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The UConn Huskies women's ice hockey program represented the University of Connecticut Huskies during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

  • April 23: Elaine Chuli was chosen to participate in the Team Canada Development Team Strength and Conditioning camp.[1]

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Notes
Jaime Fox Defense  Canada Played for Unionville HS
Rebecca Lindblad Forward  United States Played for New Trier HS[2]
Nora Maclaine Forward  United States Played for Oliver Ames HS
Kayla Mee Defense  Canada Played for Shaftesbury Prep[3]
Nicki Mueller Goaltender  United States Played for Huntley HS

Roster

2015–16 Huskies

[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
3 Wisconsin Theresa Knutson Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Onalaska, Wisconsin Team Wisconsin
4 Manitoba Cyndee Cook Sophomore D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Winnipeg, Manitoba Shaftesbury Prep
5 California Lexi Lersch Junior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Manhattan Beach, California Choate Rosemary Hall
6 Massachusetts Norah Maclaine Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Easton, Massachusetts Oliver Ames HS
7 British Columbia Leah Lum Sophomore D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Richmond, British Columbia Pacific Steelers
8 Illinois Rebecca Lindblad Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Winnetka, Illinois New Trier HS
9 Manitoba Jessica Stott Junior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Niverville, Manitoba Shaftesbury Prep
10 Minnesota Lindsay Roethke Sophomore F 5' 1" (1.55 m) Buffalo, Minnesota Buffalo HS
11 British Columbia Brittany Berisoff Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Kelowna, British Columbia Notre Dame
12 New York (state) Cassandra Opela Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Penfield, New York Boston Shamrocks
13 Massachusetts Reese Maccario Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Marblehead, Massachusetts Boston Shamrocks
14 Manitoba Justine Fredette Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Winnipeg, Manitoba Shaftesbury Prep
16 California Allie Hughes Senior D 5' 5" (1.65 m) La Canada, California Brewster Academy
17 Minnesota Caitlin Hewes (C) Senior (RS) D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Stillwater, Minnesota Stillwater Area HS
19 Illinois Margaret Zimmer Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) St. Charles, Illinois Chicago Mission
22 Michigan Kelly Harris Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Canton, Michigan Little Caesar
28 Manitoba Kayla Mee Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) Winnipeg, Manitoba Shaftesbury Prep
29 Ontario Elaine Chuli Senior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Waterton, Ontario Team Canada U18
31 Illinois Nicki Mueller Freshman G 5' 9" (1.75 m) Huntley, Illinois Huntley HS
41 Quebec Annie Belanger Sophomore G 5' 9" (1.75 m) Sherbrooke, Quebec Team Quebec U18
47 Ontario Jaime Fox Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Unionville, Ontario Unionville HS
91 Ontario Madison Badeau Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) Courtice, Ontario Jr. Wolves Intermediate
94 Ontario Leah Buress (C) Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Windsor, Ontario Bluewater Intermediate


Schedule

[5]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
October 2 at #8 Boston University Walter Brown ArenaBoston, MA Elaine Chuli L 1–2  0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 3 Union* Freitas Ice ForumStorrs, CT Annie Belanger T 2–2 OT 0–1–1
October 17 Syracuse* Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Annie Belanger W 4–3  1–1–1
October 18 Colgate* Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli T 3–3 OT 1–1–2
October 24 at Penn State* Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, PA Annie Belanger W 1–0  2–1–2
October 25 at Penn State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Elaine Chuli W 4–3  3–1–2
October 30 at #2 Boston College Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, MA Elaine Chuli L 0–4  3–2–2 (0–2–0)
October 31 #2 Boston College Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli L 0–4  3–3–2 (0–3–0)
November 7 Merrimack Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli W 1–0  4–3–2 (1–3–0)
November 8 New Hampshire Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli L 1–2  4–4–2 (1–4–0)
November 13 at #4 Clarkson* Cheel ArenaPotsdam, NY Annie Belanger L 1–3  4–5–2
November 14 at #4 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Elaine Chuli L 2–3  4–6–2
November 20 Vermont Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Annie Belanger W 3–2  5–6–2 (2–4–0)
November 22 at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, ME Elaine Chuli W 2–0  6–6–2 (3–4–0)
November 27 vs. #5 Quinnipiac* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT (Nutmeg Classic, Opening Round) Annie Belanger L 0–1  6–7–2
November 28 vs. Merrimack* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT (Nutmeg Classic, Consolation Game) Elaine Chuli W 4–1  7–7–2
December 5 Boston University Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Annie Belanger T 4–4 OT 7–7–3 (3–4–1)
December 6 at Boston University Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA Elaine Chuli L 3–4  7–8–3 (3–5–1)
January 5, 2016 at #8 Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, MA Annie Belanger L 1–5  7–9–3 (3–6–1)
January 9 at Merrimack Volpe ComplexNorth Andover, MA Annie Belanger W 4–3  8–9–3 (4–6–1)
January 10 Merrimack Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Annie Belanger T 2–2 OT 8–9–4 (4–6–2)
January 16 at Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, RI Elaine Chuli T 1–1 OT 8–9–5 (4–6–3)
January 17 Providence Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli W 5–2  9–9–5 (5–6–3)
January 22 at #6 Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, MA Elaine Chuli L 0–4  9–10–5 (5–7–3)
January 23 #6 Northeastern Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli L 3–7  9–11–5 (5–8–3)
January 25 #9 Princeton* Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Annie Belanger L 0–4  9–12–5
January 29 at Vermont Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, VT Elaine Chuli W 2–1  10–12–5 (6–8–3)
January 30 at Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT Elaine Chuli W 3–1  11–12–5 (7–8–3)
February 6 #1 Boston College Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli L 4–5  11–13–5 (7–9–3)
February 7 Providence Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli W 3–1  12–13–5 (8–9–3)
February 12 Maine Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli W 2–1 OT 13–13–5 (9–9–3)
February 13 Maine Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Elaine Chuli W 4–3  14–13–5 (10–9–3)
February 20 at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, NH Elaine Chuli L 1–2  14–14–5 (10–10–3)
February 21 at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, NH Elaine Chuli W 2–1 OT 15–14–5 (11–10–3)
WHEA Tournament
February 26 New Hampshire* Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Quarterfinals, Game 1) Elaine Chuli W 3–2  16–14–5
February 27 New Hampshire* Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Quarterfinals, Game 2) Elaine Chuli W 4–3 3OT 17–14–5
March 5 vs. #1 Boston College* Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA (Semifinal Game) Elaine Chuli L 2–4  17–15–5
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

  • Goaltender Elaine Chuli named to All American Second Team All Stars.[6] She became the all-time leading saves leader in WHEA History. She was also named to the WHEA First All-Star Team, as the leagues leading Goaltender.[7]
  • Defender Alyson Matteau was named to the WHEA's Rookie All-Star Team.[8]
  • Forward Leah Burress was named WHEA's Best Defensive Forward.[9]

Sources

References

  1. ^ "2015 Summer Strength & Conditioning Camp Roster". Hockey Canada. April 15, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "New Trier Girls' Hockey News". New Trier High School. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Scott Taylor (April 12, 2014). "Kayla Mee: Headed to the NCAA". MyToba.ca. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "2015-16 Roster". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "2015-16 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "Chuli Earns All-American Honors". CBS Interactive. March 18, 2016. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "Women's Hockey East Honors 2015-16 All-Star Teams". Hockey East Association. March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "Women's Hockey East Names 2015-16 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". Hockey East Association. March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "see above". Hockey East Association. March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
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