# 2011–12 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season

The 2011–12 Vermont Catamounts season was their seventh in Hockey East. Led by head coach Tim Bothwell, the Catamounts will attempt to qualify for the NCAA hockey tournament.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Shoots | Height | Former team |
| Greer Vogl | Defense | United States | Left | 5-6 | Edina High School |
| Gina Repaci | Defense | Canada | Left | 5-8 | Mississauga Jr. Chiefs |
| Meghan Huertas | Forward | United States | Left | 5-6 | North American Hockey Academy |
| Delia McNally | Defense | United States | Right | 5-11 | Berkshire School |
| Brittany Zuback | Forward | Canada | Left | 5-6 | Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers |
| Amanda Pelkey | Forward | United States | Right | 5-3 | North American Hockey Academy |
| Krystal Baumann | Forward | United States | Left | 5-5 | Farmington High School |
| Megan Bergland | Forward | United States | Right | 5-6 | Faribault High School |
| Kaitlyn LaGue | Goaltender | United States | Left | 5-5 | National Sports Academy |
| Klara Myren | Forward | Sweden | Right | 5-8 | Leksands IF Competed for Sweden in 2010 Vancouver Winter Games |

## Exhibition

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| 10/1/2011 | McGill | Burlington, Vt. | 4:00 pm | |

## Regular season

* November 3: The Vermont Catamounts won their first ever game at New Hampshire by a 4-1 tally at the Whittemore Center. Catamounts goalie Roxanne Douville made 33 saves, while freshman Amanda Pelkey notched a goal and an assist.
* January 28 and 29: Amanda Pelkey had two goals and one assist as Vermont split a home and home series on versus New Hampshire. She had a total of ten shots on goal.

### Standings

2011–12 Hockey East Association 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 |
| #4 Boston College | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 76 | 55 |
| #7 Northeastern | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 52 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 88 | 42 |
| Boston University | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 46 | 38 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 78 | 74 |
| Providence | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 47 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 74 | 70 |
| Maine | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 42 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 81 | 65 |
| New Hampshire | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 51 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 62 | 100 |
| Vermont | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 50 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 47 | 95 |
| Connecticut | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 42 | 81 |
| Championship: To Be Determined † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion National rankings: Conference rankings: Updated February 2nd, 2012 |||||||||||||||
*Rankings based on number of points in the conference

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| 9/30/2011 | Clarkson | Burlington, Vt. | 3:00 pm | |
| 10/7/2011 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Burlington, Vt. | 7:00 pm | |
| 10/8/2011 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Burlington, Vt. | 4:00 pm | |
| 10/15/2011 | North Dakota | Grand Forks, N.D | 3:00 pm | |
| 10/16/2011 | North Dakota | Grand Forks, N.D. | 3:00 pm | |
| 10/21/2011 | * Providence | Burlington, Vt. | 7:00 pm | |
| 10/22/2011 | * Providence | Burlington, Vt. | 4:00 pm | |
| 10/28/2011 | Niagara University | Burlington, Vt. | 2:00 pm | |
| 10/29/2011 | Niagara University | Burlington, Vt. | 2:00 pm | |
| 11/3/2011 | * New Hampshire | Durham, N.H. | 7:00 pm | 4-1 |
| 11/11/2011 | * Northeastern | Burlington, Vt. | 7:00 pm | |
| 11/12/2011 | * Northeastern | Burlington, Vt. | 2:00 pm | |
| 11/19/2011 | * Providence | Providence, R.I. | 2:00 pm | |
| 11/20/2011 | * Connecticut | Storrs, Conn. | 2:00 pm | |
| 11/23/2011 | * Maine | Burlington, Vt | 2:00 pm | |
| 11/26/2011 | Colgate University | Hamilton, N.Y. | 2:00 pm | |
| 11/27/2011 | Colgate University | Hamilton, N.Y. | 2:00 pm | |
| 12/3/2011 | * Connecticut | Burlington, Vt. | 2:00 pm | |
| 12/4/2011 | * Connecticut | Burlington, Vt. | 2:00 pm | |
| 1/3/2012 | Dartmouth | Hanover, N.H. | 7:00 pm | |
| 1/10/2012 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | 7:00 pm | |
| 1/14/2012 | * Boston College | Burlington, Vt. | 7:00 pm | |
| 1/21/2012 | * Boston U | Boston, Mass. | 3:00 pm | |
| 1/22/2012 | * Northeastern | Boston, Mass. | 2:00 pm | |
| 1/28/2012 | * New Hampshire | Durham, N.H. | 2:00 pm | |
| 1/29/2012 | * New Hampshire | Burlington, Vt. | 2:00 pm | |
| 2/4/2012 | * Maine | Orono, Maine | 2:00 pm | |
| 2/5/2012 | * Maine | Orono, Maine | 3:00 pm | |
| 2/11/2012 | * Boston U | Burlington, Vt. | 2:00 pm | |
| 2/12/2012 | * Boston U | Burlington, Vt. | 2:00 pm | |
| 2/17/2012 | * Boston College | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | 2:00 pm | |
| 2/18/2012 | * Boston College | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | 2:00 pm | |

#### Conference record
## Awards and honors

* Amanda Pelkey, Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)
* Amanda Pelkey, Vermont, Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of January 31, 2011)