The Niagara Purple Eagles represent Niagara University in College Hockey America. The Purple Eagles attempted to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the second time in school history.
Offseason August 23: Head coach Chris MacKenzie resigned as the head coach of the Purple Eagles. Assistant coach Josh Sciba was named interim head coach for the 2011-12 season.
Recruiting Player Nationality Position Notes Delaney Middlebrook Defense Member of Minnesota Ice Cats 2010 U-19 NAHA ChampionsKelsey Gunn DefensePlayed for Ottawa Senators of PWHLAmy Helfrich ForwardWon a gold medal with Team Alberta at the Canada Winter Games in 2011Kayla RaniwskyForwardLed the Southwest Wildcats with 42 points, including 26 goals in 36 games played during the 2010-11 seasonKalli Funk Forward2011 Minnesota State All Conference with Cretin-Derham Hall High SchoolAlso played with Minnesota ThoroughbredsAbby Ryplanski Goaltender 2011 Liz Turgeon Player of the Year nominee
Regular season
Standings
Schedule Date Time Opponent Location Result Record Conference Record 9/30/2011 7:00 PM New HampshireNiagara Univ. Loss, 4-60-1-00-0-010/1/2011 1:00 PM New HampshireNiagara Univ. Loss, 2-3 0-2-00-0-010/7/2011 7:00 PM No. 4 Boston UniversityBoston, MassLoss, 1-3 0-3-00-0-0 10/8/2011 3:00 PM No. 4 Boston UniversityBoston, MassLoss, 2-5 0-4-00-0-0 10/14/2011 7:00 PM RPINiagara Univ. Win, 5-4 OT 1-4-00-0-010/15/2011 2:00 PM RPINiagara Univ.Win, 3-2 2-4-00-0-010/18/2011 7:00 PM St. LawrenceNiagara Univ.Loss, 3-6 2-5-00-0-010/21/2011 7:00 PM YaleNew Haven, CTWin, 5-13-5-00-0-0 10/22/2011 3:00 PM PrincetonPrinceton, NJWin, 3-1 4-5-00-0-010/28/2011 2:00 PM VermontBurlington, VTTie, 3-34-5-10-0-0
Awards and honors Kalli Funk, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011) Kalli Funk, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 31, 2011) Kelsey Gunn, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 16, 2012) Jenna Hendrikx, CHA Player of the Week (Week of October 3, 2011) Delaney Middlebrook, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 3, 2011) Sarah Moses, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011) Sarah Moses, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 23, 2012) Erica Owczarczak, CHA Player of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011) Kayla Raniwsky, CHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of January 23, 2012) Kayla Raniwsky, CHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of February 27, 2012) Abby Ryplanski, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011) Abby Ryplanski, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011) Kelsey Welch, Niagara University Student Athlete of the Week (Week of October 17, 2011)
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