Arlan MarttilaClarkson emerges on top of roller-coaster finish in ECAC Hockey There are times when hockey may be more enjoyable for those who don’t have a team in the race but are interested observers. Sure, Clarkson fans are ecstatic now that the Golden Knights have earned their first league championship. But when a three-team, see-saw battle … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota converted on four of nine power-play opportunities and Amanda Leveille only had to deny 10 shots to pick up her national-best 13th shutout and third straight as the Gophers downed Minnesota-Duluth 6-0 Saturday night. “Real, real solid win here tonight,” Minnesota coach Brad Frost said. “Great opportunity to honor our seniors before … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Sophomore Maryanne Menefee scored her first collegiate hat trick in Minnesota’s 6-0 shutout of visiting Minnesota-Duluth and added a helper to her night’s work. “She’s been quiet so far this year, and still has [12] goals,” coach Brad Frost said. “This was a big night for her to get that hat trick, and … Read more
Looking back at where the Wisconsin Badgers were one year ago on the eve of the final weekend of the regular season, most teams would not have viewed it as a negative place. The Badgers were ranked sixth at the time and in the midst of an eight-game winning streak. Senior Brianna Decker had won … Read more
Three of four regular-season titles decided Heading into the final week of play, the season championship has been mathematically clinched in three of the four leagues, and in each case the decisive win came on the road. By virtue of its victory at Wisconsin on Friday night, Minnesota claimed the WCHA crown. Mercyhurst captured another … Read more
Three of four regular-season titles decided Heading into the final week of play, the season championship has been mathematically clinched in three of the four leagues, and in each case the decisive win came on the road. By virtue of its victory at Wisconsin on Friday night, Minnesota claimed the WCHA crown. Mercyhurst captured another … Read more
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin hosted its fourth annual Fill the Bowl game and drew 13,573 fans, a record for an NCAA women’s game, but Minnesota made sure that they had less and less to cheer as the contest moved along. Forwards Kelly Terry, Hannah Brandt, Bethany Brausen, and Meghan Lorence scored goals in a 20-minute … Read more
MADISON, Wis. — Dani Cameranesi’s goal at 9:02 of the third period proved decisive as Minnesota defeated Wisconsin, 3-2, giving the Gophers their second straight WCHA regular-season title and eighth overall. When asked if it was the biggest goal of her college career, the freshman said, “I’d like to think it is. [I’m] really excited. … Read more
Olympic seasons tend to be a little strange. It’s like removing the aces from the deck after sitting down to play poker. Eventually, everybody adjusts to the fact that the aces are gone, but in the hockey world, it can be tough on a team that was originally dealt a couple of aces. The 2014 … Read more
Losing control A couple of ranked teams were unable to take care of business on home ice, and in the process, lost control of their conference races. No. 3 Clarkson surrendered third-period goals to Amanda Colin and Shiann Darkangelo of Quinnipiac and had to settle for a 3-3 tie. Carly Mercer had scored twice in … Read more
Losing control A couple of ranked teams were unable to take care of business on home ice, and in the process, lost control of their conference races. No. 3 Clarkson surrendered third-period goals to Amanda Colin and Shiann Darkangelo of Quinnipiac and had to settle for a 3-3 tie. Carly Mercer had scored twice in … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Hannah Brandt scored the game’s first and last goals as Minnesota survived a sudden Bemidji State burst and emerged with a 5-3 win and a series sweep. The Gophers (28-1-1, 22-1-1-0 WCHA) had scored the series’ first 14 goals and appeared to be cruising with a 4-0 lead halfway through when the Beavers … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota led by seven before the game’s halfway point and cruised to a 10-0 victory over visiting Bemidji State on Friday night. After the game, Gophers’ coach Brad Frost spoke succinctly of his team’s effort. “Well obviously, as you look at the score, our team played very well tonight,” Frost said. “Second period … Read more
Eight women’s ice hockey teams will begin competition at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi this week: Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States. There is an NCAA hockey component for each of them, including Japan, which hasn’t been home to many NCAA recruits over the years. Former Wisconsin Badger Carla … Read more
It’s getting crowded in here January saw a number of games attract larger than typical crowds, and the month’s final day continued the trend. North Dakota drew 5,835 as it hosted Minnesota on Friday night with a $1 ticket promotion to attempt to set a new program attendance record, which it did, nearly doubling the … Read more
It’s getting crowded in here January saw a number of games attract larger than typical crowds, and the month’s final day continued the trend. North Dakota drew 5,835 as it hosted Minnesota on Friday night with a $1 ticket promotion to attempt to set a new program attendance record, which it did, nearly doubling the … Read more
The 2013-14 season always figured to be challenging for Northeastern. “You lose Kendall Coyne, Casey Pickett, Rachel Llanes — those kids are a lot offensively,” coach Dave Flint said. Although they lost their top scorer to the United States Olympic Team and graduated the players ranking second and third, the Huskies won three of their … Read more
Olympic absences, overtimes, and other significant results We’ve reached that point of an Olympic year where players start to disappear off of their college rosters as they join their national teams for camps leading up to the Sochi Games. That can impact conference races or national positioning. Six of Friday’s games went beyond 60 minutes. … Read more
Olympic absences, overtimes, and other significant results We’ve reached that point of an Olympic year where players start to disappear off of their college rosters as they join their national teams for camps leading up to the Sochi Games. That can impact conference races or national positioning. Six of Friday’s games went beyond 60 minutes. … Read more
[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000qLpOrU4.KGg” g_name=”20140124-St-Cloud-State-University-Women-University-Minnesota-Bradley-K-Olson” f_show_caption=”t” f_show_slidenum=”t” img_title=”casc” pho_credit=”iptc” f_link=”t” f_bbar=”t” fsvis=”f” width=”500″ height=”375″ bgcolor=”#AAAAAA” bgtrans=”t” btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” crop=”f” trans=”xfade” tbs=”4000″ f_ap=”t” linkdest=”c” f_fullscreen=”f” f_constrain=”f” twoup=”f” f_topbar=”f” f_bbarbig=”” f_htmllinks=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”f” f_show_watermark=”f” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”f” f_up=”f” target=”_self” wmds=”llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Y676rPiBCe6yVFXZKx494w1nj1BvjwoYAyrR8U9PMVse.v8eFOg–” ] MINNEAPOLIS — Junior Meghan Lorence found the net twice tonight as top-ranked Minnesota blanked visiting St. Cloud State 3-0. … Read more