HANOVER, N.H. — After a weekend of goals and thrills, sophomore defender Sasha Nanji (Markham, Ont.) was named ECAC Hockey MLX Skates Player of the Week on Tuesday, November 16. The ninth-ranked Big Green went 2-0 on the weekend with each game going to overtime.
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NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. - Freshman Kristen Richards scored the biggest goal of her young career, netting the overtime game-winning goal to propel the Niagara women's hockey team (2-7-1, 0-0-0 CHA) to a 4-3 non-conference win over No. 4 Mercyhurst (7-2-0, 1-0-0 CHA) on Saturday afternoon at Dwyer Arena.
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Imbrogno tallied the game-clinching goal along with an assist on the game’s opening goal to help Robert Morris win its CHA home opener Friday with a 3-1 victory over Wayne State. It was the second consecutive multi-point game for Imbrogno and the third of her rookie campaign thus far.
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Alyssa Baldin earned her first career hat trick as Wayne State defeated Robert Morris on Saturday afternoon, 4-1, to split the weekend series. Baldin scored the game-winning goal early in the second period and added two tallies in the third for the first hat trick by a Warrior since Melissa Boal lit the lamp four times against RMU on Jan. 17, 2009.
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Thea Imbrogno, Robert Morris
Freshman, Forward, Etobicoke, Ontario
Imbrogno started the season with a flurry, assisting on the Colonials’ first two goals of the season with both helpers coming on goals that tied the game. With Robert Morris and Providence tied, 2-2, in the waning seconds of the second period, Imbrogno broke free down the right side and put one past the goalie to give RMU its first lead of the game—and a lead which it would not relinquish. Imbrogno picked up an assist in RMU’s second game Saturday and finished the weekend with four points on a goal and three assists. She fired seven shots on the weekend.
The Mississauga Chiefs would like to recognize former Jr. Chiefs Catherine White and Victoria Vigilanti for their 2009/2010 NCAA outstanding achievements.
Catherine White has been named the ECAC and Ivy League Player of the Year while Victoria Vigilanti has been named ECAC Rookie and Goalie of the Year. See these links for full stories:
The Junior Chiefs being one of forty teams from Canada and the United States to compete in the 6th Annual Stoney Creek University Showcase Tournament took home the gold medal on September 20th.
The Mississauga Junior Chiefs play in the Intermediate AA Provincial Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) and won all seven of their tournament games and outscored their opposition 30-5 to capture the Showcase Championship. The gold medal game against league rival Toronto Junior Aeros was a hard played and exciting game that was decided in a three-player shoot-out after over-time failed to break a 1-1 tie.
This was the second time in three years that the Junior Chiefs have won this Showcase Tournament and the team’s success can be attributed to the five year program that Head Coach Jerry Turi and assistant coaches Dave Richards, Trevor MacIsaac, and Chris Chliszczyk have developed for the Junior Chiefs. Coach Turi commented after the Championship game that his players came together as a cohesive unit for this tournament and he was pleased with their participation in this series of victories.
This Stoney Creek University Showcase Tournament allows young female hockey players (21 and under) to showcase their capabilities to a wide audience of scouts from Canadian and US universities. For this 6th Annual Tournament 110 coaches representing 64 Canadian and US universities were in attendance and they were not disappointed by the early season performance of the participating teams.
The Junior Chiefs team members are: Sarah Edney, Nicole Kosta, Amber Broker, Kristen Richards, Nicole Gifford, Danielle Gagne, Jessica Hoyle, Jenna Pitts, Alexandra Cieslowski, Emily Pfalzer, Sofia Troop, Jessalyn Bogacki, Olivia Ross, Jenna Dingeldein, Thea Imbrogno, Margot Scharfe, Gina Repaci, Nevine Healey (Manager), Maria Gallo (Trainer), Amy Stefaniuk (Trainer).
The Mississauga Jr. Chiefs continued their winning ways bringing home the Gold at the Provincial Championships. The Chiefs came into the weekend sporting 2 gold medals and 3 silvers from tournament play and continue to battle for first place in the P.W.H.L.
The final pitted the Jr. Chiefs against 2 time defending Provincial Champions Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres. Stoney Creek started fast scoring twice in the first five minutes and held that lead late into the third period when a powerplay goal by the Chiefs got them back into the game. Moments later the Chiefs scored the tying goal sending their fans into a frenzy. With their supporters chanting “Let’s Go Chiefs” they continued to pressure the Sabres eventually drawing a penalty. The Chiefs were able to capitalize on the powerplay scoring the go-ahead goal with just under two minutes to go then hung on for the 3 – 2 win.
The Chiefs motto of “Never Back Down” was never more evident than in this championship game.
The Mississauga Jr Chiefs has had an extremely successful season winning a Bronze medal in the Provincial & PWHL Championships, Silver medals in the Ottawa, Union and Mississauga Tournaments, the Gold medal in the Stoney Creek Tournament and finishing second overall in the regular season of PWHL play.
Congratulations and best of luck to all of our graduating players in all of your future pursuits!
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Live the life you have imagined.” ....Henry David Thoreau
