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The Colby College White Mules women's ice hockey program represents Colby College. The team used to compete in the ECAC. Currently, the club is a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference. The White Mules were one of only two non-Division I schools at the time in the 12-team Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
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Players
- During the 1995-96 season, Meaghan Sittler led the NCAA with 41 goals and 40 assists in 21 games.[1] In her final 13 games, Sittler had eight hat tricks and either scored or assisted on 82 of 111 White Mules goals.
Coaches
- Laura Halldorson led the White Mules to a 12-9-1 overall record in 1995-96. In the process, she earned ECAC Co-Coach of the Year honors as well as being named the New England Hockey Writers’ Coach of the Year. While at Colby, she recruited and coached U.S. National Team members Meaghan Sittler and Barb Gordon.[2] Following two seasons as an assistant at Princeton, she took over at Colby, where she spent seven seasons building a program that turned a 5-12-2 record in her first season into a 12-9-1 mark in her last season.
Postseason
ECAC Tournament
- 1988
- FIRST ROUND, New Hampshire 4, Colby 0
- 1996
- QUARTERFINALS AT HIGHER SEEDS, No. 1 Brown 7, No. 8 Colby 2[3]
- 1997
- QUARTERFINALS, No. 1 Brown 6, No. 8 Colby 2
Awards and honors
- Laura Halldorson, ECAC Co-Coach of the Year honors
- Laura Halldorson, New England Hockey Writers’ Coach of the Year.
- Courtney Kennedy, 1998 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans
- Meaghan Sittler, 1998 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans[5]
- Meaghan Sittler, 1998 Top 10 Finalist, Patty Kazmaier Award[6]
References
- ^ Christian Stone (March 18, 1996). " Ice in her veins ". sports illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1007845/index.htm. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ [http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=263428 " Laura Halldorson "]. gophersports.com. http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=263428. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Galleries". CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/topic/article/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association/1900-01-01/2100-12-31/mdd/index.htm.
- ^ http://www.ecachockey.com/women/tournament/alltime-tourney-results.pdf
- ^ http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/1998.html
- ^ http://www.usahockey.com/uploadedFiles/USAHockey/patty_kazmaier/Menu_Previous_winners/KazAllTime0209.pdf
New England Small College Athletic Conference Amherst • Bates • Bowdoin • Colby • Connecticut College • Hamilton • Middlebury • Trinity • Tufts • Wesleyan • Williams
Universities and colleges in Maine Private Bangor Theological Seminary • Bates College • Beal College • Bowdoin College • Colby College • College of the Atlantic • Husson University • Maine College of Art • New England Bible College • New England School of Communications • Saint Joseph's College • Thomas College • Unity College • University of New EnglandPublic Community College
SystemCentral Maine CC • Eastern Maine CC • Kennebec Valley CC • Northern Maine CC • Southern Maine CC • Washington County CC • York County CCLaw Schools ECAC Hockey Men Brown Bears (Meehan Auditorium) • Clarkson Golden Knights (Cheel Arena) • Colgate Raiders (Starr Rink) • Cornell Big Red (Lynah Rink) • Dartmouth Big Green (Thompson Arena) • Harvard Crimson (Bright Hockey Center) • Princeton Tigers (Hobey Baker Memorial Rink) • Quinnipiac Bobcats (TD Bank Sports Center) • Rensselaer Engineers (Houston Field House) • St. Lawrence Saints (Appleton Arena) • Union Dutchmen (Achilles Rink) • Yale Bulldogs (Ingalls Rink)
Women Brown Bears (Meehan Auditorium) • Clarkson Golden Knights (Cheel Arena) • Colgate Raiders (Starr Rink) • Cornell Big Red (Lynah Rink) • Dartmouth Big Green (Thompson Arena) • Harvard Crimson (Bright Hockey Center) • Princeton Tigers (Hobey Baker Memorial Rink) • Quinnipiac Bobcats (TD Bank Sports Center) • Rensselaer Engineers (Houston Field House) • St. Lawrence Saints (Appleton Arena) • Union Dutchwomen (Achilles Rink) • Yale Bulldogs (Ingalls Rink)
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