# 2017–18 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season

The Providence Friars represents Providence College in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

## Offseason

* September 24: Christina Putigna was selected to Hockey Canada’s National Women’s Program Strength And Conditioning Camp.

### Recruiting
## 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 |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 29 | at Union* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Madison Myers | W 7-3 | 1–0–0 |
| October 1 | Vermont | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Madison Myers | W 6-2 | 2–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 6 | Quinnipiac* | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Madison Myers | W 3-1 | 3–0–0 |
| October 7 | at Quinnipiac* | High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, CT | Madison Myers | L 0-1 | 3–1–0 |
| October 13 | at Syracuse* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | | |
| October 14 | at Syracuse* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | | |
| October 20 | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | | |
| October 21 | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | | |
| October 28 | Northeastern | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| October 29 | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | | |
| November 3 | at Boston College | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | | |
| November 10 | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | | |
| November 17 | at Merrimack | Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA | | |
| November 18 | Merrimack | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| November 22 | New Hampshire | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| November 25 | Cornell* | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| November 26 | Cornell* | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| December 1 | at Connecticut | Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT | | |
| December 2 | Connecticut | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| December 9 | Boston University | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| January 2, 2018 | Brown* | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI (Mayor's Cup) | | |
| January 6 | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | | |
| January 7 | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | | |
| January 12 | at Boston University | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA | | |
| January 13 | Boston University | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| January 19 | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | | |
| January 20 | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | | |
| January 26 | at Boston College | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | | |
| January 27 | Boston College | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| February 2 | Merrimack | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| February 3 | at Connecticut | Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT | | |
| February 10 | Maine | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| February 11 | Maine | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| February 18 | Northeastern | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||