Minnesota, Harvard Ready to Play Their Game in NCAA Final

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

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

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

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

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