University of New Hampshire Athletics
9/26/2022 4:44:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
AMESBURY, Mass. – Senior Nicky Harnett (Plymouth, Minn.) and grad student Emily Rickwood (Brantford, Ontario) of the University of New Hampshire women's hockey team were named Goaltender of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, by Hockey East on Monday.
The duo led the Wildcats to a season-opening weekend split against Union College at the Whittemore Center on Sept. 23-24, which included a 5-2 win Saturday.
New Hampshire (1-1-0 overall, 0-0-0 Hockey East) returns to action Oct. 2 at Quinnipiac. The Wildcats' next home game is Friday, Oct. 14 (6 p.m.) against Boston University. Tickets are available online by CLICKING HERE, calling (603) 862-4000 or visiting the Whittemore Center Ticket Office.
This is Harnett's second career Hockey East Goaltender of the Week award – she was previously honored Jan. 10, 2022 – and this is Rickwood's first career weekly league accolade. The previous UNH Wildcat to earn Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week was Maddie Truax on Nov. 29, 2021.
Harnett made 25 saves to backbone UNH to that Sept. 24 win. UNH took a 4-2 lead into the second intermission and she stopped all 15 shots in the third period to keep the Dutchwomen at bay and finish with a .926 save percentage. The 15 saves is one less than her single-period high of 16.
Rickwood recorded a goal and eight blocked shots in UNH's split with Union. In Saturday's game, she carried the puck from the defensive blue line into the attack zone before wristing a shot into the cage that gave UNH a 1-0 lead just 62 seconds into the game. It was Rickwood's first goal since Dec. 20, 2020 (at the University of Vermont).
She finished that game with two blocked shots and an even rating. In Friday's season opener, Rickwood led all skaters with six blocks.
The duo led the Wildcats to a season-opening weekend split against Union College at the Whittemore Center on Sept. 23-24, which included a 5-2 win Saturday.
New Hampshire (1-1-0 overall, 0-0-0 Hockey East) returns to action Oct. 2 at Quinnipiac. The Wildcats' next home game is Friday, Oct. 14 (6 p.m.) against Boston University. Tickets are available online by CLICKING HERE, calling (603) 862-4000 or visiting the Whittemore Center Ticket Office.
This is Harnett's second career Hockey East Goaltender of the Week award – she was previously honored Jan. 10, 2022 – and this is Rickwood's first career weekly league accolade. The previous UNH Wildcat to earn Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week was Maddie Truax on Nov. 29, 2021.
Harnett made 25 saves to backbone UNH to that Sept. 24 win. UNH took a 4-2 lead into the second intermission and she stopped all 15 shots in the third period to keep the Dutchwomen at bay and finish with a .926 save percentage. The 15 saves is one less than her single-period high of 16.
Rickwood recorded a goal and eight blocked shots in UNH's split with Union. In Saturday's game, she carried the puck from the defensive blue line into the attack zone before wristing a shot into the cage that gave UNH a 1-0 lead just 62 seconds into the game. It was Rickwood's first goal since Dec. 20, 2020 (at the University of Vermont).
She finished that game with two blocked shots and an even rating. In Friday's season opener, Rickwood led all skaters with six blocks.
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