2011–12 Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey season explained

The Niagara Purple Eagles represent Niagara University in College Hockey America. The Purple Eagles attempted to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the second time in school history.

Offseason

• August 23: Head coach Chris MacKenzie has resigned as the head coach of the Purple Eagles. Assistant coach Josh Sciba has been named interim head coach for the 2011-12 season.^[1]

Recruiting

Player	Nationality	Position	Notes
Delaney Middlebrook		Defense	Member of Minnesota Ice Cats 2010 U-19 NAHA Champions
Kelsey Gunn		Defense	Played for Ottawa Senators of PWHL^[2]
Amy Helfrich		Forward	Won a gold medal with Team Alberta at the Canada Winter Games in 2011^[3]
Kayla Raniwsky		Forward	Led the Southwest Wildcats with 42 points, including 26 goals in 36 games played during the 2010-11 season
Kalli Funk		Forward	2011 Minnesota State All Conference with Cretin-Derham Hall High School Also played with Minnesota Thoroughbreds^[4]
Abby Ryplanski		Goaltender	2011 Liz Turgeon Player of the Year nominee

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Location	Result	Record	Conference Record
9/30/2011	7:00 PM	New Hampshire	Niagara Univ.	Loss, 4-6	0-1-0	0-0-0
10/1/2011	1:00 PM	New Hampshire	Niagara Univ.	Loss, 2-3	0-2-0	0-0-0
10/7/2011	7:00 PM	No. 4 Boston University	Boston, Mass	Loss, 1-3	0-3-0	0-0-0
10/8/2011	3:00 PM	No. 4 Boston University	Boston, Mass	Loss, 2-5	0-4-0	0-0-0
10/14/2011	7:00 PM	RPI	Niagara Univ.	Win, 5-4 OT	1-4-0	0-0-0
10/15/2011	2:00 PM	RPI	Niagara Univ.	Win, 3-2	2-4-0	0-0-0
10/18/2011	7:00 PM	St. Lawrence	Niagara Univ.	Loss, 3-6	2-5-0	0-0-0
10/21/2011	7:00 PM	Yale	New Haven, CT	Win, 5-1	3-5-0	0-0-0
10/22/2011	3:00 PM	Princeton	Princeton, NJ	Win, 3-1	4-5-0	0-0-0
10/28/2011	2:00 PM	Vermont	Burlington, VT	Tie, 3-3	4-5-1	0-0-0

Awards and honors

• Kalli Funk, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)
• Kalli Funk, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 31, 2011) ^[5]
• Kelsey Gunn, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 16, 2012) ^[6]
• Jenna Hendrikx, CHA Player of the Week (Week of October 3, 2011)^[7]
• Delaney Middlebrook, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 3, 2011)
• Sarah Moses, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)^[8]
• Sarah Moses, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 23, 2012)^[9]
• Erica Owczarczak, CHA Player of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)^[10]
• Kayla Raniwsky, CHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of January 23, 2012)
• Kayla Raniwsky, CHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of February 27, 2012)^[11]
• Abby Ryplanski, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)^[12]
• Abby Ryplanski, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)
• Kelsey Welch, Niagara University Student Athlete of the Week (Week of October 17, 2011)^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: MacKenzie Resigns as Head Coach.
2. Web site: News Article.
3. Web site: Halifax 2011 Canada Games - Registration, Scheduling & Results . 2011-10-29 . 2012-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501012416/http://cg2011.gems.pro/Result/ShowPerson.aspx?Person_GUID=74db18d9-3b04-4211-993b-85becdb82caa&SetLanguage=en-CA&Gems_ScreenWidth=1280&Gems_ScreenHeight=1024&Gems_ScreenAvailWidth=1280&Gems_ScreenAvailHeight=984 . dead .
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425121520/http://www.mnthoroughbreds.com/Player_Profile_09/Kalli_Funk.pdf . 2012-04-25 . dead .
5. Web site: College Hockey America . 2012-02-01 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044544/http://chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/copy_of_Jan_30-2012_release.pdf . dead .
6. Web site: College Hockey America . 2012-01-17 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044849/http://www.chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/Jan_16-12_release.pdf . dead .
7. Web site: College Hockey America . 2011-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120508023010/http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2011-12_news/awardwinners103011 . 2012-05-08 . dead .
8. Web site: College Hockey America . 2011-11-23 . 2012-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120508023812/http://www.chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/Nov_21_release.pdf . dead .
9. Web site: College Hockey America . 2012-01-24 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040847/http://chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/copy_of_Jan_23-2012_release.pdf . dead .
10. Web site: College Hockey America . 2011-11-08 . 2012-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120508023758/http://www.chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/Nov_7_release.pdf . dead .
11. http://chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/Feb_27-2012_release.pdf
12. Web site: College Hockey America . 2011-10-29 . 2012-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120508023727/http://www.chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/awardwinners102411 . dead .
13. Web site: Welch Earns Student-Athlete of the Week Honors.