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The 2010–11 Boston Blades season was the first in Boston Blades history.[1] Canadian Women's Hockey League and attempted to win the Clarkson Cup .
3 Defenders of Boston Blades play with USA National Team: # 8 Caitlyn Cahow, # 4 Angela Ruggiero and # 22 Kacey Bellamy Background [ edit ] On August 12, 2010, the CWHL announced that the city of Boston would receive an expansion team for the 2010–11 CWHL season . The unnamed team will practice at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington.[2]
Offseason [ edit ] CWHL Draft [ edit ] The Boston club was able to protect some players from being selected from their roster in the 2010 CWHL Draft .
Protected players [ edit ] [5]
Free agents [ edit ] Protected players [ edit ] [7]
Regular season [ edit ] December 19: The Blades came from behind to defeat Montreal. In doing so, they broke up Montreal's bid for an undefeated season. Boston goalie Mandy Cronin stopped 74 shots to lead Boston to victory. Montreal had an early 2-0 lead. In the 2nd period, Blades player Sam Faber scored on an assist by Jess Koizumi. In the third period, Koizumi would tie the game. With 3:24 to play in the game, Angela Ruggiero scored the game-winning goal. She was assisted by Sam Faber and Hayley Moore .[8]
January 16: Gillian Apps scored her seventh goal of the season 2:42 into overtime as Brampton defeated the Boston Blades by a 4-3 tally. The win was the fifth in a row for Brampton who are now 11-6 on the season. The five game win streak is currently the best in the league. Brampton has yet to lose a game in 2011. In addition, they have outscored their opponents 23-9 during the streak.[9]
February 5 & 6: a gallery of Toronto vs Boston games .
February 11:Boston are a blast.[10]
February 12: Brampton tops Boston for tenth straight victory.[11]
February 13: Cherie Piper hat trick contributes to a Brampton season sweep over Boston.[12]
March 3: Boston Blades Team Up for Alzheimer Research:[13] Schedule [ edit ]
Date Opponent Score Record
October 30, 2010
Burlington
3-0
1-0-0
October 31, 2010
Burlington
6-0
2-0-0
November 20, 2010
Burlington
1-5
2-1-0
November 21, 2010
Toronto
4-2
3-1-0
November 27, 2010
Montreal
2-3
3-2-0
November 28, 2010
Montreal
2-4
3-3-0
December 4, 2010
Burlington
4-3
4-3-0
December 5, 2010
Burlington
1-2
4-4-0
December 11, 2010
Toronto
6-4
5-4-0
December 12, 2010
Toronto
4-3
6-4-0
December 18, 2010
Montreal
2-10
6-5-0
December 19, 2010
Montreal
3-2
7-5-0
January 8, 2011
Brampton
3-5
7-6-0
January 9, 2011
Toronto
4-9
7-7-0
January 15, 2011
Brampton
0-3
7-8-0
January 16, 2011
Brampton
3-4
7-9-0
January 22, 2011
Burlington
0-1
7-10-0
January 23, 2011
Brampton
0-1
7-11-0
January 29, 2011
Montreal
0-3
7-12-0
January 30, 2011
Montreal
6-5
8-12-0
February 5, 2011
Toronto
5-4
9-12-0
February 6, 2011
Toronto
4-2
10-12-0
February 12, 2011
Brampton
2-5
10-13-0
February 13, 2011
Brampton
3-8
10-14-0
February 26, 2011
Montreal
4-5
10-15-0
February 27, 2011
Montreal
1-4
10-16-0
Standings [ edit ] Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
February 28, 2011
No.
Team
GP
W
L
OTL
GF
GA
Pts
1
Montreal 26
22
2
2
125
70
46
2
Brampton 26
19
6
1
111
69
39
3
Boston 26
10
15
1
73
101
21
4
Toronto 26
8
13
5
83
98
21
5
Burlington 26
6
18
2
54
108
14
[14]
Attendance at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington [ edit ] total: 3471 supporters for 16 games, average: 216 supporters by game at domicile.[15]
Forwards
Number
Player
Former Team
Hometown
91
Annie Hogan
Northeastern
Medford, Massachusetts
56
Jess Koizumi
Montreal(CWHL)
Simi Valley, California
28
Sami Faber
University Of New Hampshire
Chestwood, New York
21
Cassie Sperry
Northeastern
Southake, Texas
16
Micaela Long
University of New Hampshire
South Boston, Massachusetts
13
Erika Lawler
National Team USA
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
12
Samantha Rush
Holy Cross
Wakefied, Massachusetts
10
Lindsay Berman
Northeastern
Odenton,Maryland
9
Hayley Moore
Brown University
Wakefield, Massachusetts
7
Shannon Sisk
University of New Hampshire
Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania
5
Karen Thatcher
National Team USA
Blaine, Washington
3
Liz Keady
Princeton university
Braintree, Massachusetts
Coaching staff [ edit ] Head Coach: Erin Whitten-Hamlen Assistant Coach: Mariel LachinaGeneral Manager: Paul HendricksonPostseason [ edit ] Boston is eliminated and cannot participate in the Clarkson Cup Championship .
Date Opponent Score Attendance
March 11, 2011
Toronto
Toronto wins 4-2
280 supporters
March 12, 2011
Toronto
Toronto wins 3-1
184 supporters
March 13, 2011
Toronto
a 3rd match is non-necessary . Toronto gains the first 2 matches
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See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ In New England journal,Blades have high aims in inaugural CWHL season , http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/2010/11/21_blades_have_high_aims_in_inaugural.php Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
^ "New England Hockey Journal: Boston lands CWHL expansion team; roster announced" . Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2010 .^ "News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League" . Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011 .^ "News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League" . Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010 .^ "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules" .^ Read Women Hockey Life, http://www.womenshockeylife.com/success-stories/jaclyn-hawkins/ Archived 2010-08-21 at archive.today
^ "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules" .^ "News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League" . Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011 .^ "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules" .^ http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23765&Itemid=68 ^ "News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League" . Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .^ "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules" .^ "Boston Blades Team Up for Alzheimer Research" .^ "Standings - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League" . Archived from the original on March 6, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .^ "- CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League" . Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .
External links [ edit ]
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