Upcoming Event: Women's Ice Hockey at Holy Cross on October 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
6:00 PM

Women's Ice Hockey
at Holy Cross
2007-08: Competed in all 33 games as the captain of the Big Green ... did not missed a game in her four-year career, playing in 131 games ... set new career-highs in assists and points with 11 and 15, respectively ... recorded five multi-point games ... recorded two assists in the season-opening win over Vermont on Oct. 26 ... posted a goal and an assist in wins over Union on Nov. 30 and Cornell on Jan. 5 ... turned it on late with a four-game point streak coming into the final conference weekend ... during the streak, she had two multi-point games, all coming with assists ... had three assists in the weekend sweep of Colgate, including two in the series clincher ... her four goals equaled her total from a year ago..
2006-07: Appeared in all 34 games as an assistant captain for the Big Green ... posted career-highs in assists (9) and points (13) ... second on the team in penalty minutes with 36 ... added two assists in each of the two wins over Cornell ... scored the gamewinner with two minutes remaining in a 3-2 win over Quinnipiac ... had a power play goal in the ECACHL quarterfinals against Rensselaer ... tallied the game-tying goal in the 3-2 double overtime loss in the NCAA quarterfinals against Boston College.
2005-06: Skated in all 29 of the Big Green’s contests ... finished the season with nine points (2g, 7a) ... both goals came in the 6-2 victory over Clarkson on Feb. 24 ... had another multi-point game against Union where she assisted on two of the team’s nine goals in the 9-2 victory ... assisted on the lone Big Green goal in the 1-1 tie game against Connecticut ... named to the ECACHL All-Academic team for the first time ...
2004-05: Played in all 35 games during her initial campaign ... scored five goals and dished out six assists ... amassed nine points (3g, 6a) during ECAC Hockey League play ... scored a goal in her first collegiate game on Oct. 29 against Boston College ... recorded her first assist in her second collegiate game on Nov. 5 at Ivy League rival Princeton ... had her first multiple-point game (2g, 1a) against Union on Jan. 8 ... scored her first postseason goal in the ECAC Hockey League championship game against Harvard on March 13 ...
Before Dartmouth: Led the Toronto Aeros Intermediate squad with 57 points (27g, 30a) in 64 games ... helped her team win two tournaments, place second in two more and qualify for the Ontario Provincial Championships ... during the high school season, paced St. Mary Catholic Secondary School with more than 100 points in 28 games as a senior ... led St. Mary to consecutive provincial championships in 2003 and ?04 ... served as a captain her senior season ... named Toronto Star Athlete of the Year as a senior ... also participated in basketball, soccer, volleyball and cross country in high school ...
Personal: Nicole Mary Lottie Ruta was born on October 20, 1986 ... majoring in psychology ... daughter of Don and Sophie Ruta ... has two brothers ... brother, Paul, plays hockey for New England College.
Year | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | Penalty Minutes |
2004-05 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
2005-06 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
2006-07 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 36 |
2007-08 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 40 |
Totals | 131 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 130 |