The Providence Friars women's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the Providence College. The Friars are a member of Hockey East. They play at the 3,030-seat Schneider Arena in Providence, Rhode Island.
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 to New Hampshire in a game that lasted five overtimes. The 1996–97 season were one of the most successful as Providence went 20–8–2, posting the program's eighth 20-win season. In 1997–98, Barto guided the Friars to the ECAC Tournament for the 15th consecutive season.http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057461
Providence College made history on December 5, 2009, as the Friars came away with a 4–1 victory over #3 New Hampshire in Durham. Providence became the first Hockey East team to earn a victory at the Whittemore Center since the league's inception in 2002–03.FRIARS.COM – Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site – Women's Ice Hockey On January 9, 2010, Providence College women's hockey earned their 600th victory by defeating #8 Cornell by a score of 6–3. Junior Jean O'Neill tallied a goal and an assist. Genevieve Lacasse made 22 saves to record the victory. Providence joined New Hampshire as the only two programs with 600 victories.FRIARS.COM – Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site – Women's Ice Hockey
The Friars finished the season with a conference record 11–5–5 (overall record of 15–10–9) to finish atop the Hockey East standings for the first time. Bob Deraney won the Hockey East Coach of the Year award.
On January 10, 2011, the Friars and the Dartmouth Big Green played each other in an outdoor game at Fenway Park in Boston. Providence skater Brooke Simpson scored her first career NCAA goal.FRIARS.COM – Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site – Women's Ice Hockey With 1:14 remaining in regulation, Big Green forward Camille Dumais scored the game-winning goal on Providence netminder Genevieve Lacasse as the Big Green prevailed by a 3–2 mark.HockeyEastOnline.com – Hockey East Game Recaps
Season-by-season results Won championshipLost championshipConference championsLeague leader
Year Coach Conference Conf. W Conf. L Conf. T Finish Conference Tournament NCAA Tournament2025–26Matt Kelly11222Hockey East81429th HE Lost First Round vs. Boston University Did not qualify2024–25Matt Kelly20123Hockey East16924th HE Lost Quarterfinals vs. Northeastern Did not qualify2023–24Matt Kelly13175Hockey East121055th HE Lost Quarterfinals vs. Boston College Did not qualify2022–23Matt Kelly22104Hockey East15843rd HEWon Quarterfinals vs. Maine Won Semifinals vs. Vermont Lost Championship vs. Northeastern Did not qualify2021–22Matt Kelly16146Hockey East121237th HEWon First Round vs. Holy Cross Lost Quarterfinals vs. Vermont Did not qualify2020–21Matt Kelly1281Hockey East10613rd HEWon Quarterfinals vs. Boston University Won Semifinals vs. Maine Lost Championship vs. Northeastern Lost First Round vs. Wisconsin 2019–20 Matt Kelly 18 14 4 Hockey East 15 10 2 3rd HE Lost Quarterfinals vs. New Hampshire Did not qualify2018–19 Matt Kelly 24 11 2 Hockey East 16 9 2 4th HE Won Quarterfinals vs. Merrimack Lost Semifinals vs. Northeastern Did not qualify2017–18 Deraney, Bob 17 13 7 Hockey East 12 7 5 2nd HE Lost Quarterfinals vs. Connecticut Did not qualify2016–17 Deraney, Bob 17 17 3 Hockey East 11 10 3 4th HE Lost Quarterfinals vs. Vermont Did not qualify2015–16 Deraney, Bob 10 26 2 Hockey East 6 16 2 7th HE Lost Quarterfinals vs. Northeastern Did not qualify2014–15 Deraney, Bob 6 25 4 Hockey East 5 15 1 8th HE Lost Quarterfinals vs. Boston College Did not qualify2013–14Deraney, Bob 11 24 0 Hockey East 6 15 0 7th HE Lost Quarterfinals vs. Boston University Did not qualify2012–13Deraney, Bob 15 16 5 Hockey East 8 10 3 5th HE Won Quarterfinals vs. New Hampshire Lost Semifinals vs. Boston University Did not qualify2011–12 Deraney, Bob 16 17 4 Hockey East 11 8 2 5th HE Won Quarterfinals vs. Maine Won Semifinals vs. Northeastern Lost Championship vs. Boston University Did not qualify2010–11 Deraney, Bob 22 12 1 Hockey East 12 8 1 3rd HE Won Quarterfinals vs. Maine Lost Semifinals vs. Boston College Did not qualify2009–10FRIARS.COM – Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site – Women's Ice Hockey Deraney, Bob 15 11 9 Hockey East 11 5 5 1st HE Lost Semifinals vs. Connecticut Did not qualify2008–09 Deraney, Bob 17 16 3 Hockey East 11 8 2 5th HE Won Quarterfinals vs. Connecticut Lost Semifinals vs. New Hampshire Did not qualify2007–08 Deraney, Bob 16 16 4 Hockey East 10 8 3 4th HE Won Semifinals vs. Connecticut Lost Championship vs. New Hampshire Did not qualify2006–07 Deraney, Bob 16 16 4 Hockey East 12 6 3 3rd HE Won Semifinals vs. Boston College Lost Championship vs. New Hampshire Did not qualify2005–06Deraney, Bob 17 14 4 Hockey East 11 8 2 3rd HE Lost Semifinals vs. Boston College Did not qualify2004–05 Deraney, Bob 21 11 5 Hockey East 14 4 2 2nd HE Won Semifinals vs. Boston College Won Championship vs. Connecticut Lost First Round vs. Minnesota 2003–04 Deraney, Bob 21 13 2 Hockey East 14 5 1 2nd HE Won Semifinals vs. Maine Won Championship vs. New Hampshire Did not qualify2002–03 Deraney, Bob 24 6 6 Hockey East 13 1 1 1st HE Won Semifinals vs. Connecticut Won Championship vs. New Hampshire Did not qualify2001–02 Deraney, Bob 20 13 4 ECAC Eastern 11 7 3 4th ECAC E. Won Quarterfinals vs. Maine Won Semifinals vs. Niagara Won Championship vs. Northeastern Did not qualify2000–01 Deraney, Bob 18 14 3 ECAC 10 11 3 7th ECAC Lost Quarterfinals vs. Harvard Did not qualify1999-00 Deraney, Bob 20 10 3 ECAC 14 7 3 6th ECAC Lost Quarterfinals vs. Dartmouth Did not qualify1998–99 Barto, Jackie 19 12 3 ECAC 15 8 3 5th ECAC Lost Quarterfinals vs. Northeastern Did not qualify1997–98 Barto, Jackie 9 21 2 1996–97 Barto, Jackie20 8 2 1995–96 Barto, Jackie17 13 0 1994–95 Barto, Jackie189 4 1993–94 Marchetti, John19 8 4 1992–93 Marchetti, John21 5 3 1991–92 Marchetti, John22 2 1 1990–91 Marchetti, John17 7 0 1989–90 Marchetti, John20 3 2 1988–89 Marchetti, John19 5 0 1987–88 Marchetti, John20 80 1986–87 Marchetti, John16 7 1 1985–86 Marchetti, John14 7 3 1984–85 Marchetti, John18 2 1 1983–84 Marchetti, John21 10 1982–83 Marchetti, John15 6 0 1981–82 Marchetti, John20 3 0 1980–81 Marchetti, John20 50 1979–80 Palamara, Tom20 2 0 1978–79 Palamara, Tom16 3 1 1977–78 Palamara, Tom7 4 1 1976–77 Palamara, Tom9 4 0 1975–76 Palamara, Tom4 6 1 1974–75 Palamara, Tom0 8 0 Statistics | College Hockey | USCHO.com
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.FRIARS.COM – Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site – Women's Ice Hockey 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, 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Mari Pehkonen, 2006 Finland Olympic Team Karen Thatcher, 2010 US Olympic Team
Notable players Laurie Baker Sara DeCosta Cammi Granato Genevieve Lacasse Heather Linstad Mari Pehkonen Karen Thatcher Alison Wheeler
Cammi 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 Hockey
In August 2008, Granato was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall Of Fame. In addition, Granato is one of the first two women honored in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was inducted in November, 2010 along with Canadian Angela James.
Awards 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)FRIARS.COM – Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site – Women's Ice Hockey 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, 2000FRIARS.COM – Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site – Women's Ice Hockey 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 Granato Cammi Granato, Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1992 Cammi Granato, Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1993 Catherine Hanson, ECAC Honorable Mention All-Star Sheila Killion, Forward, 1996 ECAC All-Tournament TeamWomen's Ice Hockey Katie Lachapelle, ECAC Honorable Mention All-Star Karen McCabe, 1996 ECAC Honor Roll Meghan Smith, Goaltender, ECAC All-Tournament Team Alison Wheeler, ECAC Honorable Mention All-Star Alison Wheeler, 1996 ECAC Honor Roll Alison Wheeler, Women's Ice Hockey Letterwinner, 1997 Rookie of the Year: Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University
New 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