2010–11 Boston Blades season was the first in Boston Blades history.[ 1] 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
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]
The Boston club was able to protect some players from being selected from their roster in the 2010 CWHL Draft .
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 Ruggiero scored the game-winning goal. She was assisted by Sam Faber and Hayley Moore .[ 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.[ 9]
February 5 & 6: a gallery of Toronto vs Boston games .
February 11:Boston are a blast.[ 10]
February 12: Brampton tops Boston for tenth straight victory.[ 11]
February 13: Cherie Piper hat trick contributes to a Brampton season sweep over Boston.[ 12]
March 3: Boston Blades Team Up for Alzheimer Research:[ 13]
Date Opponent Score Record
October 30, 2010 Burlington 3-0 1–0–0
October 31, 2010 Burlington 6-0 2–0–0
November 20, 2010 Burlington 1-5 2-1-0
November 21, 2010 Toronto 4-2 3-1-0
November 27, 2010 Montreal 2-3 3–2–0
November 28, 2010 Montreal 2-4 3–3–0
December 4, 2010 Burlington 4-3 4–3–0
December 5, 2010 Burlington 1-2 4–4–0
December 11, 2010 Toronto 6-4 5-4-0
December 12, 2010 Toronto 4-3 6–4–0
December 18, 2010 Montreal 2-10 6–5–0
December 19, 2010 Montreal 3-2 7–5–0
January 8, 2011 Brampton 3-5 7–6–0
January 9, 2011 Toronto 4-9 7–7–0
January 15, 2011 Brampton 0-3 7–8–0
January 16, 2011 Brampton 3-4 7–9–0
January 22, 2011 Burlington 0-1 7–10–0
January 23, 2011 Brampton 0-1 7–11–0
January 29, 2011 Montreal 0-3 7–12–0
January 30, 2011 Montreal 6-5 8–12–0
February 5, 2011 Toronto 5-4 9–12–0
February 6, 2011 Toronto 4-2 10–12–0
February 12, 2011 Brampton 2-5 10–13–0
February 13, 2011 Brampton 3-8 10–14–0
February 26, 2011 Montreal 4-5 10–15–0
February 27, 2011 Montreal 1-4 10–16–0
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
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Attendance at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington
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total: 3471 supporters for 16 games, average: 216 supporters by game at domicile.[ 15]
Forwards
Number
Player
Former Team
Hometown
91 Annie Hogan Northeastern
Medford, Massachusetts
56 Jess Koizumi Montreal(CWHL)
Simi Valley, California
28 Sami Faber University Of New Hampshire
Chestwood, New York
21 Cassie Sperry Northeastern
Southake, Texas
16 Micaela Long University of New Hampshire
South Boston, Massachusetts
13 Erika Lawler National Team USA
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
12 Samantha Rush Holy Cross
Wakefied, Massachusetts
10 Lindsay Berman Northeastern
Odenton, Maryland
9 Hayley Moore Brown University
Wakefield, Massachusetts
7 Shannon Sisk University of New Hampshire
Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania
5 Karen Thatcher National Team USA
Blaine, Washington
3 Liz Keady Princeton university
Braintree, Massachusetts
Head Coach: Erin Whitten-Hamlen Assistant Coach: Mariel LachinaGeneral Manager: Paul Hendrickson
Boston is eliminated and cannot participate in the Clarkson Cup Championship .
Date Opponent Score Attendance
March 11, 2011 Toronto Toronto wins 4-2 280 supporters
March 12, 2011 Toronto Toronto wins 3-1 184 supporters
March 13, 2011 Toronto a 3rd match is non-necessary . Toronto gains the first 2 matches -
↑ In New England journal,Blades have high aims in inaugural CWHL season , http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/2010/11/21_blades_have_high_aims_in_inaugural.php Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine ↑ "New England Hockey Journal: Boston lands CWHL expansion team; roster announced" . Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2010 .↑ "News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League" . Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011 .↑ "News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League" . Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010 .↑ "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules" .↑ Read Women Hockey Life, http://www.womenshockeylife.com/success-stories/jaclyn-hawkins/ Deprecated link archived 2010-08-21 at archive.today ↑ "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules" .↑ "News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League" . Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011 .↑ "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules" .↑ http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23765&Itemid=68 ↑ "News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League" . Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .↑ "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules" .↑ "Boston Blades Team Up for Alzheimer Research" .↑ "Standings - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League" . Archived from the original on March 6, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .↑ "- CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League" . Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011 . 
