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The University of Maine women’s hockey team garnered some honors from the ECAC in mid-March. Karen Droog was named to the All-Rookie team on March 15. Senior Kelly Nelson and sophomore Christine Lane were both named to the All-Academic Team as well.
The conference held its annual awards banquet on March 17 at Dartmouth College in conjunction with the ECAC Championship Weekend, where the awards were presented.
Droog, from Listowel, Ontario, led the Black Bears in both goals and points this season with 22 and 34, respectively. Those were also conference highs among freshman. Droog, who was one of the favorites for the Rookie of the Year award was edged in the voting by St. Lawrence goalie Rachel Barrie. Barrie was also named to the All-Rookie Team and was a Second Team All-ECAC selection, as well as her selection as a Second Team All-American.
Coach Rick Filighera said in a release by the University of Maine, “Karen is a natural goal scorer who made an immediate impact in our lineup. The sky is the limit with her if she continues to work hard on and off the ice. We are very proud of her accomplishments this year.”
Droog was joined on the All-Rookie Team by forwards Gina Kingsbury of St. Lawrence, Darlene Stephenson of Providence and Gretchen Anderson of Princeton. The defenders were Isabelle Chartrand of St. Lawrence and Kristen Thomas of New Hampshire. Barrie was the goaltender.
Nelson, a business major from South Lyon, Michigan, has been the captain of the women’s hockey team for the past two seasons at Maine. She was the second leading scorer on the team this season, tallying six goals and 18 assists for 24 points.
Lane, a kinesiology major from Kanata, Ontario, was a steady fourth-line player for the Black Bears this season. She scored two goals, both of which were game winners, and had one assist for three points.
