2020–21 Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey season explained

The Northeastern Huskies represented Northeastern University in the Women's Hockey East Association during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. In addition to capturing the regular season title, the Huskies defeated the Providence Friars by a 6–2 mark to win the Hockey East postseason tournament.

Qualifying for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament, the program ranked as the #1 seed.^[1] The Huskies lost to Wisconsin 1–2 in overtime in the national championship game.^[2]

On February 9, 2021, it was announced that the Northeastern men's and women's hockey programs will represent the United States of America at the FISU World University Games in Lucerne, Switzerland, from December 11 to 21, 2021.^[3]

Off-season

Recruiting

Ani Fitzgerald			Led Gilmour Academy to first-ever USA Hockey Nationals. Played one season in the Provincial Women's Hockey League for Toronto Jr. Aeros.
Molly Griffin	Forward		Five-year letterwinner in ice hockey and softball at Buckingham Browne & Nichols.
			Three-year letterwinner at Culver Academy in ice hockey, where she was the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year.
Lily Yovetich	Defense	,	Won USA Hockey Nationals in 2017 with Anaheim Lady Ducks 16U AAA. Played in the Provincial Women's Hockey League with the Barrie Sharks and Ottawa Lady Senators.

Regular season

Schedule

Source:^[4] |-!colspan=12 style=" "| Regular season|-|-!colspan=12 style=" "| Hockey East tournament|-|-!colspan=12 style=" "| NCAA tournament|-

Roster

2020–21 Huskies

Coaching staff and program personnel

• Head coach: Dave Flint
• Assistant coach: Lindsay Berman
• Assistant coach: Nicholas Carpenito
• Goaltending coach: Todd Lampert (volunteer)
• Head athletic trainer: Katie Delude
• Operations coordinator: Melissa Piacentini
• Equipment manager: Eric Anastasi

Sources: ^{[5] [6]}

Awards and honors

• Skylar Fontaine, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (awarded March 8, 2021)
• Skylar Fontaine, Northeastern, 2021 Hockey East Best Defenseman Award^[7]
• Aerin Frankel, 2021 Patty Kazmaier Award^[8]
• Aerin Frankel, ARMY ROTC Hockey East Player of the Week (awarded March 8, 2021)^[9]
• Aerin Frankel and Alina Mueller, Co-Recipients, 2020–21 Hockey East Player of the Year
• Aerin Frankel, Hockey East Goaltending Champion
• Aerin Frankel, Northeastern, 2021 Hockey East PNC Bank Three Stars Award
• Molly Griffin, Pro Ambitions Hockey East Rookie of the Week (awarded March 8, 2021)
• Alina Mueller, Hockey East Scoring Champion (31 points)

All-America honors

• Aerin Frankel, 2020–21 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American^[10]
• Skylar Fontaine, 2020–21 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American^[10]
• Alina Mueller, 2020–21 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American^[10]
• Chloe Aurard, 2020–21 Second Team CCM/AHCA All-American^[10]

HCA awards

• Aerin Frankel, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s National Goaltender of the Month, January 2021
• Aerin Frankel, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s National Goaltender of the Month, February 2021^[11]
• Aerin Frankel, SR Goalie, Northeastern, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s Goaltender of the Month (March 2021)^[12]
• Aerin Frankel, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goalie of the Year 2021^[13]
• Alina Mueller, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s Player of the Month (February 2021)^[11]

Notes and References

1. News: 2021 NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship Official Bracket. ncaa.com. 2021-03-16. en.
2. News: N.S. player captains Wisconsin to NCAA women's hockey title. cbc.ca . 2021-03-20. 2021-03-22. en.
3. News: Northeastern Hockey Programs Selected to Represent USA in World University Winter Games in Switzerland. nuhuskies.com. 2021-03-16. en.
4. Web site: 2020–21 Northeastern Huskies Women's Ice Hockey Schedule. Northeastern University. 7 April 2024.
5. Web site: 2020-21 Women's Ice Hockey Roster . 2020-09-08 . Northeastern University Athletics . en.
6. Web site: Northeastern Univ., NCAA (W) – 2020-2021 Roster . Elite Prospects . 30 October 2024 . en.
7. News: HOCKEY EAST NAMES WOMEN'S PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Five Other Award Winners Announced for 2020-21 Season. hockeyastonline.com. 2021-02-26. 2021-04-15. en.
8. News: Aerin Frankel Named 2021 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Winner. pattykaz.com . 2021-03-27. 2021-03-29. en.
9. News: Women's Weekly Release: Northeastern Wins Fourth Straight Bertagna Trophy . hockeyeastonline.com. 2021-03-08. 2021-03-08. en.
10. News: Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams . hockeyeastonline.com. 2021-03-19. 2021-03-19. en.
11. News: Northeastern’s Mueller, Frankel, Wisconsin’s Eden tabbed HCA women’s hockey award winners for February. uscho.com . 2021-03-03. 2021-04-16. en.
12. News: LINDBERG, TRIVIGNO AND FRANKEL RECEIVE HCA NATIONAL MONTHLY HONORS . hockeyeastonline.com . 2021-04-14. 2021-04-15. en.
13. News: Aerin Frankel Named Women's College Hockey Goalie of the Year . nuhuskies.com . 2021-03-17. 2021-04-15. en.