# 2020–21 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season

The Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program represented the University of Vermont during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Class | Previous school |
| Jessie McPherson | G | Incoming freshman | Incoming freshman |
| Natálie Mlýnková | F | Incoming freshman | Incoming freshman |
| Bella Parento | D | Incoming freshman | Incoming freshman |
| Maddy Skelton | F | Incoming freshman | Incoming freshman |

### Departures

| Player | Position | Class | Destination |
| Abby Cleary | F | Graduated | Graduated |
| Allie Granato | F | Graduated | Graduated |
| Emma Katzman | D | Left program | Left program |
| Sierra Natzke | G | Left program | Left program |
| Ali O'Leary | F | Graduated | Graduated |
| Ève-Audrey Picard | F | Graduated | Graduated |

## Regular season
### Standings

2020–21 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 |
| #2 Northeastern † * | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 80 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 21 |
| #7 Boston College | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 56 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 40 |
| #8 Providence | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 43 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 46 |
| Vermont | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 21 |
| #7 Boston University | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 24 |
| UConn | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 44 | 37 |
| Maine | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 29 |
| New Hampshire | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 39 | 55 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 62 |
| Holy Cross | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 73 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 76 |
| Merrimack | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 64 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 64 |
| Championship: March 8, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021 |||||||||||||||

### Schedule

Source:
| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| December 19 | New Hampshire | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Natalie Ferenc W, 1 | W 4-2 | 1-0-0 (1-0-0) |
| December 20 | New Hampshire | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Natalie Ferenc L, 1 | L 0-2 | 1-1-0 (1-1-0) |
| January 1 | Holy Cross | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Jessie McPherson W, 1 | W 4-0 | 2-1-0 (2-1-0) |
| January 2 | Holy Cross | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Blanka Skodova W, 1 | W 6-1 | 3-1-0 (3-1-0) |
| January 8 | at Connecticut | | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | Jessie McPherson W, 2 | W 2-0 | 4-1-0 (4-1-0) |
| January 9 | at Connecticut | | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | Jessie McPherson W, 3 | W 3-2 $^{OT}$ | 5-1-0 (5-1-0) |
| February 12 | at Boston University | | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Jessie McPherson W, 4 | W 4-0 | 6-1-0 (6-1-0) |
| February 13 | at Boston University | | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Jessie McPherson L, 1 | L 1-4 | 6-2-0 (6-2-0) |
| February 19 | Northeastern | #1 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Jessie McPherson L, 2 | L 1-3 | 6-3-0 (6-3-0) |
| February 20 | Northeastern | #1 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Jessie McPherson L, 3 | L 1-4 | 6-4-0 (6-4-0) |
| Hockey East Tournament |||||||
| February 28 | vs. Maine Black Bears | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Blanka Skodova L, 1 | L 1-3 | 6-5-0 (6-4-0) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## 2020-21 Catamounts

2020-2021 Women's Ice Hockey Roster :
| No. | Name | Position | Year | Height | Hometown | Previous Team |
| 2 | Sini Karjalainen | Defense | JR | 5'8 | Posio, Finland | Finland U-18 National Team |
| 3 | Bella Parento | Defense | FR | 5'5 | Montpelier, Vermont | Kimball Union Academy |
| 5 | Cam Morrissey | Defense | SO | 5'6 | Troy, Michigan | Selects Hockey |
| 7 | Kristina Shananhan | Forward | SR | 5'4 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec | Dawson College |
| 9 | Olivia Kilberg | Forward | SR | 5'4 | Edina, Minnesota | Edina High School |
| 11 | Ellice Murphy | Defense | JR | 5'4 | Roseau, Minnesota | Roseau High School |
| 12 | Maddy Skelton | Forward | FR | 5'6 | Isanti, Minnesota | North Wright County |
| 13 | Lilly Holmes | Forward | JR | 5'5 | Saratoga Springs, New York | Westminster |
| 17 | Theresa Schafzahl | Forward | JR | 5'8 | Weiz, Austria | Austria National Team |
| 19 | Val Caldwell | Forward | SR | 5'6 | Glenview, Illinois | Chicago Mission |
| 22 | Alex Gray | Forward | JR | 5'7 | Brownlee, Saskatchewan | Stanstead College |
| 23 | Hailey Burns | Forward | SO | 5'5 | Kirkland, Quebec | John Abbott College |
| 24 | Corinne McCool | Forward | JR | 5'8 | West Roxbury, Massachusetts | Lawrence Academy |
| 25 | Alyssa Holmes | Forward | SR | 5'4 | Burlington, Ontario | Stoney Creek |
| 31 | Blanka Škodová | Goalie | JR | 5'9 | Šternberk, Czech Republic | Vermont Academy |
| 35 | Jessie McPherson | Goalie | FR | 5'9 | Chatham, Ontario | Cambridge Rivulettes |
| 38 | Natalie Ferenc | Goalie | SO | 5'5 | Orchard Lake, Michigan | Little Caesars AAA |
| 44 | Anna Erickson | Defense | SR | 5'4 | Stillwater, Minnesota | Minnesota Connections Academy |
| 49 | Sara Levesque | Defense | SO | 5'3 | Chicoutimi, Quebec | John Abbott College |
| 66 | Lily Humphrey | Forward | SO | 5'5 | Huntington Beach, California | New Hampton School |
| 68 | Tynka Pátková | Forward | RS FR | 5'5 | Meziboří, Czech Republic | HTI Stars |
| 76 | Maude Poulin-Labelle | Defense | JR | 5'6 | Sherbrooke, Quebec | Stanstead College |
| 96 | Natálie Mlýnková | Forward | FR | 5'3 | Zlín, Czech Republic | HTI Stars |

## Awards and honors

* Olivia Kilberg, Hockey East Sportsmanship Award
* Jessie McPherson, Hockey East Rookie of the Year
* Jessie McPherson, Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team
* Jessie McPherson, 2020-21 Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team
* Maude Poulin-Labelle, Hockey East Second Team All-Star