WOMEN'S HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
After a weekend off the Catamounts continue the 2021-22 regular season this weekend as they begin Hockey East play hosting Holy Cross Friday night at 6 p.m. and Merrimack Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Both games will be streamed live for free on CollegeSportsLive.com/hockeyeast, Rob Ryan will have the call Friday and Brian McLaughlin on Sunday.
 
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PROMOTIONS
Friday: On Friday night UVM students are entered to win a free season's pass to Smugglers Notch Ski Resort.
Sunday: Fans with a men's hockey ticket from Saturday's contest against RPI will receive free admission to the Merrimack contest.
 
MLÝNKOVÁ LEADS CATAMOUNTS OFFENSIVE ATTACK
Sophomore forward Natálie Mlýnková leads the Catamounts in scoring with two goals and two assists this season. Mlýnková is one of just 14 skaters in the NCAA with a shorthanded goal this season. She is second on the team with 16 shots this season.
 
MATZKA FACES FORMER TEAMMATES IN HOLY CROSS
Graduate student defenseman Antonia Matzka will face her former teammates Friday night. Matzka was a Captain with the Crusaders during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 campaign. Last season she played 20 games for Holy Cross notching one goal and four assists. In 114 career games she had nine goals and 27 points for 36 points.
 
CZECH MATE, AGAIN
Vermont forwards Tynka Pátková & Natálie Mlýnková competed at the 2021 IIHF Women's Hockey World Championships in Calgary, Alberta for the Czech Republic. Merrimack forward Dominika Laskova also competed for the Czechs. The Czechs won four games in the tournament and finished seventh overall. Pátková picked up one goal in six games and Mlynková had one assist in six games. Laskova had four goals in the tournament. Earlier this season Pátková & Mlýnková faced their Czech teammate and RPI defenseman Magdalena Erbenova.
 
SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS
Holy Cross is 1-5-0 this season and dropped both of their conference contests this season against No. 6 Northeastern. The Huskies defeated Holy Cross 5-0 at home and 6-0 in Worcester. Including its exhibition contest against Boston University the Crusaders have scored just five goals in seven games.
 
The Crusaders five goals this season have come from five different goal scorers. Senior defenseman Emma Lange leads the team in scoring with three assists. Senior goaltender Jada Brenon is second in Hockey East with 159 saves this season. She has been strong in contests against Vermont, on February 2, 2020, she made 51 saves in a 2-2 tie at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Catamounts lead the all-time series with the Crusaders 6-2-1. Last season the Catamounts swept Holy Cross in a two-game series at the Gut by a combined score of 10-1. UVM won the first official meeting 2-0 in 2001 as D-III programs.
 
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
Merrimack is 0-6-1 this season including a 0-2-1 mark in conference play. Two of its losses came at home to No. 1 Wisconsin. Last weekend the Warriors skated to a 4-4 tie at Boston University on Friday night and fell 5-3 at UConn on Sunday. Merrimack will face UConn at home on Friday night.
 
Junior forward Katie Kaufman and junior defenseman Teghan Inglis are tied for the team lead in scoring with three goals apiece. Graduate forward Dominika Laskova and Kaufman each have four points this year to lead the team. Junior goaltender Emma Gorski leads Hockey East with 173 saves this season. She has also played 100 more minutes than any other league goalie this season.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Sunday is the 16th all-time meeting between the Catamounts and Warriors. Vermont is 6-7-2 in the series. The Catamounts earned five of a possible six points against Merrimack during the 2019-20 campaign. On Sunday, it will have been 649 days since the Hockey East rivals have faced each other.
 
WINTER 2021 FAN AND VISITOR POLICY
The University of Vermont is now requiring anyone in a campus building to wear a face covering - regardless of vaccination status. The policy went into effect on August 5 to aid in protecting our community from the spread of COVID-19. In order to ensure the safety of students, staff and the community, UVM is now also expecting that all vaccine eligible visitors to campus, including fans attending athletic events, will be fully vaccinated.
 
Due to the ongoing health and safety protocols, concessions will be closed for the time being. No outside food will be permitted but fans are allowed to bring a reusable water bottle (maximum size 2 liters). Our policy will be reevaluated as circumstances evolve. 
 
The Windjammer Inn and Conference Center is the presenting sponsor of the UVM women's hockey program