This Week in the CHA Women’s League: Nov. 14, 2002
The CHA continues to fight for national respect, with No. 10 Mercyhurst leading the charge. With an up-and-down nonconference record so far, Craig Roberts says the league has an uphill battle.
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The CHA continues to fight for national respect, with No. 10 Mercyhurst leading the charge. With an up-and-down nonconference record so far, Craig Roberts says the league has an uphill battle.
Controversy strikes Clarkson in the form of an internal investigation; Brown gets out of the blocks with an upset win; and Cornell looks to make good on its national ranking. Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser report.
Mercyhurst is off to its best start ever — by a long shot. Can the Lakers sustain the pressure? Craig Roberts reports on happenings around the CHA.
Amidst a quiet week of non-news in the CHA, Geof F. Morris analyzes each conference member’s start to the season.
Hobart takes its first in-season tourney title since the ’80s; Elmira defies the trends; and RIT toughs it out on the way to — and from — Potsdam. Scott Biggar rounds up the ECAC West.
North Dakota suffers the aftereffects of Fight Night at Ingalls Rink; Colorado College waits for an in-season tournament to call its own; and the WCHA’s radio announcers get a little excitement. Todd D. Milewski reports.
The Minutemen are the early-season Hockey East surprise; Jack Parker chooses his words very, very carefully; and Freddy Meyer boosts ticket sales at Whittemore Center. Dave Hendrickson has it all.
The news of UAF player Aaron Voros’ tumor puts the CCHA in a sobering light this week. Paula C. Weston reports on Voros, as well as Ferris State’s strong start and the Game(s) of the Week between Miami and Notre Dame.
The Four Nations Cup will be played this weekend, meaning that several WCHA teams will be without key players. Craig Roberts talks to league coaches about the meaning of international competition for women’s college hockey.
The MAAC picks up another win over a “Big Four” opponent — this one in convincing fashion; Fairfield gets off the schneid; Mercyhurst heads back into conference play after a brutal weekend; and more. Jim Connelly reports.
More often than not, a great team requires a great goaltender — meaning that Dave Hendrickson is out to measure Hockey East’s puck-stoppers. Also, Providence had great expectations a year ago, so maybe the Friars just needed an extra season to meet them; Maine continues to defy categorization; and more.
It’s never too early to find out whether the season’s going as planned; so Todd D. Milewski asked the WCHA’s coaches exactly that. Also: Zach Parise blows out goal lamps around the nation; Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves and Denver head man George Gwozdecky reminisce about their college days together; and more.
Findlay opened some eyes with a win over Niagara to start the year; now, Craig Roberts notes, the Oilers hope to build on a strong start to the CHA season. Also: Niagara visits Brown in the season’s first matchup of 2002 Frozen Four participants.
On a night for scaring, Paula C. Weston offers up Halloween festivities for every CCHA team — not to mention the opener of the Ohio Cup; and the Voros Watch continues.
Picking up their play at the collegiate level hasn’t been a problem so far for the ECAC West’s crop of freshmen, as Scott Biggar reports. Also: some of Utica’s players learn the importance of academics, and Elmira-Oswego earns Game of the Week honors.
Wayne State continues to make noise, this time coming off a sweep of St. Lawrence that came at a price; at the other end of the winning spectrum, Alabama-Huntsville looks to rebound, but playing Minnesota on the road this weekend may not be the best tonic. Geof F. Morris updates us on the CHA.
The battle between powerhouses Mercyhurst and Quinnipiac ends the only way it could; Holy Cross welcomes some help in nets; the MAAC gets a little tube time; and more. Jim Connelly reports.
It’s really, really hockey season now. The Ivies finally join the fray this weekend, led by 2002 success stories Cornell and Harvard. Also: the North Country gets its rivalry going again. Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser report.
It doesn’t get much tougher than this. In fact, by definition it can’t. One week after hosting No.1 Minnesota-Duluth, Wisconsin ventures to Minneapolis to play second-ranked Minnesota. Craig Roberts reports.
The underdogs struck a blow last weekend, giving the MAAC a win and a tie against Big Four conference opponents. Now, the league’s members turn their attentions inward, starting with a March kind of game in October. Jim Connelly reports.