U.S. National Team players Annie Pankowski and Melissa Samoskevich and 2018 Olympics gold-medal winners Megan Keller, Kelly Pannek and Kali Flanagan were the first five selections in the 2018 National Women’s Hockey League Draft (photo: David Stluka).
There are currently 45 women from 13 countries playing D-I hockey. Over the holiday, some of those players will get an opportunity to play in Europe when Clarkson and Northeastern face each other in Belfast for the Friendship Series.
Nicole Haase and Arlan Marttila review the first half, including the strengths of Minnesota and Wisconsin, whether Princeton can take the ECAC crown from Clarkson, the multiteam race in Hockey East and two-team race in the CHA, and top players from the first half.
Wisconsin and Minnesota rolled in weekend sweeps, Clarkson got back on track by sweeping St. Lawrence, Princeton is in control in the ECAC, and Boston College continues to struggle.
Minnesota faces off against Robert Morris, Minnesota Duluth looks to hold off a resurgent Minnesota State, Clarkson and St. Lawrence look to right the ship, and Princeton looks to continue its strong play. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend’s games.
As first-year players, the current seniors at Minnesota State won only three games. This year, they are over .500 and are eyeing moving into the upper half of the WCHA standings.
Hockey East players have swept the Women’s Hockey Commissioners’ Association’s national awards for November, marking the first time one league has won all three awards in the same month (photo: Stew Milne).
Candace and Nicole look at Holy Cross’ upset of Northeastern, Boston College’s three-game losing streak, Clarkson getting swept by Colgate and Cornell, and Wisconsin’s dismantling of Syracuse.
Previously winless Holy Cross stunned No. 5 Northeastern, Boston University swept No. 4 Boston College for the first time ever, and No. 3 Clarkson fell to No. 7 Cornell and Colgate in a wild weekend of unexpected events.
The Clarkson-St. Lawrence travel pair takes on the Colgate-Cornell travel pair, and Boston College tries to rebound from a devastating loss to Northeastern with a tough series against Boston University. Candace and Nicole pick the games.
Currently in only its fourth season as a D-I program, Merrimack sits fourth in Hockey East and is also in the top 10 in the PairWise. The Warriors have created a blueprint for building a brand-new program and having quick success.
Candace and Arlan look at Wisconsin’s two OT wins over Harvard, the state of offensive production in women’s D-I, Clarkson’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth, if Minnesota is fully on track, and the first Boston College-Northeastern clash of the season.
Wisconsin needed overtime twice to beat Harvard, Minnesota won the Windjammer tournament, and Clarkson rolled past Minnesota Duluth. Nicole recaps the weekend action.
Wisconsin hosts Harvard and Clarkson hosts Minnesota Duluth, while several other teams have tournament weekends on the docket. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend’s games.
Columnist Nicole Haase takes a beat and outlines all the reasons this is a year to be thankful for if you are a fan of women’s college hockey.
Nicole and Arlan analyze Yale’s stunning upset of Clarkson, Colgate’s slow start, the state of the CHA, Ohio State’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth, Wisconsin’s overall chances for a championship, Hockey East’s top teams and more this week.
No. 7 Ohio State swept No. 7 Minnesota Duluth in a huge PairWise series, while Yale stunned No. 1 Clarkson. Nicole Haase wraps the weekend.
The top teams that took last weekend off for the Four Nations Cup are back in action, and a battle between No. 7 Ohio State and No. 7 Minnesota Duluth will have big implications in the PairWise. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend.
In her column this week Nicole Haase outlines why holding the Four Nations Cup in early November is detrimental to the college game, why it should be changed, and the inertia that might hamper change.
Candace and Nicole look at the dominant win by the U.S. in the Four Nations Cup and the surprising absences on each team’s roster, Bemidji’s surprise sweep of Ohio State, Northeastern’s red-hot start, and Colgate and Cornell’s early struggles.