Middlebury Panthers women's ice hockey

Middlebury Panthers
Institution:	Middlebury College
Location:	Middlebury, Vermont
School founded:	1800
Enrollment:	2,549
Colors:	Blue & White
Home Arena:	Chip Kenyon '85 Arena
Capacity:	2,200
Dimensions:	200' x 95'
Men's Team
Conference:	New England Small College Athletic Conference
Coach:	Neal Sinclair
Women's Team
Conference:	New England Small College Athletic Conference
Coach:	Bill Mandigo
Conf. Championships:	2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018
NCAA Championships:	2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, and 2006

The Middlebury Panthers are a Women's Division III team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference conference.

The teams play out of the Chip Kenyon '85 Arena located on the school's campus in Middlebury, Vermont.

Women's program

The women's program dates back to the 1981-82 season.

The team won:

• ECAC championships in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
• NESCAC championships in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018
• the only two AWCHA championships in 2000 and 2001
• NCAA championships in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Conferences

• Independent (1984-1991)
• ECAC Alliance (1991-2001)
• New England Small College Athletic Conference (2001-present)

Arenas

• Duke Nelson Arena (1984-1999)
• Chip Kenyon '85 Arena (1999-present)

Head Coaches

• Walter Nelson (1981-1983) 14-14-1
• Robert Ritter (1983-1987) 34-23-2
• Mike Gerber (1987-1988) 11-3-0
• Bill Mandigo (1988-present) 598-158-47 (as of end of 2019-20 season)

Women's Year by Year Record

Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Conference Tournament	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Independent										Overall Record
1981-82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	7	8	0	56	55
1982-83		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	7	6	1	52	52
1983-84	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	10	5	0	62	41
1984-85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	8	7	0	61	65
1985-86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	10	5	0	96	43
1986-87	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	6	6	2	64	39
1987-88	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	11	3	0	62	30
1988-89	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	10	5	0	48	35
1989-90	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	12	4	1	62	39
1990-91	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	10	6	0	59	50
ECAC Alliance										Overall Record
1991-92	10	3	6	1	17	38	7		-	18	11	6	1	67	49
1992-93	9	2	7	0	13	54	4		-	18	11	7	0	71	74
1993-94	14	7	7	0	62	52	14		-	24	15	9	0	109	67
1994-95	14	2	12	0	18	67	4		-	23	11	12	0	80	81
1995-96	17	17	0	0	120	11	34		-	25	19	6	0	142	50
1996-97	17	17	0	0	138	12	34		-	25	19	6	0	153	45
1997-98	16	16	0	0	111	14	32	1st of 4 West	N/A	24	20	4	0	135	34
1998-99	18	18	0	0	107	11	36	1st of 4 North	N/A	23	22	1	0	131	21
1999-00	17	17	0	0	115	6	34	1st of 18	W, QF 5-0 (RIT) W, SF 6-0 (RPI) W, F 5-1 (Colgate)	26	24	2	0	155	19
2000-01	20	19	0	1	101	14	39	1st of 19	W, QF 8-1 (Sacred Heart) W, SF 3-1 (Colgate) W, F 3-0 (Wiliams)	25	23	1	1	129	19
New England Small College Athletic Conference										Overall Record
2001-02	16	16	0	0	80	10	32	1st of 9	L, SF 2-1 (Williams)	23	19	3	1	101	22
2002-03	16	12	0	4	83	20	28	2nd of 9	W, QF 7-0 (Amherst) W, SF 3-2 Williams W, F 4-0 (Bowdoin)	26	19	3	4	127	32
2003-04	16	15	1	0	98	14	30	T-1st of 9	W, QF 6-0 (Connecticut College) W, SF 5-1 (Williams) L, F 4-1 (Bowdoin)	28	24	4	0	130	36
2004-05	16	14	1	1	87	17	29	2nd of 9	W, QF 6-0 (Trinity) W, SF 4-1 (Williams) W, F 5-1 (Bowdoin)	29	26	3	1	143	44
2005-06	16	15	1	0	81	18	30	1st of 9	W, SF 3-1 (Colby) W, F 8-2 (Bowdoin)	29	27	2	0	127	39
2006-07	16	14	0	2	70	20	30	1st of 9	W, SF 7-2 (Hamilton) L, F 2-1 (3ot) (Amherst)	29	23	4	2	116	41
2007-08	16	13	0	3	70	14	29	1st of 9	L, SF 2-1 ot (Colby)	26	19	4	3	106	31
2008-09	16	12	2	2	70	27	26	2nd of 9	W, QF 3-1 (Williams) W, SF 4-2 (Colby) W, F 4-3 ot (Amherst)	28	20	4	4	110	55
2009-10	16	11	4	1	60	23	23	3rd of 9	W, QF 8-1 (Hamilton) L, 3-1 (4ot) (Trinity)	26	16	7	3	100	39
2010-11	16	14	1	1	62	11	29	1st of 9	W, QF 3-1 (Williams) W, SF 4-2 (Colby) W, F 4-3 ot (Amherst)	29	23	5	1	100	33
2011-12	16	14	2	0	64	19	28	1st of 9	W, QF 5-1 (Colby) W, SF 4-1 (Trinity) W, F 1-0 ot (Amherst)	28	21	4	3	102	41
2012-13	16	12	2	2	56	24	26	1st of 9	W, QF 6-0 (Colby W, SF 4-1 (Connecticut College) L, F 2-1 (Bowdoin)	30	20	8	2	95	50
2013-14	16	12	0	4	50	20	28	1st of 9	L, QF 2-1 ot (Connecticut College)	25	17	4	4	81	43
2014-15	16	13	1	2	58	21	28	1st of 9	W, QF 3-2 (4ot) (Hamilton) Q, SF 4-2 (Bowdoin) L, F 2-1 ot (Trinity)	28	20	5	3	94	48
2015-16	16	13	0	3	29	46	15	1st of 9	W, QF 4-3 (Colby) W, SF 3-1 (Trinity) W, F 5-4 ot (Amherst)	30	21	6	3	83	47
2016-17	16	11	4	1	42	21	23	1st of 9	W, QF 4-1 (Wesleyan) W, SF 4-1 (Bowdoin W, F 4-1 (Amherst)	28	19	7	2	80	42
2017-18	16	13	1	2	49	17	28	1st of 9	W, QF 5-0 (Wesleyan) W, SF 2-1 (Bowdoin W, F 2-0 (Amherst)	28	20	5	3	85	33
2018-19	16	9	5	2	38	19	20	T-2nd of 9	W, QF 3-2 (ot) (Conn College) W, SF 3-1 (Hamilton) L, F 3-2 (Middlebury)	27	16	8	3	65	37
2019-20	16	14	1	1	42	9	29	1st of 9	W, QF 4-1 (Trinity) W, SF 2-1 (Hamilton) L, F 2-1 (Amherst)	27	21	3	3	69	22
2020-21

NCAA Tournament Appearances

Season	First Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship	Third Place
2000 (AWCHA)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Won 2 games to none (Augsburg Auggies)	N/A
2001 (AWCHA)	N/A	N/A	W 3-1 (St. Mary's Cardinals)	Won 6-0 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	N/A
2002	N/A	L, 2-1 (Bowdoin Polar Bears)	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003	N/A	L, 3-0 (Bowdoin Polar Bears)	N/A	N/A	N/A
2004	N/A	W, 2-1 (Elmira Soaring Eagles)	W, 2-1 (Plattsburgh Cardinals)	W, 2-1 (Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers)	N/A
2005	N/A	W, 3-2 (ot) (Manhattanville Valiants)	Won 7-3 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	W, 4-3 (Elmira Soaring Eagles)	N/A
2006	N/A	W, 4-3 (Manhattanville Valiants)	Won 2-1 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	W, 3-1 (Plattsburgh Cardinals)	N/A
2007	N/A	W, 3-1 (Manhattanville Valiants)	W, 5-1 (Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers)	L, 2-1 (Plattsburgh Cardinals)	N/A
2008	N/A	L, 4-3 (ot) (Manhattanville Valiants)	N/A	N/A	N/A
2009	N/A	Bye	L, 3-0 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons)	N/A	W, 3-2 (ot) (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons)
2011	N/A	W, 1-0 (Manhattanville Valiants)	L, 5-2 (RIT Tigers)	N/A	Won 5-0 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)
2012	N/A	L, 4-2 (Plattsburgh Cardinals)	N/A	N/A	N/A
2013	N/A	W, 3-2 (ot) (Norwich Cadets)	W, 4-1 (Plattsburgh Cardinals)	L, 1-0 (Elmira Soaring Eagles)	N/A
2015	N/A	L, 3-2  (Norwich Cadets)	N/A	N/A	N/A
2016	N/A	W, 4-0 (Mass-Boston Beacons)	L, 5-3 (Plattsburgh Cardinals)	N/A	L, 4-1 (Elmira Soaring Eagles)
2017	N/A	L, 5-4 (2ot)  (Norwich Cadets)	N/A	N/A	N/A
2018	N/A	L, 3-1 (Plattsburgh Cardinals)	N/A	N/A	N/A
2020	Bye	Tournament cancelled after first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic

Links

• NESCAC Women's ice hockey website
• Middlebury Panthers women's ice hockey website