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This Week in ECAC Hockey: Princeton’s Hobey Baker Rink celebrating 100 years this weekend with Tigers men’s, women’s teams joining in recognition

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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

Longtime ECAC Hockey commissioner Hagwell to retire at end of 2022-23 season

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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

Massachusetts governor Baker named new NCAA president, will take over March 2023

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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

Women’s College Hockey: Women’s World University Games roster announced

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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

Mercyhurst’s Pedersen suspended one game by CHA for slashing incident Dec. 9 against Princeton

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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

Women’s Division I College Hockey: St. Cloud State is just waiting for everyone else to believe their hype

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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

Vermont’s Mlýnková, Saint Anselm’s Golini, Union’s Walsh, Yale’s Dukaric chosen for November HCA accolades

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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

Former director of hockey operations Cavanagh back with Robert Morris women’s team as new assistant coach

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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

Women’s College Hockey: Current and former DI and DIII players will represent USA at FISU World University Winter Games

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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

CHA announces new dates for Syracuse-Mercyhurst series, reschedules Syracuse-RIT series

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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

Women’s Division I College Hockey: (3) Badgers down (1) Gophers 4-1

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MADISON – Goaltender Cammi Kronish called the Wisconsin women’s hockey team’s win over rival Minnesota on Sunday afternoon a complete team effort. The redshirt senior entered the game unexpectedly before four minutes had even elapsed, replacing redshirt sophomore Jane Gervais, who exited the game with an injury. After settling for a tie on Saturday, with … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: First game of Wisconsin/Minnesota border battle ends in tie, Gophers take extra point with shootout win

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MADISON — Britta Curl’s goal with 10.5 seconds left in regulation tied the game at three for Wisconsin and forced overtime, but Abbey Murphy was the lone goal-scorer in the shootout round to give Minnesota the extra standings point. “It was a classic right Gopher/Badger game. There were great chances both ways. You know going in … Read more

Second game of Syracuse-Mercyhurst women’s college hockey series scheduled for Nov. 19 postponed due to inclement weather

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The second game of the CHA series between Syracuse and Mercyhurst scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Mercyhurst Ice Center has been postponed due to inclement weather. Today’s announcement follows Thursday’s decision to postpone the opening game of the series, which was originally scheduled to be played this evening. Make-up dates for both contests … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Offensive depth, consistency will be key to Providence’s season

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Take a look at Providence’s last seven games and you’ll see something of a microcosm of the state of the game of women’s college hockey. After losing 4-1 to then #6 Northeastern, they came back to tie the Huskies the next day before losing the shootout. The next weekend Providence needed overtime to defeat Boston … Read more