# Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey

The Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team represents Harvard University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's hockey. Harvard competes as a member of the ECAC Conference and plays its home games at the Bright Hockey Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

## History

The Harvard Crimson "iced" its first regular season women's hockey team in the 1978–79 season. Their first game was a 17–0 defeat at the hands of the Providence Friars women's ice hockey program. The next game was a 2–1 loss to the Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey program.
In 1998–99, the Crimson finished with a record of 33–1. Of the 31 wins, the Crimson won 30 consecutive games to close the season. In the previous season, the Crimson went 14–16–0. The final game of that 30 game streak was a 6–5 overtime victory over the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program in the American Women's College Hockey Alliance (AWCHA) national championship game. During the season, the Crimson would win the Beanpot and Ivy League title. In addition, the Crimson won their first ECAC regular-season and tournament championships. This would be Katey Stone's first AWCHA national championship.
In 2001, Harvard participated in the inaugural NCAA Championship tournament. On January 18, 2003, Harvard beat the Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey program by a 17–2 mark, the largest margin of victory in NCAA history. Jennifer Botterill set an NCAA record (since tied) for most points in one game with 10. This was accomplished on January 28, 2003 versus Boston College. A few months later, Nicole Corriero tied Botterill's record for most points in one NCAA game with ten. She accomplished the feat on November 7, 2003 versus the Union Dutchwomen. In addition, she holds the NCAA record for most game winning goals in a career with 27. During the 2003–04 season, Nicole Corriero would set an NCAA record with 59 goals scored in a season. On February 26, 2010, head coach Katey Stone became the women’s college hockey all-time wins leader, surpassing former University of Minnesota head coach Laura Halldorson. Laura Bellamy became the Crimson's head coach in August 2023 following Stone's retirement in the aftermath of a hazing and abuse scandal.

## Season by season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Records as of July 31, 2009.
| Won Championship | Lost Championship | Conference Champions | League Leader |
| Year | Coach | W | L | T | Conference | Conf. W | Conf. L | Conf. T | Finish | Conference Tournament | NCAA / AWCHA Tournament |
| 2022–23 | Katey Stone | 7 | 21 | 3 | ECAC | 6 | 13 | 3 | 8th ECAC | Lost Quarterfinals vs. Yale (2–4, 0–4) | Did not qualify |
| 2021–22 | Katey Stone | 22 | 10 | 1 | ECAC | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1st ECAC | Lost Quarterfinals vs. Princeton (2–4, 2–1 OT, 3–2) | Lost First Round vs. Minnesota-Duluth (0–4) |
| 2020–21 | DID NOT PLAY DUE TO COVID 19 | DID NOT PLAY DUE TO COVID 19 | DID NOT PLAY DUE TO COVID 19 | DID NOT PLAY DUE TO COVID 19 | DID NOT PLAY DUE TO COVID 19 | DID NOT PLAY DUE TO COVID 19 | DID NOT PLAY DUE TO COVID 19 | DID NOT PLAY DUE TO COVID 19 | DID NOT PLAY DUE TO COVID 19 | DID NOT PLAY DUE TO COVID 19 | DID NOT PLAY DUE TO COVID 19 |
| 2019–20 | Katey Stone | 18 | 14 | 1 | ECAC | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4th ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Yale (4–0, 3–4 (OT), 4–3 (3OT) | Cancelled |
| 2018–19 | Katey Stone | 12 | 15 | 5 | ECAC | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7th ECAC | Lost Quarterfinals to Colgate (5–2, 2–4, 2–5) | Did not qualify |
| 2017–18 | Katey Stone | 13 | 16 | 2 | ECAC | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7th ECAC | Lost Quarterfinals to Colgate (4–6, 1–6) | Did not qualify |
| 2016–17 | Katey Stone | 5 | 19 | 5 | ECAC | 5 | 13 | 4 | 9th ECAC | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015–16 | Katey Stone | 17 | 12 | 3 | ECAC | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5th ECAC | Lost Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (1–4, 4–1, 2–3 OT) | Did not qualify |
| 2014–15 | Katey Stone | 27 | 6 | 3 | ECAC | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2nd ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Yale (2–1, 3–0) Won Semifinals vs. Quinnipiac (2–1 OT) Won Championship vs. Cornell (7–3) | Won First Round vs. Quinnipiac (5–0) Won Frozen Four vs. Boston college (2–1) Lost Championship vs. Minnesota (1–4) |
| 2013–14 | Maura Crowell | 23 | 7 | 4 | ECAC | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2nd ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Yale (2–3 2OT, 3–2 2OT, 4–0) Lost Semifinals vs. Cornell (4–6) | Lost First Round vs. Wisconsin (1–2) |
| 2012–13 | Katey Stone | 24 | 7 | 3 | ECAC | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3rd ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Dartmouth (4–0, 3–0) Won Semifinals vs. Clarkson (4–2) Lost Championship vs. Cornell (1–2) | Lost First Round vs. Boston College (1–3) |
| 2011–12 | Katey Stone | 22 | 9 | 1 | ECAC | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2nd ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Princeton (5–3, 4–3 OT) Lost Semifinals vs. St. Lawrence (1–2 OT) | Did not qualify |
| 2010–11 | Katey Stone | 17 | 11 | 4 | ECAC | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2nd ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. St. Lawrence (6–1, 8–3) Lost Semifinals vs. Dartmouth (1–4) | Did not qualify |
| 2009–10 | Katey Stone | 22 | 13 | 6 | ECAC | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3rd ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Princeton (5–1, 4–2) Lost Semifinals vs. Clarkson (2–3) | Lost First Round vs. Cornell (2–6) |
| 2008–09 | Katey Stone | 19 | 10 | 3 | ECAC | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1st ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Cornell (3–0, 4–0) Lost Semifinals vs. RPI (2–3 OT) | Did not qualify |
| 2007–08 | Katey Stone | 32 | 2 | 0 | ECAC | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1st ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Cornell (3–2, 4–2) Won Semifinals vs. Clarkson (3–0) Won Championship vs. St. Lawrence (3–2 OT) | Won First Round vs. Dartmouth (5–1) Lost Frozen Four vs. Wisconsin (1–4) |
| 2006–07 | Katey Stone | 23 | 8 | 2 | ECAC | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2nd ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Yale (3–1, 2–1) Lost Semifinals vs. St. Lawrence (3–4) | Lost First Round vs. Wisconsin (0–1 4OT) |
| 2005–06 | Katey Stone | 18 | 13 | 4 | ECAC | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4th ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Clarkson (1–0, 1–2 OT, 2–1 2OT) Won Semifinals vs. St. Lawrence (3–1) Won Championship vs. Brown (4–3) | Lost First Round vs. New Hampshire (1–3) |
| 2004–05 | Katey Stone | 26 | 7 | 3 | ECAC | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1st ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Clarkson (5–0, 3–1) Won Semifinals vs. Yale (2–1 OT) Won Championship vs. Dartmouth (4–1) | Won First Round vs. Mercyhurst (5–4 3OT) Won Frozen Four vs. St. Lawrence (4–1) Lost Championship vs. Minnesota (3–4) |
| 2003–04 | Katey Stone | 30 | 4 | 1 | ECAC | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1st ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Cornell (9–1, 4–1) Won Semifinals vs. Brown (2–1 2OT) Won Championship vs. St. Lawrence (6–1) | Won First Round vs. St. Lawrence (2–1) Lost Championship vs. Minnesota (2–6) |
| 2002–03 | Katey Stone | 30 | 3 | 1 | ECAC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1st ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Cornell (13–1, 7–0) Won Semifinals vs. Brown (10–3) Lost Championship vs. Dartmouth (2–7) | Won First Round vs. Minnesota (6–1) Lost Championship vs. Minnesota–Duluth (3–4 2OT) |
| 2001–02 | Katey Stone | 18 | 11 | 2 | ECAC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4th ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Princeton (3–2, 3–1) Lost Semifinals vs. Dartmouth (2–4) | Did not qualify |
| 2000–01 | Katey Stone | 24 | 10 | 0 | ECAC | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2nd ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Providence (4–3 OT) Won Semifinals vs. St. Lawrence (7–2) Lost Championship vs. Dartmouth (1–3) | Lost First Round vs. Minnesota–Duluth (3–6) |
| 1999–00 | Katey Stone | 21 | 5 | 3 | ECAC | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2nd ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. St. Lawrence (7–3) Lost Semifinals vs. Dartmouth (2–3 OT) | |
| 1998–99 | Katey Stone | 33 | 1 | 0 | ECAC | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1st ECAC | Won Quarterfinals vs. Cornell (3–2) Won Semifinals vs. Brown (5–3) Won Championship vs. New Hampshire (6–5 OT) | Won Semifinals vs. Dartmouth (8–1) Won Championship vs. University of New Hampshire (5–4 OT) |
| 1997–98 | Katey Stone | 14 | 16 | 0 | | | | | | ECAC Quarterfinals | |
| 1996–97 | Katey Stone | 10 | 18 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 1995–96 | Katey Stone | 9 | 17 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1994–95 | Katey Stone | 12 | 11 | 2 | | | | | | ECAC Quarterfinals | |
| 1993–94 | John Dooley | 11 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | ECAC Quarterfinals | |
| 1992–93 | John Dooley | 7 | 14 | 2 | | | | | | ECAC Quarterfinals | |
| 1991–92 | John Dooley | 10 | 10 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 1990–91 | John Dooley | 13 | 10 | 1 | | | | | | ECAC Semifinals | |
| 1989–90 | John Dooley | 10 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | ECAC Semifinals | |
| 1988–89 | John Dooley | 15 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | Ivy League Champion | |
| 1987–88 | John Dooley | 14 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | ECAC Semifinals; Ivy League Champion | |
| 1986–87 | John Dooley | 19 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | ECAC Semifinals; Ivy League Champion | |
| 1985–86 | John Dooley | 12 | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1984–85 | John Dooley | 13 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1983–84 | John Dooley | 12 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1982–83 | John Dooley | 11 | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 1981–82 | John Dooley | 15 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 1980–81 | Rita Harder | 7 | 12 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 1979–80 | Rita Harder | 4 | 13 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 1978–79 | Joe Bertagna | 6 | 11 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1977–78 | Joe Bertagna | 3 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | |
* ↑ Before 2000, the NCAA did not sponsor women's ice hockey; the national championship was contested under the American Women's College Hockey Alliance.

## Coaches

Katey Stone was the head coach of the Crimson between 1994 and 2023. Her teams accomplished the following:
   * Six ECAC regular season titles
   * Six ECAC tournament championships
   * Seven Ivy League Championships
   * 10 Beanpot Championships
   * Nine NCAA tournament appearances
   * Three NCAA title game appearances
   * American Women Hockey Coaches Association (AWCHA) championship (1999)

## Players
### 2022–23 roster

As of February 10, 2023.

### Players with international experience

* Jennifer Botterill, Team Canada
* Caitlin Cahow, Team USA
* Julie Chu, Team USA
* Jillian Dempsey, Team USA
* Lyndsey Fry, Team USA
* Michelle Picard, Team USA
* Josephine Pucci, Team USA
* Angela Ruggiero, Team USA
* Tammy Lee Shewchuk, Team Canada
* Sarah Vaillancourt, Team Canada
* Jamie Hagerman, Team USA

## Championships

* 1-time women's national champions (1999, crowned by AWCHA, pre-dated NCAA Women's "Frozen Four")
* 6-time ECAC women's champions (1999, 2004–08)
* 5-time ECAC women's regular-season champions (1999, 2003–05, 2008)
* 10-time Ivy League Champion (1987–89, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2008–09, 2013–14)

## Beanpot championships

* 1982
* 1983
* 1992
* 1995
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2008
* 2010
* 2015
* 2022

## Notable players

Jennifer Botterill is the only player to have won the Patty Kazmaier Award twice.
* Jennifer Botterill
* Julie Chu
* Lyndsey Fry
* Allison Mleczko
* Michelle Picard
* Josephine Pucci
* Angela Ruggiero
* Emerance Maschmeyer

## Career scoring

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Julie Chu | 129 | 88 | 196 | 284 |
| Nicole Corriero | 136 | 150 | 115 | 265 |
| Sarah Vaillancourt | 118 | 105 | 129 | 234 |
| Jennifer Botterill | 62 | 89 | 101 | 190 |
| Jenny Brine | 130 | 77 | 66 | 143 |
| Tammy Shewchuk | 31 | 29 | 46 | 75 |

## Awards and honors

* Ashley Banfield, Defense, 2002 ECAC North All-Rookie Team
* Cori Bassett, Senior, Defense, 2010 Honorable Mention
* Jennifer Botterill, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team
* Jennifer Botterill, AHCA First Team All-American, 2003
* Jennifer Botterill, Patty Kazmaier Award Winner, 2001
* Jennifer Botterill, Patty Kazmaier Award Winner, 2003
* Jenny Brine, Honorable Mention All-Ivy League, 2007–08, Forward, Harvard (Junior)
* Caitlin Cahow, 2006–07 ECAC Coaches Preseason All-League Selection
* Caitlin Cahow, 2008 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player,
* Caitlin Cahow, First Team All-Ivy League, 2007–08, Defenseman, Harvard (Senior), Unanimous selection
* Julie Chu, 2006–07 ECAC Coaches Preseason All-League Selection
* Julie Chu, 2006–07 ECAC Media Preseason All-League Selection
* Julie Chu, AHCA Second Team All-American
* Julie Chu, NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
* Nicole Corriero, Forward, 2001–02 New England Hockey Writers Women's Division I All-Star Team
* Nicole Corriero, Forward, 2002 ECAC North All-Rookie Team
* Nicole Corriero, Forward, 2002 ECAC North Second Team
* Nicole Corriero, 2002 ECAC-North Rookie of the Year
* Nicole Corriero, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (2005)
* Nicole Corriero, 2005 Sarah Devens Award
* Nicole Corriero, 2005 ECAC Player of the Year
* Nicole Corriero, 2005 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player,
* Nicole Corriero, 2005 Ivy League Player of the Year
* Nicole Corriero, 2005 First team All-ECAC
* Nicole Corriero, 2005 First Team All-Ivy
* Nicole Corriero, Most Outstanding Player at the 2005 ECAC Women’s Hockey League Championships.
* Randi Griffin, ECAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 22, 2010)
* Sue Guay, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (1991)
* Jamie Hagerman, Defense, 2001–02 New England Hockey Writers Women's Division I All-Star Team
* Jamie Hagerman, Defense, 2002 All-ECAC North Honorable Mention
* Christina Kessler, Bertagna Award (top goalie at Beanpot)
* Christina Kessler, First Team All-Ivy League, 2007–08, Defenseman, Harvard (Sophomore)
* Christina Kessler, 2009 Second Team All-ECAC
* Christina Kessler, Goaltender, Senior, 2010 Honorable Mention
* Kalen Ingram, Forward, 2001–02 New England Hockey Writers Women's Division I All-Star Team
* Kalen Ingram, Forward, 2002 ECAC North Second Team
* Alison Kuusisto, Bertagna Award (top goalie at Beanpot)
* Anna McDonald, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant
* A.J. Mleczko, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team
* A.J. Mleczko, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (1999)
* A.J. Mleczko, Patty Kazmaier Award Winner, 1999
* Josephine Pucci, 2010–11 New England Women's Division I All-Stars
* Angela Ruggiero, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team
* Angela Ruggiero AHCA First Team All-American
* Angela Ruggiero, NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
* Angela Ruggiero, Top Three Finalist for 2003 Patty Kazmaier Award
* Angela Ruggiero, Patty Kazmaier Award Winner, 2004
* Angela Ruggiero, 2004 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player,
* Katey Stone, AWCHA Women’s Coach of the Year (1999)
* Tammy Lee Shewchuk, 1999, 2000, 2001 ECAC All-Tournament team
* Tammy Lee Shewchuk, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team
* Tammy Lee Shewchuk, Top Three Finalist for 2001 Patty Kazmaier Award
* Cheryl Tate, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (1982, 1983)
* Sarah Vaillancourt, Top 10 Finalist for 2007 Patty Kazmaier Award
* Sarah Vaillancourt, Patty Kazmaier Award Winner, 2008
* Sarah Vaillancourt, Forward, First Team All-Ivy League, 2007–08, Harvard (Junior), Unanimous selection
* Sarah Vaillancourt, Ivy League Player of the Year 2007–08, Harvard (Junior), Unanimous selection
* Sarah Vaillancourt, 2009 First Team All-ECAC

### Ivy League Awards

* Sandra Whyte, Ivy League Player of the Year (1990)
* Sandra Whyte, Ivy League Player of the Year (1991)

#### All-Ivy

* Kate Buesser, Forward, Junior, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
* Cori Bassett, Senior, Defense, 2010 Ivy League Honorable Mention
* Leanna Coskren, Defense, Junior, 2010 Second Team All-Ivy
* Jillian Dempsey, Forward, Freshman, 2010 Second Team All-Ivy
* Becca Gilmore, 2017–18 Second Team All-Ivy
* Kat Hughes, 2017–18 Honorable Mention All-Ivy
* Dominique Petrie, 2019–20 Second Team All-Ivy
* Lindsay Reed, 2018–2019 First Team All-Ivy
* Kristin Della Rovere, 2019–20 Honorable Mention All-Ivy
* Ali Peper, 2019–20 Honorable Mention All-Ivy
* Becky Dutton, 2019–20 Honorable Mention All-Ivy
* Kristin Della Rovere, 2021–22 First Team All-Ivy
* Emma Buckles, 2021–22 First Team All-Ivy

### Beanpot Awards

* Sandra Whyte, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (1992)
* Erin Villotte, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (1995)
* Jennifer Botterill, Beanpot Most Valuable Player, 2000
* Jennifer Botterill, Beanpot Most Valuable Player, 2001
* Tracy Catlin, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (2002)
* Jennifer Botterill, Beanpot Most Valuable Player, 2003
* Sarah Wilson, Beanpot Most Valuable Player (2008)

#### Bertagna Award

* Ali Boe, Bertagna Award (top goalie at Beanpot)
* Lindsay Reed, Bertagna Award (top goalie Beanpot)

### ECAC Awards

* Lindsay Charlebois, 2004 Sarah Devens Award
* Sarah Vaillancourt, 2009 ECAC Player of the Year

#### All-ECAC

* Jenny Brine, 2009 Third Team All-ECAC
* Lindsay Reed, 2019 Second Team All-ECAC
* Kristin Della Rovere, 2022 First Team All-ECAC
* Emma Buckles, 2022 First Team All-ECAC

#### ECAC All-Rookie

* Jillian Dempsey, Harvard, 2010 ECAC All-Rookie Team
* Emma Buckles, 2018 ECAC All-Rookie Team
* Becca Gilmore, 2018 ECAC All-Rookie Team
* Lindsay Reed, 2019 ECAC All-Rookie Team

#### ECAC Tournament

* Sarah Wilson, 2006 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player,

### Statistical leaders

* Jennifer Botterill, NCAA leader, 2000–01 season, Goals per game, 2.60
* Jennifer Botterill, NCAA leader, 2002–03 season, Goals per game, 3.50
* Tammy Shewchuk, NCAA leader, 2000–01 season, Assists per game, 1.48

## Crimson in professional hockey

| = CWHL All-Star | = NWHL All-Star | = Clarkson Cup Champion | = Isobel Cup Champion |
| Player | Position | Team(s) | League(s) | Years | Clarkson Cup | Isobel Cup |
| Jennifer Botterill | Forward | Mississauga Chiefs (2007–10) Toronto Furies (2010–11) | CWHL | | | |
| Caitlin Cahow | Defense | Minnesota Whitecaps Boston Blades | WWHL CWHL | | 1 (2013) | |
| Julie Chu | Forward | Minnesota Whitecaps Canadiennes de Montreal | WWHL CWHL | | 4 (2010 Playoff MVP, 2011, 2012, 2017 | |
| Miye D'Oench | Forward | Metropolitan Riveters | NWHL | 3 | | 2018 |
| Jillian Dempsey | Defense | Boston Blades Boston Pride | CWHL NWHL | | 1 (2015) | 2 (2016, 2021) |
| Christina Kessler | Goaltender | Burlington Barracudas Toronto Furies | CWHL | | 1 (2014) Playoff MVP | |
| Lexie Laing | Forward | Boston Pride | NWHL | | | 1 (2021) |
| Emerance Maschmeyer | Goaltender | Calgary Inferno Canadiennes de Montreal Dream Gap Tour | CWHL PWHPA | | | |
| Briana Mastel | Defense | Boston Pride | NWHL | | | 1 (2021) |
| Mary Parker | Forward | Boston Pride | NWHL | | | 1 (2021) |
| Michelle Picard | Forward | Metropolitan Riveters | NWHL | | | |
| Player | Team | League |
| Jenny Brine | Mississauga Chiefs Toronto Furies | CWHL |
| Angela Ruggiero | Minnesota Whitecaps Montreal Axion Boston Blades | WWHL NWHL CWHL |