2017–18 St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey season

2017–18 St. Lawrence Saints
women's ice hockey season
2017–18 St. Lawrence Saints; women's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Appleton Arena
Record
Overall	2-0-2
Home	0-0-0
Road	2-0-2
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Chris Wells
Assistant coaches	Ted Wisner; Mare MacDougall Bari
Captain(s)	Hannah Miller
Alternate captain(s)	Nadine Edney
	St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey seasons; « 2016–17 2018–19 »

The St. Lawrence Saints represent St. Lawrence University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. In the off-season, Kennedy Marchment was drafted by the Buffalo Beauts as the second overall pick in the NWHL draft.^[2]

Recruiting[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Charlea Pedersen	Forward	Canada	Assistant Captain of the Durham West Jr. Lightning
Skylar Podvey	Defense	United States	Assistant Captain of North American Hockey Academy
Jessica Poirer	Forward	Canada	Attended Ontario Hockey Academy
Rachael Smith	Forward	Canada	Transfer from Mercyhurst
Natalie Wozney	Forward	United States	Assistant Captain of the Durham West Jr. Lightning with Charlea Pedersen

2017–18 Saints[edit]

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Jaimee Cooke	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Pelham, New Hampshire	East Coast Wizards
3	Nadine Edney (A)	Junior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Mississauga, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
4	Jacquie Diffley	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Burlington, Massachusetts	East Coast Wizards
6	Michelle Alonardo	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Wilmington, Massachusetts	Governor's Academy
7	Jessica Poirer	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Green Valley, Ontario	Ontario Hockey Academy
8	Kalie Grant	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Potsdam, New York	Nepean Jr. Wildcats
9	Kayla Vespa	Sophomore	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Hamilton, Ontario	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres
10	Hannah Miller (C)	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Okanagan Hockey Academy
11	Justine Reyes	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Chino Hills, California	Anaheim Lady Ducks
12	Rachael Smith	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Stoney Creek, Ontario	Mercyhurst
13	Skylar Podvey	Freshman	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Montclair, New Jersey	North American Hockey
14	Emily Middagh	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Team Manitoba
16	Kennedy Marchment	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Courtice, Ontario	Team Ontario Blue
17	Lydia Grauer	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Mukilteo, Washington	Anaheim Lady Ducks
18	Natalie Wozney	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Whitby, Ontario	Durham West Jr. Lightning
19	Maggie McLaughlin	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	McLean, Virginia	Washington Pride
20	Kayla Nielson	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Laguna Hills, California	Anaheim Lady Ducks
21	Amanda McClure	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Stratford, Ontario	Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes
22	Charlea Pedersen	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Bowmanville, Ontario	Durham West Jr. Lightning
24	Dakota Golde	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Rolling Meadows, Illinois	Chicago Mission
27	Amanda Butterfield	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Grimsby, Ontario	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres
28	Allison Compeau	Junior	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Potsdam, New York	North Country Ice Storm
29	Grace Harrison	Junior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Auckland, New Zealand	Ontario Hockey Academy
31	Sonjia Shelly	Junior	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Braceville, Illinois	Chicago Fury

Standings[edit]

2017–18 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Clarkson†*	22	19	3	0	38	90	29	41	36	4	1	158	48
#2 Colgate†	22	19	3	0	38	80	35	41	34	6	1	150	70
#7 Cornell	22	15	5	2	32	66	42	33	21	9	3	100	65
#8 St. Lawrence	22	14	6	2	30	67	40	35	20	11	4	96	73
Quinnipiac	22	12	9	1	25	41	40	36	16	17	3	65	71
Princeton	22	11	0	1	23	60	43	32	14	14	4	79	64
Harvard	22	10	10	2	22	52	48	31	13	16	2	31	79
Yale	22	8	12	2	18	43	53	31	10	17	4	59	83
RPI	22	6	13	3	15	35	50	34	9	19	6	54	78
Union	22	5	15	2	12	45	78	34	7	22	5	65	121
Dartmouth	22	3	16	3	9	25	77	27	5	19	3	37	98
Brown	22	1	21	0	2	25	77	29	2	27	0	46	134
Championship: March 10, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

2017-18 Schedule[edit]

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Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 6	at Mercyhurst*	#6	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Grace Harrison	W 4-1	1–0–0
October 7	at Mercyhurst*	#6	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Grace Harrison	T 1-1 ^OT	1–0–1
October 13	at Merrimack*		Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Sonjia Shelly	W 2-1	2–0–1
October 14	at Merrimack*		Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Grace Harrison	T 0-0 ^OT	2–0–2
October 20	Clarkson		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
October 21	at Clarkson		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY
October 27	Cornell		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
October 28	Colgate		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
November 3	at Brown		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI
November 4	at Yale		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT
November 10	Boston College*		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
November 11	Boston College*		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
November 17	Princeton		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
November 18	Quinnipiac		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
November 30	at Clarkson		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY
December 2	Clarkson		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
December 8	at Rensselaer		Houston Field House • Troy, NY
December 9	at Union		Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY
January 5, 2018	vs. Lindenwood*		Anaheim, CA
January 6	vs. Lindenwood*		Anaheim, CA
January 12	Union		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
January 12	Rensselaer		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
January 19	at Dartmouth		Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH
January 20	at Harvard		Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA
January 26	at Colgate		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY
January 27	at Cornell		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY
February 2	Yale		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
February 3	Brown		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
February 9	at Quinnipiac		High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, CT
February 10	at Princeton		Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ
February 16	Harvard		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
February 17	Dartmouth		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Miller Named Women's Hockey Captain, Edney is Assistant Captain". St. Lawrence University. September 14, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
^ "Marchment Selected Second Overall in NWHL Draft". St. Lawrence University. August 18, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
^ "2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". St. Lawrence University. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
^ "2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". St. Lawrence University. Retrieved October 8, 2017.

[1] "Miller Named Women's Hockey Captain, Edney is Assistant Captain". St. Lawrence University. September 14, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.

[2] "Marchment Selected Second Overall in NWHL Draft". St. Lawrence University. August 18, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.

[3] "2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". St. Lawrence University. Retrieved October 8, 2017.

[4] "2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". St. Lawrence University. Retrieved October 8, 2017.

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v t e St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Appleton Arena
Head coaches	Bernie McKinnon (1978–1996) Pam Mahoney (1996–1997) Ron Waske (1997–1999) Paul Flanagan (1999–2008) Chris Wells (2008–)
Seasons	2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2009–10 2010–11 2015–16 2016–17 2019–20 2020–21
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (ECAC)
Rivalries	Clarkson Golden Knights
Women's Frozen Four appearances	2004 2005 2006 2007
NCAA Tournament appearances	2001 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2012
Conference Tournament champions	ECAC: 2012
Olympians	Isabelle Chartrand Gina Kingsbury Taylor Lum Hannah Miller Anna Segedi
St. Lawrence University Canton, NY