Photo courtesy of Shea Kenny. Mount Holyoke Ice Hockey played Paul Smith's College and Springfield College on Dec. 3 and 4.
By Emily Tarinelli ’25
Sports Editor
Mount Holyoke Club Ice Hockey competed in two games on the weekend of Dec. 3 and 4 at Fitzpatrick Ice Skating Rink in Holyoke, Massachusetts. On Saturday, Ice Hockey fell to Paul Smith’s College, while Sunday’s game saw another loss to Springfield College. The scores were unconfirmed; according to team member Camden Breckenridge ’24, “We play for the fun of it, and do not pay much attention to the score so long as we are having a good time.”
“I am so proud of everyone on the team,” Head Coach Tom Cardosi said of the team’s performance. “They are all improving every time they hit the ice. What really is the best part of this team, is that they all have fun and support one another. Win or lose they are all celebrating and cheering on each other throughout the game.”
Team members shared several highlights from the double-booked weekend. In the game versus Paul Smith, the team’s two goalies were standouts. Helen Roane ’23 stated that Virginia Middleton ’26 “had an incredible game,” playing in two periods for the first time ever. Additionally, Hannah Landau ’26 played in the net for the first time and made several saves. Roane said the game had “lots of great work by the team overall, especially in the defensive zone.”
In the game versus Springfield, Roane stated that the team had just 12 players total. With two lines of defense and two lines of offense, each player spent a lot of time on the ice.
“Even with having the game yesterday and with fewer players, everyone was able to rally and gave it their all for the entire game. It was so much fun to play in this game,” Roane said. She spotlighted two teammates, Breckenridge and Julie Lindfeldt from the University of Massuchetts Amherst, for their defensive performance. “They were making it very hard for Springfield to get shots on net,” she said.
Roane gave shoutouts to other teammates as well. “Shawn Craig ’23 also had a particularly great game last night. They took the puck up the ice several times and were making great passes with anyone on the ice at the time,” she said. “Kaia McTigue [’26] and Rose Stait [’25] also had an exciting game. Both played offense [and] there were several moments when we had the puck in [Springfield’s] zone.”
Breckenridge emphasized the team’s performance as a whole, especially their “incredible passing and communication.”
“We were playing with our smallest lineup all year, which meant that every player had to do their absolute best. Everyone did an amazing job communicating and passing to each other, getting the puck moving so that our offense could take it up the ice,” Breckenridge said. “It was a blast to watch.”
Artemis Chen ’25 echoed Breckenridge’s sentiments. “Defense, forward and wings cooperated so well, and each line was so good. There was also a lot of smooth passing,” Chen said.
Next up, Club Ice Hockey will compete against Smith College on Sunday, Dec. 11, at Lossone Rink in Easthampton, Massachusetts, beginning at 12 p.m.
Editor’s note: Artemis Chen ’25 is a member of Mount Holyoke News.