# 2016–17 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season

The Yale Bulldogs represented Yale University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Bulldogs returned to the ECAC Tournament finishing in seventh place.

## Offseason

* July 21: Eden Murray was picked to attend the Team Canada Development Camp for a second year. The development camp identifies candidates to play for Team Canada in international tournaments, including the Olympics.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Laura Anderson | Forward | United States | Played for the Minnesota Elite Team Black |
| Tera Hofmann | Goaltender | Canada | Selected for Team Ontario U18 team |
| Kirsten Nergaard | Forward | United States | Selected to each year's Team USA Development Camps 2012-2015 |
| Saroya Tinker | Defense | Canada | Member of Team Canada U18 |
| Sophie Veronneau | Forward | Canada | Played for Ottawa Jr. Lady Senators |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| October 21 | RIT* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Hanna Mandl | W 4–1 | 1–0–0 |
| October 22 | RIT* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Hanna Mandl | W 8–2 | 2–0–0 |
| October 28 | #5 Quinnipiac | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Hanna Mandl | L 1–4 | 2–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 29 | #9 Princeton | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Tera Hofmann | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 2–1–1 (0–1–1) |
| November 4 | Rensselaer | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Tera Hofmann | W 7–2 | 3–1–1 (1–1–1) |
| November 5 | Union | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Tera Hofmann | W 5–1 | 4–1–1 (2–1–1) |
| November 11 | at #5 Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Tera Hofmann | L 3–4 | 4–2–1 (2–2–1) |
| November 12 | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Tera Hofmann | L 2–4 | 4–3–1 (2–3–1) |
| November 18 | #4 St. Lawrence | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Kyra O'Brien | L 0–4 | 4–4–1 (2–4–1) |
| November 19 | #7 Clarkson | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Kyra O'Brien | L 1–4 | 4–5–1 (2–5–1) |
| November 25 | vs. Connecticut* | High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, CT (Nutmeg Classic, Opening Round) | Tera Hofmann | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 4–5–2 |
| November 26 | vs. Merrimack* | High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, CT (Nutmeg Classic, Championship Game) | Tera Hofmann | L 3–4 | 4–6–2 |
| December 10 | New Hampshire* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Tera Hofmann | L 3–5 | 4–7–2 |
| December 30 | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Tera Hofmann | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 4–7–3 |
| December 31 | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Tera Hofmann | L 1–2 | 4–8–3 |
| January 6, 2017 | at Union | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Tera Hofmann | W 2–0 | 5–8–3 (3–5–1) |
| January 7 | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Tera Hofmann | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 5–9–3 (3–6–1) |
| January 13 | at #3 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Tera Hofmann | L 2–4 | 5–10–3 (3–7–1) |
| January 14 | at #5 St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Tera Hofmann | L 1–4 | 5–11–3 (3–8–1) |
| January 20 | Dartmouth | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Kyra O'Brien | W 3–0 | 6–11–3 (4–8–1) |
| January 21 | Harvard | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Tera Hofmann | W 3–2 | 7–11–3 (5–8–1) |
| January 27 | Brown | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Kyra O'Brien | W 2–1 | 8–11–3 (6–8–1) |
| January 27 | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | Tera Hofmann | W 4–2 | 9–11–3 (7–8–1) |
| February 3 | at #9 Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Tera Hofmann | W 3–1 | 10–11–3 (8–8–1) |
| February 4 | at #10 Quinnipiac | High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, CT | Tera Hofmann | L 1–4 | 10–12–3 (8–9–1) |
| February 10 | #7 Cornell | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Tera Hofmann | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 10–12–4 (8–9–2) |
| February 11 | Colgate | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Tera Hofmann | L 1–3 | 10–13–4 (8–10–2) |
| February 17 | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA | Tera Hofmann | L 0–5 | 10–14–4 (8–11–2) |
| February 18 | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Hanna Mandl | L 1–4 | 10–15–4 (8–12–2) |
| ECAC Tournament |||||||
| February 24 | at #5 St. Lawrence* | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY (Quarterfinals, Game 1) | Tera Hofmann | L 1–4 | 10–16–4 |
| February 25 | at #5 St. Lawrence* | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY (Quarterfinals, Game 2) | Kyra O'Brien | L 0–4 | 10–17–4 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Phoebe Staenz, ECAC All-Star, Third Team"League Announces Postseason Awards". Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference. March 3, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.