2009–10 Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey season

The Black Bears represent the University of Maine. The head coach is Dan Lichterman. Assisting him are Karine Senecal, Sara Simard, and Meghan MacDonald.
==Offseason==
*July 16: The 2009 Battle of the Bears trophy goes to the Women's Ice Hockey team. They topped all other Maine Black Bears teams with 2,594 points. The women's ice hockey team earned the win by earning the highest GPA of all sports teams for the academic year. The team was also awarded the Black Bear Citizenship Award this spring for their commitment to service throughout the year.http://goblackbears.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/071609aaa.html
*July 27: Head coach Dan Lichterman has announced that the program has received an additional commitment for the 2009-10 season. Darcia Leimgruber will join the Black Bears in the fall of 2009. Leimgruber is a 5-foot 3-inch forward from Basel, Switzerland. 
http://goblackbears.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/072709aaa.html
==Regular season==
*December: Jenna Ouellette played in four games and accumulated nine points (5 goals, 4 assists) leading the Black Bears to three victories. She recorded a point in all four games and notched multiple points in three games. She played a part in nine of the 12 Black Bear goals in December and assisted on all four goals vs. Vermont on Dec. 4. She scored the game-winning goal while on the power play in a 1-0 win over Vermont (12/5). In addition, she notched a pair of goals against Union (12/11) and another pair in the finale at Union (12/12).
*January 26: Maine freshman forward Darcia Leimgruber (Basel, Switzerland) has been named to the Team Switzerland Olympic Women's Ice Hockey team that will represent Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, B.C. Leimgruber is the third Black Bear to have ties to the Women's Ice Hockey Olympic games. Raffi Wolf represented the Black Bears when she played on Team Germany at the 2002 games in Salt Lake City as well as the 2006 Torino games. Former club hockey student-athlete, Stacey Livingston, officiated the gold medal game at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan. http://goblackbears.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/012610aab.html
===Standings===
===Roster===
Number	Name 	Position 	Height	Class
1 	Kylie Smith 	Goalie 	5-3 	FR
3 	Chloe Tinkler 	Defense 	5-8 	FR
4 	Ashley Norum 	Defense 	5-9 	SO
5 	Kaitlin Zeek 	Forward 	5-4 	JR
6 	Amy Stech 	Forward 	5-10 	SR
7 	Madelene Eriksson 	Defense 	5-6 	JR
8 	Jenna Ouellette 	Forward 	5-5 	SR
9 	Myriam Croussette 	Forward 	5-0 	SO
10 	Jordan Colliton 	Forward 	5-9 	JR
11 	Jennie Gallo 	Forward 	5-2 	JR
12 	Melissa Gagnon 	Defense 	5-7 	SO
15 	Taryn Peacock 	Forward 	5-5 	SR
16 	Dominique Goutsis 	Forward 	5-0 	SO
17 	Abby Barton 	Forward 	5-5 	SR
18 	Lexie Hoffmeyer 	Defense 	5-4 	SR
19 	Brittany Dougherty	Forward 	5-7 	FR
20 	Jessica Bond 	Defense 	5-9 	SO
21 	Dawn Sullivan 	Forward 	5-7 	SO
22 	Brianne Kilgour 	Forward 	5-4 	FR
23 	Elyce Thomas 	Defense 	5-7 	SR
24 	Darcia Leimgruber 	Forward 	5-3 	FR
25 	Danielle Cyr 	Forward 	5-4 	JR
29 	Brittany Ott 	Goalie 	5-3 	FR
30 	Candice Currier 	Goaltender	5-9 	SO
http://goblackbears.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/mtt/main-w-hockey-mtt.html
===Schedule===
Date 	Opponent 	Location 	Time 	Score 	Record
09/25/09	vs. Sacred Heart 	Orono, Maine 	7:00 p.m. ET 	W, 9-0 	1-0-0
09/26/09	vs. Sacred Heart 	Orono, Maine 	2:00 p.m. ET 	W, 11-4 	2-0-0
10/02/09	at Providence * 	Providence, R.I. 	7:00 p.m. ET 	Loss, 4-0http://www.friars.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/100209aab.html 	2-1-0
10/03/09	at Providence * 	Providence, R.I. 	4:00 p.m. ET 	Loss, 2-1 	2-2-0
10/09/09	vs. Minnesota State-Mankato 	Orono, Maine 	7:00 p.m. ET 	Loss, 5-2 	2-3-0
10/10/09	vs. Minnesota State-Mankato 	Orono, Maine 	2:00 p.m. ET 	Loss, 2-1 	2-4-0
10/18/09	at Boston College * 	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m. ET 	Tie, 1-1 	2-4-1
10/23/09	vs. Robert Morris 	Orono, Maine 	7:00 p.m. ET 	L, 3-1 	2-5-1
10/24/09	vs. Robert Morris 	Orono, Maine 	2:00 p.m. ET 	L,1-0 (OT) 	2-6-1
11/01/09	at New Hampshire * 		Durham, N.H. 	3:00 p.m. ET 	L, 5-0 	2-7-1
11/06/09	vs. Providence * 	Orono, Maine 	7:00 p.m. ET 	Tie, 2-2 	2-7-2
11/08/09	vs. Connecticut * 	Orono, Maine 	12:00 p.m. ET	L, 7-2 	2-8-2
11/14/09	at Northeastern * 	Boston, Mass 	2:00 p.m. ET 	L,5-1 	2-9-2
11/15/09	at Northeastern * 	Boston, Mass 	2:00 p.m. ET 	W,1-0 	3-9-2
11/24/09	vs. Boston University * 	Lewiston, Maine 	7:00 p.m. ET 	Tie, 1-1 	3-9-3
11/27/09	at North Dakota 	Grand Forks, ND 	3:00 p.m. ET 	Tie, 5-5 	3-9-4
11/28/09	at North Dakota 	Grand Forks, ND 	3:00 p.m. ET 	Tie, 3-3 	3-9-5
12/04/09	vs. Vermont * 	Orono, Maine 	2:00 p.m. ET 	W, 4-1 	4-9-5
12/05/09	vs. Vermont * 	Orono, Maine 	2:00 p.m. ET 	W, 1-0 	5-9-5
12/11/09	at Union 	Schenectady, N.Y. 	2:00 p.m. ET 	L, 4-3 	5-10-5
12/12/09	at Union 	Schenectady, N.Y. 	2:00 p.m. ET 	W, 4-0 	6-10-5
01/02/10	vs. University of Moncton (exh)	Orono, Maine 	2:00 p.m. ET 	Maine, 4-2http://goblackbears.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/010210aaa.html 	7-10-5
01/03/10	vs. University of Moncton (exh)	Orono, Maine 	2:00 p.m. ET 	Maine, 6-3 http://goblackbears.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/010310aaa.html	8-10-5
01/15/10	vs. Northeastern * 	Orono, Maine 	7:00 p.m. ET 	L, 3-1 	8-11-5
01/22/10	at Connecticut * 	Storrs, Conn. 	7:00 p.m. ET 	L,4-1 	8-12-5
01/23/10	at Connecticut * 	Storrs, Conn. 	4:00 p.m. ET 	L,2-1 	8-13-5
01/29/10	vs. New Hampshire * 	Orono, Maine 	7:00 p.m. ET 	L,5-2 	8-14-5
01/30/10	vs. New Hampshire * 	Orono, Maine 	 	L,3-1 	8-15-5
02/06/10	at Vermont * 	Burlington, Vt. 	2:00 p.m. ET 	L,1-0 	8-16-5
02/12/10	vs. Boston College * 	Orono, Maine 	7:00 p.m. ET 	L,3-2 	8-17-5
02/13/10	vs. Boston College * 	Orono, Maine 	 	L,4-1 	8-18-5
02/20/10	at Boston University * 	Boston, Mass 	3:00 p.m. ET 	L,3-1 	8-19-5
02/21/10	at Boston University * 	Boston, Mass 	3:00 p.m. ET 	L,2-0 	8-20-5
http://goblackbears.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/sched/main-w-hockey-sched.html
==Player stats==
	= Indicates team leader
===Skaters===
Player 	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	+/-	Penalty Minutes
Jenna Ouellette 	27 	11 	16 	27 	56 	-4 	12
Taryn Peacock 	28 	7 	14 	21 	51 	-5 	30
Lexie Hoffmeyer 	28 	4 	14 	18 	90 	-5 	32
Jennie Gallo 	26 	7 	9 	16 	63 	-7 	14
Myriam Croussette 	29 	6 	5 	11 	31 	-8 	14
Brittany Dougherty	26 	3 	6 	9 	44 	-3 	6
Jessica Bond 	28 	1 	8 	9 	56 	+3 	26
Amy Stech 	29 	3 	5 	8 	60 	-1 	16
Dawn Sullivan 	29 	3 	4 	7 	46 	-11	4
Jordan Colliton 	21 	3 	3 	6 	23 	-8 	4
Abby Barton 	27 	4 	1 	5 	47 	-3 	20
Dominique Goutsis 	29 	3 	2 	5 	41 	-5 	32
Ashley Norum 	28 	2 	2 	4 	31 	-11	28
Melissa Gagnon 	24 	1 	3 	4 	32 	-16	14
Brianne Kilgour 	4 	2 	1 	3 	9 	0 	6
Darcia Leimgruber 	6 	1 	1 	2 	6 	+2 	4
Kaitlin Zeek 	27 	1 	1 	2 	11 	-1 	0
Brittany Ott 	19 	0 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0
Chloe Tinkler 	29 	0 	2 	2 	16 	-6 	10
Elyce Thomas 	29 	0 	1 	1 	33 	-10	28
Danielle Cyr 	25 	0 	0 	0 	3 	-1 	0
Madeleine Eriksson	20 	0 	0 	0 	5 	-2 	2
 http://goblackbears.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/stats/2009-2010/teamcume.html#TEAM.IND
===Goaltenders===
Player 	Games Played	Minutes	Goals Against	Wins	Losses	Ties	Shutouts	Saves	Goals Against Average
Brittany Ott 	19 	1099:50	47 	4 	11 	3 	2 	521 	2.56
Candice Currier	11 	651:11 	32 	2 	7 	2 	2 	294 	2.95
==Postseason==
===NCAA hockey tournament===
==Awards and honors==
*Abby Barton, Hockey East Association Academic All-Star Team 
* Brittany Ott, 2010 WHEA All-Rookie Team http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar3ar.php
* Jenna Ouellette – Maine, WHEA Player of the Month, December 2009 
http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/media/monthly.php
*Jenna Ouellette, Hockey East Association Academic All-Star Team
* Amy Stech, Runner up, Hockey East Sportsmanship Awardhttp://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar5waw.php
===Hockey East all-academic team===
*Abby Barton 
*Jenna Ouellette 
*Amy Stech 
*Danielle Cyr
*Jennie Gallo 
*Jessica Bond 
*Candice Currier 
*Melissa Gagnon
*Ashley Norum 
*Dawn Sullivan 
*Kylie Smith 
*Chloe Tinker http://goblackbears.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/061410aaa.html
==References==
==External links==
*Official site
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