# 2011–12 Brown Bears women's ice hockey season

The Brown Bears represent Brown University in ECAC women's ice hockey.

## Offseason

* August 16, 2011: Former Princeton Tigers assistant coach Amy Bourbeau has been named the new head coach of the Brown Bears. She is the third head coach in Brown's 47-year women's hockey history. She was honored by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) with its inaugural Women's Ice Hockey Assistant Coach Award.
* September 28: Bears head coach Amy Bourbeau has appointed seniors Paige Pyett and Katelyn Landry as team captains for the upcoming year.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Former team | Notes |
| Shannon Flatley | F/D | Canada | Havergal College | Niece of former New York Islanders player Patrick Flatley |
| Kaitlyn Keon | F/D | Canada | Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute | Granddaughter of Stanley Cup champion Dave Keon |
| Brittany Moorehead | F | United States | Clinton | |
| Sarah Robson | F | Canada | Lorne Park | Won a silver medal for Canada at the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships and won a silver medal for Ontario at the 2011 Canada Winter Games |
| Lauren Vella | F | United States | Staten Island Tech | |
| Janice Yang | F | United States | Choate Rosemary Hall | |

## Regular season

The 17th Annual Mayor's Cup will take place on November 25 versus the Providence Friars.

### Standings

2011–12 Eastern College Athletic Conference standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #3Cornell | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 75 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 39 |
| #8Harvard | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 51 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 75 | 42 |
| #10Dartmouth | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 47 |
| Clarkson | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 51 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 82 | 51 |
| Quinnipiac | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 65 | 59 |
| St. Lawrence | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 47 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 85 | 63 |
| Princeton | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 48 |
| Brown | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 51 |
| Rensselaer | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 63 | 83 |
| Colgate | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 57 | 81 |
| Union | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 48 | 89 |
| Yale | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 78 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 118 |
| Championship: To be determined † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion National rankings: Conference rankings: Updated February 1st, 2012 |||||||||||||||

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Time |
| Oct. 22 | Sacred Heart | 1:00 PM EDT |
| Oct. 28 | at Colgate | 7:00 PM EDT |
| Oct. 29 | at Cornell | 3:00 PM EDT |
| Nov. 4 | at Princeton | 7:00 PM EDT |
| Nov. 5 | at Quinnipiac | 4:00 PM EDT |
| Nov. 11 | Rensselaer | 7:00 PM EST |
| Nov. 12 | Union | 4:00 PM EST |
| Nov. 18 | at Maine | 7:00 PM EST |
| Nov. 19 | at Maine | 4:00 PM EST |
| Nov. 25 | Providence | 7:00 PM EST |
| Nov. 27 | Boston College | 2:00 PM |
| Dec. 2 | Quinnipiac | 4:00 PM |
| Dec. 3 | Princeton | 3:00 PM |
| Dec. 7 | at Yale | 7:00 PM |
| Jan. 5 | at Sacred Heart | 7:00 PM |
| Jan. 7 | at Connecticut | 1:00 PM |
| Jan. 13 | St. Lawrence | 7:00 PM |
| Jan. 14 | Clarkson | 4:00 PM |
| Jan. 20 | at Union | 7:00 PM |
| Jan. 21 | at Rensselaer | 4:00 PM |
| Jan. 24 | Yale | 7:00 PM |
| Jan. 27 | Dartmouth | 7:00 PM |
| Jan. 28 | Harvard | 4:00 PM |
| Feb. 3 | at Clarkson | 7:00 PM |
| Feb. 4 | at St. Lawrence | 4:00 PM |
| Feb. 10 | Cornell | 7:00 PM |
| Feb. 11 | Colgate | 4:00 PM |
| Feb. 17 | at Harvard | 7:00 PM |
| Feb. 18 | at Dartmouth | 4:00 PM |