 | 3 | Kay, Karen | Division I National Champions |
| 1996-97 | 23 | 9 | 3 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1995-96 | 24 | 5 | 2 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1994-95 | 23 | 10 | 2 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1993-94 | 14 | 10 | 3 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1992-93 | 17 | 5 | 2 | Kay, Karen | |
| 1991-92 | 15 | 6 | 2 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1990-91 | 19 | 3 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1989-90 | 20 | 3 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1988-89 | 16 | 6 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1987-88 | 15 | 5 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1986-87 | 18 | 1 | 3 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1985-86 | 18 | 3 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1984-85 | 18 | 3 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1983-84 | 16 | 4 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1982-83 | 19 | 1 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1981-82 | 18 | 1 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1980-81 | 21 | 0 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1979-80 | 20 | 0 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1978-79 | 16 | 0 | 1 | McCurdy, Russ | |
| 1977-78 | 15 | 0 | 0 | McCurdy, Russ | |
http://www.uscho.com/stats/teamYxY.php/new-hampshire-wildcats/womens-college-hockey/team,unh/gender,w.html
History
The Wildcats competed in the first AWCHA Division I National Ice Hockey Championship. Contested in March 1998, the Wildcats defeated the Brown Bears by a 4-1 score, to become the first recognized national champion in women's college ice hockey. On January 15, 2000, Carisa Zaban recorded her second straight hat trick (including her 100th career goal), while Samantha Holmes scored one goal and five assists. The Wildcats defeated Northeastern by a score of 9-1.2006 to 2008
From 2005-06 to 2007-08, the Wildcats set school records with 33 wins in 2006 and 2008. The 2006 team broke seven team and three individual UNH records as well as four team and one individual NCAA records, and 14 team and five individual Hockey East records. In addition, the club had its first perfect season at the Whittemore Center in 2006 (17-0-0).In 2006-07, the club was ranked No. 1 in the nation during the 2007 season (ended at No. 4). The club’s 28 wins in 2007 ranks fourth on program’s single-season list
The following year, in 2007-08, New Hampshire was ranked No. 1 in the nation for eight weeks in the 2008 season. In 2008, the Wildcats ended the year #1 in the nation in penalty kill, #2 in offense, #2 in defense and #2 in power play. The 2008 Wildcats broke six Hockey East team records and tied two others en route to the league’s first undefeated season. During the 2007-08 season, Sam Faber of New Hampshire set an NCAA record (since tied) for most game winning goals in one season with 13.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_icehockey_rb/2011/DI.pdf
Current roster
| Number | Name | Class | Position | Height | Shoots |
| 2 | Julie Allen | So. | F | 5-10 | R |
| 3 | Courtney Sheary | So. | D | 5-4 | R |
| 4 | Kelly Cahill | Jr. | D/F | 5-3 | R |
| 7 | Kelly Paton | Jr. | F | 5-1 | L |
| 8 | Shannon Sisk | Jr. | F | 5-9 | R |
| 9 | Jenn Wakefield | So. | F | 5-9 | R |
| 10 | Brittany Skudder | Fr. | F | 5-5 | L |
| 14 | Sarah Cuthbert | Fr. | F/D | 5-10 | L |
| 15 | Raylen Dziengelewski | So. | D | 5-7 | L |
| 16 | Micaela Long | Jr. | F | 5-4 | L |
| 20 | Maggie Joyce | Sr. | D | 5-11 | L |
| 22 | Kacey Bellamy | Sr. | D | 5-7 | L |
| 23 | Angela Taylor | Sr. | F | 5-11 | L |
| 24 | Courtney Birchard | So. | D/F | 5-9 | L |
| 28 | Sam Faber | Sr. | F | 5-4 | R |
| 31 | Kayley Herman | So. | G | 5-4 | L |
| 36 | Lindsey Minton | Fr. | G | 5-5 | L |
Erin Whitten
Erin Whitten shut out Dartmouth College in her collegiate debut. She began her coaching career when she joined the UNH women’s ice hockey staff on July 17, 2000. On July 27, 2006, she was promoted to the position of associate head coach on July 27, 2006First Outdoor Game
- Aug 21: The Northeastern University women’s hockey team will face New Hampshire at Fenway ParkFenway ParkFenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
on Jan. 8, 2010, in the first outdoor women’s college hockey game ever. The 4 p.m. game played between the Huskies and Wildcats will be the first game of a Hockey East Doubleheader. The men’s teams at Boston College and Boston University will face off at 7:30 p.m. This will be the 110th all-time matchup between the Huskies and the Wildcats.http://gonu.com/whockey/090820-huskies_to_play_at_fenway_jan_8_2010.shtml In the prior 109 matches, New Hampshire has a 73-28-7 record vs. the Huskies.
Notable players
- Kacey Bellamy
- Karyn ByeKaryn ByeKaryn L. Bye is an ice hockey player. She was the alternate captain of the 1998 Winter Olympics gold-medal winning United States Women's Hockey Team. She has been a member of the US National Team since 1992...
- Colleen Coyne
- Tricia Dunn
- Sam Faber
- Samantha Holmes
- Sue Merz
- Kelly Paton
- Erin WhittenErin WhittenErin Whitten is a hockey goaltender who has played professionally with various men's teams. She has played with the Dallas Freeze of the CHL, the Toledo Storm of the ECHL, the Utica Blizzard, Muskegon Fury, and the Flint Generals of the Colonial Hockey League...
(Four-year varsity goaltender at New Hampshire from 1989-93) - Carisa Zaban
- In the 2009-10 season, Kelly Paton ranked near the top in several scoring categories in the NCAA. She ranked fourth in assists per game (1.00), fifth in points per game (1.59) and tied for sixth in points (51). She led the Wildcats in points (51), goals (19) and plus/minus (plus-16). Paton was named Hockey East co-Player of the Year and won the Hockey East Three Stars Award. In addition, Paton was a unanimous All-Hockey East First Team selection, three-time Hockey East Player of the Month and three-time Hockey East Player of the Week.
Championships and accolades
- UNH's history includes four consecutive EAIAW (Eastern Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) titles from 1980-83 and five ECAC titles (1986-87-90-91-96).
- In 1998, New Hampshire won the inaugural women's ice hockey championship (sponsored by the American Women's College Hockey Alliance) in 1998 at the FleetCenter in Boston. In that 1998 season, Brandy Fisher won the inaugural Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top women's collegiate player. Four Wildcats were also members of the 1998 gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team.http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/2009-10/releases/082009
- ECAC titles (1990, 1991)
- ECAC runner-up (1992, 1993)
- Appeared in the Frozen Four in 2006 and 2008
- Hockey East regular-season champions in ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08
- Hockey East Tournament champions in ‘06 ‘07 ‘08
Awards and honors
Wildcats player Brandy Fisher was the first ever Patty Kazmaier Award winner. The program has had four finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award. Besides Fisher, the others have included Nicki Luongo in 1999, Carisa Zaban in 2000 and Kelly Paton in 2010.- Courtney BirchardCourtney BirchardCourtney Birchard competed for the Canadian national women’s ice hockey team. She made her debut for Team Canada in the 2010 Four Nations Cup. She was drafted 6th overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2011 CWHL Draft....
, 2010 WHEA First-Team All-Star http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar5was.php - Courtney Birchard, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team http://cornellbigred.com/news/2010/3/18/WICE_0318100758.aspx
- Winny Brodt, 1998 AWCHA Tournament Most Outstanding playerhttp://www.uscho.com/ncaa/womens-division-i-ncaa-tournament/
- Tricia Dunn, Forward, New Hampshire; 1996 ECAC All-Tournament Team http://www.whockey.com/univ/ecac/1996/usatoday_shcf.html
- Brandy FisherBrandy FisherBrandy Fisher played ice hockey for the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program and was the first ever winner of the Patty Kazmaier Award, awarded to the top female ice hockey player in the NCAA.-Playing career:...
, F, 1996 ECAC Tournament most valuable player http://www.whockey.com/univ/ecac/1996/usatoday_shcf.html - Brandy Fisher, Patty Kazmaier AwardPatty Kazmaier AwardThe Patty Kazmaier Award is given to the top woman college ice hockey player in the United States. The award is presented during the women's annual ice hockey championship, the Frozen Four...
- Martine Garland, Top 10 Finalist for 2007 Patty Kazmaier Award http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030507aac.html
- Carolyn Gordon, 2003-04 Hockey East Player of the Yearhttp://www.hockeyeastonline.com/pdf/women/03_04.pdf
- Samantha HolmesSamantha HolmesSamantha Holmes played for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team from 2000 to 2005. She is also the founder of the Strathmore Rockies ice hockey team.-Early life:...
, 1999-2000 New England Hockey Writers Association Women's Division I All-Star Team http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/1999-00/releases/index.htm - Jen Huggon, All-America honors in 2003
- Carrie Jokiel, 2000 Sarah Devens AwardSarah Devens AwardThe Sarah Devens Award is given as a joint award between the ECAC Hockey and Hockey East conferences to a women’s ice hockey player. The criteria for the Devens Award is for a player who demonstrates leadership and commitment both on and off the ice. Both conferences submitted a league nominee for...
- Kristina Lavoie, 2010 Hockey East Rookie of the Year
- Kristina Lavoie, 2010 WHEA Honorable Mention All-Star
- Kristina Lavoie, 2010 WHEA All-Rookie Team http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar3ar.php
- Micaela Long, 2010 WHEA First-Team All-Star
- Micaela Long, 2010 Hockey East Scoring Champion http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar3ar.php
- Nicki Luongo, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team http://www.ahcahockey.com/news/women4799.html
- Kerry Maher, 1999-2000 New England Hockey Writers Association Women's Division I All-Star Team
- Kira Misikowetz, Forward , 2001-02 New England Hockey Writers Women's Division I All-Star Teamhttp://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=1583
- Kelly Paton – New Hampshire, WHEA Player of the Month, October 2009 http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/media/monthly.php
- Kelly Paton – New Hampshire, WHEA Player of the Month, November 2009
- Kelly Paton – New Hampshire, WHEA Player of the Month, February 2010 http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar2wmh.php
- Kelly Paton, 2010 Hockey East Co-Player of the Yearhttp://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar5waw.php
- Kelly Paton, 2010 WHEA First-Team All-Star
- Kelly Paton, Runner Up, 2010 Hockey East Scoring Champion
- Kelly Paton, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031010aaa.html
- Kelly Paton, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team http://cornellbigred.com/news/2010/3/18/WICE_0318100758.aspx
- Heather Reinke, Defense, 1996 All-ECAC Team
- Heather Reinke, Defense, 1996 ECAC All-Tournament Team
- Dina Solimini, Goaltender, 1996 ECAC All-Tournament Team
- Dina Solimini, 1996 ECAC Honor Roll
- Erin WhittenErin WhittenErin Whitten is a hockey goaltender who has played professionally with various men's teams. She has played with the Dallas Freeze of the CHL, the Toledo Storm of the ECHL, the Utica Blizzard, Muskegon Fury, and the Flint Generals of the Colonial Hockey League...
, USA Hockey Women’s Player of the Year (1994) - Erin Whitten, UNH Department of Women’s Athletics Athlete of the Year (1993)
- Erin Whitten, ECAC Goaltender of the Year (1992)
- Erin Whitten, ECAC First Team (1992 and 1993)
- Erin Whitten, ECAC All-Star Selection (equivalent to First Team status) in 1990 and 1991 http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/coaches/index
- Carisa Zaban, 1996 ECAC Honor Roll http://www.whockey.com/univ/ecac/1996/usatoday_shcf.html
- Carisa Zaban, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, Second Team
- Carisa Zaban, 1999-2000 New England Hockey Writers Association Women's Division I All-Star Team
- Carisa Zaban, 1999-2000 All-America selection
- Carisa Zaban, 2000 Patty Kazmaier AwardPatty Kazmaier AwardThe Patty Kazmaier Award is given to the top woman college ice hockey player in the United States. The award is presented during the women's annual ice hockey championship, the Frozen Four...
finalist
See also
- New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockeyNew Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockeyThe New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of New Hampshire. The Wildcats are a member of Hockey East...
- New Hampshire WildcatsNew Hampshire WildcatsThe New Hampshire Wildcats, or Cats, are the athletic teams of the University of New Hampshire. The wildcat is the school's official mascot, the colors are UNH Blue and white...
- List of college women's ice hockey coaches with 250 wins (Russ McCurdy ranks tenth in wins, first in winning percentage on all-time list)