History
In the 1978–79 season, the Friars held the distinction of being the first team to play the new Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team. The result was a 17–0 triumph. In 1984, the Friars won the inaugural Eastern College Athletic Conference Women's Championship. In Jackie Barto's first season as coach in 1994–95, the Friars were 18–9–4 and won the Eastern College Athletic Conference title. The following season, the Friars reached the ECAC championship game, but they lost toSeason-by-season results
Players
* Jackie Barto's success in athletics began as a student-athlete at Providence, where she became one of greatest to ever don the Providence uniform. Barto (formerly Gladu) accumulated 113 career goals. Currently, she remains third on the all-time Friar goal list, trailing only Cammi Granato (1989–93; 139 career goals) and Stephanie O'Sullivan (1991–95; 126 career goals). Both of these players were coached by Barto. She is ranked fifth on Providence's all-time scoring list with 200 career points and 11th in career assists with 87. During her time as a Friar, Barto was associated with three of Providence's six ECAC championships, winning one as a head coach (1995), one as an assistant (1994) and one as a player (1984). *On November 12, 2008, former Friar women's ice hockey player Stephanie O'Sullivan was one of four inductees enshrined into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2008. As a Friar, O'Sullivan was named ECAC Player of the Year and New England Hockey Writers Player of the Year in 1995. During the 1994-95 season, she scored 40 goals and 28 assists for 68 points. The only time she was not named to the ECAC All-Star Team was as a freshman. In her freshman year, she was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year. O’Sullivan is second all-time in career points (253), first in assists (127) and second in goals scored (126). O'Sullivan would go on to play for Team USA in the World Championships in 1994, 1997, 1999 and 2000.Current roster
As of May 27, 2024.Players with international experience
* Sandra Abstreiter, Team Germany U-18 * Chris Bailey * Laurie Baker, Member of the 1997 U.S. National Team * Alana Blahoski * Lisa Brown-Miller * Sara Decosta (born 1977), US Women's hockey goalie Olympic champion * Cammi Granato, Member of the 1998 and 2002 US Olympic Team * Sara Hjalmarsson, Sweden Women's National Team,Notable players
* Laurie Baker * Sara DeCosta * Cammi Granato * Genevieve Lacasse * Heather Linstad * Mari Pehkonen * Karen Thatcher * Alison WheelerCammi Granato
While at Providence College, she set every school scoring record. Granato was named ''Rookie of the Year'' as a freshman and ''Player of the Year'' as a sophomore, junior and senior. Granato led the Lady Friars to back-to-back conference titles in 1991–92 and 1992–93. She finished her career with 256 points, a record she holds to this day. She is also the leader for single-season points with 84 (1992–93), goals with 48 (1991–92), and assists with 43 (1992–93). She is the all-time leading goal scorer at Providence College with an impressive 139 career tallies, and ranks second all-time in assists with 117.FRIARS.COM – Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site – Women's Ice HockeyAwards and honors
ECAC Honors
* Laurie Baker, 1996 ECAC Rookie of the year * Laurie Baker, Forward, 1996 All-ECAC Team * Laurie Baker, 1996–97 ECAC First Team All-Star selection * Laurie Baker, ECAC Player of the Week (11/19) * Alana Blahoski, 1996 Co-ECAC Player of the Year * Alana Blahoski, Defense, 1996 All-ECAC Team * Sara DeCosta, ECAC Honorable Mention All-Star * Sara DeCosta, ECAC Rookie of the Week (2/18, 3/11) * Sara DeCosta, Women's Ice Hockey Letterwinner, 2000 *Bob Deraney, 2009-10 Hockey East Coach of the Year *Bob Deraney, 2010-11 Hockey East Coach of the Year * Cammi Granato, ECAC All-Star 1990 * Cammi Granato, ECAC All-Star 1991 * Cammi Granato, ECAC All-Star 1992 * Cammi Granato, ECAC All-Star 1993 * Cammi Granato, Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1991Real Women in Sports: Cammie GranatoNew England Hockey Writer's
* Alison Wheeler, 1994–95 New England Hockey Writer's All-Star selection * Laurie Baker, 1996–97 New England Hockey Writer's All-Star selection *Kelli Halcisak, Defense, 2001–02 New England Hockey Writers Women's Division I All-Star Team * Ashley Payton, Forward 2001–2002 New England Writers D-1 All Star TeamHockey East
* Sandra Abstreiter, 2020–21 Hockey East Third Team All-Star *Brooke Becker, 2020–21 Hockey East All-Rookie Team * Jessica Cohen, Bauer Rookie of the Month, of the Month, October 2009 *Lauren DeBlois, 2020–21 Hockey East Third Team All-Star * Sara Hjalmarsson, 2020–21 Hockey East Second Team All-Star * Maureen Murphy, 2017–18 Hockey East All-Rookie Team *Maureen Murphy, 2017–18 Hockey East Second Team All-Star *Maureen Murphy, 2018–19 Hockey East Second Team All-Star * Genevieve Lacasse, Hockey East Rookie of the Year, 2009 * Genevieve Lacasse, Bauer Goaltender of the Month, December 2009 *Genevieve Lacasse, Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (October 2010) * Jean O’Neill, WHEA Player of the Month, January 2010 * Mari Pehkonen, HOCKEY EAST All-Tournament team, 2007 * Karen Thatcher, 2004 HOCKEY EAST Sportsmanship Award * Karen Thatcher, HOCKEY EAST Player of the Week Honors two times (11/8/04), and (1/31/05) *Claire Tyo, 2020-21 Hockey East All-Rookie Team * Laura Veharanta, Hockey East All-Rookie Team, 2009 * Sonny Watrous, Hockey East All-Rookie Team, 2004 * Sonny Watrous, Hockey East Rookie of the Year, 2004 * Sonny Watrous, 2004 HOCKEY EAST All-Tournament Team * Sonny Watrous, Named HOCKEY EAST Player of the Week (1/19/04) * Sonny Watrous, Three time HOCKEY EAST Rookie of the Week (2/2/04, 3/15/04, 3/22/04) * Sonny Watrous, HOCKEY EAST Rookie of the Month (3/2/04) * Sonny Watrous, HOCKEY EAST Player of the Week Honors twice (10/25/04, 1/10/05) * Sonny Watrous, 2005 HOCKEY EAST All-Tournament Team * Ashley Payton, 2003 Hockey East First Team All-Star * Rush Zimmerman, 2004–05 Hockey East ITECH Three Stars AwardAll-Americans
* Sara DeCosta, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, Second TeamProvidence Hockey East All-Decade Team
*December 22, 2011: In recognition of the ten-year anniversary of the Women's Hockey East Association, the Friars announced their Providence Hockey East All-Decade Team. Six forwards, five defenders and two goalies were honored.Friars in professional hockey
See also
*References
External links
* {{Hockey East Ice hockey clubs established in 1974 College ice hockey teams in Rhode Island 1974 establishments in Rhode Island