Saturday, Harvard’s Jennifer Botterill became the first player in women’s hockey history to be so selected as a first-team All-American four times. In all, the four teams participating in the Frozen Four totaled nine selections to the first and second teams. Besides Botterill, Harvard placed defenseman Angela Ruggiero on the first team, and freshman Julie … Read more
Harvard’s Jennifer Botterill won the Kazmaier Award in 2001 and again in 2003. USCHO’s David De Remer finds out why that’s not enough.
All involved agreed that Minnesota-Duluth’s 4-3 double overtime win over Harvard in the 2003 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four championship was one of the greatest sporting events they had ever witnessed. Nora Tallus, the unlikeliest of heroes given that she led the Bulldogs with eight penalty minutes for the game, provided the finishing touch. With the … Read more
With three shocking goals in the first period, Dartmouth jumped out to an early lead it would not relinquish on route to a 4-2 win. With the loss, Minnesota remains winless at the Frozen Four, despite four bites at the NCAA apple. The goals were scored just a minute and 29 seconds apart, the fastest … Read more
A change of venue benefits the ECAC.
Winning the MAAC tournament championship for any team is special. For Mercyhurst, a 4-3 winner over Quinnipiac Sunday, the win was extra special. The Mercyhurst special teams became the story of the thrilling title game, as the Lakers held Quinnipiac scoreless in five power-play chances and sophomore defenseman T.J. Kemp scored on the power play … Read more
Sam Paolini gave Cornell the ECAC title.
The NCAA tournament picks were announced Sunday, but the action was in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday. The fact that NCAA hockey boasts an objective selection system for its national tournament doesn’t prevent controversy — it just changes the nature of the complaints. Basketball teams can complain about the selection committee weighing the factors unpredictably, … Read more
A pair of WCHA teams earned top seeds for the NCAA tournament, but unlike the last 15 seasons, that doesn’t put them any closer to the Frozen Four than the rest of the field. Colorado College and Minnesota joined Cornell and New Hampshire as No. 1 seeds for the expanded 2003 national tournament, which opens … Read more
We take a final Sunday look at the likely NCAA field.
On the eve of the NCAA championship game, Harvard’s Jennifer Botterill received the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award for the second time in her career. The award, given annually to the top collegiate women’s ice hockey player by the USA Hockey Foundation, was also won by Botterill in 2001. Botterill becomes the first two-time Kazmaier winner … Read more
Boston University and New Hampshire could square off for a Frozen Four spot if each wins its first NCAA game. Also, comments from many of the coaches who’ll field teams in this year’s tournament, and some who won’t.
Here are the stories behind the story.
The games go on, but security is heightened.
Minnesota-Duluth didn’t look like a team with nothing to play for Saturday. The Bulldogs (22-15-5) leaped out to an early three-goal lead, then weathered a Minnesota State (20-10-10) rally before pulling away again for a 6-4 win in the consolation game at the WCHA Final Five. Afterward, talk centered on likely NCAA fates. Current projections … Read more
To the surprise of no one, Cornell and Harvard battled long into the New York night for the ECAC championship. And to the surprise of no one, it was Sam Paolini who won it. Paolini, the proverbial Crimson-killer, ripped the game-winning slapshot from the left faceoff dot at 1:23 of overtime to give Cornell a … Read more
The unprecedented achievements continue to be … unprecedented. Elmira’s women’s hockey program is now two years old. They have now won two national championships, losing to just one Division III school along the way, including a 27-0-1 record at home. To repeat last year’s recap — that’s just not supposed to happen. But, it did. … Read more
Dartmouth would have rather won its 20th game of the season in Friday night’s semifinal against Harvard, but the Big Green had few complaints after defeating Brown, 4-2, in the ECAC consolation game at Pepsi Arena. “I thought it was a great for a third-place game,” said Dartmouth coach Bob Gaudet, whose team finished 20-13-1. … Read more
Both Harvard and Minnesota-Duluth wholeheartedly agree that women’s college hockey could reach a new high with its national championship game on Sunday night. The first-ever Women’s Frozen Four sellout is expected at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center on Sunday. The two teams have been No. 1 or No. 2 in the country for almost … Read more
Going into the title game of the CCHA Super Six as underdogs may have been unfamiliar territory for the Michigan Wolverines, but the rest of the scenario was nothing but déjà vu for the defending Mason Cup champions. Senior Jed Ortmeyer netted two goals, fellow senior John Shouneyia had two helpers, Rookie of the Year … Read more