New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey

The New Hampshire Wildcats represent the University of New Hampshire.  They have won five ECAC championships between 1986 and 1996. When the Wildcats joined Hockey East, they won four Hockey East titles from 2006 to 2009. The Wildcats has more wins than any other women's ice hockey program at 668 in its first 32 years. The Wildcats went undefeated in their initial 74 games (73-0-1) spanning the 1978 through 1982 seasons. A UNH goaltender has been declared Hockey East Goaltending Champion in the first six years of the league’s existence. http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/coaches/index From 2007 to 2009, UNH hosted NCAA Tournament Regional home games.
==Arenas==
*Snively Arena (1977-1995)
*Whittemore Center (1995-present)
==Head Coaches==
*Ross McCurdy (1977-1992) 264-36-10
*Karen Kay (1992-2002) 215-90-25
*Brian McCloskey (2002-2014) 252-113-40
*Hilary Witt (2014-present) 80-113-23
==Year by Year Record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1977-78 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15 	15 	0 	0 	 	
1978-79 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17 	16 	0 	1 	 	
1979-80 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20 	20 	0 	0 	 	
1980-81 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21 	21 	0 	0 	 	
1981-82 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	W, SF 7-2 (Northeastern), W, F 6-4 (Providence) 	20 	18 	1 	1 	 	
1982-83 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	W, SF 4-3 (ot) (Northeastern), W, F 5-3 (Providence) 	20 	19 	1 	0 	 	
ECAC 	ECAC 	ECAC 	ECAC 	ECAC 	ECAC 	ECAC 	ECAC 	ECAC 	ECAC 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1983-84 	17 	14 	3 	0 	 	 	28 	3rd 	W, SF 4-0 (Northeastern) L, F 1-0 (ot) (Providence) 	20 	16 	4 	0 	 	
1984-85 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	W, SF 5-3 (Brown) L, F 4-2 (Providence) 	21 	18 	3 	0 	 	
1985-86 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1st 	W, SF 4-0 (Brown) W, F 6-2 (Northeastern) 	22 	18 	3 	1 	 	
1986-87 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	W, SF 4-1 (Harvard) W, F 3-2 (Northeastern) 	22 	18 	1 	3 	 	
1987-88 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	W, QF 4-0 (Colby) L, SF 3-2 (Providence) 	21 	15 	5 	1 	 	
1988-89 	21 	16 	5 	0 	 	 	32 	3rd 	L, SF 5-1 (Northeastern) 	22 	16 	6 	0 	 	
1989-90 	19 	14 	4 	1 	 	 	29 	4th 	W, SF 9-5 (Northeastern) W, 5-2 (Providence) 	24 	20 	3 	1 	 	
1990-91 	15 	12 	3 	0 	 	 	24 	1st 	W, SF 8-0 (Harvard) W, F 6-1 (Northeastern) 	22 	19 	3 	0 	 	
1991-92 	12 	7 	4 	1 	 	 	15 	3rd 	W, QF 7-0 (Brown) W, SF 5-4 (Northeastern) L, F 2-1 (Providence) 	23 	15 	6 	2 	 	
1992-93 	15 	10 	4 	1 	 	 	21 	3rd 	W, QF 5-1 (St. Lawrence) W, SF 6-5 (ot) (Northeastern) L, F 2-1 (Providence)	27 	20 	5 	2 	 	
1993-94 	10 	7 	3 	1 	 	 	15 	4th 	W, QF 6-5 (ot) (Princeton) L, SF 3-2 (Providence) 	27 	14 	10 	3 	 	
1994-95 	14 	11 	2 	1 	 	 	23 	T-1st 	W, QF 6-1 (Harvard) W, SF 5-1 (St. Lawrence) L, F 2-1 (ot) (Providence) 	28 	20 	6 	2 	 	
1995-96 	16 	13 	2 	1 	92 	28 	27 	2nd 	W, QF 7-2 (Princeton) W, SF 2-1 (ot) (Dartmouth) W, F 3-2 (5ot) 	31 	24 	5 	2 	 	
1996-97 	22 	17 	4 	1 	125 	42 	35 	T-2nd 	W, QF 5-4 (ot) (Princeton) W, SF 4-3 (Providence) L, F 3-2 (Northeastern) 	35 	23 	9 	3 	 	
1997-98 	22 	18 	1 	3 	 	 	39 	1st 	W, QF 3-1 (Harvard) W, SF 7-2 (Princeton) L, F 4-3 (Brown) 	38 	31 	5 	3 	 	
1998-99 	26 	19 	4 	3 	 	 	41 	T-2nd 	W, QF 7-1 (Princeton) W, SF 5-1 (Brown) L, F 5-4 (ot) (Harvard) 	35 	23 	7 	5 	 	
1999-00 	24 	17 	7 	0 	111 	48 	34 	4th 	L, QF 4-3 (Northeastern) 	34 	24 	10 	0 	157 	68
2000-01 	24 	13 	11 	0 	68 	58 	26 	6th 	L, QF 1-0 (St. Lawrence) 	34 	17 	17 	0 	91 	82
2001-02 	21 	11 	6 	4 	62 	31 	26 	3rd 	W, QF 4-1 (Connecticut) L, SF 2-0 (Northeastern 	36 	19 	12 	5 	102 	60
Hockey East	Hockey East	Hockey East	Hockey East	Hockey East	Hockey East	Hockey East	Hockey East	Hockey East	Hockey East 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
2002-03 	15 	13 	2 	0 	55 	15 	26 	2nd 	W, SF 2-0 (Maine) L, F 1-0 (Providence) 	36 	27 	7 	2 	129 	56
2003-04 	20 	17 	1 	2 	88 	35 	36 	1st 	W, SF 5-0 (Northeastern) L, F 3-0 (Providence) 	36 	23 	9 	4 	127 	71
2004-05 	20 	13 	3 	4 	76 	33 	30 	T-1st 	L, SF 5-4 (ot) (Connecticut) 	35 	21 	8 	6 	119 	66
2005-06 	21 	19 	1 	1 	107 	23 	39 	1st 	W, SF 6-0 (Maine) W, F 6-0 (Boston College) 	37 	33 	3 	1 	178 	42
2006-07 	21 	18 	1 	2 	93 	26 	38 	1st 	W, SF 2-0 (Connecticut) W, F 3-1 (Providence) 	37 	28 	4 	5 	149 	56
2007-08 	21 	20 	0 	1 	99 	15 	41 	1st 	W, SF 8-0 (Boston University) W, F 1-0 (Providence) 	38 	33 	4 	1 	158 	41
2008-09 	21 	16 	2 	3 	73 	38 	35 	1st 	W, SF 3-1 (Providence) W, F 2-1 (Boston College) 	35 	24 	6 	5 	117 	76
2009-10 	21 	13 	6 	2 	65 	41 	28 	T-2nd 	L, SF 4-0 (Boston University) 	33 	19 	9 	5 	99 	66
2010-11 	21 	7 	13 	1 	35 	50 	15 	T-6th 	Did not qualify 	32 	14 	16 	2 	58 	67
2011-12 	21 	4 	15 	2 	38 	75 	10 	6th 	L, QF 9-1 (Boston University) 	35 	10 	22 	3 	74 	133
2012-13 	21 	10 	8 	3 	52 	58 	23 	4th 	L, QF 5-4 (ot) (Providence) 	34 	14 	16 	4 	82 	102
2013-14 	21 	4 	15 	2 	45 	67 	10 	8th 	L, QF 8-1 (Boston College) 	34 	9 	23 	2 	72 	107
2014-15 	21 	6 	13 	2 	40 	68 	14 	6th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (Northeastern) 	36 	10 	23 	3 	62 	111
2015-16 	24 	8 	16 	0 	51 	75 	16 	5th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (Connecticut) 	36 	11 	24 	1 	79 	117
2016-17 	24 	11 	11 	2 	66 	72 	24 	6th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (Boston University) 	35 	14 	19 	2 	89 	104
2017-18 	24 	9 	10 	5 	45 	57 	23 	5th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Northeastern) 	36 	14 	15 	7 	79 	85
2018-19 	27 	10 	14 	3 	61 	69 	23 	6th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Boston University) 	36 	13 	17 	6 	77 	86
2019-20 	27 	12 	12 	3 	58 	53 	27 	6th 	 	37 	18 	15 	4 	83 	74
2020-21 	20 	6 	13 	1 	39 	55 	20 	8th 	W, 1R 3-0 (Holy Cross) L, QF 7-0 (Northeastern) 	22 	7 	14 	1 	42 	62
==Season by season==
http://www.uscho.com/stats/teamYxY.php/new-hampshire-wildcats/womens-college-hockey/team,unh/gender,w.html
==NCAA Tournament Appearances==
Season 	Quarterfinals 	Semifinals 	Championship 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship 	American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship
1998 	N/A 	W, 4-1 (Minnesota) 	W, 4-1 (Brown) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1999 	N/A 	W, 3-2 (ot) (Minnesota) 	L, 6-5 (Harvard) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship	NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship
2006 	W, 3-1 (Harvard) 	L, 5-4 (Minnesota) 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2007 	L, 6-2 (St. Lawrence) 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2008 	L, 3-2 (Minnesota-Duluth) 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009 	L, 4-1 (Minnesota-Duluth) 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2010 	L, 2-1 (Minnesota-Duluth) 	-- 	-- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===History===
On March 22, 1998, Brandy Fisher of the Wildcats became the first ever winner of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Awardhttp://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV=AF_08_08&id=215476&DetailedNews=yes. The Wildcats competed in the first AWCHA Division I National Ice Hockey Championship. Contested in March 1998, the Wildcats defeated the Brown Bears by a 4-1 score, to become the first recognized national champion in women's college ice hockey. On January 15, 2000, Carisa Zaban recorded her second straight hat trick (including her 100th career goal), while Samantha Holmes scored one goal and five assists. The Wildcats defeated Northeastern by a score of 9-1.
===2006 to 2008===
From 2005-06 to 2007-08, the Wildcats set school records with 33 wins in 2006 and 2008. The 2006 team broke seven team and three individual UNH records as well as four team and one individual NCAA records, and 14 team and five individual Hockey East records. In addition, the club had its first perfect season at the Whittemore Center in 2006 (17-0-0).
In 2006-07, the club was ranked No. 1 in the nation during the 2007 season (ended at No. 4). The club’s 28 wins in 2007 ranks fourth on program’s single-season list
The following year, in 2007-08, New Hampshire was ranked No. 1 in the nation for eight weeks in the 2008 season. In 2008, the Wildcats ended the year #1 in the nation in penalty kill, #2 in offense, #2 in defense and #2 in power play. The 2008 Wildcats broke six Hockey East team records and tied two others en route to the league’s first undefeated season
==Current roster==
Number	Name 	Class	Position	Height	Shoots
2 	Julie Allen 	So. 	F 	5-10 	R
3 	Courtney Sheary 	So. 	D 	5-4 	R
4 	Kelly Cahill 	Jr. 	D/F 	5-3 	R
7 	Kelly Paton 	Jr. 	F 	5-1 	L
8 	Shannon Sisk 	Jr. 	F 	5-9 	R
9 	Jenn Wakefield 	So. 	F 	5-9 	R
10 	Brittany Skudder 	Fr. 	F 	5-5 	L
14 	Sarah Cuthbert 	Fr. 	F/D 	5-10 	L
15 	Raylen Dziengelewski	So. 	D 	5-7 	L
16 	Micaela Long 	Jr. 	F 	5-4 	L
20 	Maggie Joyce 	Sr. 	D 	5-11 	L
22 	Kacey Bellamy 	Sr. 	D 	5-7 	L
23 	Angela Taylor 	Sr. 	F 	5-11 	L
24 	Courtney Birchard 	So. 	D/F 	5-9 	L
28 	Sam Faber 	Sr. 	F 	5-4 	R
31 	Kayley Herman 	So. 	G 	5-4 	L
36 	Lindsey Minton 	Fr. 	G 	5-5 	L
==Erin Whitten==
Erin Whitten shut out Dartmouth College in her collegiate debut. She began her coaching career when she joined the UNH women’s ice hockey staff on July 17, 2000. On July 27, 2006, she was promoted to the position of associate head coach on July 27, 2006
==First Outdoor Game==
*Aug 21: The Northeastern University women’s hockey team will face New Hampshire at Fenway Park on Jan. 8, 2010, in the first outdoor women’s college hockey game ever. The 4 p.m. game played between the Huskies and Wildcats will be the first game of a Hockey East Doubleheader. The men’s teams at Boston College and Boston University will face off at 7:30 p.m. This will be the 110th all-time matchup between the Huskies and the Wildcats.http://gonu.com/whockey/090820-huskies_to_play_at_fenway_jan_8_2010.shtml In the prior 109 matches, New Hampshire has a 73-28-7 record vs. the Huskies.
==Notable players==
* Kacey Bellamy
* Karyn Bye
* Colleen Coyne
* Tricia Dunn
* Sam Faber
* Samantha Holmes
* Sue Merz
* Kelly Paton
*Erin Whitten (Four-year varsity goaltender at New Hampshire from 1989-93)
*Carisa Zaban
*In the 2009-10 season, Kelly Paton ranked near the top in several scoring categories in the NCAA. She ranked fourth in assists per game (1.00), fifth in points per game (1.59) and tied for sixth in points (51). She led the Wildcats in points (51), goals (19) and plus/minus (plus-16). Paton was named Hockey East co-Player of the Year and won the Hockey East Three Stars Award. In addition, Paton was a unanimous All-Hockey East First Team selection, three-time Hockey East Player of the Month and three-time Hockey East Player of the Week.
==Championships and accolades==
*UNH's history includes four consecutive EAIAW (Eastern Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) titles from 1980-83 and five ECAC titles (1986-87-90-91-96).
*In 1998, New Hampshire won the inaugural women's ice hockey championship (sponsored by the American Women's College Hockey Alliance) in 1998 at the FleetCenter in Boston. In that 1998 season, Brandy Fisher won the inaugural Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top women's collegiate player. Four Wildcats were also members of the 1998 gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team.http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/2009-10/releases/082009
* ECAC titles (1990, 1991)
* ECAC runner-up (1992, 1993)
* Appeared in the Frozen Four in 2006 and 2008
* Hockey East regular-season champions in ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08
* Hockey East Tournament champions in ‘06 ‘07 ‘08
==Awards and honors==
Wildcats player Brandy Fisher was the first ever Patty Kazmaier Award winner. The program has had four finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award. Besides Fisher, the others have included Nicki Luongo in 1999, Carisa Zaban in 2000 and Kelly Paton in 2010.
* Courtney Birchard, 2010 WHEA First-Team All-Star http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar5was.php
* Courtney Birchard, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team http://cornellbigred.com/news/2010/3/18/WICE_0318100758.aspx
* Tricia Dunn, Forward, New Hampshire; 1996 ECAC All-Tournament Team http://www.whockey.com/univ/ecac/1996/usatoday_shcf.html
* Brandy Fisher, F, 1996 ECAC Tournament most valuable player http://www.whockey.com/univ/ecac/1996/usatoday_shcf.html
* Brandy Fisher, Patty Kazmaier Award
* Martine Garland, Top 10 Finalist for 2007 Patty Kazmaier Award http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030507aac.html
* Samantha Holmes, 1999-2000 New England Hockey Writers Association Women's Division I All-Star Team http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/1999-00/releases/index.htm
* Jen Huggon, All-America honors in 2003
* Carrie Jokiel, Sara Devens Award
* Kristina Lavoie, 2010 Hockey East Rookie of the Year
* Kristina Lavoie, 2010 WHEA Honorable Mention All-Star
* Kristina Lavoie, 2010 WHEA All-Rookie Team http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar3ar.php
* Micaela Long, 2010 WHEA First-Team All-Star
* Micaela Long, 2010 Hockey East Scoring Champion http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar3ar.php
* Nicki Luongo, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team http://www.ahcahockey.com/news/women4799.html
* Kerry Maher, 1999-2000 New England Hockey Writers Association Women's Division I All-Star Team
* Kira Misikowetz, Forward , 2001-02 New England Hockey Writers Women's Division I All-Star Teamhttp://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=1583
* Kelly Paton – New Hampshire, WHEA Player of the Month, October 2009 http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/media/monthly.php
* Kelly Paton – New Hampshire, WHEA Player of the Month, November 2009
* Kelly Paton – New Hampshire, WHEA Player of the Month, February 2010 http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar2wmh.php
* Kelly Paton, 2010 Hockey East Co-Player of the Yearhttp://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar5waw.php
* Kelly Paton, 2010 WHEA First-Team All-Star
* Kelly Paton, Runner Up, 2010 Hockey East Scoring Champion
* Kelly Paton, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031010aaa.html 
* Kelly Paton, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team http://cornellbigred.com/news/2010/3/18/WICE_0318100758.aspx
* Heather Reinke, Defense, 1996 All-ECAC Team
* Heather Reinke, Defense, 1996 ECAC All-Tournament Team
* Dina Solimini, Goaltender, 1996 ECAC All-Tournament Team
* Dina Solimini, 1996 ECAC Honor Roll
* Erin Whitten, USA Hockey Women’s Player of the Year (1994)
* Erin Whitten, UNH Department of Women’s Athletics Athlete of the Year (1993)
* Erin Whitten, ECAC Goaltender of the Year (1992)
* Erin Whitten, ECAC First Team (1992 and 1993)
* Erin Whitten, ECAC All-Star Selection (equivalent to First Team status) in 1990 and 1991 http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/coaches/index
*Carisa Zaban, 1996 ECAC Honor Roll http://www.whockey.com/univ/ecac/1996/usatoday_shcf.html
*Carisa Zaban, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, Second Team
*Carisa Zaban, 1999-2000 New England Hockey Writers Association Women's Division I All-Star Team
*Carisa Zaban, 1999-2000 All-America selection
*Carisa Zaban, 2000 Patty Kazmaier Award finalist
===NCAA leaders===
* Melissa Bourdon, NCAA leader, 2005-06 season, Goalie winning percentage, .891
* Jennifer Hitchcock, NCAA leader, 2005-06 season, Points per game, 1.78http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_icehockey_rb/2011/DI.pdf
==References==
Category:Hockey East
Category:College women's ice hockey teams in the United States