2011-12 Roster

The Northeastern University women's hockey team announced its class of eight newcomers for the 2011-12 season. Four forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender will join head coach Dave Flint's roster as the Huskies look for their third straight winning season.

“My staff and I have worked extremely hard to put together a very strong recruiting class for this fall, and feel these student-athletes will have a great impact on our future success,” Flint said.

Kendall Coyne (Palos Heights, Ill.) is a highly touted forward who helped lead the U.S. National Team to the gold medal in the IIHF World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. She notched four goals and two assists for six points during the tournament. Coyne has also competed for Team USA in the past three World U-18 Championships, where she has compiled 22 goals and 11 assists for 33 points. She spent last season with Berkshire School, lighting the lamp 55 times and adding 22 assists for 77 points.

“Kendall is a very dynamic hockey player and has the ability to control a game,” Flint said. “She will make an immediate impact up front.”

Ann Doherty (Park Ridge, Ill.) has played the past three seasons with Assabet Valley and served as captain in 2010-11. The versatile defenseman helped lead Assabet Valley to the U-19 National Championship in 2010. She also skated at the high school level with Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass.

“Ann is a smooth skating defenseman who has some real offensive abilities,” Flint said. “She will fit nicely into our system of play.”

Ayla Frank (Labrador City, Newfoundland) is the lone goalkeeper among this year's recruiting class. She spent four seasons with Rothesay Netherwood School and was an assistant captain last season. She has also played at the national level, as she was part of Team Atlantic at the 2009 U-18 Canadian National Championships. There, she posted a .935 save percentage.

“Ayla has raw talent and is extremely competitive which are important qualities for a goalie to posses,” Flint said. “She will benefit greatly from playing next year behind Florence Schelling and making the transition to the college level.”

Leanne Gallant (Newbridge, New Brunswick) is a reliable defenseman who spent the past season with Oakville of the Provincial Women's Hockey League. She totaled two goals and four assists for six points in 20 games with Oakville. Gallant also represented Team New Brunswick in the 2011 Canada Games. Serving as captain, she scored three goals and added five assists for eight points.

“Leanne is a steady mobile defenseman who will add some depth to our defense next year,” Flint said.

Chelsey Goldberg (Agoura Hills, Calif.) is a talented forward from the North American Hockey Academy. Last season she captained the U-19 team to a remarkable 74-8-6 record and the 2011 JWHL Championship. Goldberg notched 13 goals and added 35 assists for 48 points last year.

“Chelsey is an extremely smart hockey player and is a great two-way player,” Flint said. “She is the type of player you want on your line.”

Chelsiea Goll (Winthrop, Mass.) is the only local product in this year's recruiting class. She spent four years at Brewster Academy, amassing 41 goals and 70 assists for 111 points during her career. She improved on her point total each year and posted a scoring line of 15-22-37 this past season.

“Chelsiea is very quick to the puck and has great skill set,” Flint said. “She will be a nice addition up front.”

Colleen Murphy (Cary, N.C.) arrives at Northeastern following four successful seasons as a defenseman for the North American Hockey Academy. She is an offensive-minded blue liner who notched 15 goals and added 40 assists for 55 points last season to help her team win the 2011 JWHL Championship. The year before that, she posted a scoring line of 12-37-49. Along with her offense, she played stellar defense and registered the best plus-minus rating on the team from 2009-11.

“Colleen is a tough, gritty defenseman that isn't afraid to jump up in the play and get involved,” Flint said.

Lucie Povova (Cizkovice, Czech Republic) is a member of the Czech women's national team that swept the competition en route to a gold medal at the IIHF Division II World Championships in early April. Povova finished fourth in the competition in scoring with two goals and three assists for five points. In addition to international competition, she skated for four years at Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania.

“Lucie is a strong power forward who has great skills to go along with a hard shot and a quick release,” Flint said.

The Huskies lost six seniors to graduation after the 2010-11 season. Northeastern came one win shy of advancing to the NCAA Tournament last year as the Huskies made it to the Hockey East finals for the first time in program history.