Early Outlook on UVM

Courtesy of UVM's Twitter account

After graduating only three seniors, UVM will be bringing in eight new faces to their squad for the 2013-2014 season. With the potential loss of offensive powerhouse Amanda Pelkey to the US Women’s team and Klara Myren to the Swedish national team, it seems that Coach Plumer has brought in a class that will add needed depth to the Catamounts.

Last year, most of the Catamount squad was made up of sophomores or juniors; at least three of the starting players in the games were sophomores. If these younger members of the team can keep producing, UVM could become a force within the Hockey East. With only the loss of one of their top five scorers from last year, the Catamounts will have the opportunity within the next two years to climb up the rankings. Five forwards will be joining the Catamounts this fall to add depth to the forward core. All of them will be expected to make an immediate contribution to the team.

Sarah Campbell Courtesy of Alex Eldeman Photography

At defense, Coach Plumer and his staff have brought in two girls who could not only make an impact on defense, but on the scoreboard as well. The strong defense, and standout goalie Roxanne Douville, were part of the reason why the Catamounts were able to keep BU within one goal, and why they tied BC late in the season. Douville will be returning next season, and expect her to continue her strong run next season. The coaching staff has added a new goalie to the roster so it will be interesting to see how much playing time is divided between the two of them.

With a plethora of returning players, UVM has poised itself well to be able to build on their past season and improve their position in the standings. Pelkey and Myren are both essential to the Catamount offense, so Coach Plumer will be looking heavily on this incoming class to contribute from the start.

To read the release from UVM, click here.