2020–21 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season

The Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program represented the University of Vermont during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

2020–21 Vermont Catamounts
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceWHEA
Record
Overall6-5-0
Conference6-4-0
Home3-4-0
Road3-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJim Plumer
Assistant coachesJessica Koizumi
Alex Gettens
Taylor Willard
Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey seasons
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Offseason

Recruiting
Player Position Nationality Notes
Jessie McPherson Goalie  Canada Played for the Canada U-18 team
Natálie Mlýnková Forward  Czech Republic Played for the Czech Republic national team
Bella Parento Defense  United States Played for Kimball Union Academy
Maddy Skelton Forward  United States Played for North Wright County

Departures
Player Position Nationality Notes
Abby Cleary Forward  United States Graduated
Allie Granato Forward  United States Graduated
Emma Katzman Defense  United States Left program
Sierra Natzke Goalie  United States Left program
Ali O'Leary Forward  United States Graduated
Ève-Audrey Picard Forward  Canada Graduated

Regular season

Standings
    2020–21 WHEA standings
    Conference Overall
    GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #2 Northeastern † *19171151801325222110421
    #7 Boston College1814404056322014605840
    #8 Providence1710613243342112815046
    Vermont10640172618116502721
    #7 Boston University11650182220126602524
    UConn188912838342091014437
    Maine16781242427188912729
    New Hampshire2061312039552271414262
    Holy Cross1941411329732041512976
    Merrimack161150313641611501364
    Championship: March 8, 2021
    † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
    Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021

    Schedule

    Source:[1]

    DateOpponent#Rank#SiteDecisionResultRecord
    Regular Season
    December 19 New Hampshire Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT Natalie Ferenc W, 1 W 4-2  1-0-0 (1-0-0)
    December 20 New Hampshire Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT Natalie Ferenc L, 1 L 0-2  1-1-0 (1-1-0)
    January 1 Holy Cross Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT Jessie McPherson W, 1 W 4-0  2-1-0 (2-1-0)
    January 2 Holy Cross Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT Blanka Skodova W, 1 W 6-1  3-1-0 (3-1-0)
    January 8 at Connecticut Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut Jessie McPherson W, 2 W 2-0  4-1-0 (4-1-0)
    January 9 at Connecticut Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut Jessie McPherson W, 3 W 3-2 OT 5-1-0 (5-1-0)
    February 12 at Boston University Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts Jessie McPherson W, 4 W 4-0  6-1-0 (6-1-0)
    February 13 at Boston University Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts Jessie McPherson L, 1 L 1-4  6-2-0 (6-2-0)
    February 19 Northeastern #1 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Jessie McPherson L, 2 L 1-3  6-3-0 (6-3-0)
    February 20 Northeastern #1 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Jessie McPherson L, 3 L 1-4  6-4-0 (6-4-0)
    Hockey East Tournament
    February 28 vs. Maine Black Bears Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont Blanka Skodova L, 1 L 1-3  6-5-0 (6-4-0)
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

    2020-21 Catamounts
    2020-2021 Women's Ice Hockey Roster[2]
    No. Name Position Year Height Hometown Previous Team
    2 Sini Karjalainen Defense JR 5'8 Posio, Finland Finland U-18 National Team
    3 Bella Parento Defense FR 5'5 Montpelier, Vermont Kimball Union Academy
    5 Cam Morrissey Defense SO 5'6 Troy, Michigan Selects Hockey
    7 Kristina Shananhan Forward SR 5'4 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec Dawson College
    9 Olivia Kilberg Forward SR 5'4 Edina, Minnesota Edina High School
    11 Ellice Murphy Defense JR 5'4 Roseau, Minnesota Roseau High School
    12 Maddy Skelton Forward FR 5'6 Isanti, Minnesota North Wright County
    13 Lilly Holmes Forward JR 5'5 Saratoga Springs, New York Westminster
    17 Theresa Schafzahl Forward JR 5'8 Weiz, Austria Austria National Team
    19 Val Caldwell Forward SR 5'6 Glenview, Illinois Chicago Mission
    22 Alex Gray Forward JR 5'7 Brownlee, Saskatchewan Stanstead College
    23 Hailey Burns Forward SO 5'5 Kirkland, Quebec John Abbott College
    24 Corinne McCool Forward JR 5'8 West Roxbury, Massachusetts Lawrence Academy
    25 Alyssa Holmes Forward SR 5'4 Burlington, Ontario Stoney Creek
    31 Blanka Škodová Goalie JR 5'9 Šternberk, Czech Republic Vermont Academy
    35 Jessie McPherson Goalie FR 5'9 Chatham, Ontario Cambridge Rivulettes
    38 Natalie Ferenc Goalie SO 5'5 Orchard Lake, Michigan Little Caesars AAA
    44 Anna Erickson Defense SR 5'4 Stillwater, Minnesota Minnesota Connections Academy
    49 Sara Levesque Defense SO 5'3 Chicoutimi, Quebec John Abbott College
    66 Lily Humphrey Forward SO 5'5 Huntington Beach, California New Hampton School
    68 Tynka Pátková Forward RS FR 5'5 Meziboří, Czech Republic HTI Stars
    76 Maude Poulin-Labelle Defense JR 5'6 Sherbrooke, Quebec Stanstead College
    96 Natálie Mlýnková Forward FR 5'3 Zlín, Czech Republic HTI Stars

    Awards and honors
    • Olivia Kilberg, Hockey East Sportsmanship Award
    • Jessie McPherson, Hockey East Rookie of the Year[3]
    • Jessie McPherson, Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team
    • Jessie McPherson, 2020-21 Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team[4]
    • Maude Poulin-Labelle, Hockey East Second Team All-Star

    References
    1. "2020–21 Vermont Catamounts Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". University of Vermont. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
    2. "2020-21 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
    3. Release, Press (March 3, 2021). "AERIN FRANKEL AND ALINA MUELLER NAMED CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". ecachockey.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
    4. "HOCKEY EAST NAMES WOMEN'S PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Five Other Award Winners Announced for 2020-21 Season". hockeyastonline.com. February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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