Arlan MarttilaFor much of last season, it looked like a foregone conclusion that Cornell would be the team to face Wisconsin for the national title. The Big Red fell a game short of that climax in March, but they wrote the first chapter of a sequel last week, blowing out three opponents, Colgate, Yale and Brown, … Read more
Jen Schoullis powered the Minnesota Golden Gophers to a 4-1 road win over the Bemidji State Beavers with her first career hat trick. Amanda Kessel had assists on all four goals for Minnesota (8-1-0, 6-1-0 WCHA). “Every goal was important,” Schoullis said. “The last goal, the girls were making fun of me because it was … Read more
Do you like to have access to a forecast far in advance of an actual event? I’m not talking about seven-day forecasts, but more like “The Farmer’s Almanac,” where you can read how much snow you’ll be shoveling while still basking in summer sunshine. If so, the place to be this past weekend was AMSOIL … Read more
Dutchwomen win Congratulations to the Union Dutchwomen on earning their first win of the season against a full-time Division I opponent by besting Syracuse on the road, 4-3 in overtime. The extra session was necessary when the Orange got another of those pesky extra-attacker goals with five seconds to go in regulation. Turnabout is fair … Read more
Dutchwomen win Congratulations to the Union Dutchwomen on earning their first win of the season against a full-time Division I opponent by besting Syracuse on the road, 4-3 in overtime. The extra session was necessary when the Orange got another of those pesky extra-attacker goals with five seconds to go in regulation. Turnabout is fair … Read more
Sometimes, it’s just not your night. Minnesota-Duluth ran into one of those times on Saturday against defending champion Wisconsin, and wound up on the short end of a 6-3 decision. The Bulldogs (3-3-0, 0-2-0 WCHA) won a lot of battles, but lost the war, as the Badgers (7-1-0, 5-1-0 WCHA) scored at key moments to … Read more
The Minnesota Golden Gophers displayed a balanced attack in pulling away from Minnesota State for a 7-0 win and a series sweep in Minneapolis. Six players and three lines scored a goal for Minnesota (7-1-0, 5-1-0 WCHA), led by Sara Erickson with two. A dozen different Gophers registered a point; Amanda Kessel was tops with … Read more
With All-American goaltender Noora Räty out of the lineup due to being “nicked up,” according to Minnesota coach Brad Frost, freshman Shyler Sletta made her first career start and pitched a 20-save shutout in a 3-0 win over Minnesota State Thursday night. Showing her humble side after the game, Sletta said she wasn’t too concerned … Read more
Ask for a show of hands of any surprised that coach Dave Flint’s Northeastern Huskies are off to a strong start, and all extremities should remain down. The Huskies exited October with records of 5-0-2, 7-1-1, and 6-1-2 in Flint’s first three seasons at the helm, and have jumped out to a 4-0-0 mark halfway … Read more
Extra attackers A week ago, Maine completed a sweep of Quinnipiac, thanks to pulling the goaltender in favor of an extra skater to tie with 30 seconds remaining before winning in overtime. This time, the Black Bears had the deed done to them. Bemidji State trailed, 2-1, after Maine’s Danielle Ward converted a penalty shot, … Read more
Extra attackers A week ago, Maine completed a sweep of Quinnipiac, thanks to pulling the goaltender in favor of an extra skater to tie with 30 seconds remaining before winning in overtime. This time, the Black Bears had the deed done to them. Bemidji State trailed, 2-1, after Maine’s Danielle Ward converted a penalty shot, … Read more
Excepting the Ivies, teams have a weekend or two of action behind them. Every team wants a winning start to the season, but because the cumulative record of all teams at any point is always .500, not everyone will achieve that goal. For teams with championship aspirations, how crucial is a fast start? In an … Read more
We can easily make too much of results at this time of the year, when any outcome represents one quarter or even one half of a team’s games to date, but less than three percent of a team’s schedule by year’s end. Because several games this weekend were decided very late, evaluations can pivot on … Read more
We can easily make too much of results at this time of the year, when any outcome represents one quarter or even one half of a team’s games to date, but less than three percent of a team’s schedule by year’s end. Because several games this weekend were decided very late, evaluations can pivot on … Read more
The Minnesota Golden Gophers used a six-goal second period to pull away from the St. Cloud State Huskies in route to an 8-0 victory and a sweep of their WCHA series. “They just obviously ramped it up and played at a different level than us in the second period, and we just couldn’t weather the … Read more
The outcome was fairly routine and predictable as the Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the St. Cloud State Huskies 6-0 in the WCHA opener for both teams. But along the way there were a few key sequences that had they not gone in favor of the Gophers (3-0, 1-0 WCHA) would have made for a far … Read more
As the only women’s NCAA Division-I hockey conference without a compass direction in its name, it is fitting that College Hockey America references the entire country. No matter where a D-I program has popped up of late, they have found a place in the CHA. The CHA’s roots stretch back to the Great Lakes Women’s … Read more
A new season starts with a wealth of optimism, but more questions than answers. Although we are still awaiting the onset of conference play, action ramped up around the country, with a number of games matching squads of similar prospects. Two of the series of note featured participants that spent most of last season in … Read more
A new season starts with a wealth of optimism, but more questions than answers. Although we are still awaiting the onset of conference play, action ramped up around the country, with a number of games matching squads of similar prospects. Two of the series of note featured participants that spent most of last season in … Read more
The St. Cloud State Huskies came close to getting their first win of this campaign in game one; in game two, they accomplished that feat. St. Cloud (1-1), led from the 13:30 mark of the opening period and came away with 4-1 victory over the Union Dutchwomen. The Huskies got goals from four different players, … Read more