2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season

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2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions
women's ice hockey season
Conference4th College Hockey America
Home icePegula Ice Arena
Record
Overall9-21-5
Conference8-10-2
Home2-9-3
Road6-8-2
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachJosh Brandwene (5th season)
Assistant CoachesDean Jackson*
Lisa Marshall
Captain(s)Laura Bowman[1]
Alternate captain(s)Kelsey Crow, Amy Peterson

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Dean Jackson was the interim Head Coach as of January, 2017, following Josh Brandwene's leave of absence.

The Penn State Nittany Lions women represent Penn State University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Standings[]

2016–17 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Robert Morris†* 20 15 3 2 32 60 37 34 24 5 6 106 74
Syracuse 20 14 4 2 30 63 24 34 16 13 5 85 59
Mercyhurst 20 11 8 1 23 58 45 35 15 18 2 92 85
Penn State 20 8 10 2 18 47 54 35 9 21 5 74 104
RIT 20 4 14 2 10 31 59 36 7 27 2 49 116
Lindenwood 20 3 16 1 7 18 58 33 6 25 2 36 100
Championship: Robert Morris
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll
  • Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

Offseason[]

  • April 22: 2016 Graduate Celine Whitlinger was tabbed for the 2015 USA Hockey Women’s Goaltender Development program.[2]

Roster[]

2016–17 Nittany Lions[]

[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Minnesota Hannah Ehresmann Junior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS
3 Ontario Irene Kiroplis Junior F/D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Georgetown, Ontario Brampton Canadettes
5 Minnesota Brooke Madsen Freshman D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Eagan, Minnesota Team USA U18
7 Minnesota Kelsey Crow (A) Sophomore D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS
8 Minnesota Christi Vetter Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) Lakeville, Minnesota Lakeville North HS
9 Minnesota Amy Petersen (A) Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS
10 New York (state) Abby Welch Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) East Amherst, New York Nichols School
11 Minnesota Bella Sutton Junior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Shoreview, Minnesota Mounds View HS
12 Minnesota Sarah Nielsen Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Edina, Minnesota [Edina HS
13 California Hannah England Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Simi Valley, California Shattuck-St. Mary's
15 Vermont Aly Hardy Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) St. Albans, Vermont Boston Shamrocks
16 Minnesota Katie McMillan Freshman D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS
18 Minnesota Laura Bowman (C) Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS
22 Pennsylvania Olivia Villani Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania East Coast Wizards
22 Minnesota Kate Rydland Freshman F/D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie HS
24 Sweden Victoria Samuelsson Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Leksand, Sweden Bay State Breakers
25 Alberta Amanda McLeod Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Calgary, Alberta Edge School
26 Manitoba Meike Meilleur Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Marquette, Manitoba Team Manitoba
27 New York (state) Kelly Seward Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Williamsville, New York Nichols School
28 Ontario Caileah Forrest Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) Ottawa, Ontario Nepean Jr. Wildcats (WCHA)
30 California Celine Whitlinger Senior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) Garden Grove, California Gilmour Academy
34 Ontario Daniela Paniccia Freshman G 5' 5" (1.65 m) Oakville, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets


Schedule[]

[4]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
September 30 at #5 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Hannah Ehresmann L 2–4  0–1–0
October 1 at #5 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Hannah Ehresmann L 1–2  0–2–0
October 7 at Union* Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY Daniela Paniccia W 8–1  1–2–0
October 8 at Union* Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY Daniela Paniccia L 2–4  1–3–0
October 14 Boston University* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann T 3–3 OT 1–3–1
October 15 Boston University* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann L 2–7  1–4–1
October 21 at Connecticut* Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Daniela Paniccia T 0–0 OT 1–4–2
October 22 at Connecticut* Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Hannah Ehresmann L 2–4  1–5–2
October 27 at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Daniela Paniccia W 2–0  2–5–2 (1–0–0)
October 28 at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Daniela Paniccia W 5–0  3–5–2 (2–0–0)
November 4 at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Daniela Paniccia L 4–6  3–6–2 (2–1–0)
November 5 at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Daniela Paniccia W 3–2 OT 4–6–2 (3–1–0)
November 11 Lindenwood Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Daniela Paniccia W 3–2  5–6–2 (4–1–0)
November 12 Lindenwood Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Daniela Paniccia T 1–1 OT 5–6–3 (4–1–1)
November 21 #3 St. Lawrence* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann L 0–3  5–7–3
November 22 #3 St. Lawrence* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann L 0–2  5–8–3
December 3 Robert Morris Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Daniela Paniccia L 2–4  5–9–3 (4–2–1)
December 4 Robert Morris Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Daniela Paniccia L 5–6  5–10–3 (4–3–1)
December 30 at #8 Quinnipiac* TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT Daniela Paniccia L 1–2  5–11–3
December 31 at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Hannah Ehresmann T 5–5 OT 5–11–4
January 6, 2017 Ohio State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Daniela Paniccia L 0–5  5–12–4
January 7 Ohio State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Daniela Paniccia L 0–6  5–13–4
January 13 at Syracuse Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY Hannah Ehresmann L 1–3  5–14–4 (4–4–1)
January 14 at Syracuse Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY Daniela Paniccia L 1–4  5–15–4 (4–5–1)
January 21 RIT Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann W 3–0  6–15–4 (5–5–1)
January 22 RIT Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann T 4–4 OT 6–15–5 (5–5–2)
January 27 Mercyhurst Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann L 0–6  6–16–5 (5–6–2)
January 28 Mercyhurst Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann L 3–4  6–17–5 (5–7–2)
February 10 at Lindenwood Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO Hannah Ehresmann W 4–1  7–17–5 (6–7–2)
February 11 at Lindenwood Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO Hannah Ehresmann W 2–0  8–17–5 (7–7–2)
February 17 at #8 Robert Morris 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Hannah Ehresmann W 3–2  9–17–5 (8–7–2)
February 18 at #8 Robert Morris 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Hannah Ehresmann L 0–2  9–18–5 (8–8–2)
February 24 Syracuse Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann L 1–5  9–19–5 (8–9–2)
February 25 Syracuse Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann L 0–2  9–20–5 (8–10–2)
CHA Tournament
March 2 vs. RIT* HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Quarterfinal Game) Hannah Ehresmann L 1–2  9–21–5
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Women's Hockey Announces 2016-17 Captains". CBS Interactive. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Whitlinger Selected for U.S. Women's National Team Goaltending Development Camp". CBS Interactive. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. ^ "2016–17 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Penn State University. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Penn State 2016-17 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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