[3] The college added scholarship-supported women's ice hockey, swimming and water polo programs as part of its six-sport expansion following a settlement with U.S. Department of Education of a Title IX gender-discrimination complaint.
In the Warriors' inaugural NCAA 2015–16 season, Hamlen's bench staff included assistant coach Kacey Bellamy, a member of the U.S. Women's National Team and two-time Olympic silver medalist.
At season's end, Bellamy rejoined the national team to train for the IIHF World Women's Championship.
[7] The Warriors were ranked eighth of nine in the 2017–18 Hockey East preseason poll, then started the season with two upset victories.
Goaltender Léa-Kristine Demers was credited with 54 saves in the Sept. 29 upset, which also marked the first time the Warriors beat a nationally ranked opponent in the team’s history.
9-ranked Boston College, 1–0, on a second-period goal by senior Paige Sorensen and a 51-save shutout by goaltender Samantha Ridgewell.
[13] The senior class included Katelyn Rae, who was the first player in program history to reach 100 career points.
[16] Warriors' forward Paige Voight was selected 16th overall pick in the fourth round, by the Metropolitan Riveters.
[17] She joined the NWHL's competitor Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) in the New England region for the 2019–20 season.
[27] As in previous seasons, the Warriors were well-represented in the Hockey East All-Academic Team, with 21 of 24 Merrimack players recognized.
[30] Junior Teghan Inglis led the team in scoring during the regular season with 12 goals and 18 points.
[31] In the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022, graduate student Dominika Lásková and former Warrior Katerina Bukolska skated for the Czech national team.
[32] The Czech Republic team, appearing in the country's first Olympic women's ice hockey tournament, lost to the U.S. in the quarterfinal round 4–1 despite holding the Americans scoreless in the first period and briefly taking the lead in the second.
[2] They made it to the opening round of the Hockey East Playoffs where they played Boston University and won 5-4 after going into overtime.
In the 2022-23 season the Warriors had 23 of their players make the Hockey East All-Academic Team, which tied them for the most in the conference.