Boston Blades



e Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, and which plays in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]  The team plays its home games at various rinks around New England, including practice ice at Veterans Memorial Rink in Somerville, MA.[2]



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[hide]  *1 History  ==History[edit] == Boston Blades players: #8 Caitlin Cahow, #4Angela Ruggiero and #22 Kacey Bellamy.On August 12, 2010, the CWHL announced that the city of Boston would receive an expansion team for the 2010–11 CWHL season, the first American team in the league.[3]
 * 1.1 2010–11 Boston Blades season
 * 1.2 2012- 2013 Boston Blades season
 * 2 Season standings
 * 3 Current Roster 2013-14
 * 4 Notable players
 * 5 Coaching Staff 2011-12
 * 6 See also
 * 7 References
 * 8 External links

On September 14, 2010, retired goalkeeper Erin Whitten was named the team's head coach.[4]  An expansion draft was held to stock the team in August.[5] Their most significant player was free agent signing Angela Ruggiero, four-time Olympian and one of the great stars of women's hockey history. ===2010–11 Boston Blades season[edit] === 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 matches. A seven game losing streak ensued, however, and the Blades finished with a 10-16 record, good for third place in the five team league. They went on to the playoffs against the Toronto Aeros, losing 4-2 and 3-1 in a best-of-three series. ===2012- 2013 Boston Blades season[edit] === In the 2012-2013 season, the Boston Blades became the second American team to capture the Clarkson Cup, named after Canada's former Governor General, Adrienne Clarkson. They beat rival Montreal for the final win, and were also regular season champions. Hilary Knight was awarded the league's MVP award the day prior. ==Season standings[edit] == Nine players of United States women's national ice hockey team are in the Boston Blades for 2011-12 season ==Current Roster 2013-14<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;">Reference<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;">Following players will participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics:


 * United States women's national ice hockey team <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]

==Notable players<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 2011-12<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;">Reference<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]
 * Hilary Knight
 * Meghan Duggan
 * Kacey Bellamy
 * Gisele Marvin
 * Anne Schleper
 * Molly Schaus
 * Kelli Stack
 * Canada women's national ice hockey team
 * Geneviève Lacasse
 * Caitlin Cahow
 * Molly Engstrom
 * Erika Lawler
 * Kelley Steadman
 * Karen Thatcher
 * Jaclyn Hawkins
 * General Manager: Digit Murphy
 * Head Coach: Digit Murphy
 * Assistant Coach: Mariel Lacina