# 2011–12 Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey season

Head coach Maria Lewis returned for her second season. Lewis led the Maine Black Bears to the Hockey East Tournament in the previous season and helped the Black Bears double their win total from the previous season. The Black Bears returned 14 letterwinners for the season (nine forwards, three defenders, two goaltenders). Dawn Sullivan served as the Black Bears captain. In the past season, she registered eight goals and nine assists for 17 points.

## Offseason

* Sept 20/11: The Hockey East Preseason coaches poll was released and the Black Bears were selected to finish in eighth place. The team received 18 points in the poll overall.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Height | Nationality | Hometown | Former team |
| Megan Menotti | Defense | 5-4 | United States | Vernon Hills, IL | Chicago Misson |
| Brittney Hunneke | Defense | 5-7 | United States | Hastings, MN | Hastings High School |
| Jessica Hall | Defense | 5-6 | Canada | Ingersoll, ON | KW Rangers |
| Tori Pasquariello | Forward | 5-7 | Canada | Mississauga, ON | Brampton Thunder |
| Jennifer More | Forward | 5-3 | Canada | Deloraine, MB | Notre Dame |
| Katy Massey | Forward | 5-1 | United States | Waterville, ME | Waterville High School Varsity Boys |
| Nikola Tomigova | Forward | 5-6 | Czech Republic | Smrzice, Czech Republic | Wyoming Seminary |
| Meghann Treacy | Goaltender | 5-9 | United States | Peekskill, NY | Williston Northampton |

## Regular season

* January 22: Maine hosted Providence College for the Sixth Annual Hockey East Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer event. The Black Bears bested the Friars in an overtime finish by a 3-2 mark. Maine improved to 13-8-6 on the season and 7-6-2 in Hockey East play. Maine goals were scored by Brianne Kilgour, Brittany Dougherty and Danielle Ward. Mary Dempsey from the Patrick Dempsey Cancer Center participated in the ceremonial puck drop. Commemorative game jerseys with pink color were auctioned off after the game. In addition, the team participated in an autograph session in which all fans received a signed team photo.
* February 4–5: Maine enjoyed a series sweep versus the Vermont Catamounts. Brittany Dougherty accumulated a total of three points (two goals and an assist), while Dawn Sullivan earned an assist in the February 4 contest (a 4-1 win), and scored the game-winning goal the following day. Other skaters with notable performances included Danielle Ward scoring a goal on February 4, and earning two assists on February 5 (a 3-0 win), while Tori Pasquariello, scored two goals in the 4-1 win. Goaltender Brittany Ott made a total of 43 saves in the sweep.
* Versus the Northeastern Huskies on February 11, 2012, Brittany Ott notched the 2,000th career save of her NCAA career.

### Standings

2011–12 Hockey East Association 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 |
| #4 Boston College | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 76 | 55 |
| #7 Northeastern | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 52 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 88 | 42 |
| Boston University | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 46 | 38 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 78 | 74 |
| Providence | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 47 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 74 | 70 |
| Maine | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 42 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 81 | 65 |
| New Hampshire | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 51 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 62 | 100 |
| Vermont | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 50 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 47 | 95 |
| Connecticut | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 42 | 81 |
| Championship: To Be Determined † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion National rankings: Conference rankings: Updated February 2nd, 2012 |||||||||||||||
*Rankings based on number of points in the conference

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Time | Score |
| Sep. 23 | Sacred Heart | 7:00 PM | |
| Sep. 24 | Sacred Heart | 3:00 PM | |
| Oct. 7 | at Quinnipiac | 7:00 PM | |
| Oct. 8 | at Quinnipiac | 1:00 PM | |
| Oct. 14 | Bemidji St. | 7:00 PM | |
| Oct. 15 | Bemidji St. | 5:00 PM | |
| Oct. 21 | at Connecticut | 7:00 PM | |
| Oct. 22 | at Connecticut | 2:00 PM | |
| Oct. 28 | Northeastern | 2:00 PM | |
| Oct. 30 | at Boston College | TBA |
| Nov. 5 | at Providence | 1:00 PM | |
| Nov. 6 | at Providence | 2:00 PM | |
| Nov. 12 | Niagara | 2:00 PM | |
| Nov. 13 | Niagara | 12:00 PM | |
| Nov. 18 | Brown | 7:00 PM | |
| Nov. 19 | Brown | 3:00 PM | |
| Nov. 23 | at Vermont | 2:00 PM | |
| Nov. 25 | at New Hampshire | 7:00 PM | |
| Dec. 3 | Boston College | 7:00 PM | |
| Dec. 4 | Boston College | 3:00 PM | |
| Dec. 9 | at Union | 7:00 PM | |
| Dec. 10 | at Union | 2:00 PM | |
| Jan. 8 | Boston U. | 3:00 PM | |
| Jan. 14 | at Boston U. | 3:00 PM | |
| Jan. 15 | at Boston U. | 3:00 PM | |
| Jan. 20 | Connecticut | 2:00 PM | |
| Jan. 22 | Providence | 3:00 PM | |
| Feb. 4 | Vermont | 2:00 PM | 4-1 |
| Feb. 5 | Vermont | 3:00 PM | 3-0 |
| Feb. 11 | at Northeastern | 2:00 PM | |
| Feb. 12 | at Northeastern | 2:00 PM | |
| Feb. 18 | New Hampshire | | |
| Feb. 19 | New Hampshire | 3:00 PM | |

#### Conference record
## Hockey East tournament

| Round | Date | Opponent | Arena | Final score | Notes |
| Quarterfinals | Feb. 25 | No. 5 Maine at No. 4 Providence College | Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I. | | |

## Awards and honors

* Melissa Gagnon, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of September 26, 2011)
* Jennifer More, Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of September 26, 2011)
* Jennifer More, Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of January 16. 2012)
* Ashley Norum, Nominee, 2012 Hockey Humanitarian Award
* Brittany Ott, Hockey East Goaltender of the Week (Week of November 28, 2011)
* Brittany Ott, Hockey East Goaltender of the Week (Week of January 16. 2012)
* Brittany Ott, Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 23, 2012)
* Danielle Ward, Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of September 26, 2011)
* Maine Black Bears, Hockey East Team of the Week (Week of September 26, 2011)
* Maine Black Bears, Hockey East Team of the Week (Week of November 28, 2011)
* Maine Black Bears, Hockey East Team of the Week (Week of January 16. 2012)