2015–16 New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey season

The New Hampshire Wildcats represented the University of New Hampshire in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

2015–16 New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey season
Conference	5th WHEA
Home ice	Whittemore Center
Record
Overall	11-24-1
Home	5-11-0
Road	6-13-1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Hilary Witt
Assistant coaches	Stephanie Jones Bill Bowes
Captain(s)	Sara Carlson
Alternate captain(s)	Heather Kashman Cassandra Vilgrain
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Offseason

• July 1: Brooke Avery named to Hockey East All Academic All-Star Team

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Caitlyn Radatovich	Forward	United States	Played with Pittsburgh Penguins U19
Devan Taylor	Forward	United States	Played for Assabet Valley U19
Marie-Jo Pelletier	Defense	Canada	Played for Team Canada U18
Jenna Rheault	Defense	United States	Played for St. Paul's School
Hilary Cashin	Goaltender	Canada	Played for New Hampton School
Kyra Smith	Goaltender	United States	Pomfret School

Roster

2015–16 Wildcats

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
1		Kyra Smith	Freshman	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Littleton, Colorado	Pomfret School
2		Ashley Wilkes	Junior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)		North Pole, Alaska	North American Hockey Academy
3		Haley Breedlove	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)		Plano, Texas	U19 Alliance Bulldogs
4		Heather Kashman (A)	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Edmonton, Alberta	Edmonton Thunder
5		Julia Fedeski	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)		Algonquin Highlands, Ontario	Toronto Aeros
6		Jonna Curtis	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Elk River, Minnesota	U19 Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
7		Sara Carlson (C)	Senior	F	5' 0" (1.52 m)		Hutchinson, Minnesota	Hutchinson HS]
8		Nicoline Jensen	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Rodovre, Denmark	Danish National Team
10		Amy Schlegal	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Blaine, Minnesota	Blaine HS
11		Kaylee Forster	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Zimmerman, Minnesota	Elk River HS
12		Taylor Wenczkowski	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Rochester, New Hampshire	Boston Shamrocks
13		Amy Boucher	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Edmonton, Alberta
14		Jenna Rheault	Freshman	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Deering, New Hampshire	St. Paul's School
16		Ali Praus	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)		Long Lake, Minnesota	Benilde St. Margaret's HS
17		Devan Taylor	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Billerica, Massachusetts	Lawrence Academy
18		Kate Haslett	Sophomore	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Rothesay, New Brunswick	Brooks School
19		Cassandra Vilgrain (A)	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Calgary, Alberta	Edge School for Athletes
20		Margo Lund	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		White Bear Lake, Minnesota	Hill-Murray School
21		Marie-Jo Pelletier	Freshman	D	4' 11" (1.5 m)		Dalhousie, New Brunswick	Team Canada U18
23		Brooke Avery	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)		Loudon, New Hampshire	St. Paul's School
26		Carlee Toews	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Grande Prairie, Alberta	Okanagan Hockey Academy
27		Caitlyn Radatovich	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)		Advance, North Carolina	Pittsburgh Penguins U19
29		Hilary Cashin	Freshman	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)		Fredericton, New Brunswick	New Hampton School
35		Vilma Vaattovaara	Senior	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Veikkola, Finland	Hameenlinnan Lyseon Lukio

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 2	Maine		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Hilary Cashin	L 0–4	0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 9	Lindenwood*		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Vilma Vaattovaara	L 2–4	0–2–0
October 10	Syracuse*		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Kyra Smith	L 2–3	0–3–0
October 17	at Merrimack		Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Ashley Wilkes	L 1–2	0–4–0 (0–2–0)
October 18	at #2 Boston College		Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Vilma Vaattovaara	L 0–6	0–5–0 (0–3–0)
October 23	at #4 Clarkson*		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Vilma Vaattovaara	L 2–4	0–6–0
October 24	at #4 Clarkson*		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Vilma Vaattovaara	L 4–6	0–7–0
October 30	at Vermont		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Vilma Vaattovaara	W 4–0	1–7–0 (1–3–0)
November 1	Boston University		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Vilma Vaattovaara	L 3–5	1–8–0 (1–4–0)
November 7	at Providence		Schneider Arena • Providence, RI	Vilma Vaattovaara	L 4–5	1–9–0 (1–5–0)
November 8	at Connecticut		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Kyra Smith	W 2–1	2–9–0 (2–5–0)
November 13	#2 Boston College		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Kyra Smith	L 1–6	2–10–0 (2–6–0)
November 14	at #2 Boston College		Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Kyra Smith	L 1–6	2–11–0 (2–7–0)
November 18	at #9 Harvard*		Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA	Kyra Smith	L 0–4	2–12–0
November 21	Providence		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Kyra Smith	W 3–2	3–12–0 (3–7–0)
November 22	Providence		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Kyra Smith	L 1–4	3–13–0 (3–8–0)
November 27	at Rensselaer*		Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Kyra Smith	T 3–3 OT	3–13–1
November 28	at Rensselaer*		Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Kyra Smith	W 2–1	4–13–1
December 4	Merrimack		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Kyra Smith	W 4–1	5–13–1 (4–8–0)
December 5	at Merrimack		Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Kyra Smith	W 2–1 OT	6–13–1 (5–8–0)
December 8	Dartmouth*		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Kyra Smith	W 3–2	7–13–1
December 11	at Quinnipiac*		TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT	Kyra Smith	L 0–6	7–14–1
December 13	Yale*		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Kyra Smith	W 5–2	8–14–1
January 9, 2016	at Northeastern		Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Kyra Smith	L 2–4	8–15–1 (5–9–0)
January 10	Northeastern		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Kyra Smith	L 2–5	8–16–1 (5–10–0)
January 23	at Maine		Alfond Arena • Orono, ME	Kyra Smith	W 5–1	9–16–1 (6–10–0)
January 24	at Maine		Alfond Arena • Orono, ME	Kyra Smith	W 3–0	10–16–1 (7–10–0)
January 29	at Northeastern		Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Kyra Smith	L 2–5	10–17–1 (7–11–0)
February 5	Vermont		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Kyra Smith	L 1–2	10–18–1 (7–12–0)
February 6	Vermont		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Kyra Smith	L 2–3	10–19–1 (7–13–0)
February 13	at Boston University		Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA	Kyra Smith	L 4–6	10–20–1 (7–14–0)
February 14	Boston University		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Vilma Vaattovaara	L 2–6	10–21–1 (7–15–0)
February 20	Connecticut		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Kyra Smith	W 2–1	11–21–1 (8–15–0)
February 21	Connecticut		Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Kyra Smith	L 1–2 OT	11–22–1 (8–16–0)
WHEA Tournament
February 26	at Connecticut*		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Quarterfinal, Game 1)	Vilma Vaattovaara	L 2–3	11–23–1
February 27	at Connecticut*		Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Quarterfinal, Game 2)	Vilma Vaattovaara	L 3–4 3OT	11–24–1
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.