This is Harvard Hockey
Tradition
Since helping inaugurate intercollegiate competition more
than 150 years ago, Harvard has become synonymous with excellence
in athletics and academics. The Crimson boasts one of the oldest
and most successful women’s hockey programs in America with
13 Beanpots, eight Ivy League titles, five ECAC Hockey tournament
championships and seven NCAA tournament appearances in addition to
the 1999 AWCHA national championship.
Academics
Harvard is universally regarded as the top academic
institution in America and also has the highest graduation rate
(approximately 98 percent).
Diversity
Harvard students are regular individuals who come from
all corners of the country and the world. With Harvard’s
diverse student body and metropolitan environment, Black Enterprise
ranks it as one of the nation’s top colleges and universities
for African-Americans.
Athletics Program
Harvard fields the largest Division I athletic program in
America with 41 Division I varsity sports. Sports Illustrated
placed Harvard in the top 45 of “America’s Best
Division I Sports Colleges,” the only Ivy League school to
appear in the top 50.
Boston
Boston is the unrivaled “College Town, USA”
with more colleges and universities than any metropolitan area in
the country. The Sporting News dubbed it the nation’s best
sports town in 2002, ’04 and ’05.
Katey Stone
The fourth coach in program history, Katey Stone, the
Landry Family Head Coach for Harvard Women’s Ice Hockey, is
now 378-164-32 at the helm of Harvard women’s ice hockey,
making her the winningest coach in Division I women's ice hockey
history. In 18 seasons behind the bench, Stone has maintained the
rich history and tradition of the Harvard hockey program, leading
the Crimson to 10 Beanpot championships, five Ivy League titles,
six ECAC Hockey regular-season titles, five ECAC tournament crowns,
eight NCAA tournament appearances, three NCAA championship-game
appearances and the 1999 AWCHA national title.
Success
Harvard has 34 seasons of women’s hockey history
under its belt and further cements itself as one of the top
programs in the nation with each passing year. The 2008-09 version
of the Crimson added to that legacy by capturing the Ivy League and
ECAC regular-season titles en route to a No. 9 ranking in the final
national polls of the season.
Olympics
Nine Harvard players have represented either Canada or
the United States at the Olympics since women’s hockey was
introduced at the 18th Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Caitlin
Cahow ’07-08 (bronze medal in 2006, silver in 2010), Julie
Chu ’06-07 (silver in 2002 and 2010, bronze in 2006), Jamie
Hagerman (bronze in 2006), A.J. Mleczko ’97-99 (gold in
1998 and silver in 2002), Angela Ruggiero ’02-04 (gold in
1998, silver in 2002 and 2010 and bronze in 2006) and Sandra Whyte
’92 (gold in 1998) have suited up for Team USA.
Meanwhile, Jennifer Botterill ’02-03 (silver in 1998, gold in
2002, 2006 and 2010), Tammy Shewchuck ’00-01 (gold in 2002)
and Sarah Vaillancourt ’08-09 (gold in 2006 and 2010) have
played for Team Canada.
Patty Kazmaier Award
Since its inception in 1998, Harvard players have
captured six of the 14 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Awards, annually
presented to the best player in women’s intercollegiate
hockey. A.J. Mleczko ’97-99 was the 1999 Kazmaier recipient.
Jennifer Botterill ’02-03 earned the award in 2001 and
’03, making her the only two-time winner in the history of
the award. Angela Ruggiero ’02-04 was the 2004 Kazmaier Award
winner, and Julie Chu ’06-07 won the award in 2007. Sarah
Vaillancourt ’08-09 was the recipient of the highest honor in
women’s college hockey in 2008.
