2017-18 Women's Hockey Roster
Roster
Miano, Toni Ann

Jersey Number 18
Toni Ann Miano
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-4
- S/C:
- R
- Hometown:
- Bronx, N.Y.
- Previous Team:
- North American Hockey Academy
Bio
Finished her collegiate career as one of Boston College’s most decorated defensemen in program history … capped her four-year stay at The Heights with All-America honors, a Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 nomination and was Hockey East’s unanimous choice as its Best Defenseman … her career year on the offensive end of the ice led to the Eagles’ career goals record for defensemen, as well as the Hockey East records for career points by a defenseman (65), career goals by a defenseman (26) and goals in a game by a defenseman (4) … set the Boston College career goals record for defensemen (36) and finished tied for second among defensemen in career points (102) and fourth among blue liners in career assists (66) … was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2017 NWHL Draft, chosen in the fourth round by the Metropolitan Riveters.
AS A SENIOR (2017-18)
CCM/AHCA Second Team All-American … Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 Finalist … New England Hockey Writers All-New England Team … unanimous selection as Hockey East’s Best Defenseman … unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Stars First Team … started all 38 games on the blue line … led all Division I defensemen in points (43), goals (18) and was second in assists (25) – all career highs … her 18 goals was the Eagles’ single-season record by a defenseman … finished fourth on the Eagles overall in scoring … set the Hockey East defensemen career points (65) and career goals (26) records in league play, as well as the defensemen single-game goals record (4) with her effort at Northeastern (Jan. 13) … finished seventh nationally among all Division I players in plus/minus, posting a team-best +44 mark … whistled for only 10 minor penalties all season … six of her goals were power-play tallies, while she added five game-winning goals – including two overtime winners (Jan. 13 at Northeastern and Feb. 13 vs. Boston University in the Beanpot Championship) … had a team-high 68 blocked shots … posted 23 points in Hockey East action, seventh-best overall in the conference and was the only defenseman in the top 15 scorers … was tied for seventh in league play in goals with 12 … ranked in HEA games in plus/minus, posting a +22 mark … recorded 15 multiple-point games, including one four-point game (four goals at Northeastern, Jan. 13) and three three-point efforts … seven of her multiple-point games included multi-assist efforts … opened the season with back-to-back two-assist games against No. 4 Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 5 and 6) … netted one goal and one assist at Connecticut (Oct. 20), vs. No. 9 Providence (Nov. 3), at Syracuse (Nov. 4), at No. 8 St. Lawrence (Nov. 11), vs. Harvard (Jan. 16) and vs. Boston University (Feb. 13) in the Beanpot Championship … scored one goal and added two assists in three games: at Merrimack (Dec. 9), at No. 10 Maine (Feb. 16) and against Vermont (Feb. 24) in game two of the teams’ Hockey East Quarterfinal series … netted the game-tying goal against Boston University (Dec. 1), and then later scored the equalizing goal against Vermont (Jan. 19) before the Eagles’ won in overtime … on Jan. 20 in the second game in as many days against UVM, netted the game-winning goal late in the third period – the second of her two goals on the day … scored four goals – including a first-period hat trick and the game-winning goal in overtime – at Northeastern (Jan. 13) off a career-high 13 shots … earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors for her performances that week ... named BC's Female Unsung Hero of the Year.
AS A JUNIOR (2016-17)
Played in 17 of the team’s first 18 games before sitting out the second half of the season … recorded 17 points from six goals and 11 assists … collected points in seven of the team’s first 10 games … had one assist in each game at Minnesota Duluth to open the season (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) … notched her first goal of the season at Maine (Oct. 15), and added single goals at No. 3 Quinnipiac (Oct. 22) and at New Hampshire (Nov. 11) … closed her season with a five-game point streak during which she scored 10 points, including a career-best three-assist effort against New Hampshire (Nov. 12), one goal and one assist at No. 10 Northeastern (Nov. 26), two goals at Providence (Dec. 3) and two assists at Dartmouth (Dec. 7) … earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors on Nov. 14 for her four-point weekend against New Hampshire while contributing the defensive effort that allowed just two goals and held UNH to 32 shots total in two games.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Dressed for all 41 games … collected 26 points from eight goals and 18 assists … was a +28 on the season, and was whistled for 14 minor penalties … also blocked 23 shots … her 123 shots were fifth-most on the team … defensively, helped the Eagles post a 1.24 goals against average, the third-best mark nationally … also part of the D corps that set a new program record with 14 shutouts, passing the old mark of 12 (2014-15) … the Eagles’ defense allowed just 21.22 shots per game, fifth-best nationally … recorded six multiple-point games, including one multiple-goal game: two goals vs. Providence (Feb. 19), which also included one of her two game-winning goals … her other game-winning goal came at Merrimack (Jan. 15), the team’s first goal of the game … registered a career-high three points (one goal, two assists) at Providence (Feb. 20) … her two-assist games came at No. 9 Cornell (Oct. 24), vs. Connecticut (Oct. 30), at No. 6 Northeastern (Nov. 28), and at Providence (Feb. 20) … two of her goals were power-play goals: at New Hampshire (Nov. 14) and vs. Providence (Jan. 19) … called into the U.S. Women’s National Team Festival in August 2015 in Lake Placid, N.Y., ahead of the season … earned a place on the ACC Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Played in all 39 games … registered 16 points on four goals and 12 assists … had a +37 plus/minus rating on the season … recorded at least one point in 11 games … had three multiple-point games … defensively, helped the Eagles boast a 1.20 goals against average, the fourth-best mark in the county, as well as a .905 penalty-kill mark, also the fourth-best mark in Division I … blocked 23 shots … made her collegiate debut against Syracuse (Oct. 4) … recorded her first career point – an assist – in the team’s 6-2 win over Cornell (Oct. 24) … scored her first career goal and added two assist – her first multi-assist game and first multi-point game – in the team’s 8-0 win over Providence (Oct. 31) … credited with two assists against New Hampshire (Nov. 15) … scored one goal and added one assist in the team’s 4-0 win over Maine (Feb. 13) … scored a goal against Boston University (Feb. 19) in a 5-0 win … picked up an assist on Haley Skarupa’s game-winning goal against UConn (March 7) in the Hockey East Semifinals … scored a goal against Clarkson (March 14) in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
BEFORE BC
Captained North American Hockey Academy’s White (elite) team as a senior ... attended IIHF High Performance Camp in Finland (2014) ... named the 2014 Junior Women's Hockey Academy Defensemen of the Year as a senior … attended USA Hockey’s 2013 Women’s National Team Festival and Winter Camp as part of the Under-18 group ... also played varsity volleyball and softball at Maria Regina HS.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Rocky and JoAnn Miano ... has three siblings: Rocco, Samantha and Michael ... enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences as a communication major.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Points: 4, at Northeastern, Jan 13, 2018
Goals: 4, at Northeastern, Jan 13, 2018
Assists: 3, New Hampshire, Nov 12, 2016
Shots: 13, at Northeastern, Jan 13, 2018
Power-play goals: 1 [t-8th], 10 times
Penalties: 3 [t-3rd], Merrimack, Jan 16, 2016 ; Quinnipiac, Oct 21, 2016
Penalty minutes: 6 [t-8th], Merrimack, Jan 16, 2016 ; Quinnipiac, Oct 21, 2016
Plus/minus: 5 [t-3rd], PC, Oct 31, 2014
AS A SENIOR (2017-18)
CCM/AHCA Second Team All-American … Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 Finalist … New England Hockey Writers All-New England Team … unanimous selection as Hockey East’s Best Defenseman … unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Stars First Team … started all 38 games on the blue line … led all Division I defensemen in points (43), goals (18) and was second in assists (25) – all career highs … her 18 goals was the Eagles’ single-season record by a defenseman … finished fourth on the Eagles overall in scoring … set the Hockey East defensemen career points (65) and career goals (26) records in league play, as well as the defensemen single-game goals record (4) with her effort at Northeastern (Jan. 13) … finished seventh nationally among all Division I players in plus/minus, posting a team-best +44 mark … whistled for only 10 minor penalties all season … six of her goals were power-play tallies, while she added five game-winning goals – including two overtime winners (Jan. 13 at Northeastern and Feb. 13 vs. Boston University in the Beanpot Championship) … had a team-high 68 blocked shots … posted 23 points in Hockey East action, seventh-best overall in the conference and was the only defenseman in the top 15 scorers … was tied for seventh in league play in goals with 12 … ranked in HEA games in plus/minus, posting a +22 mark … recorded 15 multiple-point games, including one four-point game (four goals at Northeastern, Jan. 13) and three three-point efforts … seven of her multiple-point games included multi-assist efforts … opened the season with back-to-back two-assist games against No. 4 Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 5 and 6) … netted one goal and one assist at Connecticut (Oct. 20), vs. No. 9 Providence (Nov. 3), at Syracuse (Nov. 4), at No. 8 St. Lawrence (Nov. 11), vs. Harvard (Jan. 16) and vs. Boston University (Feb. 13) in the Beanpot Championship … scored one goal and added two assists in three games: at Merrimack (Dec. 9), at No. 10 Maine (Feb. 16) and against Vermont (Feb. 24) in game two of the teams’ Hockey East Quarterfinal series … netted the game-tying goal against Boston University (Dec. 1), and then later scored the equalizing goal against Vermont (Jan. 19) before the Eagles’ won in overtime … on Jan. 20 in the second game in as many days against UVM, netted the game-winning goal late in the third period – the second of her two goals on the day … scored four goals – including a first-period hat trick and the game-winning goal in overtime – at Northeastern (Jan. 13) off a career-high 13 shots … earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors for her performances that week ... named BC's Female Unsung Hero of the Year.
AS A JUNIOR (2016-17)
Played in 17 of the team’s first 18 games before sitting out the second half of the season … recorded 17 points from six goals and 11 assists … collected points in seven of the team’s first 10 games … had one assist in each game at Minnesota Duluth to open the season (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) … notched her first goal of the season at Maine (Oct. 15), and added single goals at No. 3 Quinnipiac (Oct. 22) and at New Hampshire (Nov. 11) … closed her season with a five-game point streak during which she scored 10 points, including a career-best three-assist effort against New Hampshire (Nov. 12), one goal and one assist at No. 10 Northeastern (Nov. 26), two goals at Providence (Dec. 3) and two assists at Dartmouth (Dec. 7) … earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors on Nov. 14 for her four-point weekend against New Hampshire while contributing the defensive effort that allowed just two goals and held UNH to 32 shots total in two games.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Dressed for all 41 games … collected 26 points from eight goals and 18 assists … was a +28 on the season, and was whistled for 14 minor penalties … also blocked 23 shots … her 123 shots were fifth-most on the team … defensively, helped the Eagles post a 1.24 goals against average, the third-best mark nationally … also part of the D corps that set a new program record with 14 shutouts, passing the old mark of 12 (2014-15) … the Eagles’ defense allowed just 21.22 shots per game, fifth-best nationally … recorded six multiple-point games, including one multiple-goal game: two goals vs. Providence (Feb. 19), which also included one of her two game-winning goals … her other game-winning goal came at Merrimack (Jan. 15), the team’s first goal of the game … registered a career-high three points (one goal, two assists) at Providence (Feb. 20) … her two-assist games came at No. 9 Cornell (Oct. 24), vs. Connecticut (Oct. 30), at No. 6 Northeastern (Nov. 28), and at Providence (Feb. 20) … two of her goals were power-play goals: at New Hampshire (Nov. 14) and vs. Providence (Jan. 19) … called into the U.S. Women’s National Team Festival in August 2015 in Lake Placid, N.Y., ahead of the season … earned a place on the ACC Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Played in all 39 games … registered 16 points on four goals and 12 assists … had a +37 plus/minus rating on the season … recorded at least one point in 11 games … had three multiple-point games … defensively, helped the Eagles boast a 1.20 goals against average, the fourth-best mark in the county, as well as a .905 penalty-kill mark, also the fourth-best mark in Division I … blocked 23 shots … made her collegiate debut against Syracuse (Oct. 4) … recorded her first career point – an assist – in the team’s 6-2 win over Cornell (Oct. 24) … scored her first career goal and added two assist – her first multi-assist game and first multi-point game – in the team’s 8-0 win over Providence (Oct. 31) … credited with two assists against New Hampshire (Nov. 15) … scored one goal and added one assist in the team’s 4-0 win over Maine (Feb. 13) … scored a goal against Boston University (Feb. 19) in a 5-0 win … picked up an assist on Haley Skarupa’s game-winning goal against UConn (March 7) in the Hockey East Semifinals … scored a goal against Clarkson (March 14) in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
BEFORE BC
Captained North American Hockey Academy’s White (elite) team as a senior ... attended IIHF High Performance Camp in Finland (2014) ... named the 2014 Junior Women's Hockey Academy Defensemen of the Year as a senior … attended USA Hockey’s 2013 Women’s National Team Festival and Winter Camp as part of the Under-18 group ... also played varsity volleyball and softball at Maria Regina HS.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Rocky and JoAnn Miano ... has three siblings: Rocco, Samantha and Michael ... enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences as a communication major.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Points: 4, at Northeastern, Jan 13, 2018
Goals: 4, at Northeastern, Jan 13, 2018
Assists: 3, New Hampshire, Nov 12, 2016
Shots: 13, at Northeastern, Jan 13, 2018
Power-play goals: 1 [t-8th], 10 times
Penalties: 3 [t-3rd], Merrimack, Jan 16, 2016 ; Quinnipiac, Oct 21, 2016
Penalty minutes: 6 [t-8th], Merrimack, Jan 16, 2016 ; Quinnipiac, Oct 21, 2016
Plus/minus: 5 [t-3rd], PC, Oct 31, 2014
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