# 2017–18 Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey season

The Northeastern Huskies represent Northeastern University in the Women's Hockey East Association during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

## Off-Season

Kendall Coyne ('16) was named to the US National Women's Team for 2017–18. She will relocate to the Tampa, FL area in September to train with the team for the 2018 Olympics.

## Standings

2017–18 WHEA 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 |
| #5 Boston College | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 98 | 46 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 155 | 76 |
| Providence | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 67 | 55 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 96 | 80 |
| Maine | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 54 | 52 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 91 | 83 |
| #8 Northeastern | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 69 | 64 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 107 | 100 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 45 | 57 | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 85 |
| Boston University | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 72 | 66 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 113 | 100 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 56 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 88 | 76 |
| Vermont | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 67 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 67 | 99 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 41 | 76 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 62 | 96 |
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||

## 2017-18 Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 29 | #1 Clarkson* | #8 | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Brittany Bugalski | T 1-1 $^{OT}$ | 0–0–1 |
| September 30 | #1 Clarkson* | #8 | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Brittany Bugalski | L 1-5 | 0–1–1 |
| October 6 | at Boston University | #8 | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA | Brittany Bugalski | W 3-2 $^{OT}$ | 1–1–1 (1–0–0) |
| October 7 | Boston University | #8 | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Brittany Bugalski | W 6-3 | 2–1–1 (2–0–0) |
| October 14 | at Colgate* | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | | |
| October 15 | at Colgate* | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | | |
| October 20 | at Syracuse* | | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | | |
| October 21 | at Syracuse* | | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | | |
| October 25 | New Hampshire | | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | | |
| October 28 | at Providence | | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| October 29 | Providence | | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | | |
| November 7 | at Maine | | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | | |
| November 11 | at Merrimack | | Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA | | |
| November 12 | Merrimack | | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | | |
| November 18 | Maine | | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | | |
| November 19 | Maine | | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | | |
| November 24 | vs. Wisconsin* | | Kettler Capitals Iceplex • Arlington, VA (D1 in DC) | | |
| November 25 | vs. Minnesota State* | | Kettler Capitals Iceplex • Arlington, VA (D1 in DC) | | |
| November 28 | at Boston College | | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | | |
| December 1 | at New Hampshire | | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | | |
| December 3 | New Hampshire | | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | | |
| January 9, 2018 | Connecticut | | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | | |
| January 12 | at Boston College | | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | | |
| January 13 | Boston College | | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | | |
| January 16 | Boston University | | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | | |
| January 19 | Connecticut | | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | | |
| January 26 | at [[{{{school}}}|Vermont]] | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | | |
| January 27 | at Vermont | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | | |
| February 2 | at Connecticut | | Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT | | |
| February 6 | at Boston College* | | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA (Beanpot, Opening Round) | | |
| February 10 | at Merrimack | | Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA | | |
| February 13 | vs. TBD* | | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA (Beanpot) | | |
| February 16 | Vermont | | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | | |
| February 18 | at Providence | | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| WHEA Tournament |||||||
| February 23 | TBD* | | TBD • TBD (Quarterfinals, Game 1) | | |
| February 24 | TBD* | | TBD • TBD (Quarterfinals, Game 2) | | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||