Providence Friars women's ice hockey
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The Providence Friars women's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Division I college ice hockey
program that represents the Providence College
. The Friars are a member of Hockey East
. They play at the 3,030-seat Schneider Arena
in Providence, Rhode Island
.
team. The result was a 17-0 triumph. In 1984, the Friars won the inaugural Eastern College Athletic Conference Women’s Championship.
In Jackie Barto's first season as coach in 1994-95, the Friars were 18-9-4 and won the Eastern College Athletic Conference title. The following season, the Friars reached the ECAC championship game, but they lost to New Hampshire
in a game that lasted five overtimes. The 1996-97 season were one of the most successful as Providence went 20-8-2, posting the program's eighth 20-win season. In 1997-98, Barto guided the Friars to the ECAC Tournament for the 15th consecutive season.
Providence College made history on Saturday, December 5, 2009 as the Friars came away with a 4-1 victory over No. 3 New Hampshire in Durham
. Providence became the first Hockey East team to earn a victory at the Whittemore Center
since the league's inception in 2002-03. On January 9, 2010, Providence College women's hockey earned their 600th victory by defeating No. 8 Cornell
by a score of 6-3. Junior Jean O'Neill tallied a goal and an assist. Genevieve Lacasse made 22 saves to record the victory. Providence now joins New Hampshire as the only two programs with 600 victories.
Records as of July 31, 2009.
She finished her career with 256 points, a record she holds to this day. She is also the leader for single-season points with 84 (1992-93), goals with 48 (1991-92), and assists with 43 (1992-93). She is the all-time leading goal scorer at Providence College with an impressive 139 career tallies, and ranks second all-time in assists with 117.
In August 2008, Granato was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall Of Fame
. In addition, Granato is one of only two women honored in the Hockey Hall of Fame
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was inducted in November, 2010 along with Canadian Angela James
.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) Division I college ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
program that represents the Providence College
Providence College
Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...
. The Friars are a member of Hockey East
Hockey East
Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
. They play at the 3,030-seat Schneider Arena
Schneider Arena
Schneider Arena is a 3,030-seat hockey arena in Providence, Rhode Island. It is home to the Providence College Friars men's and women's ice hockey teams....
in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
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History
In the 1978-79 season, the Friars would hold the distinction of being the first team to play the new Harvard Crimson women's ice hockeyHarvard Crimson women's ice hockey
The Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team represents Harvard University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's hockey. Harvard competes as a member of the ECAC Conference and plays its home games at the Bright Hockey Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.-History:In the...
team. The result was a 17-0 triumph. In 1984, the Friars won the inaugural Eastern College Athletic Conference Women’s Championship.
In Jackie Barto's first season as coach in 1994-95, the Friars were 18-9-4 and won the Eastern College Athletic Conference title. The following season, the Friars reached the ECAC championship game, but they lost to 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...
in a game that lasted five overtimes. The 1996-97 season were one of the most successful as Providence went 20-8-2, posting the program's eighth 20-win season. In 1997-98, Barto guided the Friars to the ECAC Tournament for the 15th consecutive season.
Providence College made history on Saturday, December 5, 2009 as the Friars came away with a 4-1 victory over No. 3 New Hampshire in Durham
Durham, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,664 people, 2,882 households, and 1,582 families residing in the town. The population density was 565.5 people per square mile . There were 2,923 housing units at an average density of 130.5 per square mile...
. Providence became the first Hockey East team to earn a victory at the Whittemore Center
Whittemore Center
Whittemore Center Arena or Whitt is a multi-purpose arena in Durham, New Hampshire on the campus of the University of New Hampshire. It was built for $30 million and opened in November 1995. It was dedicated to Frederick B. Whittemore and his family on May 5, 1996. It is adjacent to its...
since the league's inception in 2002-03. On January 9, 2010, Providence College women's hockey earned their 600th victory by defeating No. 8 Cornell
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
by a score of 6-3. Junior Jean O'Neill tallied a goal and an assist. Genevieve Lacasse made 22 saves to record the victory. Providence now joins New Hampshire as the only two programs with 600 victories.
Season by season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = TiesRecords as of July 31, 2009.
| Year | W | L | T | Coach | Postseason |
| 2010-11 2010–11 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season -Offseason:* August 20: Karen Thatcher, a 2006 graduate of Providence, and a participant in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Team USA has been named as an assistant coach for the Friars.... |
Deraney, Bob Bob Deraney Bob Deraney is the head coach of the Providence Friars women's ice hockey team, a position he has held since 1999.-Playing career:Deraney was a member of the Boston University men's ice hockey team from 1984 to 1987. During his rookie season in 1984-85, Deraney was named the Terriers Most Improved... |
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| 2009-10 2009–10 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season The Friars are coached by Bob Deraney. Assisting Deraney are Bob Bellemore, Meredith Roth, and Amy Quinlan.-Offseason:*July 16: Former Providence College women’s hockey player Karen Thatcher is one of 41 players selected to participate in the 2009 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival. The Festival... |
15 | 10 | 9 | Deraney, Bob | |
| 2008-09 | 17 | 16 | 3 | Deraney, Bob | |
| 2007-08 | 16 | 16 | 4 | Deraney, Bob | |
| 2006-07 | 16 | 16 | 4 | Deraney, Bob | |
| 2005-06 | 17 | 14 | 4 | Deraney, Bob | |
| 2004-05 | 21 | 11 | 5 | Deraney, Bob | |
| 2003-04 | 21 | 13 | 2 | Deraney, Bob | |
| 2002-03 | 24 | 6 | 6 | Deraney, Bob | |
| 2001-02 | 20 | 13 | 4 | Deraney, Bob | |
| 2000-01 | 18 | 14 | 3 | Deraney, Bob | |
| 1999-00 | 20 | 10 | 3 | Deraney, Bob | |
| 1998-99 | 19 | 12 | 3 | Barto, Jackie | |
| 1997-98 | 9 | 21 | 2 | Barto, Jackie | |
| 1996-97 | 20 | 8 | 2 | Barto, Jackie | |
| 1995-96 | 17 | 13 | 0 | Barto, Jackie | |
| 1994-95 | 18 | 9 | 4 | Barto, Jackie | |
| 1993-94 | 19 | 8 | 4 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1992-93 | 21 | 5 | 3 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1991-92 | 22 | 2 | 1 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1990-91 | 17 | 7 | 0 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1989-90 | 20 | 3 | 2 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1988-89 | 19 | 5 | 0 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1987-88 | 20 | 8 | 0 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1986-87 | 16 | 7 | 1 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1985-86 | 14 | 7 | 3 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1984-85 | 18 | 2 | 1 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1983-84 | 21 | 1 | 0 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1982-83 | 15 | 6 | 0 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1981-82 | 20 | 3 | 0 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1980-81 | 20 | 5 | 0 | Marchetti, John | |
| 1979-80 | 20 | 2 | 0 | Palamara, Tom | |
| 1978-79 | 16 | 3 | 1 | Palamara, Tom | |
| 1977-78 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Palamara, Tom | |
| 1976-77 | 9 | 4 | 0 | Palamara, Tom | |
| 1975-76 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Palamara, Tom | |
| 1974-75 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Palamara, Tom | |
Players
- Jackie Barto's success in athletics began as a student-athlete at Providence, where she became one of greatest to ever don the Providence uniform. Barto (formerly Gladu) accumulated 113 career goals. Currently, she remains third on the all-time Friar goal list, trailing only Cammi Granato (1989-93; 139 career goals) and Stephanie O'Sullivan (1991-95; 126 career goals). Both of these players were coached by Barto. She is ranked fifth on Providence's all-time scoring list with 200 career points and 11th in career assists with 87. During her time as a Friar, Barto was associated with three of Providence's six ECAC championships, winning one as a head coach (1995), one as an assistant (1994) and one as a player (1984).
- On November 12, 2008, former Friar women's ice hockey player Stephanie O'Sullivan was be one of four inductees enshrined into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2008. As a Friar, O'Sullivan was named ECAC Player of the Year and New England Hockey Writers Player of the Year in 1995. During the 1994-95 season, she scored 40 goals and 28 assists for 68 points. The only time she was not named to the ECAC All-Star Team was as a freshman. In her freshman year, she was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year. O’Sullivan is second all-time in career points (253), first in assists (127) and second in goals scored (126). O'Sullivan would go on to play for Team USA in the World Championships in 1994, 1997, 1999 and 2000.
Current roster
| Number | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Class |
| 15 | Kate Bacon | 5-6 | 138 | Forward | FR |
| 10 | Ashley Cottrell | 5-6 | 140 | Forward | SO |
| 8 | Lauren Covell | 5-7 | 140 | Forward | SO |
| 19 | Jackie Duncan | 5-8 | 155 | Forward | JR |
| 31 | Christina England | 5-7 | 150 | Goaltender | SO |
| 22 | Jennifer Friedman | 5-11 | 165 | Defense | SO |
| 14 | Abby Gauthier | 5-4 | 135 | Forward | SO |
| 4 | Christie Jensen | 5-5 | 130 | Defense | SO |
| 27 | Genevieve Lacasse | 5-9 | 145 | Goaltender | SO |
| 5 | Colleen Martin | 5-9 | 155 | Defense | JR |
| 12 | Pamela McDevitt | 5-6 | 145 | Forward | JR |
| 25 | Jean O'Neill | 5-5 | 145 | Forward | SO |
| 20 | Mari Pehkonen | 5-7 | 135 | Forward | SR |
| 9 | Arianna Rigano | 5-6 | 150 | Forward | JR |
| 17 | Leigh Riley | 5-6 | 145 | Defenseman | SO |
| 21 | Alyse Ruff | 5-9 | 155 | Forward | SO |
| 24 | Breanna Schwarz | 5-8 | 150 | Defense | SO |
| 32 | Jennifer Smith | 5-5 | 127 | Goaltender | SO |
| 2 | Laura Veharanta | 5-6 | 135 | Forward | SO |
| 13 | Amber Yung | 5-10 | 165 | Defenseman | SO |
Players with international experience
- Chris Bailey
- Laurie Baker, Member of the 1997 U.S. National Team
- Alana Blahoski
- Lisa Brown-MillerLisa Brown-MillerLisa Brown-Miller is an American female ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.-Playing career:...
- Sara DeCostaSara DecostaSara DeCosta is an American ice hockey player from Warwick, Rhode Island, an alumna of Toll Gate High School. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics....
- Cammi GranatoCammi GranatoCatherine Michelle "Cammi" Granato is a retired American female ice hockey player and one of the first women to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2010....
, Member of the 1998 and 2002 US Olympic Team - Vikki Movsessian
- Mari Pehkonen, 2006 Finland Olympic Team
- Karen ThatcherKaren ThatcherKaren Thatcher is an American ice hockey forward. She was named to the United States women’s ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.-NCAA:...
, 2010 US Olympic Team - Sonny Watrous, 2004 U.S. Women's National Festival Under-22 Team
Notable players
- Laurie Baker
- Sara DeCosta
- Cammi GranatoCammi GranatoCatherine Michelle "Cammi" Granato is a retired American female ice hockey player and one of the first women to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2010....
- Catherine Hanson
- Genevieve Lacasse
- Katie Lachapelle
- Mari PehkonenMari PehkonenMari Pehkonen was a member of the 2006 and 2007 Finnish national women's ice hockey team.-Finland:...
- Karen ThatcherKaren ThatcherKaren Thatcher is an American ice hockey forward. She was named to the United States women’s ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.-NCAA:...
- Sonny Watrous
- Alison Wheeler
Cammi Granato
While at Providence College, she set every school scoring record. Granato was named Rookie of the Year as a freshman and Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior. Granato led the Lady Friars to back-to-back conference titles in 1991-92 and 1992-93.She finished her career with 256 points, a record she holds to this day. She is also the leader for single-season points with 84 (1992-93), goals with 48 (1991-92), and assists with 43 (1992-93). She is the all-time leading goal scorer at Providence College with an impressive 139 career tallies, and ranks second all-time in assists with 117.
In August 2008, Granato was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall Of Fame
United States Hockey Hall of Fame
The United States Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1973 with the goal of preserving the rich history of the game in the United States while recognizing the extraordinary contributions of select players, coaches, administrators, officials and teams....
. In addition, Granato is one of only two women honored in the Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was inducted in November, 2010 along with Canadian Angela James
Angela James
Angela James is a Canadian former ice hockey forward, who played in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League , and represented Team Canada internationally...
.
ECAC Honors
- Laurie Baker, 1996 ECAC Rookie of the year
- Laurie Baker, Forward, 1996 All-ECAC Team
- Laurie Baker, 1996-97 ECAC First Team All-Star selection
- Laurie Baker, ECAC Player of the Week (11/19)
- Alana Blahoski, 1996 Co-ECAC Player of the Year
- Alana Blahoski, Defense, 1996 All-ECAC Team
- Sara DeCosta, ECAC Honorable Mention All-Star
- Sara DeCosta, ECAC Rookie of the Week (2/18, 3/11)
- Sara DeCosta, Women's Ice Hockey Letterwinner, 2000
- Bob Deraney, 2009-10 Hockey East Coach of the Year
- Bob Deraney, 2010-11 Hockey East Coach of the Year
- Cammi Granato, ECAC All-Star 1990
- Cammi Granato, ECAC All-Star 1991
- Cammi Granato, ECAC All-Star 1992
- Cammi Granato, ECAC All-Star 1993
- Cammi Granato, Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1991
- Cammi Granato, Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1992
- Cammi Granato, Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1993
- Catherine Hanson, ECAC Honorable Mention All-Star
- Sheila Killion, Forward, 1996 ECAC All-Tournament Team
- Katie Lachapelle, ECAC Honorable Mention All-Star
- Karen McCabe, 1996 ECAC Honor Roll
- Meghan Smith, Goaltender, ECAC All-Tournament Team
- Alison Wheeler, ECAC Honorable Mention All-Star
- Alison Wheeler, 1996 ECAC Honor Roll
- Alison Wheeler, Women's Ice Hockey Letterwinner, 1997
- Rookie of the Year: Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University
New England Hockey Writer's
- Laurie Baker, 1996-97 New England Hockey Writer's All-Star selection
- Kelli Halcisak, Defense, 2001-02 New England Hockey Writers Women's Division I All-Star Team
Hockey East
- Jessica Cohen, Bauer Rookie of the Month, of the Month, October 2009
- Genevieve Lacasse, Hockey East Rookie of the Year, 2009
- Genevieve Lacasse, Bauer Goaltender of the Month, December 2009
- Genevieve Lacasse, Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (October 2010)
- Jean O’Neill, WHEA Player of the Month, January 2010
- Mari Pehkonen, HOCKEY EAST All-Tournament team, 2007
- Karen ThatcherKaren ThatcherKaren Thatcher is an American ice hockey forward. She was named to the United States women’s ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.-NCAA:...
, 2004 HOCKEY EAST Sportsmanship Award - Karen Thatcher, HOCKEY EAST Player of the Week Honors two times (11/8/04), and (1/31/05)
- Laura Veharanta, Hockey East All-Rookie Team, 2009
- Sonny Watrous, Hockey East All-Rookie Team, 2004
- Sonny Watrous, Hockey East Rookie of the Year, 2004
- Sonny Watrous, 2004 HOCKEY EAST All-Tournament Team
- Sonny Watrous, Named HOCKEY EAST Player of the Week (1/19/04)
- Sonny Watrous, Three time HOCKEY EAST Rookie of the Week (2/2/04, 3/15/04, 3/22/04)
- Sonny Watrous, HOCKEY EAST Rookie of the Month (3/2/04)
- Sonny Watrous, HOCKEY EAST Player of the Week Honors twice (10/25/04, 1/10/05)
- Sonny Watrous, 2005 HOCKEY EAST All-Tournament Team
- Rush Zimmerman, 2004-05 Hockey East ITECH Three Stars Award
All-Americans
- Sara DeCosta, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, Second Team
See also
- Providence Friars men's ice hockeyProvidence Friars men's ice hockeyThe Providence Friars men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents the Providence College. The Friars are a member of Hockey East. They play at the 3,030-seat Schneider Arena in Providence, Rhode Island.-External links:*...
- Providence FriarsProvidence FriarsThe Providence Friars is the name of the athletic teams of Providence College. They compete in the Big East Conference for every sport except for ice hockey, where they compete in Hockey East and in women's volleyball, where they compete in the America East Conference...
- List of college women's ice hockey coaches with 250 wins (John Marchetti ranks eighth on all-time list)