NCAA Women’s College Hockey: Badgers and UW-Eau Claire hope to set precedent for DI/DIII exhibitions in Wisconsin

MADISON — Fourth-ranked Division III UW-Eau Claire got on a bus for a 350 mile round trip to play an exhibition game against the top-ranked Division I, two-time defending national champion University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team on Monday where they lost 15-1. The game was the third of four the Blugolds will play in … Read more

Hockey East announces schedule changes for men’s, women’s games over Jan. 13-15 weekend

Hockey East announced Monday schedule updates for men’s and women’s conference teams. The men’s series between Northeastern and Vermont, previously scheduled for Jan. 14-15, has been postponed. The Huskies are now scheduled to travel to Vermont for a single game on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 5:30 p.m. The women’s series between Holy Cross and Vermont, … Read more

NCAA announces updated COVID-19 guidance for winter sports, including men’s, women’s college hockey

The NCAA has released updated guidance for winter sports competing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 Winter Training and Competition document follows recent updates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including recommendations for quarantine and isolation. The updated guidance addresses broad considerations that differentiate COVID-19 management in Tier 1 individuals based on vaccination … Read more

Minnesota Duluth’s Hughes, Union’s Matsoukas, Minnesota State’s Frank, Penn State’s Bothun collect December HCA national women’s college hockey honors

The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its women’s college hockey national players of the month for December. Minnesota Duluth’s Gabbie Hughes is the player of the month, followed by Union’s Sophie Matsoukas as the national rookie of the month and Minnesota State’s Calla Frank and Penn State’s Josie Bothun the top goaltenders. Hughes led the … Read more

WCHA cancels Minnesota Duluth-St. Cloud State women’s hockey series due to COVID-19 concerns with Bulldogs

The WCHA series between Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State scheduled for this weekend, Jan. 7-8, has been canceled. Due to COVID-19 concerns within the Minnesota Duluth program, the Bulldogs will no longer be traveling to St. Cloud, Minn., for the two-game series originally scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7 and 1:30 p.m. … Read more

Hockey East announces schedule changes for Jan. 7-8 men’s, women’s college hockey games

Hockey East announced Thursday schedule updates for conference men’s and women’s teams. The men’s game between Long Island and Northeastern on Friday, Jan. 7 will now air on NESN at 7:30 p.m. Additionally, Northeastern is now scheduled to play Arizona State at Matthews Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. The men’s game between … Read more

Robert Morris president Howard leaving Pittsburgh, will join executive leadership team at Arizona State

Robert Morris president Chris Howard, a national expert in higher education policy, will join Arizona State as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the ASU Enterprise in early February. Howard will join ASU president Michael Crow and other ASU executive vice presidents as part of the ASU Enterprise leadership team to design, build … Read more

Hockey East announces Providence women’s college hockey schedule changes with Boston College, Holy Cross

In accordance with COVID-19 protocols and out of an abundance of caution, the women’s game between Boston College and Providence scheduled for Monday, January 3 has been postponed. Hockey East and the two schools are currently working to reschedule the game for a later date. Additionally, the Holy Cross and Providence women’s game, originally scheduled … Read more

Division I Women’s Hockey: (1) Wisconsin opens the year with 5-2 win over (4) Quinnipiac

MADISON — The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team opened 2022 with a 5-2 win over #4 Quinnipiac on Saturday afternoon. Five different Badgers scored, including a short-handed tally from sophomore Casey O’Brien – her 21st goal in as many games. The first period featured a lot of movement up and down the ice as the … Read more

Robert Morris announces reinstatement of men’s, women’s college hockey teams for 2023-24 season

Robert Morris announced Friday at a press conference at the RMU Island Sports Center that it will reinstate its NCAA Division I men’s and women’s hockey programs for the 2023-24 season. “Given the passion and enthusiasm of the hockey community, we wanted to give the fans of RMU hockey every opportunity to bring the programs … Read more

Division I Women’s Hockey: NCAA removes minimizing flights from bracket selection criteria

The NCAA formally approved the expansion of the the women’s hockey tournament to 11 teams for the 2021-22 season yesterday. But two big changes to the women’s bracket selection process were also quietly made. The women’s hockey pre-championship manual has always included a stipulation to prioritize cost reduction and fewer flights when setting up the … Read more

Division I Women’s Hockey: NCAA approves immediate expansion of bracket; 11 teams to compete in 2022 National Championship tournament

The NCAA announced Thursday it has approved an immediate expansion of the women’s ice hockey championship bracket from eight teams to 11 teams. The expansion will take place for the 2022 tournament. The 2022 Frozen Four is being hosted at Penn State March 18-20, 2022. Per the release: “The 2022 National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Championship will … Read more