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1 #6/6 BOSTON COLLEGE , HEA WOMEN S HOCKEY Saturday, March 4 1:30 p.m. Walter Brown Arena Boston, Mass. VERMONT , HEA SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME September 30 at Minnesota Duluth T ot 3-3 October 1 at Minnesota Duluth L MAINE * W MAINE * W at New Hampshire * W at Maine * (Auburn, Maine) L No. 3/3 QUINNIPIAC T ot at No. 3/3 Quinnipiac W at Connecticut * W CONNECTICUT * W 5-1 November 4 BOSTON UNIVERSITY * W at Boston University * L at New Hampshire * W NEW HAMPSHIRE * W at No. 10/10 Northeastern * T ot at No. 10/10 Northeastern * W 4-2 December 3 at Providence * W at Dartmouth W 6-1 January 4 SYRACUSE W BOSTON UNIVERSITY * T ot vs. Harvard (Frozen Fenway, Fenway Park) W MERRIMACK * W at Merrimack * W at Vermont * W ot at Vermont * W MERRIMACK * W Boston University ^ W 3-2 February 3 CONNECTICUT * T Northeastern ^ W NORTHEASTERN * L VERMONT * W at Providence * L PROVIDENCE * W Merrimack $ W Merrimack $ W 1-0 February 4 Vermont & 1:30 p.m. HOME game * Hockey East game ^ Beanpot $ Hockey East TournamentHockey East Tournamen& NCAATournm BC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Contact: Lizz Summers summerel@bc.edu bceagles.com 2017 HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT TICKETS: Available goterriers.com or at the Walter Brown Arena box office LIVE STATS: sidearmsports.com/bu/whockey SEMIFINALS LIVE VIDEO STREAM: hockeyeastonline.tv CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND SCHEDULE Semifinal 1: Saturday, March 4 at 1:30 p.m. No. 1 seed Boston College vs. No. 5 seed Vermont Semifinal 2: Saturday, March 4 at 4:30 p.m. No. 2 seed Northeastern vs. No. 3 seed Boston University Championship: Sunday, March 5 at 1:30 p.m. Semifinal 1 winner vs. Semifinal 2 winner TV: NESNPlus SEARCHING FOR TITLE NO. 3 Boston College is in search of its third Hockey East Tournament title BC broke a five-year drought last year with a 5-0 win in the championship game over No. 3 seed BU The Eagles won their first HEA tournament championship in 2011 when they defeated fifth-seeded Northeastern, 3-1 TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE Boston College is playing in its 12th Hockey East Tournament this year The Eagles 12 appearances are tied for third most in league history, behind Providence (15) and New Hampshire (14) BC has won two championships (2011, 2016) and advanced to the last three championship games TOURNAMENT HISTORY Boston College is 16-9 all-time in the Hockey East Tournament, advancing to the championship game six times (2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016) and winning twice (2011, 2016) BC is 8-1 in the quarterfinal round, 6-4 in the semifinals and 2-4 in the championship game 2010 was the lone season in which the Eagles failed to advance to at least the semifinal round HISTORY AS TOP SEED This is the fourth-straight year in which Boston College is the No. 1 seed in the Hockey East Tournament BC has an 11-2 record in the tournament as the No. 1 seed, falling in the 2014 and 2015 championship games to Boston University... as the No. 1 seed, BC is 7-0 in the quarterfinals, 3-0 in the semifinals and 1-2 in the championship game BC is 5-5 as the No. 2 seed (winning its 2011 title as the second seed), and has 0-1 marks as the Nos. 4 and 6 seeds SEMIFINAL STORY This is Boston College s 11th trip to the Hockey East Tournament semifinals, tied for most in league history BC is 6-4 all-time in the semifinals, but has won its last three visits The Eagles last loss in the semifinals came in 2013 when third-seeded Northeastern beat second-seeded BC, 4-1 The only seasons in which BC did not advance to the semifinals were 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2010 As the No. 1 seed, Boston College is a perfect 3-0 in the semifinal round 2-FOR-2 THIS TROPHY SEASON Boston College has already claimed its first two trophies of Trophy Season The Eagles won the Hockey East regular-season title outright on Feb it was BC s fourth-straight regular-season crown On Feb. 7, BC claimed its seventh Beanpot title with a 2-1 win over Northeastern at Matthews Arena KELLER, FRESHMEN ALREADY HONORED FOR BY HOCKEY EAST Earlier this week, Hockey East announced the first portion of its season awards Megan Keller earned her second Hockey East Best Defenseman award by a unanimous vote of the league s coaches... this is the fifth-straight year a BC blue liner has won the award Also, Caitrin Lonergan and Delaney Belinskas both copped unanimous selections to the Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team In addition to the early awards, Andie Anastos was the runner-up for the Sportsmanship and Best Defensive Forward Awards

2 OVERALL: Home: Away: Neutral: Hockey East: HEA Tournament: Date Opponent Result Score Note 2/12/1995 ** Vermont W 7-0 UVM club 12/29/1999 Vermont W /29/2000 Vermont W /21/2001 Vermont W /18/2002 Vermont L 2-3 OT 10/30/2003 Vermont L /30/2004 at Vermont W /7/2004 Vermont W 3-0 1/12/2006 VERMONT W 3-1 1/13/2006 VERMONT W 3-0 1/16/2006 at VERMONT W 2-0 1/12/2007 at VERMONT W 7-0 1/13/2007 at VERMONT W 5-0 1/27/2007 VERMONT W /2/2007 at VERMONT W 3-1 2/1/2008 VERMONT W 4-0 2/2/2008 VERMONT W /31/2008 VERMONT W 4-1 1/24/2009 at VERMONT W 5-0 1/25/2009 at VERMONT W /6/2009 VERMONT W /7/2009 VERMONT L /20/2009 at VERMONT T 3-3 OT 10/15/2010 at VERMONT W /16/2010 at VERMONT W /7/2010 VERMONT T 2-2 OT 1/14/2012 at VERMONT W 3-0 2/17/2012 VERMONT W 2-0 2/18/2012 VERMONT W 6-2 1/12/2013 VERMONT W 7-2 2/23/2013 at VERMONT T 1-1 OT 2/24/2013 at VERMONT W /8/2013 at VERMONT W 6-1 1/17/2014 VERMONT W 5-2 1/18/2014 VERMONT W 2-0 3/8/2014 vs. Vermont *S W /9/2014 VERMONT W 4-2 1/17/2015 at VERMONT W 4-0 1/18/2015 at VERMONT W 2-0 1/22/2016 VERMONT W 6-2 1/23/2016 VERMONT W 6-1 2/14/2016 at VERMONT W 3-0 1/20/2017 at VERMONT W 3-2 OT 1/21/2017 at VERMONT W 3-0 2/12/2017 VERMONT W 7-1 * Hockey East Tournament (Q - quarterfinals; S - semifinals; C - championship) ** This meeting does not count in the all-time head-to-head record; only meetings when both programs were varsity... it DOES count in the Eagles all-time record, however SERIES NOTES Saturday s semifinal meeting will be the teams fourth game this season... BC has won all three previous regular-season match-ups... the clubs met in a two-game series in Burlington Jan , which the Eagles swept 3-2 (OT) and the teams returned to the ice at Kelley Rink on Feb. 12, and BC won 7-1 The programs have met 44 times since both teams have played as varsity squads, plus once before UVM ascended to varsity status The Eagles are in the series since when both teams were Division 1 varsity squads (UVM s second year of varsity status) The teams have met once on neutral ice, with BC winning the lone match in the 2014 Hockey East Tournament semifinals at Hyannis, Mass.... at home, BC is against UVM... in Burlington, the Eagles are against the Catamounts BC has won the last 14 meetings between the teams, and is in the last 23 contests dating back to Nov Vermont s first-ever Division 1 win came against BC: a 3-2 OT win on Oct. 18, 2002 in Chestnut Hill... UVM also won the 2003 meeting (3-1 at Kelley Rink)... since that loss, BC is against Vermont with the lone loss in that span coming on Nov. 7, 2009 The teams have met once in the postseason, with the Eagles claiming a 3-1 win in Hyannis on March 8, 2014 in the Hockey East semifinals AGAINST VERMONT PLAYER STATISTICS Player GP G A Pts. Sh Pen-Min +- PPG SHG GWG Andie Anastos Kate Annese Delaney Belinskas Grace Bizal Kristyn Capizzano Erin Connolly Kali Flanagan Megan Keller Kenzie Kent Ryan Little Caitrin Lonergan Bridget McCarthy Haley McLean Kathleen McNamara Rachel Moore Makenna Newkirk Caroline Ross Molly Slowe Serena Sommerfield Goaltender GP-GS Minutes GA GAA Svs Sv% W-L-T SHO Katie Burt : Gabri Switaj : PLAYER NOTES Andie Anastos ( in 13 games) leads all current Eagles in scoring against UVM and is second in the career records behind Alex Carpenter ( )... Anastos 10 assists are tied for the most against UVM in program history... she had multiple-point games against the Cats in each of her three games as a freshman ( ) and also tallied a goal at UVM last February... she had a pair of assists in January at UVM before posting a four-point day (1g, 3a) on Feb. 12 in the teams last meeting Megan Keller has eight points in three games against UVM this season, part of her 11 total points... she posted a career-best five-point day on Feb. 12, scoring two goals and assisting on three... she is now tied for fourth in the Eagles career scoring list against the Cats... Keller had three points in the two-game trip to Burlington in January, including the game-tying goal with an extra skater with under a minute left on Jan. 20 Kenzie Kent recorded one point the first six meetings she played against UVM, including a goal at Gutterson Fieldhouse last February... she scored two goals on Feb. 12 at Kelley Rink Newkirk scored three goals in January in Burlington, including both game-winning goals before missing the Feb. 12 game with injury Haley McLean (2-3-5 in 12 games) has five points, all of which came in her freshman season - including a three-point effort in a 5-2 win at Kelley Rink on Jan. 17, 2014 Kali Flanagan (1-3-4) notched a goal and two assists in the two-game January series, including a goal on Jan. 21 Grace Bizal (0-2-2) saw both of her assists come on Jan. 23, 2016 in the 6-1 win at Kelley Rink, but she missed the last two meetings after suffering an injury midway through the Jan. 20 game in Burlington Delaney Belinskas (1-2-3) and Caitrin Lonergan (0-2-2) also picked up multiple points in the January trip to Vermont Katie Burt is against Vermont in 8 starts, posting an 0.92 GAA with a.947 save percentage and four shutouts... all four of her shutouts have come in Burlington Gabri Switaj is vs. UVM, winning her lone start last Jan. 23, 2016 while making 17 saves in the 6-1 win COACHING NOTES Katie Crowley is all-time against Vermont

3 GAME NOTES KELLER, BURT RECOGNIZED AS FEBRUARY S TOP PLAYERS On the same day that Megan Keller was named the Hockey East Best Defenseman for the second year in a row, she also drew her first-ever Hockey East monthly award After a 14-point month while backing the league s best defense in February, Keller earned Hockey East Player of the Month honors... it s her first-ever monthly award, which has traditionally honored offensive players Additionally, Katie Burt repeated as the conference s Goaltender of the Month following a February in which she led the league in goals against average (1.69), save percentage (.933) and shutouts (2), while her five wins were second-most in the league To close the month, the duo backed the Eagles to a two-game sweep of Merrimack in the Hockey East quarterfinals, in which Keller posted a series-high four points (2 goals, 2 assists - including the game-winning goal in Game 2) and Burt recorded back-to-back shutouts in the 4-0 and 1-0 victories. BURT STARTED THE WEEK OFF RIGHT On Monday, Katie Burt picked up her fourth Hockey East weekly award of the season and her third Defensive Player of the Week nod After backing BC to a two-game sweep of Merrimack in the Hockey East quarterfinals last week with a pair of shutouts in goal, she was tabbed the top defensive player PWR WATCHING The Eagles are trying to maximize their impact on the PairWise Rankings in the Hockey East Tournament as potential hosting rights in the NCAA Tournament are up for grabs in a very close race BC enters the final weekend of pre-ncaa play sitting at No. 6, with teams No. 2 through 6 jam-packed: No. 2 Clarkson, No. 3 Minnesota Duluth, No. 4 St. Lawrence and No. 5 Minnesota In the RPI Ratings - a component of the PairWise Ratings ten-thousandths of a point separate teams Nos. 2 (.6135) through 6 (.6000) The NCAA will deal automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament to the nation s four conference tournament winners: College Hockey America, ECAC, Hockey East and WCHA... the other four spots in the bracket will go to the highest-rated at-large teams in the PWR EAGLES SPREAD OFFENSE BC s offense is one of the nation s most diverse... entering the weekend, the Eagles claims 12 players who have recorded at least 10 points... that s tied for the third-highest total in the country behind Wisconsin (15) and Northeastern (13) There are seven Eagles who ve collected 20 or more points, which is third-most nationally behind Providence s 9 and BU, Clarkson, Colgate and Wisconsin who have 8 Just under half of the 35 Division I programs nationally claim at least one 30-point scorer... BU leads the way with 6, while BC is tied for second with Clarkson with 5... Princeton has the third-most (4) BC also has five players who have scored at least 10 goals, a figure that s tied for second nationally behind Boston University and Wisconsin s six 10-goal scorers The nine Eagles with 10 or more assists ranks fourth nationally, behind Wisconsin s 12, Providence s 11 and BU s 10 Additionally, BC has four players who have collected at least 10 goals and 10 assists, a figure that s tied for third-most nationally behind BU (6) and Colgate (5) KELLER GETS TOP-10 BILLING AGAIN For the second year in a row, Megan Keller was a Top 10 Finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, presented to the national player of the year Keller was one of two defensemen on the short list, and was the only player from Hockey East who made the voting cut KELLER SITTING ATOP NATIONAL DMAN STATS... AGAIN U.S. National Team member - and junior blue liner - Megan Keller is again sitting atop the national defenseman scoring charts Her 35 points, 1.13 points per game and 0.84 assists per game marks lead all defensemen nationally Keller has 35 points in 31 games from nine goals and 26 assists... her 26 assists are the most nationally among defensemen and are tied for 12th nationally among all skaters US COLLEGE HOCKEY ONLINE (Feb. 27) Rank Team Points 1. Wisconsin (15) Minnesota Duluth Clarkson St. Lawrence Minnesota BOSTON COLLEGE Cornell Princeton Robert Morris Quinnipiac 9 ARV: Boston University 4, Northeastern 4 Week of USCHO USA Today Preseason 3 3 Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec POLLING DATA WEEK-BY-WEEK USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY MAGAZINE (Feb. 28) Rank Team Points 1. Wisconsin (19) Minnesota Duluth Clarksoan St. Lawrence 125 Minnesota BOSTON COLLEGE Cornell Princeton Robert Morris Quinnipiac 14 ARV: Boston University 4, Northeastern 2, North Dakota 1 Week of USCHO USA Today Dec Jan. 2 no poll 6 Jan Jan Jan Jan Feb Feb Feb Feb March 7 Keller missed four games in October and November while helping the U.S. win the gold medal at the Four Nations Cup... despite that fact, her 35 points still lead Clarkson s Savannah Harmon and Princeton s Kelsey Koelzer, who each have 31 points In , Keller led all defenseman nationally in points (52), assists per game (0.98) and points per game (1.27) in 41 games... last year s offense averaged almost two more goals per game than the team: 5.20 gpg to 3.37 gpg KELLER POSITIONS HERSELF AS PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE While Megan Keller has been the nation s most impactful defenseman the last two seasons, this year she s made a case for player of the year honors On the offensive end of the ice, Keller s 1.13 points per game overall ranks 20th nationally and she s the only defenseman in the top 30 She s the only defenseman in the nation averaging 1.00 point per game (or better) Her 0.84 assists per game are 10th nationally among all skaters In league play, her 1.35 points per game was the second-best mark among all skaters - and is an increase from her 1.21 ppg average last year She finished sixth overall in Hockey East scoring with 27 points, and she is the only defenseman in the top 20 Her 21 assists in league play led all Hockey East players and she was the only player in the conference to average more than 1.00 assists per game Keller led Hockey East in plus/minus (+25), six points higher than the next non-teammate and 10 points better than the next closest defenseman Defensively, BC ranks fourth nationally, allowing 1.57 goals allowed per game The Eagles surrender just shots per game, sixth least in the nation In special teams - where Keller anchors both units - the Eagles also lead the nation in both power play (26.2 percent) and penalty kill (92.7 percent)... BC also topped both charts in league play KELLER GETTING HOT WHEN IT MATTERS The Eagles have been ravaged by injuries this winter and were only able to dress 16 skaters in three recent games... defensively, BC was limited to just two defensemen who ve seen regular shifts all season: Kali Flanagan and Megan Keller Despite Keller s significant uptick in ice-time in February, she has been surging offensively Keller was the top scorer among all Hockey East players in February, collecting 14

4 points in eight games from five goals and nine assists She also out-paced all HEA players in plus-minus last month, posting a +10 mark In February, BC posted the conference s lowest goals against per game mark (1.62) and allowed the fewest shots per game (24.88) among all Hockey East teams TRIO HITS CENTURY MARK, JOINS ELITE CLUB On Sunday, Feb. 19, Kristyn Capizzano became the third Eagle this season to reach the 100-point mark Capizzano joined Megan Keller (Feb. 3) and Kenzie Kent (Feb. 12) as team members who reached 100 points this year They are the 14th, 15th and 16th players to reach the 100-point plateau in their BC careers In the first 18 years of the program s existence ( through ), seven players reached the 100-point mark: Erin Magee 99, Laura Traynham 97, Jennifer Buckley 01, Kelli Stack 11, Deb Spillane 08, Allie Thunstrom 10, Mary Restuccia 12 However, in the last five years ( to present), nine players have reached the 100-point mark: Alex Carpenter 16, Emily Field 15, Haley Skarupa 16, Emily Pfalzer 15, Dana Trivigno 16, Andie Anastos 17, Megan Keller 18, Kenzie Kent 18 and Kristyn Capizzano 17 BURT MOVING UP NCAA WINS RECORD; WILL HAVE HEA WINS MARK IN SIGHT NEXT YEAR Katie Burt is moving up a host of goaltender career wins charts as she enters Saturday s game with 88 career wins and the BC career wins mark already in hand Burt is now in eighth place on the NCAA career wins chart, picking up 88 wins in just 104 games As a junior, Burt is the second-winningest active goaltender in the NCAA, behind Wisconsin s Ann-Renee Desbiens (95), who is a senior With 51 career wins in conference play, Burt is also one win back of the Hockey East career wins record (52), held by former UNH goalie Melissa Bourdon 07 Burt claimed the Boston College wins record as her own on Jan. 21 with a 3-0 shutout at Vermont... it was her 81st career victory and passed Molly Schaus 11, who had 80 wins in her four seasons Schaus had 20-, 14-, 22- and 24-win seasons at The Heights to set the record at the end of her career in in her almost three-year career, Burt has 30- and 35-win seasons and 23 wins so far this year BURT SHUTTING OUT MORE RECORDS, TOO Katie Burt s 12-save shutout of Merrimack on Jan. 13 was the 27th shutout of her career overall, and her 19th shutout in Hockey East play... that passed Melissa Bourdon who had 18 at UNH ( ) and held the HEA record Burt now holds the Hockey East career shutout record (in league games) with 20 Overall, Burt s 30 career shutouts are tied for fifth place in NCAA history with Bourdon and Alex Rigsby/Wisconsin 14, who each also had 30 Burt is two shutouts back of fourth place on the NCAA career list, currently held by Amanda Leveille/Minnesota 16 SUPER SOPH Makenna Newkirk was the runner-up for the AHCA National Freshman of the Year award in , and has continued that pace this season This year, she is the nation s fourth-leading sophomore scorer with 36 points in 32 games, and one of only seven sophomores nationally with at least 30 points Despite missing three games with an injury late in the conference season, Newkirk is one point back of the team s scoring lead In , she had 49 points in 41 games (1.20 ppg) to rank second among all freshmen nationally... that offense last year averaged almost two full goals per game more than this year s team Newkirk stood out in conference play this season, finishing fourth in league games with 28 points in 21 games (1.33ppg)... her 1.33 points per game were tied for third in the league behind BU s Victoria Bach (1.52ppg) and Megan Keller (1.35ppg) Her 19 assists in HEA games were second to Keller in the conference rankings, and her 12 power-play points were most in the league When Newkirk scores a goal this year, BC is the Eagles are when she tallies an assist... when she s held pointless, BC is Newkirk missed three games (Feb. 12 vs. Vermont and Feb vs. Providence) with an injury, but returned to the ice for the start of the Hockey East Quarterfinals, although she sat out most of the second half of Game 2 after a center-ice hit FABULOUS FRESHMEN, PART I Boston College claims two of the nation s top freshman scorers as Delaney Belinskas (32) and Caitrin Lonergan (31) are ranked second and tied for third, respectively, among rookies nationally Only six freshman nationally have reached the 30-point mark, and just 12 who have reached the 25-point mark Of the point scorers, 11 schools are represented - and only BC has a pair of freshman in that group Of the 12 freshmen 25-point scorers, six are from Hockey East, three from the ECAC, two from the WHCA and one from the CHA FABULOUS FRESHMEN, PART II With Caitrin Lonergan and Delaney Belinskas both passing the 30-point mark this season, they became the first pair of BC rookies to both reach at least 30 points since the season when Alex Carpenter (39) and Emily Field (32) both passed 30 points This is the sixth straight season BC has had at least one freshman reach 30 points in her first season of collegiate play FABULOUS FRESHMEN, PART III The Hockey East coaches took notice of the Eagles rookies play Both Caitrin Lonergan and Delaney Belinskas were unanimous selections to the six-player Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team They joined Providence defenseman Whitney Dove as the only unanimous choices on the all-freshman squad UNBEATEN RUN COMES TO AN END... With the 2-1 home loss to Northeastern on Feb. 10, the Eagles saw their nation-leading 17-game unbeaten run (14-0-3) come to an end The Eagles 17-game run was the longest active unbeaten streak in the nation at the time The 17-game run was the fourth-longest unbeaten run in program history and one game shy of matching the third longest... BC has prior unbeaten streaks of 40 ( ), 28 ( ) and 18 ( ) games... AS DOES NCAA-RECORD HOME UNBEATEN RUN The home loss to Northeastern on Feb. 10 also snapped BC s NCAA-record home unbeaten run that reached 63 games (59-0-4) The record streak began on Oct. 19, 2013 and included five calendar years: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & during the run, BC out-scored its opponents Before that game, BC last lost at Kelley Rink on Oct. 16, 2013, a 3-1 defeat to UNH Earlier this season, Boston College s NCAA-record 48-game home winning streak was snapped with the 0-0 tie with No. 3 Quinnipiac on Oct WIN TWO-STEP BC s win over Boston University on Jan. 31 in the Beanpot first round pushed the Eagles season win total to 20 games This is the team s 10th 20-win season in its 23-year history BC has earned at least 20 wins in each of the last seven seasons each year starting in Eight of the Eagles 20-win seasons have come with Katie Crowley s behind the bench Included in the Eagles win campaigns are one 30-win season (34 in ) and only the second 40-win year in NCAA history (40 wins ) ROAD WARRIORS THIS YEAR Of Boston College s 25 wins, 13 have come away from home this year in either road or neutral games BC s 13 wins away from are tied for third nationally, behind St. Lawrence s 15 and Wisconsin s 14 The Eagles have played 17 away games this season to just 16 home games and two neutral-site contests EAGLES ATOP HOCKEY EAST FOR ANOTHER YEAR On top of winning its fourth-straight regular-season crown, Boston College continued to pace Hockey East in almost every statistical category In Hockey East games, BC was conference s top scoring team (3.58 goals per game), scored the most goals (86), was top defensive team (1.61 goals allowed per game),

5 allowed the fewest goals (38), had the top power play (23.7 percent), best penalty kill (95.7 percent), most shorthanded goals (7) and best net special teams (+25) BC has posted Hockey East s top offense in each of the last four seasons, and has claimed the league s best defense for each of the last five years BC is also the only team in Hockey East ranked in every edition of both the USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls this season SPECIAL TEAMS DOING SPECIAL THINGS Boston College s special teams have been hot this season as the Eagles lead the nation in both power play conversion and penalty kill success... BC also leads the nation in combined special teams, proving successful in 163-of-276 opportunities this season (59.1 percent) On the power play, BC s 26.2 percent conversion rate is tops in the country, and one of only four schools that average 20 percent or better: Minnesota (25.0), Boston University (23.1) and Wisconsin (22.6) BC s 37 power-play goals are most in the country, three ahead of Boston University s there are the only three schools with at least 30 PPGs this season On the penalty kill, the Eagles are ranked first in the nation with a 92.7 percent success rate (127-for-137) while scoring eight shorthanded goals - most nationally So far this season, 45 of the Eagles 118 goals have come via special teams (37 PPGs, 8 SHGs)... and BC has added an extra-attacker goal, too BC has tallied at least one special-teams goal (PPG and/or SHG) in 30 of 35 games this year POTENT PRODUCTION ON THE POWER PLAY As BC s 37 power-play goals lead the nation, several Eagles are among the national leaders in the category Makenna Newkirk and Delaney Belinskas are tied for fourth nationally with six power-play goals... Newkirk s 16 power-play points are tied for fourth nationally Andie Anastos, Erin Connolly and Caitrin Lonergan are all tied for 14th nationally with five PPGs apiece 11 different players have notched at least one goal on the man-advantage this season and 16 players have power-play points this year On Oct. 28, Anastos matched the NCAA record for power-play goals in a game with three, becoming the ninth player in NCAA history to score three PPGs in a game The Eagles have scored at least one PPG in 24 of 35 games this season, with 10 multi- PPG games... BC has scored three power-play goals in a game three times this year MAN-ADVANTAGE STREAKED INTO PROGRAM-RECORD TERRITORY Before being held scoreless on the man-advantage in each of the last three games, Boston College had scored PPGs in each of its prior six games, matching its program-record (and season-best) six-game streak Six games is the program s longest streak with a power-play goal, a feat the Eagles have now achieved five times - including twice this year: Jan Feb. 18, 2016 (6-for-17)... Sept Oct. 15, 2016 (12-for-30)... Oct Nov. 7, 2015 (8-for-22)... Nov Nov. 24, 2013 (9-for-25)... Jan. 9 - Jan. 29, 2009 (8-for-24) SHORTHANDED SHENANIGANS Boston College leads the nation on the penalty kill, clipping opponents at a 92.7 percent rate (127-for-137) The Eagles have allowed just 10 PPGs this season, and have stretches of 28-, 25-, 25- and its current 21-straight successful PKs this year BC comes into Saturday s game successful in its last 21 PK opportunities, spanning the last eight games In addition to putting a vise on their opponents potential scoring on the man advantage, the Eagles have also scored eight shorthanded goals of their own this year BC is tied for the national lead in shorthanded goals, matching Northeastern and Providence BC, NU and PC have combined for 24 SHGs this season, 28.2 percent of the 85 SHG scored nationally this year Five different players have notched shorthanded goals this year: Andie Anastos (2), Kristyn Capizzano (2), Kenzie Kent (2), Megan Keller and Caitrin Lonergan Anastos, Capizzano and Kent are tied for fifth nationally in shorthanded goals Kent and Lonergan each recorded their first career SHGs this season, while Anastos were her fourth and fifth, Capizzano s her second and third and Keller s her second AWARDS & HONORS ANDIE ANASTOS Hockey East Player of the Month December Hockey East Player of the Week Oct. 31 DELANEY BELINSKAS Hockey East All-Rookie Team (unanimous selection) Hockey East Rookie of the Month December Hockey East Rookie of the Week Oct. 10 Hockey East Rookie of the Week Dec. 12 KATIE BURT Hockey East Goaltender of the Month January Hockey East Goaltender of the Month February Hockey East Player of the Week Oct. 24 Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week Dec. 5 Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week Jan. 16 Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week Feb. 27 KRISTYN CAPIZZANO Hockey East co-player of the Week Jan. 9 ERIN CONNOLLY Beanpot Most Valuable Player Hockey East Rookie of the Week Feb. 13 MEGAN KELLER Patty Kazmaier Award Top-10 Finalist Hockey East Best Defenseman (unanimous selection) Hockey East Player of the Month February Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week Jan. 23 Hockey East co-player of the Week Feb. 13 CAITRIN LONERGAN Hockey East All-Rookie Team (unanimous selection) Hockey East Rookie of the Month October Hockey East co-rookie of the Month November Hockey East Rookie of the Week Nov. 7 Hockey East Rookie of the Week Nov. 14 Hockey East Rookie of the Week Feb. 6 TONI ANN MIANO Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week Nov. 14 MAKENNA NEWKIRK Hockey East co-player of the Month January Hockey East Player of the Week Feb. 6 EAGLES POST NEAR-RECORD PK MARK IN LEAGUE Boston College finished the Hockey East season with a 95.7 percent success rate on the penalty kill, going 90-for-94 in league play That mark was the second-best mark in league history, just behind the New Hampshire team s mark of 97.8 (89-for-91) This was just the 11th time a team has posted a league PK mark over 90 percent in the history of Hockey East s women s league TERRIERS TERRORIZE ON EAGLES PK THOUGH While BC has a the nation s top penalty-kill rate at 92.7 percent, one team has had the Eagles number on the man-advantage Of the 10 PPG allowed this season, Boston University has scored five of them... the Terriers have scored at least one PPG in each of the four meetings this season BU is 5-for-16 on the power play against BC this season, converting at a 31.3 percent clip... BC s PK is 68.8 percent against BU this year BU s two PPGs on Jan. 31 marked the only time this season - and first time since Jan. 26, that BC surrendered more than one PPG in a game Against all other opponents besides BU, Boston College has a 95.9 percent PK rate (116-for-121)

6 AND HUSKIES DOING SAME WHILE SHORTHANDED Boston College has surrendered four shorthanded goals this season in 141 power-play attempts However, three of the shorthanded goals were scored by the same team: Northeastern The Huskies struck once while a man down in all three regular-season Hockey East meetings: Nov. 20, Nov. 26 and Feb. 10 Providence, which shares the national shorthanded goals lead with BC and NU, scored the fourth shorthanded goal against BC in the teams regular-season finale on Feb. 19 ANASTOS IS THE EAGLES ANCHOR Captain Andie Anastos has been the team s anchor this season, leading the Eagles to a mark in games in which she s played all three periods She picked up two points (1 goal, 1 assist) in the season-opening 3-3 tie at Minnesota Duluth but then was injured in the first period the following night While Anastos dressed for the next four games, she played a handful of shifts in the first two games and none in the third and fourth... she returned to the ice formally on Oct. 21 in the team s 0-0 tie against No. 3 Quinnipiac She has posted 37 points (13 goals, 25 assists) in 30 full games And all-around player, Anastos anchors the Eagles top power-play unit... she has 15 points on the power-play this year (5 goals, 10 assists)... she is also on the Eagles top penalty-kill pairing and has picked up three SH points this year (2 SHG, 1 SHA) ANASTOS CRACKED HOCKEY EAST CAREER SCORING TOP 10 Andie Anastos finished her Hockey East career in 10th place on the league s career points chart with 95 points in 90 career Hockey East games... she pushed UConn s Jaclyn Hawkins 08, who had 94 career league points, off the chart Anastos was one point back of ninth-place Kelly Patton (UNH 10), who had 96 career points Anastos is the fourth Eagle to crack Hockey East s career scoring Top Alex Carpenter is second (160 pts.), Haley Skarupa is third (141 pts.) and Kelli Stack is fourth (131 pts.) CONNOLLY S CRAZY YEAR Erin Connolly has seen her role change dramatically this year - going from defenseman to forward, from third-line center to fill-in first-line center - and she s thrived in among the change Connolly began her BC career as a defenseman, even redshirting as a freshman to learn the Eagles system and gain strength However, seven games into the season - ahead of the Quinnipiac series - Katie Crowley converted her to forward On Oct. 21, Connolly began centering the Eagles third line and has collected 12 of her 14 points (8 goals, 4 assists) while lining up at center She is also part of the power-play unit... five of her eight goals have come on the man-advantage While Connolly has formally converted to forward, she was called on to pinch-hit at defense for four games (Jan. 21 through Feb. 3) after injuries left the Eagles with just three defensemen who took regular shifts She switched back to the third line center for the Beanpot Championship game, in which she scored the game-winning goal and claimed Beanpot MVP honors More injuries led to her elevation to the first line against UVM on Feb. 12, and she again found the goal with her second tally of the week, earning Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors LONERGAN MAKING HER CASE Freshman forward Caitrin Lonergan has already shown why she s among the frontrunners for AHCA National Freshman of the Year despite battling injuries midway through the year She started the season hot and won the first two Hockey East Rookie of the Month awards (October and November), picking up 21 points in 16 games She suffered an injury on Nov. 12, and continued to dress and play sparingly the next three games before being shut down for the rest of the semester She returned to the ice at BU on Jan. 7 after missing two-and-a-half games (spanning a full month) Now fully healthy, she has nine points (5g, 4a) in the Eagles last 12 games, pushing her point total to 31 in 33 games from 14 goals and 17 assists Before she missed the time with injury, Lonergan was the only freshman in the nation to rank in the overall top 25 in every major offensive category: points, goals, assists, power-play goals and shorthanded goals RECORDS & MILESTONES REACHED THIS YEAR ANDIE ANASTOS Tied NCAA Record for PPGs in a game (3) Oct. 28 at UConn 50 Career Goals Dec. 3 at Providence 75 Career Assists Jan. 14 at Merrimack BC Career Points 10th on the BC career points chart (126) Jan. 13 vs. Merrimack Ninth onthe BC career points chart (128) Jan. 14 at Merrimack Eighth on BC career points chart (137) Feb. 12 vs. Vermont Sixth on BC career points chart (138) Feb. 19 vs. Providence BC Career Assists T-10th on the BC career assists chart (74) Jan. 10 vs. Harvard T-Ninth on the BC career assists chart (75) Jan. 14 at Merrimack Eighth on BC career assists chart (77) Jan. 21 at Vermont T-Seventh on BC career assist chart (79) Feb. 7 vs. Northeastern Sixth on BC career assists chart (82) Feb. 12 vs. Vermont T-6th on the BC career game-winning goals chart (11) Jan. 13 vs. Merrimack KATIE BURT NCAA Career Wins Tied - 15th NCAA career wins (71) Nov. 4 vs. Boston University Tied - 14th NCAA career wins (73) Nov. 26 at Northeastern Tied - 12th NCAA career wins (78) Jan. 10 vs. Harvard Tied - 11th NCAA career wins (80) Jan. 20 at Vermont Tied - 10th NCAA career wins (83) Jan. 31 vs. Boston University Tied - Ninth NCAA career wins (85) Feb. 12 vs. Vermont Tied - Eighth NCAA career wins (86) Feb. 19 vs. Providence NCAA Career Shutouts Tied - Eighth place on the NCAA career shutout chart (25) Oct. 28 at UConn Eighth place on NCAA career shutouts chart (26) Dec. 3 at Providenc Tied-Seventh place on the NCAA career shutouts chart (29) Feb. 23 vs. Merrimack Tied-Fifth place on NCAA career shutouts chart (30) Feb. 24 vs. Merrimack Hockey East Career Wins Tied - Fifth Hockey East career wins (42) Nov. 11 at New Hampshire Tied - Third Hockey East career wins (46) Jan. 14 at Merrimack Third Hockey East career wins (47) Jan. 21 at Vermont Tied - Second Hockey East career wins (50) Feb. 12 vs. Vermont Hockey East Career Shutouts Tied - Hockey East career shutout record (18, league games only) Dec. 3 at Providence Hockey East career shutout record (19, league games only) Jan. 13 vs. Merrimack BC Career Wins Tied - Second Place (74) Dec. 3 at Providence Second Place (75) Dec. 7 at Dartmouth Tied-First Place (80) Jan. 20 at Vermont First Place (81) Jan. 21 at Vermomt Fifth place on BC career saves chart (1,486) Oct. 22 at Quinnipiac BC Career Goaltender Assists record (5) Feb. 10 vs. Northeastern BC Single-Season Goaltender Assists record (3) Feb. 10 vs. Northeastern KRISTYN CAPIZZANO 50 Career Assists Nov. 4 vs. Boston University 100 Career Points Feb. 19 vs. Providence Single-season best in goals (12) Jan. 25 vs. Merrimack MEGAN KELLER 75 Career Assists Jan. 25 vs. Merrimack 100 Career Points Feb. 3 vs. Connecticut Hockey East defenseman career points mark (60) Jan. 20 at Vermont Hockey East defenseman career assists mark (49) Jan. 20 at Vermont Boston College defenseman career points (105) Feb. 12 vs. Vermont Boston College defenseman cgareer assists (92) Feb. 12 vs. Vermont BC Career Assists T-10th on the BC career assists chart (76) Jan. 25 vs. Merrimack Ninth on the BC career assists chart (77) Jan. 31 vs. Boston University T-Seventh on BC career assists chart (79) Feb. 3 vs. Connecticut Fifth on BC career assists chart (83) Feb. 18 at Providence T-Fourth on BC career assists chart (86) Feb. 23 vs. Merrimack KENZIE KENT 100 Career Points Feb. 12 vs. Vermont TONI ANN MIANO 50 Career Points Nov. 11 at New Hampshire MAKENNA NEWKIRK 50 Career Points Oct. 14 at New Hampshire 75 Career Points Jan. 20 at Vermont 50 Career Assists Feb. 3 vs. Connecticut

7 On a per-game basis, Lonergan is fourth nationally in freshman points per game, averaging she is seventh in freshman goals per game (0.42) and fourth in assists per game (0.52) Lonergan s 31 points are third nationally among freshmen, her 17 assists are seventh among first-year players and her 14 goals are sixth among first-years She is also a three-time Hockey East Rookie of the Week BELINSKAS BREAKS OUT Freshman Delaney Belinskas made her adjustment to the college game After notching points in just two of the Eagles first nine games (which did include a four-goal game against Maine on Oct. 9), Belinskas has now recorded at least one point in 18 of the team s last 26 games Belinskas 32 points are fourth on the team and her 16 goals are the most on the squad Nationally, Belinskas 32 points are second among all freshmen, and her 16 goals are tied for third among first-year players In Hockey East play, she finished tied for seventh in points (26) and tied for seventh in goals (12) among all players... she was the conference s top-scoring rookie this year in league play, besting teammate Caitrin Lonergan by three points KENZIE S KRAZY SPRING & SUMMER SCHEDULE... Kenzie Kent was called in to national team camp this summer, but with USA Lacrosse The Eagles two-sport star was an All-ACC and IWLCA All-Northeast Region honoree in 2016 while only playing the final 10 of the lacrosse team s 19 games She tallied 18 goals and added 17 assists for 35 points and helped lead the Eagles to the NCAA Tournament Kent played all 41 hockey games last season, finishing the year on March 20 in the National Championship game... on March 26, she suited up for the lacrosse team against North Carolina at home and played the rest of the season... AND KENT S ALREADY GARNERING LACROSSE HONORS With the Eagles lacrosse season already under and despite not being on the field yet, Kenzie Kent is already picking up preseason honors in that sport Inside Lacrosse named Kent to its Preseason All-America third team ahead of the 2017 season Kent was also named to the exclusive 50-player Watch List for the Tewaaraton Award, the national player of the year in lacrosse Kent will re-join the lacrosse team at the conclusion of the hockey team s season THE GOALIE IS GETTING INVOLVED ON THE SCORESHEET Katie Burt has collected three assists so far this season through 33 games, and has picked up two different records in the process With five career assists, she now holds the BC goalkeeper career assist record (5), passing Molly Schaus (4) With three assists this season, she also set the BC goalkeeper single-season assist record, passing the previous mark of two by Schaus in and Claudine Petrucha in Coincidently, all three of Burt s assists this season have come on the power play WILL THIS BE THE YEAR FOR BURT? Katie Burt is Hockey East s back-to-back 2015 and 2016 Goaltending Champion and has already started setting some of the conference s career records, but she has yet to be voted to the conference s All-Star First Team in either of her collegiate seasons She was a Hockey East All-Star second-team honoree as a freshman and honorable mention last year She is now in league play with a career GAA of 1.17 with a.942 save percentage and a league-record 20 conference shutouts Burt s 51 conference wins are just two one of the league s record of 52, held by Melissa Bourdon, UNH 07 She has backed Hockey East s top defense the last three years and led the conference in GAA, wins and shutouts in all three of her collegiate seasons SOMMERFIELD STEPS IN Sophomore Serena Sommerfield came to BC from Choate Rosemary Hall as a defenseman in , but played forward all 28 games in which she dressed as a freshman However, this season as a sophomore, she shifted back to the blue line and has turned into one of the Eagles most consistent players Injuries and suspensions ravaged the BC backline the second half of the semester, at one point bringing the Eagles to just two D-men who dressed in the season opener Sommerfield has paired with Megan Keller for much of second semester - and even picked up penalty-kill time - and been a reliable contributor in the back As a freshman, she didn t record a single point and had a -1 plus-minus rating... however, this season Sommerfield has recorded five points (1-4-5) and is a +7 - which is the third-best mark among defensemen who ve played the whole season AND THEN THERE WAS ONE... As BC comes into the Hockey East semifinals, one full-time player is still searching for her first point of the year (and her career) Rachel Moore has dressed for 33 games, but has yet to break onto the scoresheet She s the only player who s dressed for more than 20 games who hasn t recorded a point yet The rest the skaters in her freshmen class have all broken onto the scoresheet: Delaney Belinskas (32 pts.), Caitrin Lonergan (31 pts.), Bridget McCarthy (7 pts.), Caroline Ross (4 pts.) and Kate Annese (2 pts.)... each has also scored at least one goal CAPIZZANO SETS NEW CAREER BEST With her shorthanded goal against Merrimack on Jan. 25, Kristyn Capizzano scored her 12 goal of the season With that goal, the senior established her a season-best total, surpassing the 11 goals she netted as both a freshman and sophomore She now has 13 goals so far this season, and ranks third on the team behind Delaney Belinskas (16) and Caitrin Lonergan (14) Capizzano now has 44 career goals, which include eight power-play goals and three shorthanded strikes MIANO MISSES SECOND SEMESTER Toni Ann Miano has missed Eagles second semester after a violation of team policies She is expected to rejoin the team in the fall for preparations for the season At the winter break when she departed the team, she was ranked second nationally in defenseman points per game (1.00) and tied for third in defenseman points (17)... she was tied for third among all DMen in goals (6) and tied for fourth in assists (11). Miano saw significant time on special teams, as well HOCKEY EAST PROGNOSTICATIONS MET Boston College won its fourth-straight Hockey East regular-season title, meeting the expectations of the conference s coaches this preseason BC was picked to win the Hockey East title again this season according to the conference s preseason coaches poll, released in mid-september It marked the second straight year the Eagles were looked to repeat as regular-season winners after also copping the top spot in the preseason coaches poll The Eagles received six of the eight available votes to them, with BU coming in second and Northeastern ranking third HOCKEY EAST SUCCESS OVERALL Hockey East is celebrating its 15th season as a women s league BC is all-time in league play (.666) The Eagles have won four regular-season crowns ( , , , ) and two tournament titles (2011, 2016) 23 SEASONS OF BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN S HOCKEY Boston College is in its 23rd season with women s hockey at the varsity level The program elevated from club to Division 1 status ahead of the season All-time Record: (.547) Since HEA Formed: (.647) FUTURE EAGLES... Boston College signed three players to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period... the Eagles are expected to add to the class D Cayla Barnes (Eastvale, Calif. - New Hampton School - U.S. Under-18s) F Maegan Beres (Lions Bay, Vancouver - NAHA - Canada Under-18s) F Daryl Watts (Toronto, Ontario - Mississauga Jr. Chiefs - Canada Under-18s)

8 EAGLES' INTERNATIONAL REGISTRY Player 16 World Champ. 6/16 Camp 8/16 Camp 16 U18/U22s 16 4-Nations Winter Camp CAN Series U18 Worlds Maegan Beres 21 CAN * * Cayla Barnes 21 USA * (U18) * C (camp) * * C Lexi Bender 16 USA * n/a Grace Bizal 19 USA * Katie Burt 18 USA * * * * Kristyn Capizzano 17 CAN * * A Alex Carpenter 16 USA * * * n/a * * * Kali Flanagan 18 USA * * * Megan Keller 18 USA * * * A * * * Caitrin Lonergan 20 USA * * Makenna Newkirk 19 USA * * * Emily Pfalzer 15 USA * * * n/a * * * Haley Skarupa 16 USA * * * n/a * * * Kelli Stack 11 USA * * * n/a * * * Allie Thunstrom 10 USA * * n/a Dana Trivigno 16 USA * * * n/a * * * Daryl Watts 21 CAN * (U18s) * * (camp) * * FIVE PARICIPATED IN U.S. WINTER TEAM CAMP - TWO MAKE CANADA SERIES ROSTER Four Eagles - Katie Burt, Kali Flanagan, Megan Keller and Makenna Newkirk - attended U.S. National Team training camp in December Additionally, future Eagle Cayla Barnes 21 was also among the 37 called in to the pre-canada series camp They joined five Eagles alums in camp: Alex Carpenter 16, Emily Pfalzer 15, Haley Skarupa 16, Kelli Stack 11 and Dana Trivigno 16 In total, seven Eagles made the 23-player roster for the Canada series: Barnes, Carpenter, Keller, Pfalzer, Skarupa, Stack and Trivigno At just 17 years old, Barnes made her full national team debut in the second game of the series in Sarnia, Ontario on Dec. 19 ALL THREE EARLY SIGNEES BUSY AT IIHF UNDER-18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS All three of the Eagles November signees were members of their countries rosters for the 2017 IIHF Under-18 World Championships in the Czech Republic, Jan Cayla Barnes was the captain of the U.S. entry... she is the first player in U.S. history to win three gold medals at the World U18 Championships... she shared the tournament lead in scoring (3 goals, 3 assists) and won the Directorate Award as the tournament s Best Defenseman for the second year in a row Maegan Beres (1-1-2) and Daryl Watts (2-0-2) were named to Hockey Canada s team and won silver medals EAGLES IN THE PROS There are 10 Eagles playing professionally in the National Women s Hockey League (NWHL): Lexi Bender 16 Boston Pride Blake Bolden 13 Boston Pride ( All-Star; All-Star) Alex Carpenter 16 Boston Pride ( All-Star) Emily Field 15 Boston Pride ( All-Star) Kaliya Johnson 16 Connecticut Whale Meagan Mangene 14 Connecticut Whale Emily Pfalzer 15 Buffalo Beauts ( All-Star; All-Star) Haley Skarupa 16 Connecticut Whale ( All-Star) Kelli Stack 11 Connecticut Whale ( All-Star; All-Star) Dana Trivigno 16 Connecticut Whale ( All-Star) There are six Eagles alums playing in the Canadian Women s Hockey League (CWHL): Melissa Bizzari 14 - Boston Blades Kristina Brown 13 - Boston Blades Dru Burns 13 - Boston Blades Meghan Grieves 16 - Boston Blades ( All-Star) Erin Kickham 15 - Boston Blades Kate Leary 15 - Boston Blades FUTURE PRO? Andie Anastos is the only Eagle who was drafted by a NWHL team this summer The Eagles captain was selected seventh overall by the Connecticut Whale She is the fifth BC player to be drafted by the second-year league NWHL Player GP G A Pts Alex Carpenter, BOS Haley Skarupa, CTW Kelli Stack, CTW Dana Trivigno, CTW Blake Bolden, BOS Emily Pfalzer, BUF Emily Field, BOS Lexi Bender, BOS Meagan Mangene, CTW Kaliya Johnson, CTW NOTES: Alex Carpenter leads the NWHL in scoring (23 pts.), two points clear of second place... she also is pacing the league in assists (15) and tied for seventh in goals (8) Haley Skarupa shares the league s goal lead (11) and is tied for second in scoring (21 pts.) Emily Field scored Boston s game-winning goal against Connecticut on Friday, while Lexi Bender had an assist in the 5-4 win Kelli Stack (2-1-3) and Haley Skarupa (1-2-3) each had three-point weekends, while Dana Trivigno and Kaliya Johnson each added assists as Conn. lost 5-4 to Boston Friday and topped Buffalo on Sunday Boston currently leads the NWHL with an (W-L-OTL) record and 28 points... New York (7-6-3, 17 pts.) sits second, while Buffalo is (5-9-1, 11 pts.), followed by Connecticut (5-11-1, 11 pts.) in fourth DID YOU KNOW?? Boston College is the only Div. 1 women s hockey program in the country to finish with a Top-5 ranking each of the last six seasons ( through )? No other program can make that claim. CWHL Player GP G A Pts Kate Leary, BOS Meghan Grieves, BOS Melissa Bizzari, BOS Kristina Brown, BOS Dru Burns, BOS Erin Kickham, BOS NOTES: Kate Leary led the Blades in scoring, while the Eagles six alumnae all ranked in the top eight in scoring for Boston... Meghan Grieves was second (13 pts.), followed by Melissa Bizzari in third The Blades went (W-L-OTL-T-SOL) on the season, and and finished fifth in the CWHL... they did not qualify for the Clarkson Cup playoffs... Calgary led the league with 40 points (20-4-0)