St. John's College High School Girls' Ice Hockey Media Guide 2020 by St. John's College High School

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ST. JOHN'S 2019-20 GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY Varsity Head Coach................................. Katie Woodruff Junior Varsity Coach........................... Hilary Murphy ’05 Head Coach, Boys’ Ice Hockey................Gregg Marinari Varsity Assistant Coach/ Varsity II Head Coach..............................David Sauer ’05 Assistant Athletic Director........................ Maggie Ward Assistant Athletic Director..........................Pat Ward ’93 Head Performance Coach............................. Matt Smith Performance Coach.................................. Mike Ward ‘06 Head Athletic Trainer...................................Mike Walker

ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL President..................................................Jeff Mancabelli Principal................................................... Chris Themistos Asst. Principal, Academic Affairs.........................Shannon O’Laughlin Dean of Students................ Courtney Bell, Jason Smith Dean of Academic Services...................... Anna Garland VP of Institutional Development.............. Michael Esten Director of Admissions...............................Susan Hinton Location..................................................Chevy Chase, DC Founded.......................................................................1851 Mascot....................................................................Cadets Color...........................................................Scarlet & Grey Conference............. Washington Catholic Athletic Conf. St. John’s College High School 2607 Military Road, NW Chevy Chase, DC 20015 www.stjohnschs.org 202-363-2316

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.............................................................................2 GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY HISTORY. . ..................................................................................3 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND AWARDS. . .............................................................................4 FACILITIES...............................................................................................................5 ATHLETIC STAFF COACHES.............................................................................................................6 SUPPORT............................................................................................................. 7 SPORTS MEDICINE AND PERFORMANCE TRAINING.. ...........................................8 2019-20 VARSITY CADETS SCHEDULE.. ..........................................................................................................9 ROSTER.. ..............................................................................................................9 TEAM PHOTO.. .................................................................................................... 10 VARSITY PLAYERS . . ............................................................................................ 11 2019-20 JUNIOR VARSITY CADETS SCHEDULE.. ...................................................................12 ROSTER.. .......................................................................12 TEAM PHOTO.. ...............................................................13 JUNIOR VARSITY PLAYERS.. .........................................14

COACHES

Dear Parents and Students, It is hard to believe it is already time for another exhilarating season of girls’ ice hockey! After taking home the inaugural WCAC championship title last year, I know our Cadets are as excited to begin league play as we are to watch them in action. From club team in 2015-2016, to MAGHL A champions in 2016-2017 and white division champions in 2018-2019, to WCAC champions in 2018-2019, the team is focused on building on previous success. Entering the 2019-2020 season, the varsity team has nine returning players and have moved up to the top MAGHL division, while the JV team is competing in the blue division. Though a step up in competition, the varsity team is optimistic of achieving a winning season and competing in both the MAGHL and WCAC playoffs.

Working hard on the ice and in the classroom is the hallmark of the St. John’s athletic program and this team is no exception. They motivate one another to strive for success both as athletes and students, and they support each other throughout the entire year. Girls’ ice hockey at St. John’s is not just another sports program; it is a way of living Lasallian, where the coaches and students learn, study, teach and assist one another, enhancing the school’s tradition of building an educational community of faith and service. My best wishes to Coach Woodruff, her coaching staff, the team and the entire ice hockey community for an exciting and successful season! Sincerely,

Jeffrey W. Mancabelli President

St. John’s College High School | 2607 Military Rd., NW, Chev y Chase, DC 20015 | 202-363-2316 202-380-1754 (f)

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GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY HISTORY

2002-03 SJC Hockey Team

he dream of a St. John’s College High School varsity ice hockey team took root in the first days of the 2001-2002 school year, when four freshman hockey players, Hilary Murphy ’05, Alex Henry ’05, David Sauer ’05 and Jeff Radner ’05, convinced their parents to approach the SJC administration about starting an ice hockey program at the school. After preparing and proposing a projected budget and plan to the administration, the decision was made that the ice hockey program could proceed if at least half of the money to support the proposed budget was raised. To the administration’s surprise (and delight), within two weeks the parents had raised more than three-quarters of the proposed budget from interested families. The dream became a reality as the Cadet Ice Hockey Club took the ice for the first time during the 2002-2003 school year, marking the first era of girls in ice hockey at St. John’s. Over the following decade, the St. John’s Ice Hockey Club would continue operating as a co-ed team and a new generation of players was formed as girls’ interest in ice hockey grew exponentially. It was not until the end of the 2014-2015 season that Head Coach Drew McIntyre approached Ali House ’17 to determine her interest in an all-girls ice hockey program at St. John’s. House diligently began recruiting, and in May 2015, she approached the school administration. She was told that if she could get 13 girls to sign up, the school would approve the program. The first interest meeting was held on May 22, 2015, and 20 girls signed up, so the girls’ ice hockey program at St. John’s was approved with full support from the administration. The girls had succeeded in separating from the boys’ team, establishing the first St. John’s all-girls ice hockey club team. House said “…with the help of four upperclassmen, Jessie Castor ’16, Kyleigh Peterson ’17, Bela Sayle ’17 and Sophia Poulos ’17 – they recruited additional players – an amazing first team was built! Of course, the creation of this program also took place because of the support and dedication of our parents. Ice time was expensive, and Ms. Sayle (Bela’s mom) came up with the awesome idea of making and selling blankets as a fundraiser to offset some of the cost for the

players. My mom (Maggie House) played a huge role in organizing support from parents as well. “Throughout this entire process, the boys’ program had our backs and believed in us. They supported us in practice, in games and at school. They never made us feel less-than and were generous in sharing their equipment, transportation and hockey knowledge with us. Parents of these boys were also incredibly supportive and always offered words of encouragement to us. “Without the support, hard work and belief in this program from each and every person above (and I’m sure many more who I am forgetting), this program could never be what it is today!” St. John’s girls’ ice hockey club team made its debut on the ice during the 2015-2016 season playing local teams. The girls’ ice hockey program continued to grow, joining the Mid-Atlantic Girls Hockey League (MAGHL) in 2016, garnering a 9-1-0 overall record and taking home the 2016-2017 MAGHL “A” Division championship title. This gave the Cadets an opportunity to advance to the MAGHL White Division in 2017-2018, but unfortunately playing higher level teams resulted in a 0-6-0 season. Despite their losses, the girls came back stronger and hungry the following year. Their effort and grit encouraged so many girls to sign up that two teams were formed and St. John’s girls’ ice hockey became a varsity sport. They closed out the 2018-2019 season with a 7-3-0 record, marking an important milestone in the St. John’s girls’ ice hockey program history as the JV team won the MAGHL Blue Division championship and the varsity team clenched the MAGHL White Division championship and the 2018-2019 inaugural WCAC championship title. Taking home both championships advanced the varsity Cadets to the top tier MAGHL Red Division in 2019-2020. The girls’ ice hockey team currently plays in the Mid-Atlantic Girls Hockey League and the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. The team’s home is located at the Rockville Ice Arena, where it has games or practice four to five times per week during the season, which runs from November through February.

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AWARDS

2016-17 MAGHL A Division Champions

2018-19 JV MAGHL Blue Division (A) Champions

2018-19 Varsity MAGHL White Division (AA) Champions

2018-19 Varsity Inaugural WCAC Champions

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS PAUL WARDOUR

WCAC COACH OF THE YEAR

2018-2019

DEFENSE

WCAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR

2018-2019

GOALIE

WCAC FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

2018-2019

LILLY WARDOUR ’19

DEFENSE

WCAC FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

2018-2019

TORY SCOTT ’19

DEFENSE

WCAC FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

2018-2019

JEN ALBERO ’22

FORWARD

WCAC FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

2018-2019

CECE HODGES ’22

FORWARD

WCAC FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

2018-2019

RYLEE SAUNDERS JACKSON ’20

DEFENSE

WCAC SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

2018-2019

LILLY WARDOUR ’19 SABRINA LEATHERWOOD ’19

COACH

SAOIRSE HEALY ’21

FORWARD

WCAC SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

2018-2019

MOLLY MCGOVERN ’19

FORWARD

WCAC SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

2018-2019

INAUGURAL WCAC GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONS

2018-2019

MAGHL WHITE (AA) DIVISION CHAMPIONS

2018-2019

MAGHL BLUE (A) DIVISION CHAMPIONS

2018-2019

MAGHL “A” DIVISION CHAMPIONS

2016-2017

TEAM AWARDS TEAM VARSITY TEAM JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM TEAM

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FACILITIES

n 2013, St. John’s entered into discussions with the Rockville Ice Arena to invest in and make Rink 1 the Cadets’ home ice. A long-term agreement was signed in late 2014, and SJC ice hockey began enjoying these benefits with the 20152016 season. With this investment, St. John’s hockey enjoys: • Signage, a new scoreboard, school logos on display and the ice and walls painted with St. John’s school colors to give it the feel of a home rink • A lighted sign that announces this location as the “Home of St. John’s Ice Hockey” • Preferred ice time for practices and games at the premier ice hockey arena in the Washington metro area • The TW Perry Ice Hockey Center with locker rooms (complete with showers and bathrooms), a second-floor team room with space for study halls, a video screen for pre-game prep, windows overlooking the ice and a suite of offices

• A platform to attract top ice hockey players who seek the energy and excitement of academic excellence and a commitment to build a world-class hockey program

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COACHES HEAD COACH KATIE WOODRUFF

HEAD COACH, BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY GREGG MARINARI

atie Woodruff’s hockey career began on the frozen ponds of Michigan, where some of her earliest memories are playing on skates as a young child. Today, as a USA Hockey-certified coach, Woodruff has spent her time coaching youth travel hockey and school-based teams. She was a successful coach with Kettler Capital’s Iceplex in Arlington, VA, and with the Northern Virginia Ice Dogs. In 2015, Woodruff joined St. Stephens & St. Agnes School to build their middle school hockey program. Under her leadership as head coach, the program grew from a club team meeting one day a week to a fully established, competitive, five-day-a-week team playing a 15-game schedule each year. One of the few women to serve as a hockey coach in the greater Washington, DC, area, she is focused on giving the next generation the skills to compete in hockey at any level they choose. Woodruff plays on a number of local adult leagues and continues to train as a competitive age group triathlete.

JUNIOR VARSITY COACH HILARY MURPHY ’05

ilary Murphy ’05 is one of the founding members of the SJC hockey program, and she is really excited to be a part of the coaching staff for the SJC girls’ hockey program. In addition to playing for St. John’s, she played for the Montgomery Youth Hockey Association (MYHA) girls’ travel team. She continued playing in college for Villanova University. When she began at Villanova, there was no women’s hockey team. Murphy established a team in her sophomore year, and they are still a successful team. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in business from Villanova. After college, she continued playing competitively for the Chesapeake Bay Lightning women’s team, which is a USA Hockey national bound team. She was a head coach for MYHA and program director for the U12 Younger Girls program. Murphy is also a USA Hockey level five-certified coach. Overall, she has been coaching for 10 years and has taught all ages and skill levels. In addition to MYHA, she facilitated spring/summer clinics and camps and coached at USA Hockey’s U15 National Camp in St. Cloud, MN. When Murphy is not on the ice, she is a middle school counselor for Montgomery County Public Schools.

oach Gregg Marinari is in his fourth season with the St. John’s College High School hockey program. Prior to joining St. John’s, Marinari coached one season with Georgetown Prep. He spent 10 seasons prior to that as the head coach of Drexel University’s American College Hockey Association (ACHA) Division 1 team. Under his leadership, the Dragons won the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA) title three times and appeared in the ACHA national tournament twice. Marinari was named the ECHA Coach of the Year in 2010. Coach Marinari served as hockey director for the Team Maryland Tier 1 AAA Hockey Club and was head coach of Team Maryland’s Bantam Minor 2003 Team, responsible for all on-ice programming and player development. He has a long history of player development, having served on staff with the USA Hockey Atlantic District’s Player Development Program since 2001 and PVAHA’s Player Development Program since 2014. He has worked at various USA Hockey National Player Development Select Camps and has served as co-head coach of USA Hockey National Select Sled Hockey Camp since 2009. Marinari also serves in several administrative roles throughout hockey. He currently serves as ECHA league commissioner and volunteers as the commissioner of the Delaware Valley Sled Hockey League (DVSHL). He has also served as the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers Quebec Peewee Team, which competes at the World Peewee Championships in Quebec City. Coach Marinari is a USA Hockey level four-accredited coach and currently resides in Rockville, MD, with his wife, Emi, and daughter.

VARSITY ASSISTANT COACH/VARSITY II HEAD COACH DAVID SAUER '05

avid Sauer, a native of Rockville, MD, graduated from St. John’s in 2005. A founding member of the St. John’s Hockey Club, he played goaltender from 2002-2004, defenseman from 2004-2005 and was alternate captain his senior season. This is Sauer’s third season with the SJC Hockey program. Sauer began his coaching career in youth hockey in 2007, coaching two years as assistant at the bantam level. He is a USA Hockey-certified Level 3 coach specializing in defense and goaltending.

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SUPPORT ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PAT WARD ’93

at Ward ’93 is in his ninth year as assistant athletic director for St. John’s College High School. During his time at St. John’s, Ward has overseen the day-to-day operations of the entire Athletic Department and the school’s athletic facilities. With the expansion of the Athletic Department, he now focuses on boys’ sports. In addition, Ward has been the offensive line coach at St. John’s since 2000. He has had great success, with at least one lineman being named first team All-Conference in each of his years at St. John’s. Ward has coached 21 first team All-Conference linemen and eight first or second team All-Met linemen (as determined by The Washington Post), as well as three All-Americans and one NFL player. Most recently, Ward was an assistant coach for the 2013 Under Armour All-America Game. As a player, Ward was a two-time football All-Met and All-American recipient at St. John’s. At the University of Maryland, he was a four-year starter, an All-Conference ACC player and the recipient of the prestigious A.V. Williams Award, given to the UMD football player who demonstrates outstanding sportsmanship. He was inducted into the St. John’s College High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. Ward comes from a long line of St. John’s graduates, including his grandfather, Robert Cady ’37; uncle, Mike Cady ’69; cousins, Frank Cady ’42 and Ralph Hawkins ’53; and brother, Mike Ward ’06. He is very proud of his history at St. John’s and excited to be part of the St. John’s community.

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MAGGIE WARD

aggie Ward is in her second year as assistant athletic director for St. John’s. She assists in all elements of the Athletic Department, with a focus on running the daily operations of the girls’ sports programs. Prior to taking on the role of assistant athletic director, Ward spent two years as an athletic trainer for the Cadets. She received her bachelor’s degree in science, with a concentration in athletic training, from the University of Vermont in 2011. She went on to earn a master’s degree in education, with a concentration in athletic training, from Old Dominion University in 2013. While attending Old Dominion, she was a graduate assistant at Christopher Newport University, working with the football team, track and field team and women’s lacrosse team. Before St. John’s, Ward worked at Trinity Episcopal School, a private high school in Richmond, VA; at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network in an orthopedic clinic; and at Blake High School in Silver Spring, MD. In addition to her duties as assistant athletic director, Ward is an instructor for a health and nutrition class and has certification in fitness nutrition from the American Council on Exercise (ACE).

TEAM MANAGERS

EMMA CALCUTT ’21

SOPHIE FRIEL ’21

CHANTAL LARIOS ’20

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AELA RILEY ’21

SPORTS MEDICINE AND PERFORMANCE TRAINING

he sports medicine team at St John’s consists of an athletic training staff, team physicians and physical therapists. Collectively, the team provides quality health management (emergency care, injury evaluation, physician referral and treatment/ rehabilitation) to the student-athletes of St. John’s. The team physicians and a physical therapist visit St. John’s weekly to assess athletes’ injuries and healing progression and to provide therapy opportunities in the athletic training room.

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER MIKE WALKER

ike Walker is a local native who received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Maryland in 1998. While working on his degree, he interned with the university’s sports medicine department, providing medical care and coverage for several of the Terrapins’ athletic teams. Walker went on to receive his master’s degree in health and education in 2000 from Frostburg State University. He obtained his certifications as an athletic trainer (ATC) in 1999 and as a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) in 2000. He holds memberships in good standing with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Walker has been St. John’s head athletic trainer since 2002 and is a sitting committee member for the District of Columbia Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (DCSMAC) and the governmental affairs council representative for the District of Columbia Athletic Trainers’ Association (DCATA). When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends, playing and listening to music and running in Rock Creek Park.

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER SHANNON LALLI

riginally from New York, Shannon Lalli graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training in 2015. While there, Lalli worked with the University of Florida football team and the women’s lacrosse team, as well as many of the other teams at the university. After graduating, she moved back to New York, where she worked as an outreach athletic trainer for a physical therapy company at local high schools. Lalli then moved to the DC area to attend Georgetown University to pursue a master’s degree in healthcare administration; she graduated in 2018. This is her second year at St. John’s. During her time at both Florida and Georgetown, Lalli engaged in sports medicine research. Most recently, she interned with MedStar’s Health Research Institute studying the effects of overtraining on youth athletes. She also has research interests in preventing sudden cardiac death in athletes and ultramarathon athletes. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, watching television and exploring DC with family and friends.

DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE TRAINING MATT SMITH

att Smith is entering his sixth year as the director of performance training at St. John’s. Smith works extensively with all of the SJC student-athletes, including all elements of physical training, nutrition and mental conditioning. Before joining the St. John’s student-athletes, Smith was a performance specialist at IMG Academy. During his two-year period at IMG Academy, he had an opportunity to work with some of the best performance specialists in the world, training some of the most accomplished athletes in their respective fields. Smith is grateful for the ability to bring that world-class level of comprehensive training to the prep level. He has a master’s degree in exercise science from Life University and his certifications include Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Functional Movement Screen, USA Track and Field, USA Weightlifting, Precision Nutrition and EXOS Performance Specialist.

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