The Northeastern women’s hockey team announced junior forward Lily Shannon as its 2025-26 season captain April 17. Shannon will be joined by three assistant captains — graduate student forward Jaden Bogden, junior forward Holly Abela and junior defender Kristina Allard, who will be returning to the role for her second consecutive year.

In a statement shared by the team, Shannon thanked her trainers, professors, teammates and coaches for their support. 

“Representing you is an honor I’ll gladly carry with every stride. I’m looking forward to writing a new chapter to add to the storied Northeastern hockey history with you all. Thank you for believing in me,” Shannon said.

Shannon notched the second highest goal count on the team at 16 this past season, a massive leap from her sophomore season where she finished with just six goals. Shannon ended the season on the first line with Bogden, a transfer from Clarkson University. 

Bogden tied senior forward Skylar Irving and freshman forward Éloïse Caron for the most assists in the season at 16, proving herself an asset to the Huskies’ offense. Abela had five goals in the 2024-25 season while Allard notched the fourth highest blocks on the team at 42. 

Abela and Allard were both named to the 2023-24 season Hockey East All-Academic while Shannon was the sole Husky to be named to the Hockey East All-Academic All-Star team for the same year. 

The Huskies will look to build on their middling 22-14-1 record and their disappointing post-season finish after an overtime loss to Boston University in the Hockey East Championship March 8. The team was in and out of national rankings all season, and the final conference loss marked the first time in seven years the Huskies did not make an NCAA tournament appearance.

With Shannon at the helm, the team will need to fill in the gaps after two of the team’s leading scorers graduate, 2024-25 captain and senior forward Taze Thompson and Irving. The planned demolition of Matthews Arena will also leave the team without a home arena for a considerable amount of the season.