# 2011–12 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season

The Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey team represented Yale University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Senior Aleca Hughes was the team captain. The Bulldogs competed in the Nutmeg Classic on November 25 and 26.

## Offseason

* July 26: Incoming freshman goaltender Jaimie Leonoff has been selected to participate in Hockey Canada's National Women's Under-22 training camp. Said camp takes place at the Canadian Hockey Academy from August 6 to 16 in Rockland, Ontario.
* August 10: Jackee Snikeris and assistant coach Jessica Koizumi have both earned invitations to the 2011 USA Hockey Women's National Festival. The festival includes 79 players.

### Recruiting

| Player | Nationality | Position | Notes |
| Lynn Kennedy | Canada | Forward | Played with the Toronto Jr. Aeros Markham District High School Female Athlete of the Year 2008, 2009 and 2011 |
| Jaimie Leonoff | Canada | Goaltender | Earned bronze medal in ice hockey at the 2011 Canada Winter Games with Team Quebec and won two games Won North American friendship tournament with Belle Tire in 2011 |
| Stephanie Mock | United States | Forward | She played for Mid Fairfield Connecticut Stars |
| Madi Murray | Canada | Defense | Played for the Edge School in Alberta Won Under-18 National Championship with Shattuck-Saint Mary's in 2008-09 |
| Kelsey Summers | United States | Forward | She was an assistant captain with Little Caesars in Michigan and was an All-MWEHL selection |

## Regular season

* November 5, 2011: After leading 1-0 in the second period, Princeton extended their lead with three second-period goals. Bulldogs freshman forward Stephanie Mock scored her first career NCAA goal (it was the Bulldogs' only goal), assisted by team captain Aleca Hughes in a 7-1 loss.

### 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 | Score |
| Fri, 10/21/2011 | Niagara | 7:00 PM | |
| Sat, 10/22/2011 | Northeastern | 4:00 PM | |
| Fri, 10/28/2011 | at Cornell * | 7:00 PM | |
| Sat, 10/29/2011 | at Colgate * | 4:00 PM | |
| Tue, 11/01/2011 | at Providence | 7:00 PM | |
| Fri, 11/04/2011 | at Quinnipiac * | 7:00 PM | |
| Sat, 11/05/2011 | at Princeton * | 4:00 PM | 1-7 |
| Fri, 11/11/2011 | Union * | 7:00 PM | |
| Sat, 11/12/2011 | Rensselaer * | 4:00 PM | |
| Fri, 11/18/2011 | at Mercyhurst | 7:00 PM | |
| Sat, 11/19/2011 | at Mercyhurst | 2:00 PM | |
| Fri, 11/25/2011 | (Nutmeg Classic) vs. Robert Morris @ Storrs, Conn. | 7:00 PM | 0-1 |
| Sat, 11/26/2011 | (Nutmeg Classic Consolation Game) vs. Connecticut @ Storrs, Conn. | | |
| Fri, 12/02/2011 | Princeton * | 7:00 PM | |
| Sat, 12/03/2011 | Quinnipiac * | 4:00 PM | |
| Wed, 12/07/2011 | Brown * | 7:00 PM | |
| Sat, 01/07/2012 | McGill (Exhibition) | 2:00 PM | |
| Fri, 01/13/2012 | Clarkson * | 7:00 PM | |
| Sat, 01/14/2012 | St. Lawrence * | 4:00 PM | |
| Fri, 01/20/2012 | at Rensselaer * | 7:00 PM | |
| Sat, 01/21/2012 | at Union * | 4:00 PM | |
| Tue, 01/24/2012 | at Brown * | 7:00 PM | |
| Fri, 01/27/2012 | Harvard * | 7:00 PM | |
| Sat, 01/28/2012 | Dartmouth * | 4:00 PM | |
| Fri, 02/03/2012 | at St. Lawrence * | 7:00 PM | |
| Sat, 02/04/2012 | at Clarkson * | 4:00 PM | |
| Fri, 02/10/2012 | Colgate * | 7:00 PM | |
| Sat, 02/11/2012 | Cornell * | 4:00 PM | |
| Fri, 02/17/2012 | at Dartmouth * | 7:00 PM | |
| Sat, 02/18/2012 | at Harvard * | 4:00 PM | |

## Awards and honors

* Aleca Hughes, 2012 Sarah Devens Award Winner
* Aleca Hughes, 2012 Hockey Humanitarian Award Winner
* Aleca Hughes, 2012 Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Award Winner
* New Haven Register 2011 Sportspeople of the Year (Yale women's ice hockey team)

### Team awards

* Wendy Blanning Award (Most Improved): Danielle Moncion
* Most Valuable Player: Genevieve Ladiges
* Bingham Cup (Leadership): Aleca Hughes
* Mandi Schwartz Award (Spirit): Lynn Kennedy and Genevieve Ladiges
* Richard Brodhead ‘68 Award (Academic): Aleca Hughes
* Coaches Award: Lynn Kennedy