David De RemerSince the NCAA Frozen Four and the IIHF World Championships are two of the premier women’s hockey tournaments each non-Olympic year, one would think that the two events could be scheduled so that their training and competition schedules do not conflict. Turns out this year, it was too much to ask for. The competitions themselves … Read more
No. 5 St. Lawrence and No. 1 Dartmouth discovered earlier this season that no third-period lead is safe against Brown, and Harvard took in the same lesson Sunday at the Bright Hockey Center. But unlike its ECAC brethren who lost points after blowing multiple-goal leads to Brown in the third period, Harvard dug deep to … Read more
On a weekend when No. 5 St. Lawrence had already beaten No. 1 Dartmouth and No. 4 Wisconsin had toppled No. 2 Minnesota, was No. 10 Brown going to be next to pull an upset against No. 3 Harvard? With a strong start in the first period and a respectable finish in the third, the … Read more
Has any sport ever developed as many great rivalries in such a short span of time as women’s college hockey? This may be women’s hockey seventh season with a national championship and only its fourth with an NCAA-sponsored title, yet there are already several women’s matchups whose mere mention brings back memories of stunning upsets, … Read more
In the previous four Harvard-Northeastern Beanpot meetings, the Crimson needed overtime to put down the Huskies. This time when Northeastern kept the game close, Harvard took care of business in the third period. After scoring just two goals on 38 shots against Husky captain Chanda Gunn in the first two periods, the No. 3 Crimson … Read more
Minnesota coach Laura Halldorson felt she needed significant contributions from more than just a few players to avenge Saturday’s loss to No. 1 Dartmouth. She got just that. Four of Minnesota’s goals – including all three in the first period – came from the second and third lines in the No. 2 Gophers’ 7-3 victory … Read more
Back when Tiffany Hagge was a Minnesota high school star, many imagined she would one day be scoring game-winning goals on the Gophers’ home ice. She did just that in her debut at the Gophers’ Ridder Arena Saturday, but wearing green, instead of maroon and gold. Hagge’s picture-perfect goal at 11:17 of the second period … Read more
It’s been over two years since the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the USCHO.com poll met during the regular season, but that’ll change this weekend when No. 1 Dartmouth takes on No. 2 Minnesota at Ridder Arena in a rare late-season East-West showdown. Because the top two teams have typically resided in different … Read more
The Boston College women’s hockey program isn’t at the level of the nation’s elite yet, but its progress showed in Tuesday night’s Beanpot semifinal against Harvard. In the 4-0 Crimson win, co-captain Lauren McAuliffe figured on all four goals, scoring two herself and setting up junior linemate Nicole Corriero for the other pair. Unlike many … Read more
Seems appropriate that the only two schools antiquated enough to have their finals in January would meet to lead off their post-exam schedules. This year the ECAC was finally accommodating to No. 2 Harvard and No. 9 Princeton, who will face off Friday night in the only game between top 10 teams this weekend. It … Read more
Remember three months ago, when preseason Hockey East cellar pick Northeastern stunned favorite Providence with a 1-1 tie? Sunday, Northeastern finished the turnabout. The Huskies (9-5-6, 3-3-2 Hockey East) were outshot 15-2 in the first period. They trailed 1-0 for almost half the game. They led for less than three minutes. Yet they were ahead … Read more
The off-ice news in women’s hockey showed no signs of slowing down this week, in what has already been one of the most inconstant months ever in the sport. The lack of upcoming games between Top 10 teams might make this a relatively light weekend in terms of direct Frozen Four implications, but it’s still … Read more
The bad news just keeps coming for the No. 1 Minnesota women’s hockey team. In a matter of days, the three U.S. Olympians in the Gophers’ lineup have dwindled to one. Minnesota revealed today that freshman defenseman Lyndsay Wall, the youngest member of the 2002 U.S. Olympic team, will be academically ineligible to compete for … Read more
What had been the longest active losing streak in varsity college hockey is over. The MIT women defeated Salve Regina, 3-2, on Sunday to earn their first win over another varsity Division III program in their five seasons of existence. The win snapped an 82-game losing streak, stretching back to MIT’s move from a club … Read more
Minnesota announced today that sophomore forward Natalie Darwitz, the leading scorer in Division I women’s hockey, will likely miss the remainder of the the 2003-04 season due to torn ligaments in her right elbow. The injury was suffered on Jan. 10 during the No. 1 Gophers’ 4-3 overtime victory at No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth. Natalie Darwitz, … Read more
The landscape of Division I women’s college hockey is suddenly a lot different from just a few weeks ago, both on and off the ice. Until last week, College Hockey America was all set to be a six-team autobid-eligible conference with Ohio State jumping aboard, but now Findlay has dropped its program and Ohio State … Read more
When Cherie Piper was carried off the ice in the final seconds of the second period as No. 3 Dartmouth trailed No. 2 Harvard 1-0, the situation looked grim for the Big Green. But in front of a hostile crowd of 1,921, a Harvard home record, Dartmouth turned the tables. Big Green co-captain Sarah Clark … Read more
The schedule-makers sure knew how to get 2004 going with a bang. For the first time in the same weekend, women’s hockey features the series openers for No. 1 Minnesota vs. No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth and No. 2 Harvard vs. No. 3 Dartmouth — bitter rivalries and rematches of the conference championships from a year ago. … Read more
With Dartmouth-Harvard and Minnesota-UMD on this weekend’s schedule, it’s time for a look at some of the top games between these premier teams.
In a familiar story, No. 8 New Hampshire found itself on the losing end against No. 3 Dartmouth despite holding a first-period lead, and the game was delayed in the final minutes with a player down on the ice. The same was true of the teams’ last meeting on Dec. 12. Dartmouth freshman Caroline Ethier, … Read more