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
The Division III Presidents Council supported three membership-sponsored legislative proposals late last month in preparation for the 2022 NCAA convention in Indianapolis. The council voted to support legislation that allows all Division III schools with Division I programs to provide financial aid, i.e. athletic scholarships, supporting the proposal that would provide consistent framework to the … Read more
RIT at (3) Minnesota On Friday, seven different Gophers scored goals, including Emily Zumwinkle, who scored her first career goal. Goalie Makayla Pahl earned her first career point on a goal from Taylor Heise. The Gophers outshot the Tigers 59-12 and earned a 10-0 win. In the second game, Emma Connor scored her first as … Read more
When the NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee approved expanding the women’s hockey tournament field from eight to 11 teams on Wednesday, they showed they are more interested in manufacturing the appearance of equality than in actually achieving it and ruined any illusions I may have had that fundamental, structural changes would take place in … Read more
This weekend, the final qualification tournaments for the 2022 Beijing Olympics are happening at sites around the world. A number of current Division I and Division III women’s hockey players are representing their countries at these tournaments. This is the first year the Olympic field will contain 10 women’s teams. The top six teams in … Read more
The NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee on Wednesday approved expanding the national women’s hockey brackets for the NCAA tournament. The bracket will expand from eight to 11 teams, but the Women’s Ice Hockey Committee has yet to decide whether the new bracket format will be implemented in 2022 or 2023. Once the committee makes … Read more