2009–10 Quinnipac Bobcats women's ice hockey season

The Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey represented Quinnipiac University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Bobcats set a school record with conference wins (11), and hosted a postseason game for the first time in the program's history. 
==Offseason==
*April 16: The Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey program has teamed up with the Holiday Inn in North Haven, Conn., to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. The women’s ice hockey team will also donate, prepare and cook a monthly meal for guests of the Ronald McDonald House and participate in its annual spring cleaning. 
http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87927&SPID=10457&ATCLID=3721439&DB_OEM_ID=17500
*April 17: Quinnipiac University and USA Hockey today announced that the Qwest Tour, featuring the 2009-10 U.S. Women's National Team, will come to the TD Banknorth Sports Center on Jan. 3, 2010 when Team USA plays the ECAC Hockey All-Stars at 2 p.m.http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87927&SPID=10457&ATCLID=3722017&DB_OEM_ID=17500
*May 12: Junior assistant captain Kallie Flor (Farmington, Minn.) was named captain of the Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey team for the 2009-10 season at the Women’s Ice Hockey Awards Banquet. Fellow junior Evelina Husar (Eskilstuna, Sweden) was appointed assistant captain for the second consecutive season. Junior Janine Duffy (Toronto, Ontario) was named the team’s Most Valuable Player at the banquet, while senior Trudy Reyns (Port Hope, Ontario) was awarded the Defensive Player of the Year, and freshman Chelsea Illchuk (Lockhart, Manitoba) took home the Rookie of the Year accolade. Team trainer Jennifer Skelley was also recognized, earning the Coaches Award.http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87927&SPID=10457&ATCLID=3737158&DB_OEM_ID=17500
*May 13: Nine members of the Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey team volunteered their time at the March of Dimes New Haven March for Babies walk on April 26. The march took place at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven.http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87927&SPID=10457&DB_OEM_ID=17500&ATCLID=3737736
==Regular season==
*The Bobcats will compete in the Nutmeg Classic.
*Jan. 15-16: In the sweep of then No. 10 ranked Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey program, Kallie Flor scored back-to-back, game-winning goals. This included the first overtime game winner for Quinnipiac since Nov. 29, 2006.
*Feb. 19: With a 1-0 defeat of Yale, Victoria Vigilanit registered her fifth shutout of the year
*Feb 20: Vigilanti allowed just one goal on 31 shots, as the Bobcats defeated Brown 8-1. Vigilanti would get her 17th victory and the 11th victory in the conference.http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87927&SPID=10457&DB_OEM_ID=17500&ATCLID=204893445 
*March 5: Bobcats head coach Rick Seeley was selected as ECAC Coach of the Year. Under his tutelage, the Bobcats had their most successful season to date. In their nine year history, it was their best overall and best conference record. The school had an 19-10-8 regular season record, while their conference mark was 11-4-7.http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/Weekly_Awards/20100503_W_Coach_of_Yr_Winner
*March 6: Freshman goalie Victoria Vigilanti was named ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year. She was the first Quinnipiac student-athlete to win the award. Of note, she appeared in all 22 conference games and posted a win-loss record of 11-4-7.http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/Weekly_Awards/20100603_W_Goaltender_of_Yr_Winner
===Schedule===
===Roster===
===Schedule===
Date 	Opponent 	Location 	Time 	Score	Record
Sat, Oct 03	Sacred Heart 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	2:00 p.m.	4-1 	1-0-0
Sun, Oct 04	University of New Hampshire 	at Whittemore Center - Durham, N.H. 	2:00 p.m. 	0-4 	1-1-0
Fri, Oct 16	Boston College 	at Conte Forum - Chestnut Hill, Mass. 	7:00 p.m. 	1-1 	1-1-1
Sat, Oct 17	Northeastern 	at Matthews Arena - Boston, Mass. 	2:00 p.m. 	1-0 	2-1-1
Fri, Oct 23	Niagara 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	7:00 p.m. 	 	
Sat, Oct 24	Niagara 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	4:00 p.m. 	 	
Fri, Oct 30	Union * 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	7:00 p.m. 	3-0 	
Sat, Oct 31	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute * 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	4:00 p.m. 	 	
Fri, Nov 06	Brown * 	at Meehan Auditorium - Providence, R.I. 	7:00 p.m. 	 	
Sat, Nov 07	Yale * 	at Ingalls Rink - New Haven, Conn. 	4:00 p.m. 	 	
Fri, Nov 13	Harvard * 	at Bright Hockey Center - Cambridge, Mass. 	7:00 p.m. 	 	
Sat, Nov 14	Dartmouth * 	at Thompson Arena - Hanover, N.H. 	4:00 p.m. 	 	
Fri, Nov 20	Colgate * 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	7:00 p.m. 	 	
Sat, Nov 21	Cornell * 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	4:00 p.m. 	 	
Fri, Nov 27	University of Connecticut 	at Ingalls Rink - New Haven, Conn. 	7:00 p.m. 	 	
Sat, Nov 28	Yale/Sacred Heart 	at Ingalls Rink - New Haven, Conn. 	7:00 p.m. 	 	
Fri, Dec 04	Clarkson * 	at Cheel Arena - Potsdam, N.Y. 	3:30 p.m. 	 	
Sat, Dec 05	St. Lawrence * 	at Appleton Arena - Canton, N.Y. 	2:00 p.m. 	 	
Thu, Dec 31	Princeton * 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	12:00 p.m.	 	
Sat, Jan 02	Princeton * 	at Baker Rink - Princeton, N.J. 	1:00 p.m. 	 	
Sun, Jan 03	USA Women's Olympic Team vs. ECAC Hockey All-Stars	at TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn.	2:00 p.m. 	 	
Fri, Jan 08	Dartmouth * 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	3:00 p.m. 	 	
Sat, Jan 09	Harvard * 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	4:00 p.m. 	 	
Fri, Jan 15	Syracuse 	at Tennity Ice Pavilion - Syracuse, N.Y. 	7:00 p.m. 	 	
Sat, Jan 16	Syracuse 	at Tennity Ice Pavilion - Syracuse, N.Y. 	2:00 p.m. 	 	
Fri, Jan 22	Wayne State 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	4:00 p.m. 	 	
Sat, Jan 23	Wayne State 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	4:00 p.m. 	 	
Fri, Jan 29	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute * 	at Houston Field House - Troy, N.Y. 	7:00 p.m. 	 	
Sat, Jan 30	Union * 	at Messa Rink - Schenectady, N.Y. 	4:00 p.m. 	3-1 	
Fri, Feb 05	Cornell * 	at Lynah Rink - Ithaca, N.Y. 	7:00 p.m. 	 	
Sat, Feb 06	Colgate * 	at Starr Rink - Hamilton, N.Y. 	4:00 p.m. 	 	
Fri, Feb 12	St. Lawrence * 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	7:00 p.m. 	 	
Sat, Feb 13	Clarkson * 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	4:00 p.m. 	 	
Fri, Feb 19	Yale * 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	7:00 p.m. 	 	
Sat, Feb 20	Brown * 	TD Banknorth Sports Center - Hamden, Conn. 	4:00 p.m. 	 	
Fri, Feb 26	ECAC Quarterfinals * 	at Highest Seed 	7:00 p.m. 	 	
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==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Player 	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	Points/game	PIM	GWG	PPG	SHG
Heather Hughes 	36 	14 	11 	25 	0.6944 	26 	4 	6 	0
Janine Duffy 	37 	11 	14 	25 	0.6757 	30 	1 	2 	0
Kallie Flor 	37 	14 	8 	22 	0.5946 	20 	3 	4 	1
Bethany Dymarcyzk 	37 	7 	10 	17 	0.4595 	24 	2 	2 	0
Kate Wheeler 	37 	4 	10 	14 	0.3784 	10 	1 	0 	0
Kristen Eklund 	34 	6 	5 11 	0.3235	6 	1 	0 	0 	
Kelley Davies 	37 	5 	6 	11 	0.2973 	10 	2 	1 	0
Regan Boulton 	37 	1 	9 	10 	0.2703 	8 	0 	1 	0
Brittany Lyons 	32 	4 	5 	9 	0.2813 	12 	1 	0 	0
Jordan Elkins 	36 	1 	8 	9 	0.2500 	28 	0 	1 	0
Breehan Polci 	37 	2 	6 	8 	0.2162 	6 	0 	0 	0
Felica Vieweg 	37 	2 	5 	7 	0.1892 	20 	1 	0 	0
Chelsea Illchuk 	37 	3 	3 	6 	0.1622 	0 	1 	1 	0
Evelina Husar 	37 	2 	4 	6 	0.1622 	4 	1 	0 	0
Stacey Kmill 	34 	1 	4 	5 	0.1471 	17 	0 	0 	1
Melissa Perry 	36 	1 	3 	4 	0.1111 	10 	0 	0 	0
Breana Burton 	21 	1 	2 	3 	0.1429 	0 	1 	1 	0
Breann Julius 	28 	0 	1 	1 	0.0357 2 	0 	0 	0 	
Cate Colucci 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
Kerry Wilson 	14 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 4 	0 	0 	0 	
Amanda Nagel 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
Kelsey Britton 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
Victoria Vigilanti	34 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
Jessica Puig 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
==Postseason==
* On February 28, Quinnipiac made NCAA history. Against the Rensselaer Engineers, the Bobcats lost by a score of 2-1, but it took five overtimes. It is now the longest college hockey game in NCAA history. Senior defenseman Laura Gersten had the game winning goal. She registered it at 4:32 of the fifth overtime session to not only clinch the win, but the series victory.http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2010/3/1/WICE_0301103857.aspx RPI advanced to the ECAC Hockey Women's Semifinals for the second consecutive season. The Engineers will face top ranked Cornell University.
==Awards and honors==
*Heather Hughes, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of November 9)http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/Weekly_Awards/Women-s_Wkly_Award_Winners_11_02.pdf
*Heather Hughes, ECAC All-Rookie Team
*Rick Seeley, ECAC Coach of the Year
*Rick Seeley, New England Hockey Writers All-Star Team (Coach)
*Victoria Vigilanti, ECAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 19)http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/20091910_W_Wkly_Awards
*Victoria Vigilanti, ECAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week of February 22)http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/Weekly_Awards/Women-s_Wkly_Award_Winners_02_22.pdf
*Victoria Vigilanti, ECAC Leader, Save percentage (.957)
*Victoria Vigilanti, Ranked second, Goals against average (1.15) 
*Victoria Vigilanti, ECAC All-Rookie Team
*Victoria Vigilanti, All-ECAC First Team
*Victoria Vigilanti, ECAC Goaltender of the Year
*Victoria Vigilanti, New England Hockey Writers All-Star Team
*Hughes and Vigilanti made school history. It marks the first time in women's hockey history at the school that two players both received postseason honours in the same year. In addition, it marked the first time since the 2006-07 season that a player from the Bobcats received a postseason honour.http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87927&SPID=10457&DB_OEM_ID=17500&ATCLID=204894733
===Team Awards===
*Kallie Flor, 2010 Most Valuable Player 
*Kelsey Britton, 2010 Coaches Award
*Jordan Elkins, 2010 Top Defensive Player
*Victoria Vigilanti, 2010 Rookie of the Year
==References==
==External links==
* Official site
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