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{{infobox hockey team
{{Pro hockey team
| bg_color=black
| city=[[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| text_color=#ffc422
| team = Boston Blades (CWHL)
| team = Worcester Blades
| logo=
| logo= Worcester_Blades.png
| league = [[Canadian Women's Hockey League|CWHL]]
| logosize = 200px
| colors = Black, Yellow and White
| league = [[Canadian Women's Hockey League]]
{{color box|#231f20}} {{color box|#ffc422}} {{color box|#ffffff}}
| city = [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]
| colors = Black, gold, white<br>{{color box|#231f20}} {{color box|#ffc422}} {{color box|#ffffff}}
| founded = {{Start date|2010}}
| founded = {{Start date|2010}}
| folded = {{Start date|2019}}
| arena = University of Massachusetts Boston
| arena = Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center
| coach = Digit Murphy
| GM = Aronda Kirby
| coach = Paul Kennedy
| GM = Derek Alfama
color=black
| website=[http://worcester.thecwhl.com/ Worcester Blades Official website]
| color text=yellow
<!--Franchise history-->
| website=[http://www.http://boston.cwhl.ca/view/cwhlbostonblades Boston CWHL Women's Hockey]
| name1 = Boston Blades
| dates1 = 2010–2018
| name2 = Worcester Blades
| dates2 = 2018–2019
<!--Championships-->
| championships = '''2''' (2013, 2015)
}}
}}


The '''Boston Blades ''' is a professional women's ice hockey team in the elite [[Canadian Women's Hockey League]] [[CWHL]] . Based in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]].<ref>[http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/2010/11/21_blades_have_high_aims_in_inaugural.php New England journal, Blades have high aims in inaugural CWHL season]</ref> The Blades play most home games at the Clark Athletic Center, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. Directions: <ref>https://www.google.com/maps/dir/''/umass+boston+athletic+center/data=!4m5!4m4!1m0!1m2!1m1!1s0x89e37afcbdfc4b6d:0x7b1af6bc7c794ecf</ref> The ice rink is adjacent to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. <ref>http://www.umb.edu/athletics/about/clark</ref>
The '''Worcester Blades''' were a professional women's ice hockey team in the [[Canadian Women's Hockey League]], based in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], and played their home games at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center. The team began play in the [[2010–11 CWHL season]] as the '''Boston Blades'''<ref name="HockeyJournalInaugural">{{cite news |url=http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/2010/11/21_blades_have_high_aims_in_inaugural.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127013420/http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/2010/11/21_blades_have_high_aims_in_inaugural.php |archive-date=27 November 2010 |title=Blades have high aims in inaugural CWHL season |first=Mike |last=Zhe |date=21 November 2010 |work=New England Hockey Journal }}</ref> where they won the [[Clarkson Cup]] twice, in 2013 and 2015.

After playing in several [[Boston]]-area arenas throughout its first eight seasons, the Blades moved to Worcester in 2018 and rebranded.

In 2019, the CWHL ceased operations, as well as all teams that it directly owned including the Blades.<ref name = "FinalStatement">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecwhl.com/CWHL_Final_Public_Communication%20July_2_2019_FINAL_630pm.pdf |title=Final Public Communication |website=CWHL |date=2 July 2019}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Boston -Montreal 29 janvier 2011 013.jpg|thumb|280px|Boston Blades players: #8 [[Caitlin Cahow]], #4 [[Angela Ruggiero]] and #22 [[Kacey Bellamy]].]]
[[File:Boston -Montreal 29 janvier 2011 013.jpg|thumb|280px|Boston Blades players: #8 [[Caitlin Cahow]], #4 [[Angela Ruggiero]] and #22 [[Kacey Bellamy]].]]


On August 12, 2010, the [[Canadian Women's Hockey League|CWHL]] announced that [[Boston]] would receive an expansion team for the [[2010–11 CWHL season]], the first [[US]] team in the [[CWHL]].<ref>[http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/2010/11/21_blades_have_high_aims_in_inaugural.php New England journal, Blades have high aims in inaugural CWHL season]</ref>
On August 12, 2010, the [[Canadian Women's Hockey League]] (CWHL) announced that [[Boston]] would be granted an expansion team for the [[2010–11 CWHL season]], making the Boston franchise the first CWHL team in the United States.<ref name="HockeyJournalInaugural"/>


On September 14, 2010, retired goalkeeper [[Erin Whitten]] was named the team's head coach.<ref>[http://www.cwhl.ca/index.php?pg=Featured-Content&post=6 Erin Hamlen named coach of Boston]</ref> [[2010 CWHL Draft|An expansion draft]] was held to stock the team in August.<ref>[http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/2010/08/12_bostonlands.php New England Hockey Journal, Boston lands CWHL expansion team; roster announced]</ref> Their most significant player was free agent signing [[Angela Ruggiero]], four-time Olympian and one of the great stars of women's hockey history.
On September 14, 2010, retired goalkeeper [[Erin Whitten]] was named Boston's first head coach.<ref name="HockeyJournalInaugural"/> [[2010 CWHL Draft|An expansion draft]] was held to stock the team in August.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/2010/08/12_bostonlands.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816044604/http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/2010/08/12_bostonlands.php |archive-date=16 August 2010 |title=Boston lands CWHL expansion team; roster announced |date=12 August 2010 |work=New England Hockey Journal }}</ref> Their most significant player was free agent signing [[Angela Ruggiero]], a four-time Olympian.


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.
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]], with the team beginning the season with seven victories in their first twelve games. A seven-game losing streak ensued, and the Blades finished with a 10–16 record, still good enough for third place in the five team league. In the playoffs against the [[Toronto Aeros]], the Blades lost 4–2 and 3–1, swept in the best-of-three series.


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 named [[CWHL]] MVP, [[Geneviève Lacasse]] Best Goalie, and [[DigitMurphy]] Coach of the Year.
In the 2012–13 season, the Boston Blades were regular season champions and then became the second American-based team to capture the [[Clarkson Cup]], which was the women's equivalent of the men's [[Stanley Cup]], after the [[Minnesota Whitecaps]]. The Clarkson Cup is named after Canada's former Governor General, [[Adrienne Clarkson]], and used to be played for between all Canadian women's leagues. The Blades beat the rival [[Montreal Stars]] for the clinching victory. [[Hilary Knight (ice hockey)|Hilary Knight]] was named CWHL MVP, [[Geneviève Lacasse|Genevieve Lacasse]] Best Goalie, and [[Digit Murphy]] Coach of the Year.


In the second last game of the Boston Blades regular season in 2013-14, [[Jessica Koizumi]] logged her 50th career point with the Blades. Of note, this makes her the first player to register 50 points with the Blades franchise.
In the penultimate game of the regular season in 2013–14, [[Jessica Koizumi]] became the first player to register 50 career points with the Blades franchise.


In the 2014–15 season, the Blades finished the regular season with the best record in the CWHL at 15–2–1–6. During the season, the league held its [[1st Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game]], with Digit Murphy serving as the winning coach for Team Red. In the first round of the Clarkson Cup playoffs, the Blades were matched against the fourth seeded [[Toronto Furies]]. The best-of-three series ended in a sweep for the Blades with 3–0 and 7–3 victories.
==Season standings==

{| class="wikitable"
On March 7, 2015, the Boston Blades faced the [[Montreal Stars]] for the Clarkson Cup, their second appearance in the Clarkson Cup finals in three years. Both the Blades and Stars tallied goals in the first and third periods. Hillary Knight and Brianna Decker were the lone goal scorers in regulation for the Blades. Regulation ended with the score tied at 2–2, requiring an overtime period to decide a winner. Janine Weber scored the series-clinching goal on a pass from her former college roommate Corinne Buie, 2:12 in the overtime period earning the Blades their second Clarkson Cup.
!Year

!Regular Season
[[File:Boston 4-2 Montréal- 19 novembre-2011.jpg|thumb|280px| Nine players of [[United States women's national ice hockey team]] were rostered on the Boston Blades for 2011–12 CWHL season.]]
!Clarkson Cup Playoffs
Following the 2015 season, the [[National Women's Hockey League (2015–)|National Women's Hockey League]] was established, adding its own team in Boston, the [[Boston Pride]]. Soon after, all U.S. national team players on the Blades moved to the Pride, leaving the Blades to have to rebuild from the ground up.
|-
|2010-11
| 3rd
| lost in first round
|-
|2011-12
| 2nd
|
|-
|2012-13
| 1st
| Won [[Clarkson Cup]] defeating [[Montreal Stars]]<ref>http://www.cwhl.ca/view/cwhl/news-644/news_69755</ref>
|-
|2013-14
| 2nd
| Lost [[Clarkson Cup]] Championship Final in overtime 1-0 to the [[Toronto Furies]]<ref>http://www.cwhl.ca/view/cwhl/news-644/news_69755</ref>
|-|}
==Roster 2014-15==
{|
|+ '''Goalies'''
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=10%|Player
!!width=5%|College
!!width=5%|Former Team
!!width=10%|Hometown
|-
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''33'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|align=center|[[Geneviève Lacasse]]
|align=center|[[Providence Friars women's ice hockey|Providence College]]
|align=center| [[Canadian women's national ice hockey team|Canadian National Team]]
|align=center|[[Kingston, Ontario]]
|-
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''1'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Brittany Ott]]
|align=center|[[Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey|University of Maine]]
|
|align=center|[[St. Clair Shores, Michigan]]
|-
|}
{| width=100%
|+ '''Defense'''
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=10%|Player
!!width=5%|College
!!width=5%|Former Team
!!width=10%|Hometown
|-


The Blades competed with the Pride for Boston fans until 2018 when the team relocated an hour away to Worcester and were rebranded as the Worcester Blades on August 20, 2018, playing out of the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center for the [[2018–19 CWHL season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Blades Relocate to Worcester for the 2018-19 Season – Woo Hockey |url=https://woohockey.com/boston-blades-relocate-to-worcester-for-the-2018-19-season/ |website=woohockey.com |date=August 20, 2018}}</ref>


==Season-by-season records==
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|align=center|'''22'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Kacey Bellamy]]
|align=center|[[New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey|University of New Hampshire]]
|align=center|[[United States women's national ice hockey team|United States Olympic Team]]
|align=center|[[Westfield, Massachusetts]]
|-
|-
! Year
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
! title="Games played" | GP
|align=center|'''5'''
! title="Wins"| W
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
! title="Losses"| L
|align=center|[[Blake Bolden]]
! title="Overtime Losses"|OTL
|align=center|[[Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey|Boston College]]
! title="Shootout Losses"|SOL
|
! title="Goals for"| GF
|align=center|[[Stow, Ohio]]
! title="Goals against"| GA
! title="Points"| Pts
! class="unsortable"|Finish
! class="unsortable"| Playoffs
|-
|-
| [[2010–11 Boston Blades season|2010–11]] || 26 || 10 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 73 || 101 || 21 || 3rd ||align=left| Lost first round of [[2011 Clarkson Cup]] playoffs, 0–2 vs. [[Toronto Furies]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''15'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Dru Burns]]
|align=center|[[Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey|Boston College]]
|
|align=center|[[Burlington, Massachusetts]]
|-
|-
| [[2011–12 CWHL season|2011–12]] || 27 || 20 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 107 || 61 || 46 || 2nd ||align=left| Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''18'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Kiira Dosdall]]
|align=center|[[Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey|Colgate University]]
|
|align=center|[[Fairfield, Connecticut]]
|-
|-
| [[2012–13 CWHL season|2012–13]] || 24 || 19 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 72 || 39 || 39 || '''1st''' ||align=left| '''Won [[2013 Clarkson Cup]] championship game, 5–2 vs. [[Montreal Stars]]'''<ref name="ClarksonHistory"/>
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''4'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Alyssa Gagliardi]]
|align=center|[[Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey|Cornell University]]
|
|align=center|[[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
|-
|-
| [[2013–14 CWHL season|2013–14]] || 24 || 13 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 77 || 71 || 26 || 2nd ||align=left| Lost [[2014 Clarkson Cup]] championship game, 0–1 (OT) vs. [[Toronto Furies]]<ref name="ClarksonHistory"/>
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''17'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Emma Rambo]]
|align=center|[[Union Dutchwomen women's ice hockey|Union College]]
|
|align=center|[[Joliet, Illinois]]
|-
|-
| [[2014–15 CWHL season|2014–15]] || 24 || 17 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 94 || 43 || 35 || '''1st''' ||align=left| '''Won [[2015 Clarkson Cup]] championship game, 3–2 (OT) vs. [[Montreal Stars]]'''<ref name="ClarksonHistory">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecwhl.com/clarksoncup/history |title=Clarkson Cup History |website=CWHL |access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''19'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Gigi Marvin]]
|align=center|[[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey|University of Minnesota]]
|align=center|[[United States women's national ice hockey team|United States Olympic Team]]
|align=center|[[Warroad, Minnesota]]
|-
|-
| [[2015–16 CWHL season|2015–16]] || 24 || 1 || 23 || 0 || 0 || 18 || 122 || 2 || 5th ||align=left| Did not qualify
|}
{|
|+ '''Forwards'''
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|
!!width=10%|Player
!!width=5%|College
!!width=5%|Former Team
!!width=10%|Hometown
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''6'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Anya Battaglino]]
|align=center| [[Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey|Boston University]]
|
|align=center|[[Waltham, Massachusetts]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''10'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center| [[Lindsay Berman]]
|align=center|[[Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey|Northeastern University]]
|
|align=center| [[Odenton, Maryland]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''20'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Kate Buesser]]
|align=center|[[Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey|Harvard University]]
|
|align=center|[[Wolfeboro, New Hampshire]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''4'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Jill Cardella]]
|align=center| [[Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey|Boston University]]
|
|align=center|[[Rochester, New York]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''2'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Kelly Cooke]]
|align=center| [[Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey|Princeton University]]
|
|align=center|[[Andover, Massachusetts]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''16'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Ashley Cottrell]]
|align=center| [[Providence Friars women's ice hockey|Providence College]]
|
|align=center|[[Sterling Heights, Michigan]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''3'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Jillian Dempsey]]
|align=center| [[Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey|Harvard University]]
|
|align=center|[[Winthrop, Massachusetts]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Meghan Duggan]]
|align=center|[[Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey|University of Wisconsin]]
|align=center| [[United States women's national ice hockey team|United States Olympic Team]]
|align=center|[[Danvers, Massachusetts]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''27'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Hilary Knight (ice hockey)|Hilary Knight]]
|align=center| [[Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey|University of Wisconsin]]
|
|align=center|[[Sun Valley, Idaho]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''56'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Jess Koizumi]]
|align=center|[[Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey|University of Minnesota Duluth]]
|align=center| [[Montreal Stars]] (CWHL)
|align=center|[[Simi Valley, California]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''12'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Rachel Llanes]]
|align=center| [[Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey|Northeastern University]]
|
|align=center|[[San Jose, California]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''13'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Shannon Mahoney]]
|align=center| [[Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey|Boston University]]
|
|align=center|[[Carlisle, Massachusetts]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''11'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Whitney Naslund]]
|align=center|[[RPI Engineers women's ice hockey|Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]]
|
|align=center|[[Bloomington, Minnesota]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''7'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|USA}}
|align=center|[[Casey Pickett]]
|align=center| [[Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey|Northeastern University]]
|
|align=center|[[Wilmington, Massachusetts]]
|-
|-
| [[2016–17 CWHL season|2016–17]] || 24 || 2 || 20 || 1 || 1 || 32 || 137 || 6 || 5th ||align=left| Did not qualify
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''6'''
|align=center|{{Flag icon|Austria}}
|align=center|[[Janine Weber]]
|align=center|[[Providence Friars women's ice hockey|Providence College]]
|align=center| [[Austrian women's national ice hockey team|Austrian National Team]]
|align=center|[[Innsbruck|Innsbruck, Austria]]
|
|-
|-
| [[2017–18 CWHL season|2017–18]] || 28 || 1 || 24 || 0 || 3 || 41 || 120 || 5 || 7th ||align=left| Did not qualify
|-
|-
| [[2018–19 CWHL season|2018–19]] || 28 || 0 || 28 || 0 || 0 || 22 || 155 || 0 || 6th ||align=left| Did not qualify
|}
|}
<!--
==Roster==
<small>Updated August 13, 2018.</small><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/19358/boston-blades | title=Boston Blades Elite Propects | website=EliteProspects.com | access-date=August 13, 2018}}</ref>


{{Ice hockey team roster}}
Reference<ref>[http://cwhlboston.stats.pointstreak.com/teamroster.html?teamid=277085 Boston Team Roster]</ref>


{{player4
[[File:Boston 4-2 Montréal- 19 novembre-2011.jpg|thumb|280px| Nine players of [[United States women's national ice hockey team]] are in the Boston Blades for 2011-12 season]]
| first = Courtney | last = Turner | dab = | num = | pos = F | nat = USA | s/g = R | birthyear = 1994 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 17 | acq =[[2018–19 CWHL season|2018]] | birthplace = [[Milton, Massachusetts]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}


|}
Following players participated in the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2014 Winter Olympics]]:
-->
* [[United States women's national ice hockey team]]<ref>[http://olympics.usahockey.com/page/show/862508-2014-u-s-olympic-women-s-ice-hockey-team-roster 2014 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team Roster]</ref>
** [[Hilary Knight (ice hockey)|Hilary Knight]]
** [[Meghan Duggan]]
** [[Kacey Bellamy]]
** [[Gisele Marvin]]
** [[Anne Schleper]]
** [[Molly Schaus]]
** [[Kelli Stack]]
* [[Canada women's national ice hockey team]]
** [[Geneviève Lacasse]]


==Notable past players==
==Notable former players==
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Angela Ruggiero]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelli Stack]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kacey Bellamy]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Caitlin Cahow]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Caitlin Cahow]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Meghan Duggan]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kacey Bellamy]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Giannino
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Molly Engstrom]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Molly Engstrom]]
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kaleigh Fratkin]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} Blake Bolden
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jaclyn Hawkins]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brianna Decker]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hilary Knight (ice hockey)|Hilary Knight]]
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Geneviève Lacasse|Genevieve Lacasse]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erika Lawler]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erika Lawler]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gigi Marvin]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Molly Schaus]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anne Schleper]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelli Stack]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelli Stack]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelley Steadman]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelley Steadman]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Karen Thatcher]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Karen Thatcher]]
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jaclyn Hawkins]]
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Tara Watchorn]]

==Scoring leaders==


===Season-by-season===
==Coaches and Staff 2014-15==
{|class="wikitable" width="80%" style="text-align:center"
* ''General Manager:'' Digit Murphy
|- align="center" style="background:black;color:#ffc422;"
* ''Head Coach:'' Digit Murphy
| '''Season''' || '''Leader (F)'''||'''GP'''||'''G'''||'''A'''||'''Pts'''|| '''Leader (D)'''||'''GP'''||'''G'''||'''A'''||'''Pts'''||'''PPG'''||'''SHG'''||'''GWG'''
* ''Assistant Coach:'' Ryan Stone
|-
* ''Director of Operations:'' Suzanne Friedman
|2010–11<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cwhlboston_hockey.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=277085&seasonid=6347 |title=Boston Blades: CWHL 2010/2011 |website=pointstreak.com}}</ref> || [[Sam Faber]] || 23 || 15 ||15 || 30 || [[Angela Ruggiero]] || 22 || 11 || 15 || 26 || Ruggiero (6) ||Faber (2) ||Jessica Koizumi (3)
* ''Sports Information:'' Molly Sullivan
|-
Reference<ref>[4http://boston.cwhl.ca/view/cwhlbostonblades/boston-blades-team-staff Boston Coaches & Staff]</ref>
|2011–12<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cwhlboston_hockey.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=277085&seasonid=8067 |title=Boston Blades: CWHL 2011/2012 |website=pointstreak.com}}</ref>
|| Kelli Stack || 27 || 25 || 17 || 42 || Kacey Bellamy || 22 || 5 || 7 || 12|| Stack (4) ||Erika Lawler and Kacey Bellamy (1) ||Gigi Marvin (4)
|-
|2012–13<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cwhlboston_hockey.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=277085&seasonid=9580 |title=Boston Blades: CWHL 2012/2013 |website=pointstreak.com}}</ref>
|| Hilary Knight|| 24 || 17 || 15 || 32 || [[Anne Schleper]] || 24 || 2 || 13 || 15 || Knight (3) ||[[Karen Thatcher]] (1) ||Knight (5)
|-
|2013–14<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cwhlboston_hockey.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=277085&seasonid=11441 |title=Boston Blades: CWHL 2013/2014 |website=pointstreak.com}}</ref>
|| [[Jillian Dempsey]]|| 24 || 14 || 14 || 28|| [[Blake Bolden]] || 23 || 5 ||14 ||19 ||Dempsey (5)||Casey Pickett (2)||Four tied with 2
|-
|2014–15 ||[[Brianna Decker]]|| 12 ||16|| 16 ||32|| Tara Watchorn || 21 || 6 || 14 || 20 || Decker (6) || ||Decker and Watchorn (2)
|-
|2015–16 ||Megan Myers || 17 ||4 ||3 ||7 ||Tara Watchorn|| 23 ||2 ||4 || 6 || Seven tied with 1* || None ||Kristina Brown (1)<br>scored in shootout
|-
|2016–17 ||Kate Leary || 24 ||10 ||6 ||16 || || || || || || || ||
|}

==All-time scoring leaders==
{|class="wikitable" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:black;color:#ffc422;"
| '''Player''' || '''GP'''||'''G'''||'''A'''||'''Pts'''|| '''Seasons'''
|-
| Jessica Koizumi || 66 || 27 || 28 || 55 || 2010–15
|-
| Hilary Knight || 38 || 25 || 28 || 53 || 2012–15
|-
| Kelli Stack || 39 || 31 || 22 || 53 || 2011–13
|}


==Awards and honors==
==Awards & honors==
*[[Hilary Knight (ice hockey)|Hilary Knight]], 2013 CWHL Player of the Year
*[[Hilary Knight (ice hockey)|Hilary Knight]], 2013 CWHL Player of the Year
*[[Genevieve Lacasse]], 2013 CWHL Goaltender of the Year
*[[Genevieve Lacasse]], 2013 [[CWHL]] Goaltender of the Year
*[[Jillian Dempsey]], 2014 CWHL Rookie of the Year
*[[Jillian Dempsey]], 2014 [[CWHL]] Rookie of the Year
*Jillian Dempsey, 2013-14 Leading scorer among CWHL rookies
*[[Jillian Dempsey]], 2013–14 Leading scorer among CWHL rookies
*[[Brianna Decker]], CWHL Rookie of the Year (2014–15)
*[[Jillian Dempsey]], 2014–15 Leading scorer among CWHL rookies
*[[Tara Watchorn]], CWHL Defender of the Year (2014–15)


==See also==
===Team honors===
*First overall, CWHL standings (2012–13)
* [[2010–11 Boston Blades season]]
*First overall, CWHL standings (2014–15)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://cwhl.ca/index.php?pg=Boston&id=48 Official website Boston Blades]
* [http://worcester.thecwhl.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boston-CWHL-Womens-Hockey/148785358469333 Boston CWHL]
* [http://twitter.com/BostonCWHL Boston CWHL on Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/BostonCWHL Boston CWHL Channel]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytNG0-svKMc Boston Blades Promo ]


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Worcester Blades
CityWorcester, Massachusetts
LeagueCanadian Women's Hockey League
Founded2010 (2010)
Folded2019 (2019)
Home arenaFidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center
ColorsBlack, gold, white
     
General managerDerek Alfama
Head coachPaul Kennedy
WebsiteWorcester Blades Official website
Franchise history
2010–2018Boston Blades
2018–2019Worcester Blades
Championships
Playoff championships2 (2013, 2015)

The Worcester Blades were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and played their home games at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center. The team began play in the 2010–11 CWHL season as the Boston Blades[1] where they won the Clarkson Cup twice, in 2013 and 2015.

After playing in several Boston-area arenas throughout its first eight seasons, the Blades moved to Worcester in 2018 and rebranded.

In 2019, the CWHL ceased operations, as well as all teams that it directly owned including the Blades.[2]

History

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Boston Blades players: #8 Caitlin Cahow, #4 Angela Ruggiero and #22 Kacey Bellamy.

On August 12, 2010, the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) announced that Boston would be granted an expansion team for the 2010–11 CWHL season, making the Boston franchise the first CWHL team in the United States.[1]

On September 14, 2010, retired goalkeeper Erin Whitten was named Boston's first head coach.[1] An expansion draft was held to stock the team in August.[3] Their most significant player was free agent signing Angela Ruggiero, a four-time Olympian.

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, with the team beginning the season with seven victories in their first twelve games. A seven-game losing streak ensued, and the Blades finished with a 10–16 record, still good enough for third place in the five team league. In the playoffs against the Toronto Aeros, the Blades lost 4–2 and 3–1, swept in the best-of-three series.

In the 2012–13 season, the Boston Blades were regular season champions and then became the second American-based team to capture the Clarkson Cup, which was the women's equivalent of the men's Stanley Cup, after the Minnesota Whitecaps. The Clarkson Cup is named after Canada's former Governor General, Adrienne Clarkson, and used to be played for between all Canadian women's leagues. The Blades beat the rival Montreal Stars for the clinching victory. Hilary Knight was named CWHL MVP, Genevieve Lacasse Best Goalie, and Digit Murphy Coach of the Year.

In the penultimate game of the regular season in 2013–14, Jessica Koizumi became the first player to register 50 career points with the Blades franchise.

In the 2014–15 season, the Blades finished the regular season with the best record in the CWHL at 15–2–1–6. During the season, the league held its 1st Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game, with Digit Murphy serving as the winning coach for Team Red. In the first round of the Clarkson Cup playoffs, the Blades were matched against the fourth seeded Toronto Furies. The best-of-three series ended in a sweep for the Blades with 3–0 and 7–3 victories.

On March 7, 2015, the Boston Blades faced the Montreal Stars for the Clarkson Cup, their second appearance in the Clarkson Cup finals in three years. Both the Blades and Stars tallied goals in the first and third periods. Hillary Knight and Brianna Decker were the lone goal scorers in regulation for the Blades. Regulation ended with the score tied at 2–2, requiring an overtime period to decide a winner. Janine Weber scored the series-clinching goal on a pass from her former college roommate Corinne Buie, 2:12 in the overtime period earning the Blades their second Clarkson Cup.

Nine players of United States women's national ice hockey team were rostered on the Boston Blades for 2011–12 CWHL season.

Following the 2015 season, the National Women's Hockey League was established, adding its own team in Boston, the Boston Pride. Soon after, all U.S. national team players on the Blades moved to the Pride, leaving the Blades to have to rebuild from the ground up.

The Blades competed with the Pride for Boston fans until 2018 when the team relocated an hour away to Worcester and were rebranded as the Worcester Blades on August 20, 2018, playing out of the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center for the 2018–19 CWHL season.[4]

Season-by-season records

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Year GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Finish Playoffs
2010–11 26 10 15 1 0 73 101 21 3rd Lost first round of 2011 Clarkson Cup playoffs, 0–2 vs. Toronto Furies
2011–12 27 20 7 0 0 107 61 46 2nd Did not qualify
2012–13 24 19 4 0 1 72 39 39 1st Won 2013 Clarkson Cup championship game, 5–2 vs. Montreal Stars[5]
2013–14 24 13 11 0 0 77 71 26 2nd Lost 2014 Clarkson Cup championship game, 0–1 (OT) vs. Toronto Furies[5]
2014–15 24 17 6 0 1 94 43 35 1st Won 2015 Clarkson Cup championship game, 3–2 (OT) vs. Montreal Stars[5]
2015–16 24 1 23 0 0 18 122 2 5th Did not qualify
2016–17 24 2 20 1 1 32 137 6 5th Did not qualify
2017–18 28 1 24 0 3 41 120 5 7th Did not qualify
2018–19 28 0 28 0 0 22 155 0 6th Did not qualify

Notable former players

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Scoring leaders

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Season-by-season

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Season Leader (F) GP G A Pts Leader (D) GP G A Pts PPG SHG GWG
2010–11[6] Sam Faber 23 15 15 30 Angela Ruggiero 22 11 15 26 Ruggiero (6) Faber (2) Jessica Koizumi (3)
2011–12[7] Kelli Stack 27 25 17 42 Kacey Bellamy 22 5 7 12 Stack (4) Erika Lawler and Kacey Bellamy (1) Gigi Marvin (4)
2012–13[8] Hilary Knight 24 17 15 32 Anne Schleper 24 2 13 15 Knight (3) Karen Thatcher (1) Knight (5)
2013–14[9] Jillian Dempsey 24 14 14 28 Blake Bolden 23 5 14 19 Dempsey (5) Casey Pickett (2) Four tied with 2
2014–15 Brianna Decker 12 16 16 32 Tara Watchorn 21 6 14 20 Decker (6) Decker and Watchorn (2)
2015–16 Megan Myers 17 4 3 7 Tara Watchorn 23 2 4 6 Seven tied with 1* None Kristina Brown (1)
scored in shootout
2016–17 Kate Leary 24 10 6 16

All-time scoring leaders

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Player GP G A Pts Seasons
Jessica Koizumi 66 27 28 55 2010–15
Hilary Knight 38 25 28 53 2012–15
Kelli Stack 39 31 22 53 2011–13

Awards & honors

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Team honors

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  • First overall, CWHL standings (2012–13)
  • First overall, CWHL standings (2014–15)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Zhe, Mike (21 November 2010). "Blades have high aims in inaugural CWHL season". New England Hockey Journal. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Final Public Communication" (PDF). CWHL. 2 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Boston lands CWHL expansion team; roster announced". New England Hockey Journal. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Boston Blades Relocate to Worcester for the 2018-19 Season – Woo Hockey". woohockey.com. August 20, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Clarkson Cup History". CWHL. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Boston Blades: CWHL 2010/2011". pointstreak.com.
  7. ^ "Boston Blades: CWHL 2011/2012". pointstreak.com.
  8. ^ "Boston Blades: CWHL 2012/2013". pointstreak.com.
  9. ^ "Boston Blades: CWHL 2013/2014". pointstreak.com.
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