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Minnesota, Harvard Ready to Play Their Game in NCAA Final

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Sunday will mark the first-ever national championship game in women’s college hockey between two teams playing each other for the first time during the regular season. Championship games in women’s hockey have always been exciting, but this element of unfamiliarity adds intrigue to this game unlike any other. The Minnesota-Harvard matchup raises obvious questions. For … Read more

Growing Pains

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Despite expansion and growing parity, women’s hockey remains saddled with a four-team national tournament — but perhaps not for long.

Shadow Of The Maple

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Dartmouth and St. Lawrence entered this weekend’s Frozen Four handicapped by the loss of three star players to the World Championships.

2004 NCAA West Regional Preview

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In Colorado Springs, Colo., it’s the regional of Three Mild Disappointments and One Big Smile. North Dakota lost a third-period lead and the Broadmoor Trophy to Minnesota in the WCHA championship game; Denver sat out last weekend after getting swept at home by Colorado College in the WCHA first round; and Miami dropped an overtime … Read more

2004 Women’s Frozen Four Preview

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UMD coach Shannon Miller was back at the NCAA women’s Frozen Four on Thursday, but in an entirely unfamiliar role. She was sitting in the back of the press room watching questions being answered instead of taking them herself. UMD has won all three NCAA championships contested but just missed the NCAA cut this time … Read more

2004 NCAA East Regional Preview

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Maine and Ohio State got the top seeds in the East Regional the old-fashioned way. They earned them on the ice, where both teams won conference championships with thrilling performances. The Black Bears needed three overtimes and the netminding wizardry of Jimmy Howard to eventually put down a Massachusetts uprising in the Hockey East final. … Read more

2004 Northeast Regional Preview

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There’s a little bit of everything at this year’s Northeast Regional, starting with the No. 1 seed, Boston College. The Eagles, viewed at midseason as co-favorites to win it all along with North Dakota, cruised to the Hockey East regular-season title, then saw the well go dry in a shocking first-round upset at the hands … Read more

2004 Midwest Regional Preview

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Q: What do an NCAA first-timer on the rise, a traditional powerhouse returning after an off year, the biggest surprise of the season in the WCHA, and the two-time defending national champion have in common? A: They’ll all be on the ice this Friday and Saturday in Grand Rapids, Mich., at the Midwest Regional. Top-seeded … Read more

Common Good

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When the Providence women struggled early in the season, head coach Bob Deraney went back to the drawing board with his players.