Nicole HaaseI start my D-III picks off this weekend, hoping to get off to a good start with some intense games on the docket. Friday, Nov. 18 Saint Anselm at Castleton Saint Anselm is bunched atop the conference with six other teams and looking to keep pace. Castleton needs to get their offense in gear. Saint … Read more
I start my D-III picks off this weekend, hoping to get off to a good start with some intense games on the docket. Friday, Nov. 18 Saint Anselm at Castleton Saint Anselm is bunched atop the conference with six other teams and looking to keep pace. Castleton needs to get their offense in gear. Saint … Read more
I spoke with new Ohio State coach Nadine Muzerall for my Division I column this week and we covered a lot of ground, some of which didn’t make it into the final piece. I ended up leaving out any reference to specific players because the tone of the piece was about rebuilding the program and … Read more
I spoke with new Ohio State coach Nadine Muzerall for my Division I column this week and we covered a lot of ground, some of which didn’t make it into the final piece. I ended up leaving out any reference to specific players because the tone of the piece was about rebuilding the program and … Read more
In recent years, any discussions about women’s Division III hockey start and end with Plattsburgh. The Cardinals are three-time defending national champions and own a total of five of the past 10 national titles. To say expectations are high in Plattsburgh would be an understatement, but no one expects more than coach Kevin Houle and … Read more
It’s been quite the first few weeks of the hockey season for new Ohio State coach Nadine Muzerall. Hired just 20 days before the Buckeyes were set to open the season, she wasn’t actually cleared for a work visa — she’s Canadian — until the team was already in Troy, New York, to face Rensselaer … Read more
No. 1 Plattsburgh at Neumann On Friday, Plattsburgh needed two third-period goals to edge Neumann, despite outshooting them 59-13. Bek Lucas and Grace Klienbach had the Knights up 2-1 in heading into the final frame, but Hannah Kiraly and Melissa Sheeran sealed the victory with power-play goals for Plattsburgh. On Saturday, Kayla Meneghin scored twice … Read more
No. 1 Plattsburgh at Neumann On Friday, Plattsburgh needed two third-period goals to edge Neumann, despite outshooting them 59-13. Bek Lucas and Grace Klienbach had the Knights up 2-1 in heading into the final frame, but Hannah Kiraly and Melissa Sheeran sealed the victory with power-play goals for Plattsburgh. On Saturday, Kayla Meneghin scored twice … Read more
The action was again a little light this weekend. The big series saw Minnesota-Duluth face North Dakota. No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth at No. 9 North Dakota On Saturday, Minnesota-Duluth scored twice in 34 seconds midway through the first period to take a 2-0 lead. Halli Krzyzaniak halved the deficit late in the third, but it was … Read more
The action was again a little light this weekend. The big series saw Minnesota-Duluth face North Dakota. No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth at No. 9 North Dakota On Saturday, Minnesota-Duluth scored twice in 34 seconds midway through the first period to take a 2-0 lead. Halli Krzyzaniak halved the deficit late in the third, but it was … Read more
Last year was a breakout season for the Colgate Raiders. They won 22 games and made it to the ECAC tournament semifinals. It was an incredible turnaround from the 2014-15 season, where the team finished 7-25-2. The Raiders weren’t done. This season, they are thus far undefeated and are currently ranked fifth in the D-I … Read more
Last year’s champion Massachusetts-Boston defeated regular season champion Norwich 2-0 to win the NEHC Tournament. Favorites Norwich gets the nod to repeat as champions. They are currently ranked no. 6 in the USCHO poll. Holy Cross has a strong defense as well as scoring from the blue line. Dark horse St. Anselm has a potent … Read more
Last year’s champion St. Thomas and Bethel shared the regular season title, as they both finished the season with 26 points and a 12-4-3 conference record. St. Thomas won the MIAC Tournament for the third-straight season. Favorites St. Thomas is the returning champ and has the advantage heading into the season. Dark horse With their … Read more
Lake Forest at No. 10 St. Scholastica Maddie Davis and Julia Unterseher scored in the final four minutes of the third period on Friday to secure the 4-3 win for Lake Forest. Abby Sawyer had two goals for St. Scholastica in the loss. On Saturday, St. Scholastica had the lead twice before three second-period goals … Read more
Lake Forest at No. 10 St. Scholastica Maddie Davis and Julia Unterseher scored in the final four minutes of the third period on Friday to secure the 4-3 win for Lake Forest. Abby Sawyer had two goals for St. Scholastica in the loss. On Saturday, St. Scholastica had the lead twice before three second-period goals … Read more
No. 7 St. Lawrence 3, at No. 10 Princeton 1 Dakota Golde scored her first collegiate goal for St. Lawrence and Justine Reyes and Nadine Edney added tallies to lead the Saints past the Tigers. Princeton’s Kiersten Falck ended Grace Harrison’s shutout streak at 226 minutes, 15 seconds with a third-period goal. No. 8 Clarkson … Read more
No. 7 St. Lawrence 3, at No. 10 Princeton 1 Dakota Golde scored her first collegiate goal for St. Lawrence and Justine Reyes and Nadine Edney added tallies to lead the Saints past the Tigers. Princeton’s Kiersten Falck ended Grace Harrison’s shutout streak at 226 minutes, 15 seconds with a third-period goal. No. 8 Clarkson … Read more
With two ranked teams, the NCHA looks to be a race to the NCAA tournament. Adrian and St. Scholastica are early favorites, but other teams like St. Norbert could have something to say about that. Last year’s champion Adrian was the regular season and conference tournament champions. They lost to Elmira in the first round … Read more
Though it’s a small conference, the WIAC boasts some of the country’s top teams, including Wisconsin-River Falls. Last year’s champion Wisconsin-River Falls won the regular season crown with 18 points and a 9-3 conference record. They defeated Wis.-Stevens Point to win the O’Brien Cup and the WIAC Tournament championship. The Falcons would go on to … Read more
With multiple NCAA tournament teams, including the national champion from last year, the ECAC West might be the toughest conference in the country. It will be changing after this year however, as Elmira, Utica, Neumann, and William Smith have all announced they’ll be joining the new United Collegiate Hockey Conference for the 2017-18 season. Last … Read more