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Boston Blades (CWHL)
City	Boston, Massachusetts
League	CWHL
Founded	2010 (2010)
Home arena	University of Massachusetts Boston
Colors	Black, Yellow and White
General manager	Aronda Kirby color=black
Head coach	Digit Murphy
Website	Boston CWHL Women's Hockey

The Boston Blades is a professional women's ice hockey team in the elite Canadian Women's Hockey League CWHL . Based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Blades play most home games at the Clark Athletic Center, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. Directions: The ice rink is adjacent to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

History

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

On August 12, 2010, the CWHL announced that Boston would receive an expansion team for the 2010–11 CWHL season, the first US team in the CWHL.

On September 14, 2010, retired goalkeeper Erin Whitten was named the team's head coach. An expansion draft was held to stock the team in August. Their most significant player was free agent signing Angela Ruggiero, four-time Olympian and one of the great stars of women's hockey history.

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.

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 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.

Roster 2014-15

Year	Regular Season	Clarkson Cup Playoffs
2010-11	3rd	lost in first round
2011-12	2nd
2012-13	1st	Won Clarkson Cup defeating Montreal Stars
2013-14	2nd	Lost Clarkson Cup Championship Final in overtime 1-0 to the Toronto Furies

Goalies

Number		Player	College	Former Team	Hometown
33		Geneviève Lacasse	Providence College	Canadian National Team	Kingston, Ontario
1		Brittany Ott	University of Maine		St. Clair Shores, Michigan

Defense

Number		Player	College	Former Team	Hometown
22		Kacey Bellamy	University of New Hampshire	United States Olympic Team	Westfield, Massachusetts
5		Blake Bolden	Boston College		Stow, Ohio
15		Dru Burns	Boston College		Burlington, Massachusetts
18		Kiira Dosdall	Colgate University		Fairfield, Connecticut
4		Alyssa Gagliardi	Cornell University		Raleigh, North Carolina
17		Emma Rambo	Union College		Joliet, Illinois
19		Gigi Marvin	University of Minnesota	United States Olympic Team	Warroad, Minnesota

Forwards

Number		Player	College	Former Team	Hometown
6		Anya Battaglino	Boston University		Waltham, Massachusetts
10		Lindsay Berman	Northeastern University		Odenton, Maryland
20		Kate Buesser	Harvard University		Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
4		Jill Cardella	Boston University		Rochester, New York
2		Kelly Cooke	Princeton University		Andover, Massachusetts
16		Ashley Cottrell	Providence College		Sterling Heights, Michigan
3		Jillian Dempsey	Harvard University		Winthrop, Massachusetts
		Meghan Duggan	University of Wisconsin	United States Olympic Team	Danvers, Massachusetts
27		Hilary Knight	University of Wisconsin		Sun Valley, Idaho
56		Jess Koizumi	University of Minnesota Duluth	Montreal Stars (CWHL)	Simi Valley, California
12		Rachel Llanes	Northeastern University		San Jose, California
13		Shannon Mahoney	Boston University		Carlisle, Massachusetts
11		Whitney Naslund	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute		Bloomington, Minnesota
7		Casey Pickett	Northeastern University		Wilmington, Massachusetts
6		Janine Weber	Providence College	Austrian National Team	Innsbruck, Austria

Reference

Nine players of United States women's national ice hockey team are in the Boston Blades for 2011-12 season

Following players participated in the 2014 Winter Olympics:

• United States women's national ice hockey team
  • 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

• Caitlin Cahow
• Molly Engstrom
• Erika Lawler
• Kelli Stack
• Kelley Steadman
• Karen Thatcher
• Jaclyn Hawkins

Coaches and Staff 2014-15

• General Manager: Digit Murphy
• Head Coach: Digit Murphy
• Assistant Coach: Ryan Stone
• Director of Operations: Suzanne Friedman
• Sports Information: Molly Sullivan

Reference

Awards and honors

• Hilary Knight, 2013 CWHL Player of the Year
• Genevieve Lacasse, 2013 CWHL Goaltender of the Year
• Jillian Dempsey, 2014 CWHL Rookie of the Year
• Jillian Dempsey, 2013-14 Leading scorer among CWHL rookies

See also

• 2010–11 Boston Blades season

External links

• Official website Boston Blades
• Boston CWHL
• Boston CWHL on Twitter
• Boston CWHL Channel
• Boston Blades Promo