Nicole Corriero
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Nicole Corriero was a 3-time All-American ice hockey
Ice hockey
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 forward for the Harvard Crimson. Corriero tied former Crimson player Jennifer Botterill
Jennifer Botterill
Jennifer Botterill, OM is a retired women's hockey player who played for the Canadian national women's hockey team, Mississauga Chiefs and the Toronto Aeros. Her final game was the 2011 Clarkson Cup final, a 5-0 loss to the Montreal Stars...

's record for most points in one NCAA game with ten. She accomplished the feat on November 7, 2003 versus the Union Dutchwomen. In addition, she holds the NCAA record for most game winning goals in a career with 27.

Education

Corriero graduated from Harvard in 2005 with a B.A. in Sociology
Sociology
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.

She attended Law School at the University of Detroit Mercy
University of Detroit Mercy
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 and the University of Windsor
University of Windsor
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 in their Joint JD/LLB Program, and graduated with both her JD and LLB degrees in June 2008Toronto
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, Ontario
Ontario
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.

After her articles, Nicole was called to the bar on June 19, 2009. She currently practices Personal Injury Law at the law firm Lofranco Chagpar Corriero

Playing career

Prior to attending Harvard, Corriero captained the North York Junior Aeros and the Scarborough Sharks.

NCAA

During the 2004-05 season, she was the captain of the Harvard Crimson women’s ice hockey team, becoming the all-time women's collegiate record holder for goals in a single season by scoring her 52nd goal on March 5, 2005, breaking the previous record of 51, shared by Harvard's Tammy Shewchuk and Northeastern's Vicky Sunohara
Vicky Sunohara
Vicky Sunohara is a three-time Olympian and is known as one of Canada's all-time most popular female ice hockey players. She was once considered to be the best female ice hockey player in the world and was described as the "Wayne Gretzky of women's hockey"...

, both of whom are Canadian Olympic Gold Medalists.

On March 27, 2005 Corriero tied the all-time collegiate record of 59 goals in a season, set by Michigan State
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's Mike Donnelly
Mike Donnelly
Michael Chene Donnelly is a former ice hockey left wing. He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars, and New York Islanders....

 in 1986, with her first goal against St. Lawrence in the Frozen Four.

Hockey Canada

She was invited to Hockey Canada's National Women's Under 22 Development Camp in July 2003.

Records

As of the Current 2008-2009 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Season, Nicole Holds the following NCAA Individual Records:

Points Scored in a Game (10) - November 7, 2003 Harvard v. Union- Tied with Jennifer Botterill

Goals Scored in a Game (6) - November 7, 2003 Harvard v. Union - Tied with Jenny Potter;

Goals Scored in a Season (59) - 2004-05 Hockey Season

Goals Scored in a Career (150) - 2002-2005

Goals Per game Average in a Season (1.64) - 2005: 59 Goals in 36 Games

Power Play Goals in a Season (24)- 2004-2005

Career Game Winning Goals (27)- 2002-2005

Honors and awards

  • 2002 Ivy League Rookie of the Year

  • In 2004 Corriero was nominated for the Patty Kazmaier Award
    Patty Kazmaier Award
    The Patty Kazmaier Award is given to the top woman college ice hockey player in the United States. The award is presented during the women's annual ice hockey championship, the Frozen Four...

    . In 2005, she was a nominee in ESPN
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    's ESPY
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     category of Best Female College Athlete.

  • She was the first Harvard Women's hockey player to be awarded the Sarah Devens Award
    Sarah Devens Award
    The Sarah Devens Award is given as a joint award between the ECAC Hockey and Hockey East conferences to a women’s ice hockey player. The criteria for the Devens Award is for a player who demonstrates leadership and commitment both on and off the ice. Both conferences submitted a league nominee for...


recognizing leadership and commitment both on and off the ice.
  • 2005 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player,

  • She was awarded by Harvard University Department of Athletics with the Mary G. Paget Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Women's Athletics at Harvard University

  • In November 2005, Nicole was honoured in Toronto, Ontario by the National Congress of Italian Canadians for their annual Youth Achievement Award, recognizing scholastic and athletic excellence as well as community involvement.
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