Caroline Melanson
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- Height:
- 5'5"
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- Hometown:
- Wakefield, MA
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- Position:
- Defense
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Austin Preparatory
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- Major:
- Business Administration
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- Team:
- Islanders Hockey Club (NEGHL)
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- gp
- 25
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- p
- 11
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- g
- 2
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- a
- 9
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- pim
- 6
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- +/-
- 8
Bio
As a First Year:
Caroline competed in all 27 games...recorded five assists in her freshman season... knotched a +21 overall...made collegaite debut on October 27th at UMass-Boston
Personal:
Caroline was born in Winchester, Mass...is majoring in business administration at Worcester State...the daughter of Keri and Howard Melanson...has two siblings, Becca and Howard...
Before Worcester State:
Caroline is a 2023 graduate of Austin Preparatory School in Reading, Mass...played four years of varsity ice hockey and field hockey and two years of softball for the Cougars...member of 2022 State Championship Team...named an All-Sar in 2023
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 25 | 14 |
| Points | 11 | 5 |
| Goals | 2 | 0 |
| Assists | 9 | 5 |
| PIM | 6 | 4 |
| +/- | 8 | 12 |
| Power-play goals | 1 | 0 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 13 | 5 |
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 37 | 16 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | Arcadia | L, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2 | Arcadia | L, 5-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 9 | at Western New Eng. | L, 3-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 12 | Plymouth St. | L, 4-3 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Nov 15 | at Framingham St. | W, 9-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 16 | Anna Maria | W, 5-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 22 | Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 23 | at Rivier | W, 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dec 6 | U. of New England | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dec 7 | at Castleton | L, 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 4 | at Salem St. | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 11 | at #3 Amherst | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 14 | Framingham St. | W, 3-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 16 | #11 Utica | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 18 | at Anna Maria | L, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 24 | Curry | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 25 | at Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 2-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jan 31 | Rivier | W by SO, 2-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 1 | at Plymouth St. | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 7 | at Framingham St. | W, 5-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 8 | Anna Maria | W, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 14 | Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Feb 15 | at Rivier | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Feb 21 | Plymouth St. | W by SO, 1-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 22 | at Connecticut Col. | L, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 28 | #3 Rivier | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2024-25 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2025-26 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2026-27 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Total | 78 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Conference | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Away | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Losses | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Ties | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| November | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| December | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| January | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| February | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
News mentions
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- In a historic moment for the conference, Rivier’s Rebecca McKelvey and Worcester State’s Kelsey Czerniawski earn the first-ever MASCAC Women’s Ice Hockey Player and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the 2024-25 All-Conference team as voted on by the coaches from around the conference prior to the tournament.
Worcester, MA- In the annual event of the hockey season, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (9-8, 6-2) will welcome the Rivier Raiders to a conference meeting at the DCU Center this afternoon. The Lancers will take the ice prior to the Worcester Railers game tonight as the opening act of excitement for a crucial conference game of the season.
Worcester, MA- After a stretch of nearly a week since their last outing, the Lancers Women’s Ice Hockey team (7-8, 5-2) is back on home ice in a non-conference meeting with the Curry Colonels. Worcester is looking to get back into the win column after two tight loses in a row in the new week of action.
Worcester, MA- Coming off the end of a eight day stretch of tight competition, the Blue and Gold (7-7, 5-1) will take on conference foe Anna Maria Women’s Ice Hockey Saturday night. Anna Maria, coming off a pivotal conference win versus Plymouth State in shootouts earlier this week, is looking to put the Lancers on notice, but with a tough slate of challenges this week Worcester is set to meet the challenge.
Worcester, MA- After a strong showing versus #3 Amherst College this past weekend, the Lancers (6-6, 4-1) are back to continue their conference dominance as they host Framingham State (0-10, 0-4) in just their second meeting. The Women’s Ice Hockey team claimed their first win against Framingham State earlier this season on the road with a 9-0 victory and look to continue their attacking success tonight.
Worcester, MA- After over a week away from game day action, the Worcester Women’s Ice Hockey team (4-4, 4-1) is set to go for their fifth straight win tonight as they welcome the University of New England Nor’Easters to Fidelity Bank. This will be the first meeting between the two programs in the Lancers four years of action, with Worcester aiming to come out with the 1-0 advantage.
Worcester, MA- Returning to home ice the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (0-3-0, 0-0-0) opens up conference play tonight for their first MASCAC battle against the Plymouth State Panthers (2-2-0, 0-0-0). Worcester has challenged their schedule early in preparation for their conference slate where they hope to continue their winning ways against some familiar, but multiple new conference opponents.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (0-2-0, 0-0-0) is back in action this evening as they journey to Western New England to take on the Golden Bears. After a hard fought series versus Arcadia last weekend, the Lancers look to snag their first win of the season tonight.
Worcester, MA- Kicking off the 2024-25 season in their home opener, Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey (0-0-0,0-0-0) hosts Arcadia University at the Fidelity Bank Ice Center. The Lancers begin their first season in the MASCAC, after sweeping the last three championships in the ECHA and look to continue their success with the new season.
