2011–12 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season

The Ohio State Buckeyes women's hockey team will represent Ohio State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Buckeyes will attempt to win their first NCAA women's Frozen Four championship. Canadian Natalie Spooner enters her senior season with the Buckeyes. Spooner ranks second in career goals with 69 and is sixth in Buckeyes career points with 113.[1]

2011–12 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceOSU Ice Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey MagazineNot ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College SportsNot ranked
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachNate Handrahan
Assistant CoachesJosh Liegl
Alison Domenico
Alternate captain(s)Natalie Spooner, Kelly Wild, Laura McIntosh

Offseason

News and notes

Recruiting

PlayerNationalityPositionNotes
Stacy Danczak United StatesGoaltenderPlayed with the Ohio Flames
Danielle Gagne CanadaForwardGagne competed with the Mississauga Chiefs
Taylor Kuehl United StatesForwardShe was a member of the United States Under 18 national team
Kari Schmitt United StatesDefenseShe competed with Belle Tire in Michigan
Sara Schmitt United StatesDefenseShe competed with Belle Tire in Michigan
Kayla Sullivan United StatesForwardPlayed hockey at Shattuck-Saint Mary's

Exhibition

DateOpponentLocationTimeScoreGoal scorers
9/23/2011Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockeyColumbus, OH7:07 pmOhio State, 3-1[4]Kayla Sullivan, Danielle Gagne, Melissa Feste

Regular season

  • October 14: Laura McIntosh notched her first goal of the season to give the Buckeyes a 2-1 lead. Said goal would stand as the game-winner. In addition, she picked up an assist on a Hokey Langan goal. The assist made McIntosh Ohio State’s all-time leader in career points against WCHA opponents. She surpassed Jana Harrigan’s 110 league points set in 2006.[5]
  • November 25: Natalie Spooner scored four goals for the third time in her NCAA career, including a natural hat trick as the Buckeyes enjoyed a home-ice conference victory over Minnesota Duluth.[6] She scored all four goals as the final score was 4-1 in the Buckeyes favor. It was the second time in the 2011-12 campaign that she scored four goals in a game. The natural hat trick (three consecutive goals) was scored in the second period as the Buckeyes faced a 1-0 deficit against the Bulldogs. The eventual game-winner was scored at 10:56 of the second period. The hat trick was the fifth of her collegiate career. The four goal performance moved Spooner to fourth overall on the Buckeye career points list with 129. Spooner is now four goals away from tying Jeni Creary’s Ohio State record of 86 career goals.
  • January 27: Three Buckeyes reached milestones in a 6-2 upset of North Dakota. Laura McIntosh finished the game with three assists. Natalie Spooner totaled two goals and Hokey Langan finished with two assists. McIntosh’s three helpers moved her into a tie for the all-time lead on Ohio State’s all-time career points list. Her 160 career points are now tied with former Buckeye Jana Harrigan. The two goals by Spooner were both on the power-play (increasing her season total to seven). With the goals, Spooner reached the 150 career point plateau, moving her into third all-time in Ohio State history. The two assists from Langan helped her reached the 100-point milestone, only the eighth Buckeyes player to reach the mark.[7]
  • February 4: The Buckeyes defeated No. 9 Minnesota Duluth by a 4-3 mark at the AMSOIL Arena. Laura McIntosh broke the Buckeyes all-time scoring record with three points, while Natalie Spooner notched a hat trick for the Buckeyes.[8] Prior to the game, McIntosh was tied with Jana Harrigan with 160 career points. She now is the all-time leaders with 163 points. The hat trick by Spooner was her third of the season (and sixth in her career). Spooner stands third overall in career points with 156.
  • February 11: The Buckeyes were defeated by No. 2 Minnesota by a 7-4 mark. Natalie Spooner had a hand in all four Buckeye goals, with two goals and two assists. A pre-game ceremony was held to honour the Buckeyes five seniors: Brittany Carlson, Natalie Spooner, Kelly Wild, Melissa Feste and Laura McIntosh.[9]

Standings

2011–12 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Wisconsin 28233217211344 37314217053
#2 Minnesota 28215216611343 37305216750
#6 North Dakota 28169325311675 362211315489
#9 Minnesota-Duluth 28151211479161 362113112177
Ohio State 28131411417596 361616499115
Bemidji State 28111520357073 371717310185
Minnesota State 28324101037105 36728164133
St. Cloud State 28424001232150 36529237130
Championship: Minnesota
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
National rankings: Conference rankings:
Updated March 23, 2012

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationTimeScore
10/07/11vs. Bemidji StColumbus, Ohio7:07 p.m. ET4-4
10/08/11vs. Bemidji StColumbus, Ohio4:07 p.m. ET5-3
10/14/11vs. St. Cloud StateColumbus, Ohio7:07 p.m. ET5-1
10/15/11vs. St. Cloud StateColumbus, Ohio4:07 p.m. ET5-1
10/21/11at North DakotaGrand Forks, N.D.8:07 p.m. ET1-11
10/22/11at North DakotaGrand Forks, N.D.8:07 p.m. ET1-7
10/28/11at Minnesota StateMankato, Minn.8:07 p.m. ET2-1
10/29/11at Minnesota StateMankato, Minn.4:07 p.m. ET1-0
11/04/11vs. WisconsinColumbus, Ohio7:07 p.m. ET1-3
11/05/11vs. WisconsinColumbus, Ohio7:07 p.m. ET0-2
11/18/11at SyracuseSyracuse, N.Y.7:00 p.m. ET6-3
11/19/11at SyracuseSyracuse, N.Y.4:00 p.m. ET4-3
11/25/11vs. Minnesota DuluthColumbus, Ohio7:07 p.m. ET
11/26/11vs. Minnesota DuluthColumbus, Ohio4:07 p.m. ET
12/02/11vs. NiagaraColumbus, Ohio7:07 p.m. ET
12/03/11vs. NiagaraColumbus, Ohio2:07 p.m. ET
12/10/11at MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minn.3:07 p.m. ET
12/11/11at MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minn.3:07 p.m. ET
12/30/11vs. PrincetonColumbus, Ohio4:07 p.m. ET
12/31/11vs. PrincetonColumbus, Ohio2:07 p.m. ET
01/06/12at St. Cloud StateSt. Cloud, Minn.8:07 p.m. ET
01/07/12at St. Cloud StateSt. Cloud, Minn.5:07 p.m. ET
01/13/12at Bemidji StBemidji, Minn.8:07 p.m. ET
01/14/12at Bemidji StBemidji, Minn.8:07 p.m. ET
01/20/12vs. Minnesota StateColumbus, Ohio7:07 p.m. ET
01/21/12vs. Minnesota StateColumbus, Ohio4:07 p.m. ET
01/27/12vs. North DakotaColumbus, Ohio7:07 p.m. ET
01/28/12vs. North DakotaColumbus, Ohio4:07 p.m. ET
02/03/12at Minnesota DuluthDuluth, Minn.8:07 p.m. ET
02/04/12at Minnesota DuluthDuluth, Minn.8:07 p.m. ET
02/10/12vs. MinnesotaColumbus, Ohio7:07 p.m. ET
02/11/12vs. MinnesotaColumbus, Ohio4:07 p.m. ET
02/17/12at WisconsinMadison, Wisc.3:07 p.m. ET
02/18/12at WisconsinMadison, Wisc.3:07 p.m. ET

Conference record

WCHA schoolRecord
Bemidji State
Minnesota
Minnesota State
Minnesota Duluth
North Dakota
St. Cloud State
Wisconsin

Awards and honors

  • Taylor Kuehl, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)[10]
  • Laura McIntosh, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of October 18, 2011)[11]
  • Natalie Spooner, WCHA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 12, 2011)[12]
  • Natalie Spooner, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 28, 2011)[13]
  • Natalie Spooner, 2011-12 CCM Hockey Women’s Division I All-American: Second Team[14]
  • Lisa Steffes, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 1, 2011)[15]

CWHL Draft

RoundPickPlayerTeam
27Natalie SpoonerToronto Furies
313Laura McIntoshBrampton Thunder

References

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