USA Hockey announced Saturday the final roster for its 2022 U.S. Olympic women’s hockey team that will compete in February at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China. Of the 23 players on the roster, 15 have prior Olympic experience and all 23 have either played, currently play or are committed to play NCAA … Read more
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 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
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
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
Nicole: Well, Arlan, it’s certainly been an eventful first half of the season, off the ice as well as on. This column will serve as the final thing we’ll post here until the new year. The student-athletes are taking exams and getting a small winter break, but a number of teams take the ice again … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at Bemidji State Friday was a wonderful day for Wisconsin as Makenna Webster, Daryl Watts, Sarah Wozniewicz and Maddie Wheeler each scored in the first period to give the Badgers a 4-0 lead. Lydia Passolt scored on the power play to get Bemidji on the board in the second. Watts added her second … Read more
It’s been a busy and eventful first half of the season in women’s college hockey. With all the other happenings, there’s barely been time to take in the big picture. But as we head into the final weekend before the winter break, it might be time to ask: What’s going on in Hockey East? The … Read more
(5) Minnesota at (1) Wisconsin The Gophers snapped an eight-game winless streak against the Badgers with a 3-2 win on Friday night. It was Wisconsin’s first loss of the season. Taylor Heise put Minnesota on the board just 27 seconds into the game. It looked like the Badgers might escape a sloppy first down just … Read more
MADISON — The 113th meeting between rivals Minnesota and Wisconsin ended in a tie, with an extra conference point going to the Gophers after Emily Zumwinkle’s goal ended an eight round shootout. The Gophers took the lead early in the first period for the second straight game. Minnesota’s Emily Oden and Wisconsin’s Brett Pettet went … Read more
MADISON – The fifth-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers handed top-ranked Wisconsin their first loss of the season on Friday night with a 3-2 victory thanks to goals from National Player of the Month Taylor Heise, Emily Oden and Catie Skaja. The Badgers last lost on February 26, 2021 against UMD. They were on an eight game … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association announced Thursday its three women’s college hockey players of the month for November. Minnesota senior forward Taylor Heise is the player of the month, while Long Island freshman goaltender Tindra Holm is the rookie of the month and Northeastern graduate student Aerin Frankel and Mercyhurst junior goalie Jenna Silvonen are the … Read more
While the fundraising date for the Robert Morris Athletic Department and Pittsburgh College Hockey Foundation (PCHF) is quickly approaching, Derek Schooley, men’s hockey coach and Director of Hockey Ops, isn’t solely focused on the money. The PCHF was formed after RMU cut their men’s and women’s hockey programs and has joined with the athletic department … Read more
DI in DC Tournament (2) Ohio State vs. St. Lawrence St. Lawrence opened the scoring on the power play thanks to Aly McLeod. Ohio State responded with an extra attacker tally of their own thanks to Jennifer Gardiner. Shailynn Snow’s goal with less than three minutes to play in the first gave the Saints a … Read more
Arlan: It’s been about a month since you and I last chatted, and obviously, there have been some changes to the puzzle, although not so much at the top. It still looks like Wisconsin followed closely by Ohio State, and then a bit of a gap to the rest of the pack. Just how that … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at St. Thomas Maddi Wheeler had two goals and two assists and Makenna Webster added a goal and three assists to lead Wisconsin to a 7-1 win on Saturday. Brette Pettet, Casey O’Brien, Nicole LaMantia and Sophie Shirley also scored with the Badgers in the win. Maddie Jurgensen was the goal-scorer for St. … Read more
When Robert Morris University chose to cut their men’s and women’s hockey programs, Bob DeGregorio, Commissioner of the Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) that the men’s team played in and Collegiate Hockey America (CHA) that the women’s team played in, found out mere minutes before the general public did. “We were caught off guard. We had … Read more
The RMU Celebrity Hockey Faceoff, the recent charity hockey game that featured RMU hockey alums facing off against Pittsburgh Penguins alums and Pittsburgh celebrities on November 7, was a great success. The game featured a sold-out crowd at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, practice rink of the Penguins. The RMU alums won 12-11 in a … Read more
The WCHA has agreed to a three-year contract extension with commissioner Jennifer Flowers that will keep Flowers with the league through the 2024-25 season. “I am grateful for the support of our membership. Leading this league is an opportunity that means so much to me,” said Flowers in a statement. “The foundation of this league … Read more
Four women’s hockey players have earned Hockey Commissioners Association monthly honors for October. Wisconsin sophomore forward Makenna Webster is player of the month, followed by Mercyhurst freshman forward Vanessa Upson as rookie of the month, and co-goaltenders of the month in Northeastern graduate student Aerin Frankel and Franklin Pierce sophomore Suzette Faucher. Webster led the … Read more