Arlan Marttila
Harvard Crimson USCHO prediction: Second Coaches’ prediction: First Last season: First (tie) (27-6-3, 16-4-2 ECAC) The names Harvard is the choice of the league’s coaches to emerge on top of the standings come season’s end. “I certainly appreciate the good wishes from our league coaches, but we have a lot of work to do,” coach … Read more
Clarkson Golden Knights USCHO prediction: First Coaches’ prediction: Second Last season: First (tie) (24-11-3, 16-4-2 ECAC) The names Clarkson’s season in defense of its ECAC and NCAA titles was in some ways more impressive than the national-championship season itself. The Golden Knights roster was at its peak for the 2013-14 season, leaving last year’s squad … Read more
Expect powerhouse squads Clarkson and Harvard to battle for the ECAC crown once again, with Quinnipiac and Cornell fighting but falling short.
Early Returns While a number of teams got started with weekend exhibitions, a lesser number imitated Dixville Notch, N.H., and posted early results in NCAA nonconference contests. No championships were won, nor lost, but every journey starts with a first step, though it’s too early to say what direction those eight teams are headed. Goaltender … Read more
Early Returns While a number of teams got started with weekend exhibitions, a lesser number imitated Dixville Notch, N.H., and posted early results in NCAA nonconference contests. No championships were won, nor lost, but every journey starts with a first step, though it’s too early to say what direction those eight teams are headed. Goaltender … Read more
The Colonials scored with 18 seconds remaining in the third period to gain a tie.
The first weekend of play brings excitement and uncertainty for the coaches and teams. Arlan Marttila takes a look.
For continued improvement and taking the team to its best season ever, Bemidji State coach Jim Scanlan is USCHO’s coach of the year for 2015.
Wisconsin’s Annie Pankowski is USCHO’s rookie of the year for 2015.
After advancing with wins over Wisconsin and Boston College, Minnesota and Harvard will battle for the national championship, and fight to decide who is the country’s best team.
MINNEAPOLIS — Boston College junior forward Alex Carpenter was named the winner of the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. She becomes the 18th winner and first from her school to take home the trophy, which is presented annually to the top player in women’s NCAA Division I hockey. “It’s unbelievable to be able to represent … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Juniors Hannah Brandt and Maryanne Menefee have shared the top line at Minnesota for three years. When the national semifinal wasn’t going well for their team and Wisconsin grabbed a second-period lead Friday night, they turned things to their favor like they have so many times. Each scored a goal and assisted on … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Crosstown rivals Harvard and Boston College traveled to the Midwest to play a rubber match of their season series, where the Crimson took both the game and the series by 2-1 margins. After 46:34 of scoreless hockey Friday night, senior captain Kalley Armstrong opened the scoring with a bad-angle shot from the right … Read more
Seeds hold in NCAA quarterfinals Over the weekend, nail-biting finishes, overtimes, and upsets abounded. That statement was likely true in some tournament in some sport, but none of it applied in the NCAA Women’s Collegiate Tournament on Saturday, where the four host teams had their games well in hand as the time ticked down. Boston … Read more
Seeds hold in NCAA quarterfinals Over the weekend, nail-biting finishes, overtimes, and upsets abounded. That statement was likely true in some tournament in some sport, but none of it applied in the NCAA Women’s Collegiate Tournament on Saturday, where the four host teams had their games well in hand as the time ticked down. Boston … Read more
It likely wasn’t the opening period that either visiting RIT or top-seeded Minnesota wanted. The Tigers didn’t like trailing 3-1; the Gophers weren’t crazy about the fact that two of their top six forwards had been sent to the showers and they had a second five-minute major penalty to kill off when play resumed after … Read more
Eight teams start play tomorrow knowing they just need to win three games to win the NCAA Championship. Women’s D-I columnist Arlan Marttila previews the quarterfinals.
The Great Alaska Showcase has proven a boon for the Hickel sisters, Zoe, who plays a Minnesota-Duluth, and Tori, who plays at Northeastern. The family inherited a program they participated in growing up.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Wisconsin won its first tournament title in four years with a 4-0 blanking of Bemidji State Sunday afternoon in the championship game of the WCHA Final Face-Off. “Obviously, I’m happy for the players and everybody associated with our group,” Badgers’ coach Mark Johnson said. “I thought for three periods we played … Read more
