Arlan MarttilaMinnesota defeated St. Cloud State by a 5-1 score in the championship game of the first Minnesota Cup for women’s hockey. “It’s fun to be the champions of the inaugural Minnesota Cup,” Gophers coach Brad Frost said. “Glad to be a part of it, and a good start to 2019.” The Gophers got a pair … Read more
Nicole Haase and Arlan Marttila review the first half, including the strengths of Minnesota and Wisconsin, whether Princeton can take the ECAC crown from Clarkson, the multiteam race in Hockey East and two-team race in the CHA, and top players from the first half.
Candace and Arlan look at Wisconsin’s two OT wins over Harvard, the state of offensive production in women’s D-I, Clarkson’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth, if Minnesota is fully on track, and the first Boston College-Northeastern clash of the season.
Nicole and Arlan analyze Yale’s stunning upset of Clarkson, Colgate’s slow start, the state of the CHA, Ohio State’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth, Wisconsin’s overall chances for a championship, Hockey East’s top teams and more this week.
Candace and Arlan discuss Brown’s upset wins last weekend, the first time the Bears had beaten a ranked opponent in a dozen years, Dartmouth’s upset of Quinnipiac, Merrimack’s strong start, Clarkson’s overall start, the WCHA, and some big upcoming clashes in the first half of the season.
With teams all suffering losses in the first month of the season, and not team having scorers that are lighting the lamp at the expected rate, Nicole and Arlan ponder whether the game finally has the parity that has been on the verge of happening every year. They also discuss the Minnesota-Wisconsin series, why Clarkson is ranked No. 3, the top half of the ECAC, whether Harvard, Ohio State, and Minnesota Duluth can make the NCAA tournament, some of the top freshmen so far, and Northern Michigan’s announcement that it is looking at D-I women’s hockey.
In 2005, the NCAA expanded its national collegiate tournament to three rounds and eight teams. Of the 14 events played since that expansion, Mercyhurst has made the tourney field in 12 of them. “We’ve got a proud program,” Lakers coach Michael Sisti said. “We made it like 10 times in a row without the auto-bid.” … Read more
He brought his team from outside the rankings to within an overtime goal of the NCAA championship. For all his accomplishments in building Colgate into a championship team, Greg Fargo is USCHO’s coach of the year.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Duluth was the sport’s first dynasty in the NCAA era, taking home the first three national titles sanctioned by the NCAA. Wisconsin and Minnesota had runs where they won four titles in six and five years, respectively, clearly establishing themselves as the team to beat during each window. With its 2-1 overtime … Read more
“It’s been our goal since the beginning of the season, 3/18,” Colgate senior forward Breanne Wilson-Bennett said. “That’s the day we want to be playing on; that’s the day we want to be champions. We’ve just had this vision in our head from the start.” (photo: Jim Rosvold)
Even if a team such as Ohio State can make it seem like no big deal to debut on the big stage, going toe-to-toe with a seeded team in Boston College and emerging on top, or taking defending champion and top-ranked Clarkson deep into overtime in a semifinal, experience does matter. (photo: Jim Rosvold)
MINNEAPOLIS — Grace Zumwinkle scored the 16th and 17th goals of her freshman season, and senior Sidney Peters turned in a clean sheet with 33 saves to earn Minnesota its first win of the year over Ohio State, 2-0. “We’re excited to be moving on to the Final Face-Off Championship,” coach Brad Frost said. “It … Read more
Candace and Arlan discuss the results from the first week’s action in the conference playoffs, preview some of the action in the final weekend of the conference playoffs, dissect Team USA’s win over Team Canada in the Olympics, and discuss the players who were honored with a nomination for the Patty Kazmaier Award last week.
Defenseman Patti Marshall’s second goal of her sophomore season broke a 1-1 tie at 13:23 of the middle period and held up as the eventual game-winner as the Gophers completed a sweep of St. Cloud State in their WCHA quarterfinal series. “Tonight, I thought that third period, we grinded it out better than we have … Read more
Arlan and Nicole discuss the upset bug that seems to have afflicted many of the top teams, what teams are positioned to finish strong and content in the Frozen Four, the first Olympic game for Team USA against Finland, and Boston College’s dramatic win over Boston University in the Beanpot.
Candace and Arlan discuss what Ohio State’s sweep of Wisconsin means, the chaotic state of both Hockey East and the CHA, the likely teams to make the ECAC tournament, and Tuesday’s results from the Beanpot.
Arlan and Nicole look at Bemidji State and Vermont’s recent results and ponder whether they can play spoiler, the races at the top and for the final playoff spots in the ECAC and Hockey East, the WCHA playoff format sans North Dakota, and the race in the CHA.
Freshman Alyssa Holmes had the game of her young collegiate career, including her first two NCAA goals, as Vermont dumped host Minnesota, 4-2. “I just tried to use my speed and get past them and shoot,” Holmes said. The Burlington, Ont., native had the primary assist on the first goal for the Catamounts (6-13-4, 3-9-3 … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Wisconsin senior captain Baylee Wellhausen converted a pass from Abby Roque at 1:32 of overtime to defeat host Minnesota 2-1 on Sunday. “I figured we might be going to a shootout, but we found a way to hit the back of the net,” Badgers coach Mark Johnson said. “I told the team after … Read more
Sophomore Presley Norby scored with 5:16 remaining to keep top-ranked Wisconsin’s season perfect with a 3-2 win at Minnesota. “I think we all really wanted to win this game,” she said. “We worked really hard. I think that [tying goal by the Gophers] really opened our eyes, so we were like, ‘Alright, let’s get back … Read more