# 2017–18 Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey season

The Princeton Tigers represent Princeton University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.
In the immediate aftermath of the successful 2016-17 campaign, Kelsey Koelzer signed a late season contract with the New York Riveters of the NWHL. Koelzer, who has since graduated, signed in time to bolster the Riveter's playoff roster. Following a bid to make the US National Team for the 2018 Olympics, Koelzer re-signed with New York (renamed the Metropolitan Riveters), for 2017–18.
In June, a sharp blow was dealt, when 21-year coach Jeff Kampersall announced his departure to coach the Penn State Nittany Lions. Kampersall ranks 11th all-time in wins for NCAA women's hockey coaches. Less than two weeks later, Assistant coach Cara Morey was named Head Coach.

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Sharon Frankel | Forward | United States | Played for Mid-Fairfield Connecticut Stars |
| Shannon Griffin | Forward | United States | Forward for the East Coast Wizards |
| Amanda Harris | Forward | United States | Attended Onyario Hockey Academy |
| Annie MacDonald | Forward | Canada | Played for the Oakville Jr. Hornets |
| Rachel McQuigge | Goaltender | Canada | Played for Whitby Jr. Wolves |
| Sarah Verbeek | Forward | Canada | Skated for the Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes |

## Standings

2017–18 ECAC Hockey 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 |
| #1 Clarkson†* | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 90 | 29 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 158 | 48 |
| #2 Colgate† | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 80 | 35 | 41 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 150 | 70 |
| #7 Cornell | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 66 | 42 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 100 | 65 |
| #8 St. Lawrence | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 67 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 96 | 73 |
| Quinnipiac | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 65 | 71 |
| Princeton | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 60 | 43 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 79 | 64 |
| Harvard | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 52 | 48 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 31 | 79 |
| Yale | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 43 | 53 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 59 | 83 |
| RPI | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 54 | 78 |
| Union | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 78 | 34 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 65 | 121 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 77 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 98 |
| Brown | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 77 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 46 | 134 |
| Championship: March 10, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Result |
| Regular Season |||||||
| October 20 | Providence* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | 0–0–0 |
| October 21 | Providence* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| October 27 | Harvard | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| October 28 | Dartmouth | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| November 3 | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | |
| November 4 | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | |
| November 10 | Rensselaer | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| November 11 | Union | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| November 17 | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | |
| November 18 | at Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | |
| November 24 | at Merrimack* | Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA | |
| November 25 | at Merrimack* | Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA | |
| December 1 | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | |
| December 2 | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA | |
| December 8 | Quinnipiac | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| December 9 | at Quinnipiac | High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, CT | |
| December 30 | Boston University* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| December 31 | Boston University* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| January 5, 2018 | Cornell | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| January 6 | Colgate | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| January 12 | Brown | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| January 13 | Yale | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| January 30 | at Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | |
| February 2 | at Union | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | |
| February 3 | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | |
| February 9 | Clarkson | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| February 10 | St. Lawrence | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | |
| February 16 | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | |
| February 17 | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Carly Bullock, 2017-18 First Team All-Ivy
* Karlie Lund, 2017-18 Second Team All-Ivy
* Claire Thompson, 2017-18 Second Team All-Ivy
* Stephanie Sucharda, 2017-18 Second Team All-Ivy
* Stephanie Neatby, 2017-18 Second Team All-Ivy