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Boston Blades (CWHL)
City	Boston, Massachusetts
League	CWHL
Founded	2010 (2010)
Home arena	Clark Athletic Center, University of Massachusetts Boston
Colors	Black, Yellow and White
General manager	Aronda Kirby
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 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 Boston's first 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. In the playoffs against the Toronto Aeros, the Blades lost 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 Digit Murphy Coach of the Year.

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

Season standings

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

Roster 2014-15

Goalies

Number		Player	College	Former Team	Hometown
33		Geneviève Lacasse	Providence College	Canadian Olympic 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	US Olympic Team	Westfield, Massachusetts
5		Blake Bolden	Boston College	USA U18 Team	Stow, Ohio
15		Dru Burns	Boston College		Burlington, Massachusetts
11		Kaleigh Fratkin	Boston University		Burnaby, British Columbia
4		Alyssa Gagliardi	Cornell University		Raleigh, North Carolina
9		Monique Lamoureux	University of North Dakota	US Olympic Team	Grand Forks, North Dakota
19		Gigi Marvin	University of Minnesota	US Olympic Team	Warroad, Minnesota
8		Tara Watchorn	Boston University	Canadian Olympic Team	Newcastle, Ontario

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Forwards

Number		Player	College	Former Team	Hometown
2		Kelly Cooke	Princeton University		Andover, Massachusetts
16		Ashley Cottrell	Providence College	USA U18 Team	Sterling Heights, Michigan
3		Jillian Dempsey	Harvard University		Winthrop, Massachusetts
17		Meghan Duggan	University of Wisconsin	USA Olympic Team	Danvers, Massachusetts
27		Hilary Knight	University of Wisconsin	USA Olympic Team	Sun Valley, Idaho
26		Bray Ketchum	align=center	Yale University		Greenwich, Connecticut
56		Jess Koizumi	University of Minnesota Duluth	Montreal Stars (CWHL)	Simi Valley, California
24		Denna Laing	Princeton University		Marblehead, Massachusetts
12		Rachel Llanes	Northeastern University		San Jose, California
13		Brianna Decker	University of Wisconsin	USA Olympic Team	Dousman, Wisconsin
10		Megan Meyers	Utica College		Las Vegas, Nevada
7		Casey Pickett	Northeastern University		Wilmington, Massachusetts
20		Jenny Potter	University of Minnesota Duluth	USA Olympic Team	Edina, Minnesota
18		Jordan Smelker	RPI		Anchorage, Alaska
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
  • Kacey Bellamy
  • Meghan Duggan
  • Hilary Knight
  • Gigi Marvin
  • Molly Schaus
  • Anne Schleper
  • Kelli Stack

• Canada women's national ice hockey team
  • Geneviève Lacasse
  • Tara Watchorn

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