# Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey

The Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program represents the University of Vermont. The Catamounts compete in Hockey East. Their first year of varsity women's hockey was in 1998–99. The Catamounts were in the ECAC at the Division III level of competition. In 2001–02, the Catamounts moved up to Division I. For the 2005–06 season, the Catamounts moved to Hockey East.

## History

The Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program was launched in 1995–1996, under head coach Bruce Garrapy.
During the 2003–04 season, Kami Cote of Vermont set an NCAA record for most saves in one season with 1332.
During the 2010–11 season, Roxanne Douville earned consecutive shutouts against No. 9 Providence (Jan. 30) and Maine (Feb. 5) establishing a new program record shutout streak of 164 minutes and 13 seconds. In addition, she became only the second Vermont player to be named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team.
The 2013- 2014 season saw Vermont's best finish, ending the season 18-4-4, and earning fourth place in Hockey East. They won their quarterfinal match-up against Maine with three overtime wins. They advanced to meet Boston College in the semi-finals, losing by a score of 1–3. Catamount head coach Jim Plumer won the Hockey East co-Coach of the Year award and the New England Division I Women's Coach of the Year award.
In 2019–2020, sophomore defenceman Maude Poulin-Labelle set the team's record for points by a defenseman in a single season, with 12 goals and 17 assists, for 29 points. Her goals total tied for first among Catamount defensemen. She was Hockey East player of the Week on January 6, 2020. She was nominated for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, and earned a spot on the Hockey East All Star Third Team. The Catamounts started the season on a four-game unbeaten streak, and lost just 2 games in their first 12 matches. They made the Hockey East tournament for the eighth consecutive year, but fell to the eventual tournament winners, the Northeastern Huskies, in the quarterfinals.
On November 11, 2020, Hockey East announced the 2020-2021 schedule for men's and women's ice hockey. League play had been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, which caused the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA women's ice hockey tournament. Beginning on November 20, women's hockey resumes in a round robin format with each team playing 18 games, to determine the regular season champion. Flex weekends are planned to allow for canceled matches to be played as needed.
During the 2021–2022 season, the Catamounts were ranked for the first time in program history at #10 in the USCHO poll on January 31, 2022. They were ranked at #10 in the USA Hockey poll on February 22, 2022, for the first time ever. They also set a program record of 22 wins in a season.

## Season-by-season results

| Won Championship | Lost Championship | Conference Champions | League Leader |
| Year | Coach | W | L | T | Conference | Conf. W | Conf. L | Conf. T | Finish | Conference Tournament | NCAA Tournament |
| 2024-25 | Jim Plumer | 9 | 25 | 2 | Hockey East | 7 | 18 | 2 | 8th HE | Won First Round vs. Holy Cross (3-2 OT) Lost Quarterfinals vs. Boston University (3-4 OT) | Did not qualify |
| 2023-24 | Jim Plumer | 13 | 17 | 5 | Hockey East | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6th HE | Lost Quarterfinals vs. New Hampshire (0-3) | Did not qualify |
| 2022-23 | Jim Plumer | 22 | 11 | 3 | Hockey East | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2nd HE | Won Quarterfinals vs. New Hampshire (2-1 OT) Lost Semifinals vs. Providence (0-1) | Did not qualify |
| 2021-22 | Jim Plumer | 22 | 11 | 3 | Hockey East | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2nd HE | Won Quarterfinals vs. Providence (4-1) Lost Semifinals vs. Connecticut (1-3) | Did not qualify |
| 2020-21 | Jim Plumer | 6 | 5 | 0 | Hockey East | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th HE | Lost Quarterfinals vs Maine (1-3) | Did not qualify |
| 2019-20 | Jim Plumer | 10 | 18 | 8 | Hockey East | 7 | 14 | 6 | 8th HE | Lost Quarterfinals vs Northeastern (1-5, 1-3) | Did not qualify |
| 2018-19 | Jim Plumer | 10 | 20 | 6 | Hockey East | 8 | 15 | 4 | 8th HE | Lost Quarterfinals vs. Northeastern (2-7, 0-1) | Did not qualify |
| 2017-18 | Jim Plumer | 10 | 20 | 5 | Hockey East | 7 | 13 | 4 | 8th HE | Lost Quarterfinals vs. Boston College (1-3, 1-6) | Did not qualify |
| 2016-17 | Jim Plumer | 15 | 14 | 9 | Hockey East | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5th HE | Won Quarterfinals vs. Providence (4-5, 5-1, 5-2) Lost Semifinals vs. Boston College (3-4) 2OT | Did not qualify |
| 2015-16 | Jim Plumer | 9 | 25 | 3 | Hockey East | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6th HE | Lost Quarterfinals vs. Boston University (0-3, 4-2, 1-6) | Did not qualify |
| 2014-15 | Jim Plumer | 15 | 19 | 2 | Hockey East | 6 | 14 | 1 | 7th HE | Lost Quarterfinals vs. Boston University (1-8, 2-7) | Did not qualify |
| 2013-14 | Jim Plumer | 18 | 14 | 4 | Hockey East | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4th HE | Won Quarterfinals vs. Maine (3-2 3OT) Lost Semifinals vs. Boston College (1-3) | Did not qualify |
| 2012-13 | Jim Plumer | 8 | 21 | 4 | Hockey East | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6th HE | Lost Quarterfinals vs. Northeastern (1-5) | Did not qualify |
| 2011-12 | Tim Bothwell | 4 | 22 | 6 | Hockey East | 3 | 16 | 2 | 8th HE | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010-11 | Tim Bothwell | 7 | 17 | 9 | Hockey East | 4 | 13 | 4 | 8th HE | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009-10 | Tim Bothwell | 10 | 22 | 1 | Hockey East | 5 | 15 | 1 | 7th HE | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008-09 | Tim Bothwell | 7 | 25 | 2 | Hockey East | 4 | 15 | 2 | 7th HE | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007-08 | Tim Bothwell | 8 | 25 | 1 | Hockey East | 4 | 16 | 1 | 7th HE | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006-07 | Tim Bothwell | 3 | 27 | 2 | Hockey East | 1 | 19 | 1 | 8th HE | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005-06 | Dennis Miller | 3 | 29 | 2 | Hockey East | 1 | 19 | 1 | 8th HE | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004-05 | Dennis Miller | 5 | 26 | 3 | ECAC | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10th ECAC | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003-04 | Dennis Miller | 6 | 25 | 3 | ECAC | 2 | 15 | 1 | 9th ECAC | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002-03 | Dennis Miller | 3 | 25 | 2 | ECAC | 0 | 15 | 1 | 9th ECAC | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001-02 | Dennis Miller | 1 | 28 | 1 | ECAC | 0 | 16 | 0 | 9th ECAC | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |

## Roster

As of September 18, 2023.

## Player stats
### Career points

| Rank | Name | Years | Points |
| 1 | Theresa Schafzahl | 18-23 | 145 (71-74) |
| 2 | Amanda Pelkey | 11-15 | 105 (49-56) |
| 3 | Ève-Audrey Picard | 16-20 | 98 (43-55) |
| 4 | Natálie Mlýnková | 20-24 | 97 (48-49) |
| 4 | Danya Colang | 12-16 | 97 (44-53) |
| 4 | Brittany Zuback | 11-15 | 97 (44-53) |
| 7 | Kristina Shanahan | 17-22 | 88 (42-46) |
| 8 | Corinne McCool | 18-23 | 87 (39-48) |
| 8 | Allie Knowles | 95-99 | 87 (46-41) |
| 10 | Sini Karjalainen | 18-23 | 76 (11-65) |

### All-Time Leaders Goaltending

| Metric | Number | Player |
| Best Save % | .933 | Melanie Bouchard (1996-98) |
| Best GAA | 1.66 | Melanie Bouchard (1996-98) |
| Most Saves | 3,221 | Kami Cote (2001-05) |
| Most Shutouts | 16 | Tiffany Hayes (1999-03) |
| Most Wins | 51 | Jessie McPherson (2020-24) |
| Most Minutes | 6008:14 | Roxanne Douville (2010-14) |
| Fewest Goals Allowed | 41 | Micaela Dorf (1998-00) |
| Most Games Played | 102 | Roxanne Douville (2010-14) |

## Awards and honors
### AWCHA honors

| Year | Player | Honor |
| 1998 | Dennis Miller | AWCHA National Coach of the Year Finalist |
| 2001 | Tiffany Hayes | AWCHA All-American |
| 2001 | Dennis Miller | AWCHA National Coach of the Year Finalist |

### ECAC honors

| Year | Player | Honor |
| 1998 | Allie Knowles | ECAC Alliance All-Star Honorable Mention |
| 1998 | Dennis Miller | ECAC Alliance Co-Coach of the Year |
| 2000 | Jillian Giardina | ECAC Division III All-Rookie Team |
| 2000 | Tiffany Hayes | ECAC Division III All-Rookie Team |
| 2001 | Tiffany Hayes | ECAC Division III Goaltender of the Year |
| 2001 | Tiffany Hayes | ECAC Division III All-Conference First Team |
| 2001 | Lindsey Neilson | ECAC Division III All-Rookie Team |
| 2004 | Kami Cote | ECAC All-Star Honorable Mention |
| 2005 | Kami Cote | ECAC All-Star First Team |
| 2005 | Kami Cote | ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year |

### Hockey East honors

| Year | Player | Honor |
| 2006 | Abby Kaknes | Hockey East All-Stars vs. Team USA |
| 2009 | Erin Barley-Maloney | Hockey East All-Rookie Team |
| 2011 | Roxanne Douville | Hockey East All-Rookie Team |
| 2012 | Amanda Pelkey | Hockey East All-Rookie Team |
| 2013 | Roxanne Douville | Hockey East First Team All-Star |
| 2013 | Erin Wente | Hockey East Best Defensive Forward |
| 2014 | Victoria Andreakos | Hockey East All-Rookie Team |
| 2014 | Jim Plumer | Hockey East Co-Coach of the Year |
| 2014 | Roxanne Douville | Hockey East First Team All-Star |
| 2014 | Gina Repaci | Hockey East Second Team All-Star |
| 2014 | Amanda Pelkey | Hockey East Second Team All-Star |
| 2014 | Dayna Colang | Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention |
| 2015 | Dayna Colang | Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention |
| 2016 | Taylor Willard | Hockey East Second Team All-Star |
| 2017 | Ève-Audrey Picard | Hockey East All-Rookie Team |
| 2017 | Madison Litchfield | Hockey East Second Team All-Star |
| 2017 | Taylor Willard | Hockey East Second Team All-Star |
| 2018 | Taylor Willard | Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention |
| 2020 | Maude Poulin-Labelle | Hockey East Third Team All-Star |
| 2021 | Maude Poulin-Labelle | Hockey East Second Team All-Star |
| 2021 | Jessie McPherson | Hockey East Rookie of the Year |
| 2021 | Jessie McPherson | Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team |
| 2021 | Olivia Kilberg | Hockey East Sportsmanship Award |
| 2022 | Kristina Shanahan | Hockey East Second Team All-Star |
| 2022 | Jessie McPherson | Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention |
| 2022 | Reagan Miller | Hockey East All-Rookie Team |
| 2022 | Alyssa Holmes | Hockey East Best Defensive Forward Award |
| 2022 | Maude Poulin-Labelle | Hockey East First Team All-Star |
| 2022 | Maude Poulin-Labelle | Hockey East Best Defenseman Award |
| 2022 | Theresa Schafzahl | Hockey East First Team All-Star |
| 2022 | Theresa Schafzahl | Hockey East Scoring Champion |
| 2022 | Theresa Schafzahl | PNC Bank Three Stars Award |
| 2022 | Theresa Schafzahl | Hockey East Player of the Year |
| 2022 | Jim Plumer | Hockey East Coach of the Year |
| 2023 | Lara Beecher | Hockey East Rookie of the Year |
| 2023 | Lara Beecher | Hockey East All-Rookie Team |
| 2023 | Sini Karjalainen | Hockey East Defender of the Year |
| 2023 | Sini Karjalainen | Hockey East First Team All-Star |
| 2023 | Theresa Schafzahl | Hockey East First Team All-Star |
| 2023 | Jessie McPherson | Hockey East Third Team All-Star |
| 2023 | Natálie Mlýnková | Hockey East Third Team All-Star |
| 2024 | Natálie Mlýnková | Hockey East Scoring Champion |
| 2024 | Natálie Mlýnková | Hockey East First Team All-Star |
| 2024 | Natálie Mlýnková | Hockey East Player of the Year |
| 2024 | Kaylee Lewis | Hockey East All-Rookie Team |
| 2024 | Krista Parkkonen | Hockey East Second Team All-Star |
| 2025 | Ashley Kokavec | Hockey East Third Team All-Star |

### Hockey Humanitarian Award

* 2003- Jenny Agnew, Nominee
* 2005- Kami Cote, Nominee
* 2006- Abby Kaknes, Nominee
* 2014- Danielle Rancourt, Finalist

### Sarah Devens Award

* 2018- Taylor Willard

### National Strength & Conditioning All-American

* 2006- Gabe Worzella
* 2007- Kristen Norris

### New England Hockey Writers Division l All-Star

* 2013- Roxanne Douville
* 2014- Roxanne Douville
* 2014- Amanda Pelkey
* 2023- Sini Karjalainen
* 2023- Theresa Schafzahl

### New England Division l Women's Coach of the Year

* 2014- Jim Plumer
* 2017- Jim Plumer

### Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award

* 2020- Maude Poulin-Labelle, Nominee
* 2022- Theresa Schafzahl, Top 10 Finalist

### University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame

* 2013- Tiffany Hayes
* 2015- Kami Cote

### Division I CCM/AHCA All-Americans

* 2022- Theresa Schafzahl, First Team
* 2022- Maude Poulin-Labelle, Second Team

### All-USCHO Teams

* 2022- Theresa Schafzahl, Second Team

## Records
### Career records

| Metric | Number | Player |
| Points | 145 | Theresa Schafzahl (2018-23) |
| Goals | 71 | Theresa Schafzahl (2018-23) |
| Assists | 74 | Theresa Schafzahl (2018-23) |
| Games Played | 152 | Hailey Burns & Lily Humphrey (2019-24), Kristina Shanahan (2017-22) |
| PPG | 18 | Dayna Colang (2012-16) |
| SHG | 5 | Natálie Mlýnková (2020-24) |
| Best Save % | .933 | Melanie Bouchard (1996-98) |
| Best Goals Against Average | 1.66 | Melanie Bouchard (1996-98) |
| Most Saves | 3,221 | Kami Cote (2001-05) |
| Most Shutouts | 16 | Tiffany Hayes (1999-03) |
| Most Wins | 51 | Jessie McPherson (2020-24) |
| Most Minutes Played | 6008:14 | Roxanne Douville (2010-14) |
| Most Games Played-Goaltender | 102 | Roxanne Douville (2010-14) |

### Single season records

| Metric | Number | Player | Season |
| Points (Overall) | 46 | Theresa Schafzahl | 2021-22 |
| Points by a Defensemen | 35 | Maude Poulin-Labelle | 2021-22 |
| Goals (Overall) | 25 | Theresa Schafzahl | 2021-22 |
| Goals by a Defensemen | 13 | Maude Poulin-Labelle | 2021-22 |
| Game Winning Goals | 6 | Corinne McCool | 2022-23 |
| Power Play Goals | 8 | Dayna Colang & Brittany Zuback | 2014-15 |
| Short Handed Goals | 2 | Natálie Mlýnková & Brittany Nelson | 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2007-08 |
| Assists (Overall) | 24 | Theresa Schafzahl & Sini Karjalainen | 2022-23 |
| Assists by a Defenseman | 24 | Sini Karjalainen | 2022-23 |
| Best Save % | .940 | Tiffany Hayes | 2000-01 |
| Best GAA % | 1.52 | Tiffany Hayes | 1999-00 |
| Most Saves | 1,332 | Kami Cote | 2003-04 |
| Most Wins | 21 | Jessie McPherson | 2022-23 |
| Most Shutouts | 10 | Tiffany Hayes | 2000-01 |
| Most Minutes Played | 2098:16 | Jessie McPherson | 2022-23 |
| Fewest Goals Allowed | 32 | Tiffany Hayes | 2000-01 |
| Most Games Played | 35 | Jessie McPherson | 2022-23 |

## Single Game records
### Single Game individual records

| Metric | Number | Player | Date |
| Points | 6 | Maude Poulin-Labelle | at Holy Cross (1/18/22) |
| Points by a Defenseman | 6 | Maude Poulin-Labelle | at Holy Cross (1/18/22) |
| Goals | 4 | Jen Bradley | vs. Boston U. (1/27/95) |
| Goals | 4 | Ève-Audrey Picard | vs. Union (10/10/17) |
| Goals | 4 | Maude Poulin-Labelle | at Holy Cross (1/18/22) |
| Goals by a Defenseman | 4 | Maude Poulin-Labelle | at Holy Cross (1/18/22) |
| Assists | 4 | Sini Karjalainen | at Merrimack (10/25/19) |
| Assists | 4 | Ceally Nottingham | vs. Conn. College (1/23/99) |
| Assists | 4 | Theresa Schafzahl | at Merrimack (11/21/21) |
| Assists by a Defenseman | 4 | Sini Karjalainen | at Merrimack (10/25/19) |
| Assists by a Defenseman | 4 | Ceally Nottingham | vs. Conn. College (1/23/99) |
| Saves | 66 | Kami Cote | at Wisconsin (10/10/03) |

### Single game team records

| Metric | Number | Opponent | Date |
| Goals | 9 | vs. Union | 2/20/99 |
| Goals | 9 | at Holy Cross | 1/18/22 |
| Goals Allowed | 13 | vs. Harvard | 11/8/03 |
| Assists | 15 | at Holy Cross | 1/18/22 |
| Penalties | 15 | vs. Cornell | 11/9/08 |
| Largest Margin of Victory | 9 | vs. Union | 2/20/99 |
| Most Saves | 66 | at Wisconsin | 10/10/03 |
| Fewest Saves | 4 | vs. Trinity | 2/6/99 |

## Catamounts in professional hockey

| = NWHL All-Star | = Isobel Cup Champion | = Walter Cup Champion | = ZhHL Champion |
| Player | Position | Team(s) | League(s) | Year(s) | Isobel Cup | ZhHL Champion |
| Rachael Ade | Defense | Connecticut Whale | PHF | 2017–19, 20–21, 22–23 | | |
| Rachael Ade | Defense | Tri-State | PWHPA | 2019–20 | | |
| Rachael Ade | Defense | Metropolitan Riveters | PHF | 2021–22 | | |
| Taylor Flaherty | Defense | KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen | ZhHL | 2019–20 | | 1 (2020) |
| Alyssa Holmes | Forward | Montreal Force | PHF | 2022–2023 | | |
| Sammy Kolowrat | Defense | Metropolitan Riveters | PHF | 2020–21 | | |
| Sammy Kolowrat | Defense | Brynäs IF | SDHL | 2021–22 | | |
| Madison Litchfield | Goalie | Boston Pride | PHF | 2017–19 | | |
| Mackenzie MacNeil | Forward | Toronto Furies | CWHL | 2018–19 | | |
| Mackenzie MacNeil | Forward | Hvidovre | EWHL | 2019–20 | | |
| Mackenzie MacNeil | Forward | Toronto Six | PHF | 2020–21 | | |
| Antonia Matzka | Defense | Buffalo Beauts | PHF | 2022–2023 | | |
| Antonia Matzka | Defense | SKN Sabres St. Pölten | EWHL | 2023– | | |
| Amanda Pelkey | Forward | Boston Pride | PHF | 2015–19 | 1 (2016) | |
| Amanda Pelkey | Forward | Calgary Region | PWHPA | 2019–22 | | |
| Amanda Pelkey | Forward | Metropolitan Riveters | PHF | 2022–2023 | | |
| Amanda Pelkey | Forward | Boston Fleet | PWHL | 2023– | | |
| Maude Poulin-Labelle | Defense | Toronto Sceptres | PWHL | 2023– | | |
| Maude Poulin-Labelle | Defense | Brynäs IF | SDHL | 2024– | | |
| Gina Repaci | Defense | Markham Thunder | CWHL | 2018–19 | | |
| Theresa Schafzahl | Forward | Boston Fleet | PWHL | 2023- | | |
| Kristina Shanahan | Forward | Montreal Force | PHF | 2022–2023 | | |
| Taylor Willard | Defense | Les Canadiennes de Montréal | CWHL | 2018–19 | | |
| Brittany Zuback | Forward | Toronto Furies | CWHL | 2017–19 | | |
| Brittany Zuback | Forward | Boston Region | PWHPA | 2021–2022 | | |

## Olympians

| = Gold medal | = Silver medal | = Bronze medal |
| Player | Position | Country | Ranking | Year(s) |
| Klara Myrén | Forward | Sweden | 4th | 2010 |
| Amanda Pelkey | Forward | United States | 1st | 2018 |
| Sammy Kolowrat | Defense | Czech Republic | 7th | 2022 |
| Natálie Mlýnková | Forward | Czech Republic | 7th | 2022 |
| Tynka Pátková | Forward | Czech Republic | 7th | 2022 |
| Blanka Škodová | Goalie | Czech Republic | 7th | 2022 |
| Sini Karjalainen | Defense | Finland | 3rd | 2022 |
| Sofie Skott Dahl | Defense | Denmark | 10th | 2022 |
Chelsea Rapin, who played for the team from 2008 to 2012, was a referee for the women's tournament in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

## International Players

| Player | Position | Country | Ranking | Year(s) |
| Theresa Schafzahl | Forward | Austria (Division 1A) | 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, 4th, 4th | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Blanka Škodová | Goalie | Czech Republic | 6th, 8th, 3rd, 3rd, 4th | 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Natálie Mlýnková | Forward | Czech Republic | 6th, 7th, 3rd, 3rd, 4th | 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Sammy Kolowrat | Defense | Czech Republic | 8th, 6th, 8th, 6th, 7th | 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 |
| Tynka Pátková | Forward | Czech Republic | 7th, 3rd, 3rd | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Sofie Skott Dahl | Defense | Denmark | 10th, 10th, 2nd (1A), 10th | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Krista Parkkonen | Defense | Finland | 6th, 5th, 3rd | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Saana Valkama | Forward | Finland | 4th, 4th, 3rd | 2012, 2016, 2017 |
| Sini Karjalainen | Defense | Finland | 3rd, 6th, 5th | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Julia Mesplède | Forward | France (Division 1A) | 1st | 2022 |
| Klara Myrén | Forward | Sweden | 5th, 4th, 4th | 2008, 2009, 2012 |
| Amanda Pelkey | Forward | United States | 1st, 1st | 2016, 2017 |