Huskies Honored with Hockey East Awards
STORRS, Conn. - With the conclusion of the UConn women's hockey season, the Huskies were recognized by their peers as they took home multiple awards/recognitions.
The Huskies hardware began with winning the program's first Hockey East Regular Season Championship.
Kicking off the awards was senior Kathryn Stockdale. Voted on by coaches across Hockey East, Kathryn Stockdale was named Hockey East Best Defensive Forward. In her senior season, Stockdale had one of her best seasons in a UConn uniform, finishing with 11 goals and seven assists for 18 points. Additionally, Stockdale had a +/- of +11 and blocked 11 total shots.
Freshman Ashley Allard also received recognition from conference coaches with a spot on the Hockey East All-Freshman Team. Allard made an impact in her first season in a UConn uniform, scoring six goals and dishing out 10 assists for 16 points. Allard also finished with a +17 +/- and had two game winning goals.
To wrap up the player awards, three Huskies were named to Hockey East All-Star teams. Graduate student Camryn Wong and Senior Jada Habisch were named first team All-Star, while junior Tia Chan was named a second team All-Star. All three players were instrumental for the Huskies, leading them to the Hockey East playoffs, and the team's first NCAA tournament appearance.
The final Hockey East award given to the Huskies was presented to head coach Chris Mackenzie, as he was named Hockey East Coach of the Year. Coach Mackenzie led the Huskies to their best season in program history, winning the Hockey East regular season title, and setting a program record for Hockey East wins.
Players Mentioned
- Defense
- 5' 4"
- Freshman
- Goaltender
- 5' 6"
- Junior
- Forward
- 5' 4"
- Senior
- Forward
- 5' 7"
- Senior
- Forward
- 5' 7"
- Freshman
Players Mentioned
- 5' 4"
- Freshman
- Defense
- 5' 6"
- Junior
- Goaltender
- 5' 4"
- Senior
- Forward
- 5' 7"
- Senior
- Forward
- 5' 7"
- Freshman
- Forward
Latest Women's Ice Hockey
- Coach Mackenzie Named National Coach of The YearUConn's Chris MacKenzie is 2024 Winner of the CCM/AHCA Division I Women's Coach of the Year Award For leading his Huskies to an historic season of firsts, Chris MacKenzie of the University of Connecticut has been chosen CCM/AHCA Women's Division I Coach of the Year.
- Huskies Lose NCAA Heartbreaker in Double OTCOLUMBUS, OHIO - The UConn women's hockey team saw their season come to a close on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, losing a heartbreaking double overtime decision to Minnesota Duluth at Ohio State.
- Huskies Earn First Bid Into NCAA TournamentSTORRS, Conn. - The UConn women's hockey team will be heading to the Ohio State Regional to take on Minnesota Duluth in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies and Bulldogs will face-off on Thursday, March 14 at 7 pm from OSU Ice Rink with the winner moving on to face No. 1 overall seed Ohio State on Saturday, March 16.
- No. 1 Seed Huskies Win Hockey East Championship for First Time in Program HistorySTORRS, Conn. - The No. 1 seeded UConn women's ice hockey team took down No. 2 seeded Northeastern in overtime with 35 seconds left with a game-winning goal by Megan Woodworth; sending the Huskies to their first NCAA tournament in program history in the 24 years of being a program Saturday afternoon at Toscano Family Ice Forum.
- No. 1 Seed Huskies Face No. 2 Seed Northeastern in Hockey East ChampionshipSTORRS, Conn. - The No. 1 seeded UConn women's ice hockey team prepares for the Hockey East Championship for the chance to claim the first conference championship trophy in program history against No. 2 seeded Northeastern on Saturday, March 9.
- No. 1 Seed Huskies Win in Overtime Thriller to Advance to Hockey East ChampionshipSTORRS, Conn. - The No. 1 seeded UConn women's ice hockey team won in overtime by a score of 2-1 at Toscano Family Ice Forum Wednesday night. Senior forward Kathryn Stockdale lifted the Huskies past the Eagles with the game-winning goal.
