2020–21 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season

2020–21 Vermont Catamounts
women's ice hockey season
2020–21 Vermont Catamounts; women's ice hockey season
Conference	WHEA
Record
Overall	6-5-0
Conference	6-4-0
Home	3-4-0
Road	3-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jim Plumer
Assistant coaches	Jessica Koizumi; Alex Gettens; Taylor Willard
	Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey seasons; « 2019–20 2021–22 »

The Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program represented the University of Vermont during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason[edit]

Recruiting[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Jessie McPherson	Goalie	Canada	Played for the Canada U-18 team
Natálie Mlýnková	Forward	Czech Republic	Played for the Czech Republic national team
Bella Parento	Defense	United States	Played for Kimball Union Academy
Maddy Skelton	Forward	United States	Played for North Wright County

Departures[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Abby Cleary	Forward	United States	Graduated
Allie Granato	Forward	United States	Graduated
Emma Katzman	Defense	United States	Left program
Sierra Natzke	Goalie	United States	Left program
Ali O'Leary	Forward	United States	Graduated
Ève-Audrey Picard	Forward	Canada	Graduated

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

2020–21 WHEA standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Northeastern † *	19	17	1	1	51	80	13	25	22	2	1	104	21
#7 Boston College	18	14	4	0	40	56	32	20	14	6	0	58	40
#8 Providence	17	10	6	1	32	43	34	21	12	8	1	50	46
Vermont	10	6	4	0	17	26	18	11	6	5	0	27	21
#7 Boston University	11	6	5	0	18	22	20	12	6	6	0	25	24
UConn	18	8	9	1	28	38	34	20	9	10	1	44	37
Maine	16	7	8	1	24	24	27	18	8	9	1	27	29
New Hampshire	20	6	13	1	20	39	55	22	7	14	1	42	62
Holy Cross	19	4	14	1	13	29	73	20	4	15	1	29	76
Merrimack	16	1	15	0	3	13	64	16	1	15	0	13	64
Championship: March 8, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021

Schedule[edit]

Source:^[1]

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
December 19	New Hampshire		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Natalie Ferenc W, 1	W 4-2	1-0-0 (1-0-0)
December 20	New Hampshire		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Natalie Ferenc L, 1	L 0-2	1-1-0 (1-1-0)
January 1	Holy Cross		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Jessie McPherson W, 1	W 4-0	2-1-0 (2-1-0)
January 2	Holy Cross		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Blanka Skodova W, 1	W 6-1	3-1-0 (3-1-0)
January 8	at Connecticut		Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	Jessie McPherson W, 2	W 2-0	4-1-0 (4-1-0)
January 9	at Connecticut		Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	Jessie McPherson W, 3	W 3-2 ^OT	5-1-0 (5-1-0)
February 12	at Boston University		Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	Jessie McPherson W, 4	W 4-0	6-1-0 (6-1-0)
February 13	at Boston University		Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	Jessie McPherson L, 1	L 1-4	6-2-0 (6-2-0)
February 19	Northeastern	#1	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	Jessie McPherson L, 2	L 1-3	6-3-0 (6-3-0)
February 20	Northeastern	#1	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	Jessie McPherson L, 3	L 1-4	6-4-0 (6-4-0)
Hockey East Tournament
February 28	vs. Maine Black Bears		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	Blanka Skodova L, 1	L 1-3	6-5-0 (6-4-0)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

2020-21 Catamounts[edit]

2020-2021 Women's Ice Hockey Roster^[2]
No.	Name	Position	Year	Height	Hometown	Previous Team
2	Sini Karjalainen	Defense	JR	5'8	Posio, Finland	Finland U-18 National Team
3	Bella Parento	Defense	FR	5'5	Montpelier, Vermont	Kimball Union Academy
5	Cam Morrissey	Defense	SO	5'6	Troy, Michigan	Selects Hockey
7	Kristina Shananhan	Forward	SR	5'4	Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec	Dawson College
9	Olivia Kilberg	Forward	SR	5'4	Edina, Minnesota	Edina High School
11	Ellice Murphy	Defense	JR	5'4	Roseau, Minnesota	Roseau High School
12	Maddy Skelton	Forward	FR	5'6	Isanti, Minnesota	North Wright County
13	Lilly Holmes	Forward	JR	5'5	Saratoga Springs, New York	Westminster
17	Theresa Schafzahl	Forward	JR	5'8	Weiz, Austria	Austria National Team
19	Val Caldwell	Forward	SR	5'6	Glenview, Illinois	Chicago Mission
22	Alex Gray	Forward	JR	5'7	Brownlee, Saskatchewan	Stanstead College
23	Hailey Burns	Forward	SO	5'5	Kirkland, Quebec	John Abbott College
24	Corinne McCool	Forward	JR	5'8	West Roxbury, Massachusetts	Lawrence Academy
25	Alyssa Holmes	Forward	SR	5'4	Burlington, Ontario	Stoney Creek
31	Blanka Škodová	Goalie	JR	5'9	Šternberk, Czech Republic	Vermont Academy
35	Jessie McPherson	Goalie	FR	5'9	Chatham, Ontario	Cambridge Rivulettes
38	Natalie Ferenc	Goalie	SO	5'5	Orchard Lake, Michigan	Little Caesars AAA
44	Anna Erickson	Defense	SR	5'4	Stillwater, Minnesota	Minnesota Connections Academy
49	Sara Levesque	Defense	SO	5'3	Chicoutimi, Quebec	John Abbott College
66	Lily Humphrey	Forward	SO	5'5	Huntington Beach, California	New Hampton School
68	Tynka Pátková	Forward	RS FR	5'5	Meziboří, Czech Republic	HTI Stars
76	Maude Poulin-Labelle	Defense	JR	5'6	Sherbrooke, Quebec	Stanstead College
96	Natálie Mlýnková	Forward	FR	5'3	Zlín, Czech Republic	HTI Stars

Awards and honors[edit]

Olivia Kilberg, Hockey East Sportsmanship Award
Jessie McPherson, Hockey East Rookie of the Year^[3]
Jessie McPherson, Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team
Jessie McPherson, 2020-21 Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team^[4]
Maude Poulin-Labelle, Hockey East Second Team All-Star

References[edit]

^ "2020–21 Vermont Catamounts Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". University of Vermont. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
^ Release, Press (March 3, 2021). "AERIN FRANKEL AND ALINA MUELLER NAMED CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". ecachockey.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES WOMEN'S PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Five Other Award Winners Announced for 2020-21 Season". hockeyastonline.com. February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[1] "2020–21 Vermont Catamounts Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". University of Vermont. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[2] "2020-21 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

[3] Release, Press (March 3, 2021). "AERIN FRANKEL AND ALINA MUELLER NAMED CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". ecachockey.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[4] "HOCKEY EAST NAMES WOMEN'S PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Five Other Award Winners Announced for 2020-21 Season". hockeyastonline.com. February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

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v t e Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Gutterson Fieldhouse (1998–present)
Head coaches	Dennis Miller (1998–2006) Tim Bothwell (2006–2012) Jim Plumer (2012– )
Seasons	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Olympians	Amanda Pelkey Klara Myrén Natálie Mlýnková Sammy Kolowrat Sini Karjalainen Tynka Pátková Blanka Škodová Sofie Skott Dahl

v t e University of Vermont
Schools	Environment and Natural Resources Medicine
Facilities	Alumni House Billings Memorial Library Centennial Field Converse Hall Dudley H. Davis Center University of Vermont Medical Center Grasse Mount Gund Institute for Ecological Economics Gutterson Fieldhouse Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security Ira Allen Chapel Morrill Hall Old Mill Patrick Gym Robert Hull Fleming Museum Proctor Maple Research Center Redstone University Green Historic District
Athletics	Vermont Catamounts Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey Men's soccer
Media	The Vermont Cynic The Water Tower WRUV University of Vermont Press