2010–11 Boston Blades season



The 2010–11 Boston Blades season was the first in Boston Blades history.[1]  The Blades competed in the Canadian Women's Hockey League and attempted to win the Clarkson Cup.

3 Defenders of Boston Blades play with USA National Team: # 8 Caitlyn Cahow, # 4 Angela Ruggiero and # 22 Kacey Bellamy

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[hide]  *1 Background  ==Background[edit] == On August 12, 2010, the CWHL announced that the city of Boston would receive an expansion team for the 2010–11 CWHL season. The unnamed team will practice at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington.[2] ==Offseason[edit] == ==CWHL Draft[edit] == The Boston club was able to protect some players from being selected from their roster in the 2010 CWHL Draft. ===Protected players[edit] === [5] ==Free agents[edit] == ===Protected players[edit] === <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7] ==Regular season<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] == ===Schedule<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ===Standings<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;">Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points. <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14] ===Attendance at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;">total: 3471 supporters for 16 games, average: 216 supporters by game at domicile.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15] ==Roster<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] == ==Coaching Staff<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] == ==Postseason<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] == <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;">Boston is eliminated and cannot participate in the Clarkson Cup Championship.
 * 2 Offseason
 * 3 CWHL Draft
 * 3.1 Protected players
 * 4 Free agents
 * 4.1 Protected players
 * 5 Regular season
 * 5.1 Schedule
 * 5.2 Standings
 * 5.3 Attendance at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington
 * 6 Roster
 * 7 Coaching Staff
 * 8 Postseason
 * 9 See also
 * 10 References
 * 11 External links
 * September 17: Former New Hampshire goaltender Erin Whitten was named head coach of the Boston expansion franchise.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]
 * September 27: Mariel Lacina was appointed as Assistant Coach. Prior to coaching, she was a goaltender for the Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4]
 * December 19: The Blades came from behind to defeat Montreal. In doing so, they broke up Montreal’s bid for an undefeated season. Boston goalie Mandy Cronin stopped 74 shots to lead Boston to victory. Montreal had an early 2-0 lead. In the 2nd period, Blades player Sam Faber scored on an assist by Jess Koizumi. In the third period, Koizumi would tie the game. With 3:24 to play in the game, Angela Ruggieroscored the game-winning goal. She was assisted by Sam Faber and Haley Moore.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]
 * January 16: Gillian Apps scored her seventh goal of the season 2:42 into overtime as Brampton defeated the Boston Blades by a 4-3 tally. The win was the fifth in a row for Brampton who are now 11-6 on the season. The five game win streak is currently the best in the league. Brampton has yet to lose a game in 2011. In addition, they have outscored their opponents 23-9 during the streak.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]
 * February 5 & 6: a gallery of Toronto vs Boston games.
 * February 11:Boston are a blast.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10]
 * February 12: Brampton tops Boston for tenth straight victory.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  And next day, sunday february 13:Cherie Piper hat trick contributes to a Brampton season sweep over Boston.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]
 * March 3: Boston Blades Team Up for Alzheimer Research:<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13]  The Blades will bee promoting at their games and hosting sign-up tables for those interested in riding, including at upcoming playoffs set for Friday March 11; Saturday March 12; and Sunday March 13.
 * Head Coach: Erin Whitten-Hamlen
 * Assistant Coach: Mariel Lachina
 * General Manager: Paul Hendrickson