Boston Blades

Boston Blades
City	Boston, Massachusetts
League	CWHL
Founded	2010 (2010)
Home arena	New England Sports Center, Marlborough, MA
Colors	Black, Yellow and White
General manager	Krista Patronick
Head coach	Brian McCloskey
Website	Boston Blades Official Website

The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, and are based out of Boston, Massachusetts.^[1] The Blades play most of their home games at the New England Sports Center. Since beginning play in the 2010–11 CWHL season, the Boston Blades have won the Clarkson Cup on two occasions; once in the 2012–2013 season, and again in the 2014–2015 season.

Coaches & Staff (Updated for 2015–16)

Head Coach: Brian McCloskey
General Manager: Krista Patronick

Source^[2]

Roster (Updated for 2014–15)

**Goalies**
Number		Player	College	Former Team	Hometown
33		Geneviève Lacasse	Providence College	Canadian Olympic Team	Kingston, Ontario
31		Brittany Ott	University of Maine		St. Clair Shores, Michigan

**Defense**
Number	Player	College	Former Team	Hometown
22	Kacey Bellamy	University of New Hampshire	US Olympic Team	Westfield, Massachusetts
5	Blake Bolden	Boston College	USA U18 Team	Stow, Ohio
7	Dru Burns	Boston College		Burlington, Massachusetts
8	Kaleigh Fratkin	Boston University		Burnaby, British Columbia
14	Taylor Mcgee	Holy Cross		United States
15	Monique Lamoureux	University of North Dakota	US Olympic Team	Grand Forks, North Dakota
19	Gigi Marvin	University of Minnesota	US Olympic Team	Warroad, Minnesota
27	Tara Watchorn	Boston University	Canadian Olympic Team	Newcastle, Ontario

**Forwards**
Number	Player	College	Former Team	Hometown
4	Nicole Giannino	Holy Cross	USA Women's Inline Team	Bay Shore New York
2	Kelly Cooke	Princeton University		Andover, Massachusetts
16	Ashley Cottrell	Providence College	USA U18 Team	Sterling Heights, Michigan
13	Brianna Decker	University of Wisconsin	USA Olympic Team	Dousman, Wisconsin
3	Jillian Dempsey	Harvard University		Winthrop, Massachusetts
17	Meghan Duggan	University of Wisconsin	USA Olympic Team	Danvers, Massachusetts
27	Hilary Knight	University of Wisconsin	USA Olympic Team	Sun Valley, Idaho
26	Bray Ketchum	Yale University		Greenwich, Connecticut
56	Jess Koizumi	University of Minnesota Duluth	Montreal Stars (CWHL)	Simi Valley, California
24	Denna Laing	Princeton University		Marblehead, Massachusetts
12	Rachel Llanes	Northeastern University		San Jose, California
13	Brianna Decker	University of Wisconsin	USA Olympic Team	Dousman, Wisconsin
15	Megan Meyers	Utica College		Las Vegas, Nevada
16'	Casey Pickett	Northeastern University		Wilmington, Massachusetts
20	Jenny Potter	University of Minnesota Duluth	USA Olympic Team	Edina, Minnesota
14	Kelli Stack	Boston College	USA Olympic Team	Brooklyn Heights, Ohio
18	Jordan Smelker	RPI		Anchorage, Alaska
6	Janine Weber	Providence College	Austrian National Team	Innsbruck, Austria

Reference^[3]

Past Seasons

Year	Regular Season	Clarkson Cup Playoffs
2014–15	1st	Won Clarkson Cup Championship against Montreal Stars. W(2–3 OT)^[4]
2013–14	2nd	Lost Clarkson Cup Championship against Toronto Furies. L(1–0 OT)^[5]
2012–13	1st	Won Clarkson Cup Championship against Montreal Stars. W(5–2)^[6]
2011–12	2nd	Did not win necessary amount of playoff games (2) to qualify for Clarkson Cup Championship.
2010–11	3rd	Lost in first round of Clarkson Cup Playoffs against Toronto Furies. Swept 2–0

History

Boston Blades players: #8 Caitlin Cahow, #4 Angela Ruggiero and #22 Kacey Bellamy.

On August 12, 2010, the CWHL announced that Boston would be granted an expansion team for the 2010–11 CWHL season, ultimately making the Boston franchise the first US team in the CWHL.^[7]

On September 14, 2010, retired goalkeeper Erin Whitten was named Boston's first head coach.^[8] An expansion draft was held to stock the team in August.^[9] Their most significant player was free agent signing Angela Ruggiero, four-time Olympian and one of the greatest stars of women's hockey history.

The Boston Blades’ inaugural season included 16 home games. Their first match, on October 30, 2010, ended with a 3–0 shutout victory over the Burlington Barracudas, and the team began the season with seven victories in their first twelve games. A seven-game losing streak ensued, however, and the Blades finished with a 10–16 record, but still good enough for third place in the five team league. In the playoffs against the Toronto Aeros, the Blades lost 4–2 and 3–1, and were swept in the best-of-three series.

In the 2012–2013 season, the Boston Blades became the second American-based team to capture the Clarkson Cup, the women's equivalent of the men's Stanley Cup. The Clarkson Cup is named after Canada's former Governor General, Adrienne Clarkson. The Blades beat rival Montreal for the clinching victory, and were also the regular season champions. Hilary Knight was named CWHL MVP, Geneviève Lacasse Best Goalie, and Digit Murphy Coach of the Year.

In the second last game of the regular season in 2013–14, Jessica Koizumi became the first player to register 50 career points with the Blades franchise.

In the 2014–2015 season, the Blades finished the regular season with the best record in the CWHL. During the season, the league held its 1st Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game, with Digit Murphy serving as the winning coach for Team Red. The Blades regular season record was 15–2–1–6, good enough for the first seed in the Clarkson Cup Playoffs. In the first round of the Clarkson Cup Playoffs, the Blades were matched up against the fourth seeded Toronto Furies. The best-of-three series ended in a sweep for the Blades, as they collected both 3–0 and 7–3 victories.

On March 7, 2015, the Boston Blades matched up against the Montreal Stars in a battle for the Clarkson Cup. The Blades were on a quest for their second Cup in three years; the Blades had previously won the Clarkson Cup in the 2012–2013 season. Both the Blades and Stars tallied goals in the first and third periods. Hillary Knight and Brianna Decker were the lone goal scorers in regulation for the Blades. Regulation ended with the score tied at 2–2, so an overtime was required to decide a winner. Wasting little to no time, Janine Weber scored the series-clinching goal on a pass from her former college roommate Corinne Buie, with 2:12 in the overtime period, earning the Boston Blades their second Clarkson Cup.

Nine players of United States women's national ice hockey team were rostered on the Boston Blades for 2011–12 CWHL season.

The following players participated in the 2014 Winter Olympics:

Notable Former Players

Scoring Leaders

Year-by-year

Season	Leader (F)	GP	G	A	Pts	Leader (D)	GP	G	A	Pts	PPG	SHG	GWG
2010–11^[11]	Sam Faber	23	15	15	30	Angela Ruggiero	22	11	15	26	Ruggiero (6)	Faber (2)	Jessica Koizumi (3)
2011–12^[12]	Kelli Stack	27	25	17	42	Kacey Bellamy	22	5	7	12	Stack (4)	Erika Lawler and Kacey Bellamy (1)	Gigi Marvin (4)
2012–13^[13]	Hilary Knight	24	17	15	32	Anne Schleper	24	2	13	15	Knight (3)	Karen Thatcher (1)	Knight (5)
2013–14^[14]	Jillian Dempsey	24	14	14	28	Blake Bolden	23	5	14	19	Dempsey (5)	Casey Pickett (2)	Four tied with 2
2014–15	Brianna Decker	12	16	16	32	Tara Watchorn	21	6	14	20	Decker (6)		Decker and Watchorn (2)
2015–16	Megan Myers	17	4	3	7	Tara Watchorn	23	2	4	6	Seven tied with 1*	None	Kristina Brown (1) [scored in shootout]

All-Time Scoring Leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	Seasons
Jessica Koizumi	66	27	28	55	2010–present
Hilary Knight	38	25	28	53	2012–present
Kelli Stack	39	31	22	53	2011–present

Awards & Honors

Hilary Knight, 2013 CWHL Player of the Year
Genevieve Lacasse, 2013 CWHL Goaltender of the Year
Jillian Dempsey, 2014 CWHL Rookie of the Year
Jillian Dempsey, 2013–14 Leading scorer among CWHL rookies
Brianna Decker, CWHL Rookie of the Year (2014–15)
Jillian Dempsey, 2014–15 Leading scorer among CWHL rookies
Tara Watchorn, CWHL Defender of the Year (2014–15)

Team honors

First overall, CWHL standings (2012–13)
First overall, CWHL standings (2014–15)

References

External links

Canadian Women's Hockey League

Current teams:	Boston Blades Brampton Thunder Calgary Inferno Les Canadiennes de Montreal Toronto Furies

Defunct teams:	Burlington Barracudas Mississauga Chiefs Ottawa Senators Quebec Phenix Toronto Aeros Vaughan Flames

Seasons	2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017

Drafts	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

All-Star Games	2014 2016

Outdoor Classic	2016 Outdoor Women's Classic

Professional Women's Hockey seasons

NWHL	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07

CWHL	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

WWHL	2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11

NWHL (US)	2015–16 2016–17

Clarkson Cup	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Isobel Cup	2016

Sports teams based in Massachusetts

Australian rules football	USAFL Boston Demons

Baseball	MLB Boston Red Sox NYPL Lowell Spinners CCBL Bourne Braves Brewster Whitecaps Chatham Anglers Cotuit Kettleers Falmouth Commodores Harwich Mariners Hyannis Harbor Hawks Orleans Firebirds Wareham Gatemen Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox FCBL Brockton Rox Martha's Vineyard Sharks North Shore Navigators Pittsfield Suns Wachusett Dirt Dawgs Worcester Bravehearts NECBL New Bedford Bay Sox North Adams SteepleCats Plymouth Pilgrims Valley Blue Sox

Basketball	NBA Boston Celtics

Football	NFL New England Patriots WFA Boston Renegades

Hockey	NHL Boston Bruins AHL Springfield Thunderbirds ECHL Worcester Railers HC (beginning in 2017) NWHL Boston Pride CWHL Boston Blades

Soccer	MLS New England Revolution NWSL Boston Breakers PDL Western Mass Pioneers NPSL Mass United FC WPSL Boston Aztec Women New England Mutiny

Lacrosse	MLL Boston Cannons UWLX Boston Storm

Roller derby	WFTDA Boston Roller Derby MRDA Pioneer Valley Roller Derby

Rugby league	USARL Boston Thirteens Oneida FC

Rugby union	RSL Boston RFC NERFU Boston Irish Wolfhounds Mystic River South Shore Anchors

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	AIC Yellow Jackets (ice hockey) Bentley Falcons (ice hockey) Boston College Eagles Boston University Terriers Harvard Crimson Holy Cross Crusaders UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen UMass Lowell River Hawks Merrimack Warriors (ice hockey) Northeastern Huskies

Clarkson Cup

* Adrienne Clarkson Stanley Cup Abby Hoffman Cup Hockey Canada Canadian Women's Hockey League Canadian women's ice hockey history

Championships	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Winners	Canada Boston Blades (2013, 2015) Les Canadiennes (2009, 2011, 2012) Minnesota Whitecaps (2010) Toronto Furies (2014) Calgary Inferno (2016)

Most Valuable Player Award	Catherine Ward (2013) Christina Kessler (2014) Charline Labonte (2015) Delayne Brian (2016)

* Category

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