Girls Varsity Ice Hockey
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Loomis Chaffee girls ice hockey has a long and proud tradition of excellence. In the years since girls first started playing in the New England prep schools, the league has grown tremendously, and Loomis plays in what is now one of the top girls high school hockey leagues in the country. The team is highly competitive in New England Division I, regularly playing the most challenging schedule in the league and consistently finishing in the top tier of the division.
Our coaching staff works hard to combine individual skill development with systematic team play in daily practice. In addition to pushing each player to become a better hockey player, we emphasize teamwork, passion, commitment, communication, character, and excellence — in the classroom, on the ice, and in life. By creating an atmosphere that supports and challenges the student athletes, we prepare players to succeed both at Loomis and at the next level.
Next Game
Cushing Academy
Schedule & Scores
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Details | Result | Score |
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | Scrimmage | |
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Noble & Greenough School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | View Recap | Loss | 0-4 |
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Deerfield Academy
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Deerfield Academy | Away | View Recap | Tie | 0-0 |
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Westminster School
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Westminster School | Away | View Recap | Loss | 0-1 |
vs.
Choate Rosemary Hall
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Taft School | Away | Details | Win | 3-0 |
vs.
Kent School
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Taft School | Away | Details | Win | 4-0 |
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Tabor Academy
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Taft School | Away | Details | Win | 4-2 |
vs.
Phillips Academy Andover
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Taft School | Away | Details | Loss | 1-2 |
vs.
Milton Academy
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Milton Academy | Away | View Recap | Loss | 0-2 |
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Berkshire School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | View Recap | Win | 2-0 |
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Kent School
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Kent School | Away | Details | Loss | 1-2 |
vs.
Hoosac School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | Win | 11-0 |
vs.
Hotchkiss School
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Hotchkiss School | Away | Details | Win | 3-1 |
vs.
Taft School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | View Recap | Loss | 2-3 |
vs.
Tabor Academy
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Tabor Academy | Away | View Recap | Tie | 2-2 |
vs.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
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Buckingham Browne & Nichols School | Away | Details | CANCELLED | |
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Greenwich Academy
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | Win | 8-0 |
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Phillips Exeter Academy
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | Win | 2-1 (OT) |
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Westminster School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | Win | 3-0 |
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Frederick Gunn School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | Win | 9-3 |
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Cushing Academy
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Cushing Academy | Away | Details | ||
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Choate Rosemary Hall | Away | Details | ||
vs.
Pomfret School
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | ||
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Williston Northampton School
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Williston Northampton School | Away | Details | ||
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Phillips Academy Andover
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Phillips Academy (Andover) | Away | Details | ||
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Deerfield Academy
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Savage/Johnson Rink | Home | Details | ||
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NE Quarterfinals
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TBD
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TBD | TBD | Details | ||
NE Semifinals
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TBD
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TBD | TBD | Details | ||
NE Finals
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TBD
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TBD | TBD | Details |
Roster
# | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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2 | Hattie Willard | D | 2026 | Mill Neck, NY |
3 | Brigitte Aube | F | 2024 | Avon, CT |
5 | Megan Hosman | D | 2026 | Ann Arbor, MI |
7 | Brighton McMahon | F | 2025 | Hebron, CT |
8 | Margaret Johnson (captain) | F | 2023 | New Windsor, NY |
9 | Hamilton Doster | F | 2023 | Greenwich, CT |
10 | Grace Morin | F | 2025 | Basking Ridge, NJ |
11 | Ellie Lachance | F | 2025 | West Hartford, CT |
12 | Presley Paredes | F | 2025 | Norwalk, CT |
13 | Cameron Devenney | F | 2023 | Hopewell Junction, NY |
15 | Emma Hannah | D | 2024 | Newtown, CT |
16 | Carly Dann | D | 2026 | Hanover, NH |
17 | Sarah Wagner | D | 2024 | Bay Shore, NY |
19 | Catie Collins | D | 2025 | S Burlington, VT |
20 | Annie Sun | D | 2023 | Short Hills, NJ |
22 | Kathryn Smith | F | 2026 | Rumson, NJ |
24 | Grace Puskar | F | 2023 | Fairfield, CT |
25 | Louisa Thomsen | F | 2024 | Waterbury Ctr, VT |
26 | Annie Schwarz | F | 2026 | Fairfield, CT |
28 | Chloe Obser | F | 2025 | Manhasset, NY |
29 | Lindsay Stepnowski | F | 2026 | South Glastonbury, CT |
30 | Leila Fournier | G | 2024 | West Kingston, RI |
35 | Adeline Roper | G | 2026 | Kennebunkport, ME |
Dito Chipfunde-Nong | Manager | 2025 | New York, NY | |
Olivia DeJesus | Manager | 2025 | Bronx, NY | |
Kori Meissner | Manager | 2023 | Williamstown, MA | |
Kwame Tuva | Manager | 2024 | Frederick, MD |
Coaches
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Elizabeth LeydenHead Coach
Liz Yale Leyden became head girls ice hockey coach and an economics teacher at Loomis Chaffee in 2009 after a three-year stint as head hockey coach at Hebron Academy in Hebron, Maine. Prior to Hebron, Leyden was a four-year letter-winner for Middlebury College during the 2003–2006 seasons. Her team won the NCAA Division III national championship in 2004, 2005, and 2006 and the New England Small College Athletic Conference championship in 2003, 2005, and 2006. Leyden scored the game-winning goal in the 2004 national championship game, served as an assistant captain her senior season, and was a 2006 National Scholar Athlete as well as a 2006 NESCAC Winter All-Academic selection.
An active member of the hockey community, Coach Leyden is a USA Hockey Level IV-certified coach. She is routinely involved in USA Hockey, coaching at national development camps and in New England Yankee Conference festivals. She has coached at several other camps in the summers as well. In 2011 and in 2016 she was recognized with the Vincent J. Reilly Coach of the Year Sportsmanship Award from the Connecticut Chapter of National Ice Hockey Officials Association.
In her time at Loomis Chaffee, Liz has coached many student-athletes who went on to play at Division I and III colleges and universities, and she takes pride in developing and supporting student-athletes through their high school careers and on to their college careers. She believes that the balance between academics and athletics is crucial to each girl’s success. In the rink Coach Leyden’s focus on both individual skill and team development guides her program, and her passion for the game is infectious. She believes that growth comes from each player practicing and playing to her full potential each day, and thus practices are intentionally designed to be up-tempo and competitive. Her team plays an aggressive style of hockey in which speed, skill, good decision-making, teamwork, and grit are all emphasized.
In addition to coaching hockey and teaching, Liz lives on campus with her husband, Jake, who also works on campus, a dean of students, and their three children, Maddie, Ben, and Ellie.
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Chelsea OuelletteAssistant Coach
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Griffin CunninghamAssistant Coach
Accolades
2021
Founders League Champions
Division 1 New England Tournament Quarterfinalist
2020
New England Elite Eight Semifinalists
2019
Founders League Champions
Division 1 New England Tournament Semifinalists
2018
Founders League Champions
Division 1 New England Tournament Semifinalists
2017
Founders League Champions
Division 1 New England Tournament Semifinalists
2016
Division 1 New England Tournament Finalist
2015
Division 1 New England Tournament Quarterfinalist
2014
Division 1 New England Tournament Quarterfinalist
Alumni Athletes
Class of 2022
Cally Dixon ’22, Dartmouth College
Taylor Hyland ’22, Princeton University
Amanda Quan ’22, Union College
Zoe Pincelli ’22, Middlebury College
Sophia Testa ’22, Hamilton College
Class of 2021
Paige Larose ’21, Colby College
Caroline Appleyard ’21, Dartmouth College
Cally Dixon ’21, Dartmouth College
Taylor Guarino ’21, Northeastern University
Elinor Keehn ’21, Middlebury College
Selia Coady ’21, Middlebury College
Class of 2020
Bree Bergeron ’20, Merrimack College
Jenna Donohue ’20, Dartmouth College
Bobbi Roca ’20, Hamilton College
Jenna Stevens ’20, Wesleyan University
Anna Hurd ’20, Brown University
Class of 2019
Georgia Kraus ’19, Dartmouth College
Jess Shcryver ’19, Quinnipiac University
Maddie Hong ’19, Hamilton College
Abby Kuhns ’19, Hamilton College
Avery Flynn ’19, Amherst College
Class of 2018
Taylor Stadeli ’18, Dartmouth College
Cali Stevens ’18, Wesleyan University