This Week In Women’s Hockey: Jan. 11, 2001
Question: will there be an undefeated season for No. 1 Dartmouth? Answer: no, thanks to the Northeastern Huskies. Zevi Gutfreund welcomes the New Year.
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Question: will there be an undefeated season for No. 1 Dartmouth? Answer: no, thanks to the Northeastern Huskies. Zevi Gutfreund welcomes the New Year.
Western Michigan’s Jim Culhane has brought the Broncos back from the depths of the CCHA, thanks in large part to lessons he learned as a player at the school.
Almost two decades ago, Middlebury head coach Bill Beaney beat Wentworth head coach Bill Bowes with a little bait-and-switch — and switch — in goal. Tuesday, Bowes showed he hadn’t forgotten. Chris Lerch reports.
Kids with a passion for hockey. We love to watch them race up and down the ice during intermissions. We wonder if they’ll one day become blue-chip recruits. We weep when tragedy strikes. Dave Hendrickson has the story of Quinn Connally.
He was a Hobey Baker winner and a Stanley Cup champion, now Tom Kurvers is trying his hand at scouting. The Duluth product remembers fondly his part in the Bulldogs’ rise to prominance in the ’80s.
The recruiting season is growing increasingly competitive, with more Division I schools going after the same players each year. On the other hand, players are being developed out of areas that were previously untapped. With the early signing period now over, recruiting expert Chris Heisenberg sizes up who is going where and adds some insight in this Special to USCHO.
He’s making a list, he’s … um … making a list. Did we mention he’s making a list? Chris Lerch hands out holiday gifts to Division III.
Dartmouth proves why it’s the number-one team in the nation, and Harvard prepares to brave the frozen tundra … of Duluth, home of the nation’s newest national power. Zevi Gutfreund rounds up the action.
Middlebury tightens its grip on Number One; Wisconsin-Stout puts on its party dress; RIT splits with an unusual foe; and Plattsburgh sees a longtime streak come to an end. Chris Lerch rounds up Division III.
Harvard sticks its head into the national picture again, and a top-two battle in Hanover highlights the calendar. Zevi Gutfreund reports.
One team is a perennial Division II power finding its way in D-I. The other was an NCAA qualifier, and perhaps the feel-good story of the year, in 1999-2000. One was the College Hockey America tournament runner-up. The other was its champion, thanks to a third-period rally that neither team has forgotten. One returns four … Read more
Former Hobey Baker Award winner Kip Miller has finally found an NHL home. He remembers his time at Michigan State, and looks forward to the future. Adam Wodon reports.
No. 8 New Hampshire could be doing more than rebuilding this season; Ohio State and Northeastern see sparks fly; and ECAC powerhouses match up. Zevi Gutfreund reports.
The USCHO.com poll finally debuts for the regular season; tournament action abounds over the Thanksgiving weekend; regions collide; and RIT faces unique competition. Chris Lerch reports.
At long last, the first USCHO.com regular-season Division III poll is on its way. Chris Lerch runs through the likely candidates for inclusion, with an eye on this weekend’s action.
Another week, another week at No. 1 for Dartmouth; also, the WCHA features its freshman snipers. Zevi Gutfreund reports.
The roles of David and Goliath might be reversed so far in Division III, with such surprises as Wisconsin-Stout’s perfect record and St. Thomas’ early-season struggles. Chris Lerch shakes the standings to see what falls out.
Under other circumstances, this would be a great week to explore the individual performances of players like Ambria Thomas of Minnesota or Tara Dunn of Harvard, each of whom recorded a hat trick last weekend. In a different week, two-goal games by players like Dartmouth’s Carrie Sekela, Minnesota’s La Toya Clarke and Nadine Muzerall, Harvard’s … Read more
It’s been over 28 years since Jerry York chalked up his first win as a collegiate head coach. Since that time, disco, Watergate, the VCR, Iran-contra, a 12-team NCAA tournament, Tiger Woods and the CD player have all come, and in some cases, gone. But one thing doesn’t change: York keeps on winning. On the occasion of York’s 600th victory, Dave Hendrickson looks in.
After much talk about the rise of the WCHA, the ECAC is showing that maybe so much hasn’t changed after all. Zevi Gutfreund catalogues the return of the East, and previews a banner matchup in Minneapolis.