Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey

The Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey team was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represented Niagara University. The Purple Eagles were a member of College Hockey America. They played at the Dwyer Arena in Niagara University's campus (Lewiston, New York).
==History==
In 2002, Niagara appeared in the Frozen Four but lost in the semi-finals to Brown by a score of 4-2. Niagara tied Minnesota 2-2 in the Consolation Game. Tania Pinelli was included in the all-tournament team.
In the 2002-03 season, the team changed athletic conference from ECAC to College Hockey America.
On March 19, 2012, the school announced that it was cancelling its women's ice hockey program.
==Arenas==
*Dwyer Arena (1998-2012)
==Head Coaches==
*Margot Page (1998-2005)  110-106-20
*Heather Reinke (2005-2006) 13-23-6
*Margot Page (2006-2009) 23-64-13  (133-170-33 overall)
*Chris McKenzie (2009-2011) 23-31-10
*Josh Sciba (2011-2012) 10-16-8
==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
ECAC Hockey Eastern 	ECAC Hockey Eastern 	ECAC Hockey Eastern 	ECAC Hockey Eastern 	ECAC Hockey Eastern 	ECAC Hockey Eastern 	ECAC Hockey Eastern 	ECAC Hockey Eastern 	ECAC Hockey Eastern 	ECAC Hockey Eastern 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1998-99 	26 	9 	15 	2 	 	 	20 	9th 	Did not qualify 	28 	11 	15 	2 	 	
1999-00 	24 	10 	12 	2 	56 	61 	22 	8th 	L, QF 5-0 (Brown) 	33 	17 	13 	3 	99 	74
2000-01 	24 	9 	11 	4 	58 	54 	22 	8th 	L, QF 3-1 (Dartmouth) 	35 	17 	14 	4 	92 	67
2001-02 	21 	19 	2 	0 	81 	28 	38 	1st 	W, QF 8-1 (Quinnipiac) L, SF 3-2 (2ot) (Providence)	36 	26 	8 	2 	118 	58
College Hockey America	College Hockey America	College Hockey America	College Hockey America	College Hockey America	College Hockey America	College Hockey America	College Hockey America	College Hockey America	College Hockey America 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
2002-03 	6 	3 	3 	0 	19 	18 	6 	2nd 	L, SF 1-0 (Findlay) 	35 	14 	18 	3 	95 	103
2003-04 	12 	4 	7 	1 	25 	30 	9 	3rd 	W, SF 3-2 (ot) (Findlay) L, F 3-1 (Mercyhurst) 	35 	9 	23 	3 	58 	100
2004-05 	12 	6 	5 	1 	29 	29 	13 	2nd 	W, SF 3-0 (Wayne St) L, F 4-1 (Mercyhurst) 	34 	16 	15 	3 	95 	74
2005-06 	12 	3 	8 	1 	21 	28 	7 	3rd 	W, SF 4-3 (Wayne St) L, SF 6-2 (Mercyhurst) 	36 	11 	21 	4 	69 	115
2006-07 	12 	5 	6 	1 	33 	36 	11 	3rd 	L, SF 3-2 (Wayne St) 	35 	10 	19 	6 	76 	95
2007-08 	12 	3 	9 	0 	21 	44 	6 	3rd 	L, SF 4-2 (Mercyhurst) 	35 	9 	22 	4 	71 	126
2008-09 	16 	2 	11 	3 	26 	62 	7 	T-4th 	W, QF 3-2 (Syracuse) L, SF 8-2 (Mercyhurst) 	36 	6 	25 	5 	69 	149
2009-10 	16 	7 	6 	3 	30 	30 	17 	2nd 	L, SF 5-3 (Syracuse) 	31 	12 	14 	5 	67 	75
2010-11 	16 	8 	6 	2 	31 	34 	18 	2nd 	L, SF 1-0 (Syracuse) 	33 	11 	17 	5 	49 	77
2011-12 	12 	3 	6 	3 	23 	35 	9 	3rd 	L, SF 3-2 (Robert Morris) 	34 	10 	16 	8 	77 	96
==NCAA Tournament Appearances==
Season	Semifinals 	Championship	Consolation
2002 	L, 3-2 (Minnesota-Duluth)	-- 	T, 2-2 (Minnesota)
==Awards and honors==
*Jenni Bauer, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (November 16, 2009)http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2009/11/16/WHOCK_1116092737.aspx?path=whockey
*Jenni Bauer, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (November 30, 2009)http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2009/11/30/WHOCK_1130095114.aspx
*Jenni Bauer, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (February 1, 2010)http://www.chawomenshockey.com/awards.aspx?aow=97&path=whockey
*Jenni Bauer, First Team All-CHAhttp://www.chawomenshockey.com/documents/2010/3/4/2009-10_CHA_All-league_teams.pdf?id=373
*Kathleen Bortuzzo, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of February 22, 2010)
*Daniela Del Colle, CHA Player of the Week (Week of February 15, 2010)http://www.chawomenshockey.com/awards.aspx?aow=104&path=whockey
*Val Hall, 2003 CHA Player of the Year
*Val Hall, 2003 Student-Athlete of the Year honors
*Val Hall led all CHA players in scoring (games played against CHA opponents only) with eight points on five goals and three assists.
*Jenna Hendrikx, CHA Rookie Of The Week Award (Oct 6, 2009)http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/whockey/release.asp?release_id=11648
*Jenna Hendrikx, CHA Rookie Of The Week Award (Oct 26, 2009)http://www.chawomenshockey.com/awards.aspx?aow=64
*Jenna Hendrikx, 2010 CHA All-Rookie Team http://www.chawomenshockey.com/documents/2010/3/4/200910challrookierelease.pdf?id=372
==See also==
*College Hockey America
==References==
Category:College Hockey America
Category:College women's ice hockey teams in the United States