David De Remer No. 5 Providence takes on No. 2 Dartmouth in a match between two teams on opposite sides of last year’s NCAA tournament bubble, and No. 7 St. Lawrence visits No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth for ECAC-WCHA competition. David De Remer reports.
The marquee matchup in women’s college hockey this week was one that didn’t even count. Even if it was an exhibition, even if it did have quirky rules like an all-power-play second period, it was still Dartmouth at Harvard. Dartmouth might have taken the contest between the consensus No. 2 and No. 3 teams in … Read more
Those Hockey East coaches who picked Northeastern last in the league might want to change that assessment after Thursday night. With just two juniors and one senior on the roster, the prediction might seem sensible. But that one senior is U.S. national team goaltender Chanda Gunn, and she is proving the coaches wrong so far. … Read more
Sure, there were signs that three-time defending NCAA champion Minnesota-Duluth would be in for a tough time in Mankato last weekend. Consider a UMD team that was already adjusting to the loss of 12 players from its previous season, strip it of its head coach and four players (including two Canadian national representatives) for the … Read more
In the sequel to Women’s Hockey East’s inaugural season, defending champion Providence is once again the consensus pick for the league crown. While the preseason poll might not have changed much from last year’s Media Day, plenty else has. The second Media Day for Women’s Hockey East had a more festive atmosphere than the first, … Read more
WCHA associate commissioner Sara Martin affirmed that written league policy did not guarantee Minnesota-Duluth coach Shannon Miller a tape of the Minnesota-Wisconsin semifinal during the women’s WCHA Final Five tournament in March, despite Miller’s claims last week that she had been victimized by league officials after waiting until 1:15 a.m. the morning of the final … Read more
Harvard’s Jennifer Botterill won the Kazmaier Award in 2001 and again in 2003. USCHO’s David De Remer finds out why that’s not enough.
All involved agreed that Minnesota-Duluth’s 4-3 double overtime win over Harvard in the 2003 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four championship was one of the greatest sporting events they had ever witnessed. Nora Tallus, the unlikeliest of heroes given that she led the Bulldogs with eight penalty minutes for the game, provided the finishing touch. With the … Read more
Both Harvard and Minnesota-Duluth wholeheartedly agree that women’s college hockey could reach a new high with its national championship game on Sunday night. The first-ever Women’s Frozen Four sellout is expected at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center on Sunday. The two teams have been No. 1 or No. 2 in the country for almost … Read more
This time, Harvard left nothing to chance. A flurry of goals by freshman Julie Chu and junior Lauren McAuliffe gave the Crimson a 2-0 advantage over Minnesota late in the first period. Harvard (30-2-1) kept the pressure on the Gophers (27-7-1) defensively to secure the 6-1 victory in the first of the day’s NCAA Frozen … Read more
Though the Women’s Frozen Four coaches may be heated rivals, they had no trouble agreeing on several points at the pre-tourney press conferences. One, the tournament is the deepest and most talented yet. Two, NCAA women’s hockey is ready for tournament expansion. Three, the fan support at Duluth is going to be fantastic for the … Read more
Not long before the start of the Dartmouth-Harvard ECAC final, Big Green coach Judy Parish Oberting informed freshman Stephanie Cochran that she would be getting her first career start because senior standout Amy Ferguson was stuck in the locker room with flu or food-poisoning symptoms. “She didn’t even flinch,” Oberting said. Not flinching was characteristic … Read more
Brown had given No. 1 Harvard two of its toughest games during the regular season, but come playoff time, the Bears’ youth could not match the Crimson’s experience. Harvard captain Jennifer Botterill notched four goals in all and two assists-including a first-period hat trick-and nine different Crimson players tallied points in a 10-3 Harvard victory. … Read more
Dartmouth got what it wanted out of its ECAC semifinal against Princeton-another shot Harvard in the ECAC final. With the 4-2 victory over Princeton the Big Green earned its fourth straight trip to ECAC championship game and clinched the No. 4 spot in the USCHO.com Pairwise Rankings, the best available indicator of Dartmouth’s Frozen Four … Read more
Women’s college hockey’s oldest championship makes its 20th appearance as the ECAC tournament gets underway this weekend. David De Remer ticks off the competitors and their chances.
After notching individual — Jennifer Botterill’s record-breaking score — and team accomplishments last weekend, Harvard marches resolutely into the ECAC postseason and onto the NCAAs. David De Remer reports.
While Providence claims the inaugural Hockey East regular-season title, the Friars probably won’t get a chance to shine on the national stage. Also: playoff berths are still up for grabs. David De Remer weighs in.
Providence and New Hampshire have headed up Hockey East in its inaugural season. Now the two teams will look to decide the regular-season title — and fight for NCAA qualification — this weekend.
Yale achieves a program milestone against Princeton, which must attempt to rebound against ECAC-leading and No. 1 Harvard; and Dartmouth battles the CHA’s Mercyhurst in a game with NCAA implications. David De Remer reports.
Top-ranked Harvard gets a double dose of high-caliber opposition this weekend as No. 6 St. Lawrence hosts the Crimson for a pair. David De Remer previews the battle, and also examines how the other half lives in the ECAC.