COMMUNITY
The Terriers spend much of their time being active in the community. Besides hosting an annual "Skating Strides against Breast Cancer" fundraiser, they also host clinics, connect with children after home games and participate in the BU Athletic Department's holiday reading program. Last year, the team also volunteered with the Special Olympics and participated in the "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" walk.
THIS IS BU ice hockey
BUILDING A PROGRAM June 3, 2004 ..................... Brian Durocher named program's first head coach
WORLD CLASS TALENT Since its inception, the women's ice hockey
program has been able to recruit and develop world-class athletes. This past April, junior
Marie-Philip Poulin (left) and recent graduates Jenn Wakefield ('12) and Catherine Ward ('11) each won a gold medal with Team Canada at the International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship. In August, newcomers
Shannon Doyle and Sarah Lefort joined Poulin and senior Isabel Menard on Canada's U22 team during a three-game series against Team USA. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Ward and Poulin captured the gold medal in Vancouver, with Poulin scoring both of Canada's goals in the gold-medal game.
Oct. 14, 2005 ...................First win (vs. Union) Jan. 9, 2007 .....................First Win over Ranked Opponent (vs. #8 Boston College) Feb. 28, 2009 ....................First Hockey East Tournament Victory (vs. Northeastern) March 7, 2010 ...................First Hockey East Tournament Title (vs. #7 Connecticut) March 13, 2010 .................First NCAA Tournament Appearance (at #1 Mercyhurst) Feb. 18, 2011 ....................First Hockey East Regular Season Title (at Maine) March 12, 2011 .................First NCAA Tournament Victory (vs. #6 Mercyhurst) March 18, 2011 .................First NCAA Frozen Four Game and Victory (vs. #2 Cornell) March 20, 2011 .................First NCAA Title Game Appearance (vs. #1 Wisconsin)
In addition to building a successful team on the ice, the coaching staff prides itself in developing well-rounded student-athletes who apply themselves in the classroom
SUCCESS OFF THE ICE
COACH DUROCHER ON BU Eighth-year head coach and BU alum Brian Durocher ('78)
shares his thoughts on the growth of the program and why he feels so passionate about Boston University.
Photo of Marie-Philip Poulin courtesy of Hockey Canada 2012-13 ROSTER
and develop skill sets that will help them after graduation. This past season, seven members were named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team, including Kasey Boucher (left), who received "Distinguished Scholar" status. Boucher was also one of 10 BU student-athletes to earn a Scarlet Key, which is one of BU's highest academic honors. In 2010, Jenn Arms
graduated as a two-time Hockey East Top Scholar-Athlete and achieved a 4.0 grade point average her senior season.
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