Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey

Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey
Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey
Current season
University	Merrimack College
Conference	Hockey East
Head coach	Erin Whitten-Hamlen; 6th season, 48–105–21
Arena	J. Thom Lawler Rink; Capacity: 2,549
Location	North Andover, Massachusetts
Colors	Blue and gold;

The Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's college ice hockey program. The Warriors are a new member of Hockey East.^[2] They play at the 2,549-seat J. Thom Lawler Arena in North Andover, Massachusetts, which underwent a major renovation in 2010.

History[]

The women's ice hockey program began play in the 2013-14 academic year. The team initially played a club schedule before transitioning to the NCAA in 2015-16 and joining Hockey East.^[3] The college added women's ice hockey, swimming, and water polo as part of its six-sport expansion plans following a settlement with U.S. Department of Education related to a Title IX gender-discrimination complaint.^[4]^[5]

Erin Hamlen, née Whitten, is the head coach for the Warriors. As a player-athlete at the University of New Hampshire, she was a goaltender for the Wildcats, and won the ECAC Goaltender of the Year award in 1992. She returned to her alma-mater as a coach, working as an assistant coach and then Associate Head Coach for the women's ice hockey team, from 2000-2010. In 2010, she became the first head coach for the Boston Blades in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

In the 2018-2019 season, forward became the first player in program history to reach 100 points in her career. At the time of her graduation in 2019, she was the all-time points leader with 112 points. She earned a 2018-2019 Hockey East First Team All-Star selection. She was also the first Merrimack Warrior to be selected for the New England Hockey Writers Association All-Star team.

Three members of the Warriors were selected in the 2018 Premier Hockey Federation draft. Rae was drafted by the Connecticut Whale as the 12th pick overall, in the 3rd round, officially becoming the first woman in program history to be drafted for professional hockey.^[6] Warriors' forward, Paige Voight, was selected as 16th overall pick in the fourth round, by the Metropolitan Riveters. Voight played on the US U-18 national women's ice hockey team that won Gold in Buffalo, NY.^[7] She joined the PWHPA in the New England region for the 2019-2020 season.^[8] Dominique Kremer, who played defense for the Warriors, was also selected by the Connecticut Whale, as the 17th pick overall, in the 4th round. ^[9]^[10]

Mikyla Grant-Mentis was nominated for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year award. She set a new program record for points, with 117 points, on 56 goals and 61 assists. She ranks second in goals scored. She earned Hockey East Player of the Month honors in November 2019. The same season, she was a Hockey East Second Team All-Star and the New England Hockey Writers Association named her as a Division I All Star.^[11]

Year by year[]

Won Championship	Lost Championship	Conference Champions	League Leader

Year	Coach	W	L	T	Conference	Conf. W	Conf. L	Conf. T	Finish	Conference Tournament	NCAA Tournament
2021-22	Erin Whitten-Hamlen				Hockey East
2020-21	Erin Whitten-Hamlen	1	15	0	Hockey East	1	15	0	10th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
	Erin Whitten-Hamlen	5	24	5	Hockey East	2	20	5	10th HE	Did not qualify	Cancelled due to 2020 Coronavirus pandemic in the United States
	Erin Hamlen	16	13	7	Hockey East	12	10	5	5th HE	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Providence (0-2, 1-2)	Did not qualify
2017–18	Erin Hamlen	11	20	3	Hockey East	6	16	2	9th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2016–17	Erin Hamlen	11	22	3	Hockey East	7	17	0	8th HE	Lost Quarterfinal vs. Boston College (0-4, 0-1)	Did not qualify
2015–16	Erin Hamlen	5	26	3	Hockey East	3	18	3	9th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Warriors in professional hockey[]

= CWHL All-Star

= PHF All-Star

= Clarkson Cup Champion

= Isobel Cup Champion

Player	Position	Team(s)	League(s)	Years
Mikyla Grant-Mentis	Forward	Toronto Six	PHF	1
Dominique Kremer	Defense	Djurgårdens IF Buffalo Beauts	SDHL PHF
Katelyn Rae	Forward	GTA East	PWHPA	1
Samantha Ridgewell	Goaltender	Djurgårdens IF Toronto Six	SDHL PHF	2
Paige Voight	Forward	Team Stecklein 2019 Dream Gap Tour Metropolitan Riveters	PWHPA PHF

Awards and honors[]

Julia MacLean, Runner-up to the 2021 Hockey East Association's Sportsmanship Award^[12]

Hockey East Weekly Awards[]

Emma Gorski, HEA Defensive Player of the Week (awarded December 14, 2020) ^[13]

References[]

^ "Merrimack College Brand Guidelines". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
^ Staff (Oct 3, 2012). "Merrimack to add new women's program". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
^ "Merrimack to Launch 3 New Sports; Division I Women's Hockey Centerpiece of Expansion". Merrimack College. October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
^ Mytelka, Andrew (October 1, 2012). "Merrimack College Will Create 6 Women's Teams to Settle Title IX Complaint". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
^ McMahon, Mike (October 2, 2012). "Merrimack College reaches settlement with Dept. of Education in Title IX probe". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
^ "Merrimack hockey's Rae honored". Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
^ "2018 NWHL Draft Wraps up Final Three Rounds". The Hockey Writers. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
^ "Paige Voight at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
^ Athletics, Merrimack (2018-12-20). "Rae, Voight and Kremer selected in NWHL Draft". The Mack Report. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
^ "NWHL Draft Recap". The Victory Press. 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
^ Athletics, Merrimack (2020-07-14). "Grant-Mentis, Ireland Named Nominees for 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year". The Mack Report. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
^ "MacLean Runner-Up For Hockey East Sportsmanship Award". merrimackathletics.com. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
^ "WOMEN'S WEEKLY RELEASE: UCONN TOPPLES BOSTON UNIVERSITY, MAINE SWEEPS NEW HAMPSHIRE". hockeyeastonline.com. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-04-15.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Merrimack College Brand Guidelines". Retrieved February 22, 2017.

[2] Staff (Oct 3, 2012). "Merrimack to add new women's program". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

[3] "Merrimack to Launch 3 New Sports; Division I Women's Hockey Centerpiece of Expansion". Merrimack College. October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

[4] Mytelka, Andrew (October 1, 2012). "Merrimack College Will Create 6 Women's Teams to Settle Title IX Complaint". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

[5] McMahon, Mike (October 2, 2012). "Merrimack College reaches settlement with Dept. of Education in Title IX probe". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

[6] "Merrimack hockey's Rae honored". Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

[7] "2018 NWHL Draft Wraps up Final Three Rounds". The Hockey Writers. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

[8] "Paige Voight at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

[9] Athletics, Merrimack (2018-12-20). "Rae, Voight and Kremer selected in NWHL Draft". The Mack Report. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

[10] "NWHL Draft Recap". The Victory Press. 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

[11] Athletics, Merrimack (2020-07-14). "Grant-Mentis, Ireland Named Nominees for 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year". The Mack Report. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

[12] "MacLean Runner-Up For Hockey East Sportsmanship Award". merrimackathletics.com. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-04-15.

[13] "WOMEN'S WEEKLY RELEASE: UCONN TOPPLES BOSTON UNIVERSITY, MAINE SWEEPS NEW HAMPSHIRE". hockeyeastonline.com. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-04-15.

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Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey
Current season

University	Merrimack College
Conference	Hockey East
Head coach	Erin Whitten-Hamlen 6th season, 48–105–21
Arena	J. Thom Lawler Rink Capacity: 2,549
Location	North Andover, Massachusetts
Colors	Blue and gold^[1]