The NCAA Division I Council took steps to modernize a number of rules Wednesday at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio, Tex., including modifying personnel rules across several sports. The council voted to eliminate the voluntary coach designation across Division I, instead including those coaches within a new limit for countable coaches in each of … Read more
The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced a watch list of 27 goaltenders who will vie for the title of 2023 National Women’s Goalie of the Year. The award was created in 2021 to recognize the top female goalie in NCAA Division I hockey. Northeastern’s Aerin Frankel, who graduated in 2022, was the recipient in … Read more
(8) Minnesota Duluth at (2) Wisconsin The Bulldogs went to Madison and swept the Badgers, holding them to a single in both games. Emma Soderberg made 72 saves in the series. It was Wisconsin’s third loss in a row, something that hadn’t happened since 2012 – the stretch was also the last time UMD swept … Read more
ÖSTERSUND, Sweden – The 2023 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships begins Sunday. At press time, 41 of the 46 women on the US and Canadian rosters have already announced their commitment to play NCAA DI women’s hockey. Four players (G Layla Hemp, D Megan Healy, F Bella Fanale for US, F Éloïse Caron on Canada) … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its women’s monthly honorees for December. Minnesota graduate forward Taylor Heise is the player of the month, Penn State forward Tessa Janecke is the rookie of the month, and Minnesota sophomore Skylar Vetter is the goaltender of the month. Heise went for five goals and 15 points in just … Read more
Walking into any arena in college hockey produces a certain number of expectations. A sport built around its emotion and drama now has buildings capable of manufacturing the dopamine levels required for delirious fans wanting to cheer their teams to victory, and the climate of a building is often artificially produced through lights or video … Read more
It’s about to be the new year and the second half of the season. Teams have about two months and around 15 games to put themselves in the best position for the postseason. With that in mind, I’ve come up with some New Year’s resolutions for each program to propel them into the final eight weeks of the regular season.
Longtime ECAC Hockey commissioner Steve Hagwell has announced his retirement, effective at the conclusion of the 2022-23 fiscal year. Hagwell is the longest-serving commissioner of ECAC Hockey, having seen the storied league through its evolution to a single-sport conference and into one of the most competitive leagues in the sport. “Having had the honor, privilege … Read more
The NCAA announced Thursday that Charlie Baker, the governor of Massachusetts, will serve as the next NCAA president, assuming the role effective March 2023. Baker succeeds Dr. Mark Emmert, a passionate leader and ambassador for college sports. Emmert will continue to serve the NCAA as a consultant through June 2023. A former collegiate athlete at … Read more
Nicole: In case you missed it in the first Wednesday Women of the year, the format is a little different this year. I’ll be joined by guest writers throughout the season to share their unique insight. This week I’m joined by Nate Wells (or as he lives in my head and conversations, Gopher State Nate), … Read more
The women’s team competing for Team USA at the World University Games in Lake Placid January 11-22 is set. Coach Brandon Knight’s squad consists of 23 players. Thirteen are currently enrolled in college – 10 at the Division I level, three from Division III schools. The ten 2022 graduates on the roster are split evenly … Read more
(2) Wisconsin at Minnesota State Jesse Compher scored 21 seconds into the game and Wisconsin never trailed as Maddi Wheeler, Caroline Harvey, Kirsten Simms and Lacey Eden all scored to lead the Badgers to a 5-2 win on Friday. Alexis Paddington and Taylor Otremba scored for the Mavericks in the loss. The Badgers extended their … Read more
College Hockey America on Saturday announced a one-game suspension for Mercyhurst defenseman Sydney Pedersen. The suspension is a result of Pedersen’s slashing of an opponent at the five-minute mark of overtime in Mercyhurst’s home game Dec. 9 against Princeton. Upon review, the infraction was deemed to warrant a suspension. Mercyhurst’s next scheduled Division I game … Read more
The St. Cloud State women’s hockey team is off to one of the best starts in program history. Under new coach Brian Idalski, the Huskies have started the season 11-8, their best start in 15 years. The team entered the national rankings at #14 this week – just the seventh time in program history they’ve … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the four women’s college hockey award winners for Nov. 2022. Vermont’s Natalie Mlýnková and Saint Anselm’s Kelly Golini are co-players of the month, while Union’s Riley Walsh is rookie of the month and Yale’s Pia Dukaric is goaltender of the month. Mlýnková took over the UVM lead in scoring … Read more
(1) Ohio State at (8) Minnesota Duluth UMD came out firing on Friday, outshooting the Buckeyes 34-27 overall and 20-7 in the third period, but could not overcome the 2-0 lead OSU built as Ohio State took a 2-1 win. Paetyn Levis scored on the power play in the first to give the Buckeyes the … Read more
Robert Morris announced on Thursday that Liam Cavanagh has been named the assistant coach for the Colonials’ women’s hockey team. Cavanagh, who spent the 2021-22 season as an assistant coach with Canadian school Dalhousie, is in his second stint at Robert Morris, having spent three years as the director of hockey operations. “We are extremely … Read more
The World University Games are the second-largest multi-sport winter event in the world, after the Winter Olympics and are put on every two years by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) as “a celebration of international university sports and culture.” While the competition is a large and competitive event for countries all around the world, … Read more
College Hockey America has set new dates for the postponed Syracuse-Mercyhurst series and has changed the dates for the Syracuse-RIT home-and-home series originally set for Jan. 27-28. The Syracuse-Mercyhurst series originally scheduled Nov. 18-19, 2022 was postponed due to a severe winter storm. The series will now be played Jan. 28-29, 2023 at Mercyhurst. Both … Read more
(6) Colgate at (1) Ohio State On Tuesday, the Buckeyes jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on goals from Gabby Rosenthal and Kenzie Hauswirth and it looked like it might be a long day for the Raiders. Kas Betinol cut the lead in half late in the first, but Rosenthal’s second of the game … Read more