Wednesday Women: Parsing the upsets, losses and surprises of the past few weeks
Nicole and Arlan talk about how Bemidji shut down Wisconsin, what’s happened to Boston College and how the CHA might shake out in this week’s Wednesday Women.
Nicole Haase
Weekend wrap: January 13
Top-ranked Wisconsin was upset by Bemidji State while Clarkson fell to Yale and Cornell tied Union.
Women’s DI weekend picks January 10: (7) Princeton looks for revenge on (9) Harvard and Boston College looks to get back on track against (3) Northeastern
Boston College has lost four straight and looks to avoid a sweep against the Hockey East leaders Northeastern while Princeton hopes having a full roster helps them take down Harvard.
Weekend Wrap: January 6
Top-ranked Wisconsin defeated (3) Northeastern to win the inaugural Battle at the Burgh tournament and Minnesota Duluth won the Minnesota Cup.
Wednesday Women: Scouting the ECAC and WCHA heading into the second half.
This is the second part of a mid-season check in on each Division I women’s team. The first part can be found here. Arlan: In some ways, I find ECAC Hockey to be the most interesting conference. You and I are both more familiar with the WCHA, and an argument can be made that the … Read more
USCHO.com Decade In Review: The 2010’s set the stage for a new era in Division I women’s hockey
In 2010, Minnesota Duluth’s reign was coming to an end and Minnesota’s was just beginning. The Bulldogs won their fifth title to start the decade. The Gophers had just two NCAA national championships when the decade started. Clarkson emerged as a force to be reckoned with and become the only non-WCHA team to win … Read more
NEWHA is driving women’s hockey expansion and could help push for a larger NCAA tournament field
The formation of the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance has driven the number of women’s teams competing at the DI and DII level to 42.
Wednesday Women: Midpoint check-ins with NEWHA, CHA and Hockey East
Nicole and Arlan shift the focus from week-to-week results to a big picture look at how each team in NEWHA, CHA and Hockey East have fared over the first half.
Weekend Wrap: December 9
Cornell and Boston University had emphatic wins over ranked opponents to close out the first half and head into the winter break.
Women’s DI weekend picks December 6: BC and BU play two while Princeton and Cornell play for the top spot in the ECAC
(10) Minnesota Duluth at (1) Wisconsin The Badgers are on a twelve game unbeaten streak against the Bulldogs dating back to 2016. Wisconsin has been dominant in this series at home and UMD hasn’t won in Madison since 2010. The Badgers are 15-0-2 at home against UMD since then. Minnesota Duluth is 8-6-2 on the … Read more
Women’s DI: Players from non-traditional markets highlight the importance of tournaments like the Country Classic in Nashville
Wisconsin’s Abby Roque, BC’s Cayla Barnes and Delaney Belinskas and Harvard’s Ali Peper and Dominique Petrie talk about growing up in non-traditional hockey markets and the impact of playing in the Nashville Country Classic.
Weekend Wrap: December 2
(2) Wisconsin took two wins in Nashville, Quinnipiac won the Nutmeg Classic and Clarkson took home the Winjammer in this weekend of tournaments.
Wednesday Women: A first peek at PairWise and rethinking rosters
Nicole and Arlan discuss roster turnover, injuries and depth before taking a very early look at PairWise.
Weekend Wrap: November 25
Connecticut upset Boston College, New Hampshire upset Harvard and (8) Princeton took down (5) Clarkson in a chaotic weekend of women’s Division I games.
Women’s DI weekend picks November 22: Gophers and Bulldogs renew an in-state rivalry and Princeton looks to take down Clarkson
New Hampshire heads to Harvard, Colgate and Ohio State have an interesting non-conference clash and two top-10 matchups headline the week’s slate of games.
Women’s DI: Patience, communication and perspective guide Bolding as he takes the helm at Yale
After a highly successful career coaching at DIII Norwich, Mark Bolding looks to bring stability and success to Yale.
Weekend Wrap: November 18
(6) Boston College took down rival Boston University while (7) Ohio State earned a win and a tie against (10) Minnesota Duluth.
Women’s DI weekend picks November 15: Battles in Boston
Boston College plays Boston University and then Northeastern on Tuesday to help determine Hockey East supremacy and Minnesota Duluth heads to Columbus to take on Ohio State.
Women’s DI: New facilities and a new coach bring new life to Lindenwood
One of Division I women’s hockey’s most interesting programs, Lindenwood starts a new era this year with coach Shelley Looney.
Wednesday Women: Pondering players taking time away to play international tournaments and the impact their absence has on their college teams
Nicole and Arlan talk about international tournaments, ECAC upsets and what happened to Wisconsin in Minnesota last weekend in this week’s Wednesday Women.