2011–12 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season

2011–12 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season
Conference	Hockey East
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Katie King

The Boston College Eagles women's hockey team will represent Boston College in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Terriers are coached by Katie King and will attempt to become the first team in Hockey East to win the NCAA Frozen Four championship game.

Offseason

• August 9: Eight current and former Eagles players were invited to the 2011 USA Hockey Women's National Festival in Blaine, Minnesota (from August 10-20). The players include Allie Thunstrom, Molly Schaus, Kelli Stack, Blake Bolden, Mary Restuccia, Taylor Wasylk, Alex Carpenter, and Megan Miller.
• Sept. 20: Boston College was ranked No. 5 on the USCHO.com Division I Women's preseason poll. This is the highest preseason ranking in Eagles history. In addition, the top 10 ranking marks the sixth time in seven seasons that the Eagles have been ranked in the USCHO.com preseason poll.

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Alexandra Carpenter	Forward	United States	Daughter of former NHL player Bobby Carpenter
Emily Field	Forward	United States	Played at the Lawrence Academy
Erin Kickham	Forward	United States	Played at Tabor Academy
Megan Miller	Goaltender	United States	She was a 2011 Team USA U-18 World Championship team member. In addition, she led the Chicago Mission to four straight Illinois state championships
Emily Pfalzer	Defense	United States	Played for Mississauga Jr. Chiefs of PWHL

Exhibition

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score	Goal scorers
09/25/11	vs. McGill	Providence, R.I.	3:00 p.m.

Regular season

Standings

2011–12 Hockey East Association standings
	Overall								Conference
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Boston College	14	9	4	1	19	43	29		8	5	2	1	22	14
Providence	17	6	8	3	15	44	43		9	5	3	1	30	21
Northeastern	14	10	4	0	20	48	25		7	5	2	0	20	12
Maine	18	9	5	4	22				8	4	3	1	26	23
Boston University									5	4	1	0	17	10
Connecticut									7	2	5	0	11	16
Vermont	16	2	10	4	8	30	61		8	2	6	0	15	27
New Hampshire									6	0	5	1	6	24
Championship: To Be Determined † 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score	Record	Conference Record	Goal scorers
10/08/11	at Minnesota-Duluth	Duluth, Minn.	4:00 p.m.
10/09/11	at Minnesota-Duluth	Duluth, Minn.	4:00 p.m.
10/14/11	at New Hampshire	Durham, N.H.	7:00 p.m.
10/15/11	vs. New Hampshire	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
10/21/11	vs. Quinnipiac	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
10/23/11	vs. Dartmouth	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
10/28/11	at Providence	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
10/30/11	vs. Maine	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
11/02/11	vs. Boston University *	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET
11/05/11	at Boston University *	Walter Brown Arena	3:00 p.m. ET
11/17/11	at Northeastern	Boston	7:00 p.m.
11/18/11	vs. Northeastern	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
11/22/11	at Quinnipiac	Hampden, Conn.	7:00 p.m.
11/25/11	vs. Princeton	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	3:00 p.m.
11/27/11	at Brown	Providence, R.I.
12/03/11	at Maine	Orono, Maine	7:00 p.m.
12/04/11	at Maine	Orono, Maine	3:00 p.m.
12/09/11	vs. Mercyhurst	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
12/10/11	vs. Mercyhurst	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
01/05/12	vs. St. Lawrence	Boston (Northeastern)	7:00 p.m.
01/06/12	vs. Clarkson	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	3:00 p.m.
01/10/12	vs. New Hampshire	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
01/14/12	at Vermont	Burlington, Vt.	7:00 p.m.
01/17/12	vs. Northeastern	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
01/20/12	vs. Providence	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
01/22/12	at Connecticut	Storrs, Conn.	2:00 p.m.
01/25/12	at Boston University *	Walter Brown Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
01/31/12	vs. Northeastern	Boston (BU)	5:00 p.m.
02/07/12	Beanpot Consolation	Boston (BU)
02/04/12	vs. Providence	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
02/11/12	at Connecticut	Storrs, Conn. 1:00 p.m.
02/12/12	vs. Connecticut	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
02/17/12	vs. Vermont	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.
02/18/12	vs. Vermont	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m.