Women’s D-I picks: Oct. 19

Nicole and I started off our season picks race last weekend, and I grabbed a two-game lead out of the gate, going 17-3-3 (.804), while Nicole was 15-5-3 (.717). We have some interesting battles in the top 10 this weekend to pick. Friday, Oct. 19 Dartmouth at Harvard Candace: I’m going with home ice. Harvard … Read more

Weekend picks: Oct. 19

Nicole and I started off our season picks race last weekend, and I grabbed a two-game lead out of the gate, going 17-3-3 (.804), while Nicole was 15-5-3 (.717). We have some interesting battles in the top 10 this weekend to pick. Friday, Oct. 19 Dartmouth at Harvard Candace: I’m going with home ice. Harvard … Read more

Maddie Rooney back in the groove at Minnesota Duluth

On Wednesday night, Minnesota Duluth goalie Maddie Rooney added one more accolade to her already impressive year as she was named the 2018 Team Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation. After stopping four of Canada’s six shootout opportunities and making 29 saves in the Olympic gold medal game at Pyeongchang — including … Read more

Weekend Wrap: Oct. 14 — New all-time record

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With a sweep of Minnesota Duluth, Wisconsin’s Mark Johnson became the all-time winningest coach in women’s Division I hockey. Elsewhere, Boston College needed overtime twice to beat St. Lawrence, and Ohio State and Minnesota swept key WCHA series. Weekend wrap: Oct. 14

A new record holder?

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Harvard’s Katey Stone has been the all-time winningest coach in women’s Division I hockey for this decade, and currently has 464 wins in her career. However, it is likely that Wisconsin’s Mark Johnson or Mercyhurst’s Mike Sisti will surpass her this weekend.

Weekend wrap: Oct. 7

No. 5 Ohio State split with No. 8 Colgate, and No. 3 Minnesota got a win and tie against No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth, while the other top teams had solid weekends.

Weekend wrap: Oct. 7

Abby Roque of Wisconsin. (Photo by David Stluka) (David Stluka)

Robert Morris at No. 1 Clarkson The Colonials pushed the defending national champions in the third period of each of their games, but the Golden Knights swept the weekend with 4-2 and 4-3 wins. Senior Loren Gabel led Clarkson with two goals on Friday and tallied her 150th career point with an assist on Saturday. … Read more

Exploding or grinding, Mercyhurst marches on

In 2005, the NCAA expanded its national collegiate tournament to three rounds and eight teams. Of the 14 events played since that expansion, Mercyhurst has made the tourney field in 12 of them. “We’ve got a proud program,” Lakers coach Michael Sisti said. “We made it like 10 times in a row without the auto-bid.” … Read more

WCHA season preview: Wisconsin looks to fight off Minnesota in the WCHA

The WCHA has four teams in the USCHO preseason poll. Wisconsin and Minnesota are ranked second and third, while Ohio State comes in at the seventh spot and Minnesota-Duluth earns the ninth slot. The Gophers, Bulldogs, and Badgers all return players from the Olympics and centralization. Last season was the first in the history of … Read more

ECAC season preview: Clarkson looks to three-peat, and again win the ECAC

With the acquisition of goalie Kassidy Sauvé from Ohio State and former Quinnipiac standout scorer T.T. Cianfarano, who will add to a potent offense that includes Patty Kazmaier Award top-three finalist Loren Gabel, the Clarkson Golden Knights look poised to not only again win the ECAC, but to three-peat as national champions. Colgate and Cornell will try to throw a wrench into Clarkson’s march to glory.