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2021-22 Women's Ice Hockey Roster

Brandon Poli
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Northeastern Athletics/Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Northeastern Athletics/Jim Pierce
Northeastern Athletics/Jim Pierce

33 Aerin Frankel

  • Position Goaltender
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Horace Greeley/Shattuck St-Mary's
  • Hometown Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.

Biography

AWARDS & HONORS: 
  • 2021 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Recipient
  • WHCA 2021 Goalie of the Year 
  • NCAA All-Tournament Team (2021)
  • PNC Bank Three-Stars Award (2021)
  • Holds all-time school career win record (73)
  • Patty Kazmaier Top-10 Finalist (2019-20, 2020-21)
  • CCM/AHCA First-Team All-American (2019-20, 2020-21)
  • All-USCHO First-Team (2019-20)
  • New England Hockey Writers Association Division I All-Star (2019-20)
  • USCHO Player of the Year (2020-21)
  • Hockey East All-Academic (2019-20)
  • Hockey East All-Tournament Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
  • Hockey East First-Team All-Star (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
  • Hockey East Goaltender of the Year (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
  • 12x Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (11/13/17, 10/8/18, 10/29/18, 12/3/18, 10/7/19, 11/4/19, 1/6/20, 1/27/20, 2/24/20, 2/1/21, 2/22/21, 3/22/21) 
  • 9x Hockey East Player of the Week (11/27/17, 3/5/18, 3/11/19, 1/5/21, 1/13/20, 1/18/21, 2/8/21, 3/1/21, 3/8/21)
  • 5x Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (Nov. 2017, Nov. 2019, Jan. 2020, Jan. 2021, Feb. 2021)
  • Hockey East Player of the Month (Oct. 2018)
  • 5x WHCA National Goaltender of the Month (Oct. 2018, Nov. 2019, Jan. 2021, Feb. 2021, March 2021)
  • NCAA Third Star (1/7/20)
  • NCAA First Star (1/14/20)
  • Bertagna Award Winner at the Beanpot (2020)
  • MVP of the HEAW Championship (2018, 2019, 2021)
  • HEAW Rookie of the Week (Feb. 26)
  • HEAW Rookie of the Month (Feb. 2018)
  • Top Female Newcomer at NU's 'Top Dog' Awards (2018)
  • Kathryn Waldo Seventh Player Award winner (2018)
  • Jewish Sports Review First-Team All-America (2018)
2020-2021: 
  • Tied season high in saves with 32 in 4-0 win against Providence (1/12)
  • Had five shutouts in a row and broke the school shutout record with 27 and has eight shutouts this season
  • Lead nation in save percentage (0.965)
  • Led the nation with 9 shutouts
  • Set new single-season save percentage in the NCAA (.971)
  • Tallied 81 (20, 26, 35) saves in three NCAA Tournament games (35 in National Championship game vs. Wisconsin)
  • Tallied 77 (21, 27, 29) saves and allowed just three goals in three games en route to winning the Hockey East Tournament

2019-2020: 
  • Set new single-season program records with a 1.07 goals against average, .958 save percentage, 10 shutouts and 27 wins
  • Led the country with a .958 save percentage
  • Notched a 27-4-2 record and 19-3-0 record in Hockey East
  • Became the first goaltender to post three shutouts against Boston College in one season
  • Posted a career-high 51 saves against then-No. 1 Wisconsin in the Battle at the Burgh Championship game and was named Tournament MVP (Jan. 5)
  • Was awarded the Bertagna Award as the Beanpot's best goaltender after posting 57 saves through two games
  • Played the bulk of the minutes in a program-record shutout streak that lasted 314 minutes and 59 seconds
  • Saved 39 shots while allowing just two goals in the semifinals and finals of the HEAW Championship, backstopping the Huskies to their third-straight title and being named to the All-Tournament Team for the third-straight year
  • Owns a 12-0-0 record in the Hockey East Playoffs. 
2018-19: 
  • Notched a 21-4-3 record with a 1.81 GAA and a .932 save percentage in 29 starts
  • Recorded a 16-1-1 mark in WHEA games...posted six shutouts – tied for the third-most in the NCAA
  • Notched a 28-save shutout in the season-opening 5-0 win at Boston University on Oct. 5, becoming the first NU netminder since Florence Schelling in 2011 to blank the Terriers
  • Registered a 4-1-0 record with a 0.80 GAA and a .968 save percentage in five October starts
  • Totaled 51 saves en route to a 1-0-1 weekend in Belfast against No. 5 Clarkson
  • Saved 62 total shots while allowing only four total goals in the semifinals and finals of the WHEA Championship, backstopping the Huskies to their second-straight title and winning Tournament MVP for the second consecutive season.

2017-18: 
  • Posted a 10-8-2 record with a 1.92 GAA in 22 games
  • Led all NCAA freshman netminders with a .934 save percentage
  • Pitched three shutouts
  • Made 30 saves against UConn on March 4 to backstop the Huskies to their first Hockey East title in program history
  • Turned aside 33 shots vs. No. 3 Colgate on March 10 in the NCAA tournament. 

Before NU: Born and raised in Chappaqua, New York...attended Horace Greeley High School before transferring to Shattuck-Saint Mary’s...helped SSM to three USA Hockey national titles (one U-16 title and two U-19 titles)...posted 106 wins, a 1.10 goals against average, a .945 save percentage and 39 shutouts in her Shattuck career...graduated from Shattuck with high honors.

Personal: Daughter of Peter and Deborah Frankel...Has one older brother, Jake, who attends Bucknell University...Enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as her two dogs... Will graduate Northeastern with a major in criminal justice and psychology with a minor in spanish. 
 
SEASON STATISTICS
Season GP-GS Minutes GA GAA Saves Save % W L T Shutouts
2017-18 22-22 1188:25 38 1.92 541 .934 10 8 2 3
2018-19 29-29 1756:46 53 1.81 730 .932 21 4 3 6
2019-20 33-33 1964:14 35 1.07 805 .958 27 4 2 10
2020-21 23-23 1405:48 19 0.81 526 .965 20 2 1 9
2021-22 32-32 1911:08 34 1.07 747 .956 25 4 2 11
TOTAL 139-139 8226:21 179 1.31 3349 .949 103 22 10 39
 
CAREER HOCKEY EAST STATISTICS
Season GP-GS Minutes GA GAA Saves Save % W L T Shutouts
2017-18 14-10 740:30 24 1.94 335 .933 5 6 2 3
2018-19 19-19 1131:51 30 1.59 457 .938 16 1 1 5
2019-20 22-22 1292:38 18 0.84 523 .967 19 3 0 9
2020-21 17-17 1023:01 11 0.65 368 .971 15 1 1 8
2021-22 23-23 1334:23 23 1.03 500 .956 18 2 2 9
TOTAL 95-91 5516:24 106 1.15 2183 .953 73 13 6 34
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS Number Most Recent
Most saves 51 Jan. 5, 2020 vs. Wisconsin

Statistics

Season:
2021-22

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2017-18Freshman

    Goaltender
    5'5"
    33
  • 33

    2018-19Sophomore

    Goaltender
    5'5"
    33
  • 33

    2019-20Junior

    Goaltender
    5'5"
    33
  • 33

    2020-21Senior

    Goaltender
    5'5"
    33
  • 33

    2021-22Graduate Student

    Goaltender
    5'5"
    33