The Lindenwood Lady Lions represent Lindenwood University. The 2012–13 Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey season was the team's tenth season and their second season as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The team is coached by Vince O'Mara and they play their home games at Lindenwood Ice Arena. The 2012-13 season is Lindenwood's first as a member of College Hockey America, after the team competed as an NCAA Division I independent program in 2011–12 season.

Offseason

• July 2, 2012: Cory Whitaker joined the program as a goalie/video coach. Prior to joining the Lindenwood coaching staff, Whitaker coached five seasons for Grand Valley State's American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I women's ice hockey team where he led the Lakers to the ACHA national tournament three times in five years. Whitaker was the goaltender for the GVSU men's ACHA Division II team from 1996-2001. During his time at Grand Valley State, he recorded a .903 save percentage and played more than 2,700 minutes. In 2001, he was named to the first-team all-conference.^[1]
• July 14, 2012: Lindenwood was granted provisional status by the NCAA in July 2012. During the provisional year, the university will follow all NCAA regulations but will not be eligible for postseason NCAA competition.^[2]

Recruiting

• Lindenwood announced its second NCAA recruiting class on May 3, 2012. The 2012-13 recruiting class includes six incoming freshman and two transfers:^[3]

Player	Nationality	Position	Notes
Nicole Hensley	United States	Goaltender	Hensley played for the Colorado Selects Under-19 team. Notched 4-7-3 record with a 3.62 goals against average and .902 save percentage in the 2011-12 season.
Lyndsay Kirkham	Canada	Forward	Kirkham played for the Edge School and for Medicine Hat in Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League (AMMFHL) and led that team in scoring in 2011-12.
Brooke Peden	Canada	Defense	Peden competed with the 2012 Provincial Champion, Edmonton Thunderof the AMMFHL.
Jocelyn Slattery	United States	Forward	Slattery is a junior transfer from the Connecticut. She recorded 14 goals and 22 assists in 68 games for the Huskies over two seasons.
Rachel Weich	United States	Defense	Weich played for the National Sports Academy and recorded 6 goals and 35 assists in 69 games with the team in 2011-12.
Kara Wendell	United States	Forward	Wendell was captain of Champlin Park High School, where she scored 14 goals and 15 assists in 25 games. She is a two-sport athlete and is also an incoming freshman for the Lindenwood women's lacrosse team.
Chloe Williams	Canada	Defense	Williams was the captain of the Colorado Selects Under-19 where she was a teammate of Nicole Hensley.
Chelsea Witwicke	United States	Forward	Junior transfer from Niagara.

Regular season

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