2019–20 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season

2019–20 Vermont Catamounts
women's ice hockey season
Conference8th WHEA
Home iceGutterson Fieldhouse
Record
Overall10–18–8
Conference7–14–6
Home5–9–4
Road5–9–4
Coaches and captains
Head coachJim Plumer
Assistant coachesJess Koizumi
Alex Gettens
Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey seasons
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The Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program represented the University of Vermont during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player[1] Position Class Previous school
Hailey Burns F Incoming freshman
Natalie Ferenc G Incoming freshman
Lily Humphrey F Incoming freshman
Emma Katzman D Incoming freshman
Sara Levesque D Incoming freshman
Cam Morrissey D Incoming freshman
Tynka Pátková F Incoming freshman

Departures

Player Position Nationality Destination
Melissa Black G Graduated
Great Close D Left program
Taylor Flaherty D Shenzhen KRS[2]
Alyssa Gorecki F Graduated
Sammy Kolowrat D Metropolitan Riveters[3]
Saana Valkama F Linköping HC

Regular season

Standings

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Northeastern 27 24 3 0 48 106 20 36 30 4 2 137 35
#8 Boston University 27 18 6 3 39 77 43 36 24 8 4 108 58
Providence 27 15 10 2 32 58 53 36 18 14 4 85 71
Boston College 27 14 11 2 30 76 69 36 17 16 3 94 97
UConn 27 13 12 2 28 60 54 37 18 17 2 89 80
New Hampshire 27 12 12 3 '27 58 53 36 18 14 4 83 70
Maine 27 9 11 7 25 61 62 36 15 13 8 92 75
Vermont 27 7 14 6 20 65 84 36 10 18 8 85 109
Holy Cross 27 5 20 2 12 27 98 33 5 23 5 36 117
Merrimack 27 2 20 5 9 39 91 34 5 24 5 57 111
Championship: March 8, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
October 4 at RIT* Gene Polisseni CenterRochester, New York Blanka Skodova W 3-1  1–0–0
October 5 at RIT* Gene Polisseni CenterRochester, New York Skodova T 4-4 ot 1–0–1
October 10 St. Lawrence* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Skodova T 2-2 ot 1–0–2 (0–0–0)
October 11 St. Lawrence* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Skodova W 5-2  2–0–2 (0–0–0)
October 18 New Hampshire Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Skodova T 3-3 ot 2–0–3 (0–0–1)
October 20 Boston College #7 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Skodova L 2-3  2–1–3 (0–1–1)
October 25 at Merrimack Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts Natalie Ferenc T 4-4 ot 2–1–4 (0–1–2)
October 26 at Merrimack Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts Skodova W 6-2  3–1–4 (1–1–2)
October 29 Dartmouth* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Ferenc W 4-2  4–1–4 (1–1–2)
November 8 at New Hampshire Whittemore Center ArenaDurham, New Hampshire Skodova L 1-2 ot 4–2–4 (1–2–2)
November 9 at New Hampshire Whittemore Center ArenaDurham, New Hampshire Skodova W 1-0  5–2–4 (2–2–2)
November 15 at Connecticut Mark Edward Freitas Ice ForumStorrs, Connecticut Skodova T 2-2 ot 5–2–5 (2–2–3)
November 17 at Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island Skodova L 2-3  5–3–5 (2–3–3)
November 23 Boston University Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Ferenc L 2-3 ot 5–4–5 (2–4–3)
November 24 Boston University Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Ferenc L 1-5  5–5–5 (2–5–3)
November 29 Penn State* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Skodova L 0-4  5–6–5 (2–5–3)
November 30 Minnesota State Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Ferenc L 0-2  5–7–5 (2–5–3)
December 6 at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine Ferenc W 3-2  6–7–5 (3–5–3)
December 7 at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine Skodova W 3-2  7–7–5 (4–5–3)
December 30 at Northeastern #3 Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts Skodova L 2-4  7–8–5 (4–6–3)
January 4 Providence Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Ferenc W 4-3  8–8–5 (5–6–3)
January 5 Providence Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Ferenc L 1-3  8–9–5 (5–7–3)
January 11 Merrimack Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Skodova W 4-2  9–9–5 (6–7–3)
January 17 at Boston College Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts Skodova L 5-7  9–10–5 (6–8–3)
January 18 at Boston College Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts Skodova T 2-2 ot 9–10–6 (6–8–4)
January 24 Northeastern #3 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Ferenc L 0-4  9–11–6 (6–9–4)
January 25 Northeastern #3 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Skodova L 2-10  9–12–6 (6–10–4)
January 31 at Boston University Walter Brown ArenaBoston, Massachusetts Skodova L 2-4  9–13–6 (6–11–4)
February 2 Holy Cross Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Ferenc T 2-2 ot 9–13–7 (6–11–5)
February 8 Connecticut Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Ferenc L 2-4  9–14–7 (6–12–5)
February 9 Connecticut Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Skodova W 6-2  10–14–7 (7–12–5)
February 15 at Holy Cross Hart Center Arena • Worcester, Massachusetts Skodova L 1-2  10–15–7 (7–13–5)
February 16 at Holy Cross Hart Center Arena • Worcester, Massachusetts Skodova L 0-2  10–16–7 (7–14–5)
February 22 Maine Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont Skodova T 2-2 ot 10–16–8 (7–14–6)
Hockey East Tournament
February 27 at Northeastern* #4 Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts Skodova L 1-5  10–17–8 (7–14–6)
February 28 at Northeastern* #4 Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts Skodova L 1-3  10–18–8 (7–14–6)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

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Roster

2019-2020 Women's Ice Hockey Roster[5]
No. Name Position Year Height Hometown Previous Team
1 Sierra Natzke Goalie JR 5'6 Pine, Colorado Lansing Spartans
2 Sini Karjalainen Defense SO 5'8 Posio, Finland Finland U-18 National Team
4 Emma Katzman Defense FR 5'3 Wilmette, Illinois Chicago Young Americans
5 Cam Morrissey Defense FR 5'6 Troy, Michigan Selects Hockey
7 Kristina Shananhan Forward JR 5'4 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec Dawson College
9 Olivia Kilberg Forward JR 5'4 Edina, Minnesota Edina High School
10 Ellice Murphy Defense SO 5'4 Roseau, Minnesota Roseau High School
11 Abby Cleary Forward SR 5'8 Buffalo, New York Quinnipiac
13 Lilly Holmes Forward SO 5'5 Saratoga Springs, New York Westminster
14 Ali O'Leary Forward SR 5'4 Reading, Massachusetts Boston Shamrocks
17 Theresa Schafzahl Forward SO 5'8 Weiz, Austria Austria National Team
19 Val Caldwell Forward JR 5'6 Glenview, Illinois Chicago Mission
21 Allie Granato Forward SR 5'3 Plainfield, Illinois Chicago Fury
22 Alex Gray Forward SO 5'7 Brownlee, Saskatchewan Stanstead College
23 Hailey Burns Forward FR 5'5 Kirkland, Quebec John Abbott College
24 Corinne McCool Forward SO 5'8 West Roxbury, Massachusetts Lawrence Academy
25 Alyssa Holmes Forward JR 5'4 Burlington, Ontario Stoney Creek
26 Ève-Audrey Picard Forward SR 5'5 Longueuil, Quebec Canada U-18 Team
31 Blanka Škodová Goalie SO 5'9 Šternberk, Czech Republic Vermont Academy
38 Natalie Ferenc Goalie FR 5'5 Orchard Lake, Michigan Little Caesars AAA
44 Anna Erickson Defense JR 5'4 Stillwater, Minnesota Minnesota Connections Academy
49 Sara Levesque Defense FR 5'3 Chicoutimi, Quebec John Abbott College
66 Lily Humphrey Forward FR 5'5 Huntington Beach, California New Hampton School
68 Tynka Pátková Forward FR 5'5 Meziboří, Czech Republic HTI Stars
76 Maude Poulin-Labelle Defense SO 5'6 Sherbrooke, Quebec Stanstead College

References

  1. ^ "Women's Hockey Announces Newcomers for 2019-20 Season". University of Vermont Athletics. August 29, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "Megan Bozek joins Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays". The Ice Garden. November 13, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Sammy Kolowrat '19 Signs with the NWHL's Metropolitan Riveters". University of Vermont Athletics. May 21, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2022.