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2008-09 Women's Ice Hockey Roster (19-14-4; 11-8-3 ECAC Hockey)

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Blake Houvie '08
Blake Houvie '08

9 Nicole McDonald

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Ottawa Raiders
  • Hometown Ottawa, ON

Biography

2008-09: Played in 31 games ... Tallied six goals with eight assists for 14 points ... Had a power play goal and one game-winning marker ... Assessed 14 penalties for 28 minutes ... Had a goal and an assist in a 5-1 win over Niagara (10/25) ... Posted a goal and an assist in a 5-3 loss to #4 St. Lawrence (1/24) ... Scored two goals in a 4-1 win over Colgate (2/21) ... Assisted in a 6-1 loss to Dartmouth in the ECAC Hockey Championship game (3/8) ... Named to the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll once ... ECAC Hockey All-Academic ...

2007-08: Played in 32 games ... Led the team in goals with 10 ... Fourth in points (15) and sixth in assists (5) ... Had two power play goals and a game winning tally ... Assessed nine penalties for 18 minutes ... Recorded a goal and an assist ina 6-1 win over North Dakota (10/13) ... Tallied a goal in a 6-4 loss to then #8 Dartmouth (12/1) ... Posted the game winning goal in a 4-3 win over Cornell (1/11) ... Notched a goal and an assist in a 4-3 OT loss to Princeton (2/1) ... ECAC Hockey Weely Honor Roll twice ... ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... 

2006-07: Played in 34 games … Had seven goals and nine assists for 16 points … Assessed 40 penalty minutes … Posted a goal and an assist in a 3-2 OT loss to Wayne State (10/21) … Netted a hat trick and an assist in 10-2 victory over Sacred Heart (11/18) … Had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 loss to Yale (2/9) … Tallied an assist in a 6-3 loss to nationally-ranked Dartmouth in the ECAC Quarterfinals (2/23) … ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll once … ECACHL All-Academic ...

2005-06: Played in 23 games … Tied for the team lead in scoring with 25 points … Led the team with 17 goals and added eight assists … Led the team with four power play goals … Had one short-handed goal … Recorded a team-high four game-winning goals … Team’s leading rookie scorer … Registered 14 penalty minutes … Tallied two goals and an assist in an 11-1 win over Sacred Heart (10/9) … Notched the game-winning goal in a 2-1 exhibition victory over McGill (10/29) … Posted two goals in a 4-1 win over Elmira (11/12) … Had two goals and two assists in a 5-2 victory over Union (1/6) … Notched two goals, including the game-winner, and added an assist in a 6-0 win at Sacred Heart (2/4) … Scored the game-winning goal and notched an assist in a 3-2 overtime victory vs. Plattsburgh St. (2/12) … Ninth-ranked nationally in goals per game (.074) … Ranked 27th in points per game and ninth for points by a rookie (1.09) …

Before Rensselaer:
Played for the Ottawa Raiders and Nepean High School … Captained Nepean for three years … Team Most Valuable Player all three years … Team played in Ottawa City Finals in 2002-03 and 2003-04, winning the title in 2003-04 … Member of Team Ontario Red Under-18 team squad that won National Championship … Played for NCCP Junior AA (2003-04), Midget AA (2002-03), Bantam AA (2001-02) and Peewee AA (1999-00) … Helped Midget AA team to 32-0-1 record … Team won six tournaments … MVP of Sarnia Silver Stick playoff game … Bantam AA team won two tournaments and placed second in two others … Played high school field hockey for one year and ran track for three … Captained field hockey for one year … Team Most Valuable Player at field hockey… Finished in top eight in 100-meters and 200-meters at regional championship … Honor Roll … Bilingual certificate (French) … Ontario Scholar …

Personal:
Dual Major in Mechanical Engineering & Science, Technology & Society … Dean’s List … Daughter of Monique Charron and Joseph McDonald. 
 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2005-06Freshman

    Forward
    5'4"
    9
  • 9

    2006-07Sophomore

    Forward
    5'4"
    9
  • 9

    2007-08Junior

    Forward
    5'4"
    9
  • 9
    C

    2008-09Senior

    Forward
    5'4"
    9
    C