For leading his team to the best record in program history and into the semifinals of the NCAA tournament, Colgate’s Greg Fargo has been chosen CCM/AHCA Women’s Division I Coach of the Year (photo: Colgate Athletics).
Six players who advanced to the NCAA women’s championship in Minneapolis, including four from defending champion Clarkson, have been recognized as 2018 CCM/AHCA All-Americans (photo: Rich Gagnon/Boston University Athletics).
With last year’s two championship game participants and two teams that had never made the NCAA tournament before, this year’s Frozen Four has the opportunity to have some wildly different storylines. We could see a rematch of last year’s title game. Or we could continue to rewrite the history books. We featured Colgate last week, … Read more
It’s the final weekend of the 2017-18 women’s Division I college hockey season. Candace and Nicole discuss the first round results of the NCAA tournament, the outlook for the four remaining teams, and the Patty Kazmaier Award final three.
Standing at the blue line after the starters have been named, her position at the boards closest to her bench throws off the numerical order, but Courtney Pensavalle belongs there (photo: Yale Athletics).
Three of the four home teams advanced, though Clarkson needed overtime to get past a tough Mercyhurst squad. Ohio State proved the lone minor upset, blanking Boston College on the road. Ohio State will face Clarkson, and Colgate will face Wisconsin.
Ohio State scored the lone upset Saturday, as the Buckeyes upset Boston College, 2-0, behind 38 saves from Kassidy Sauve, including 23 in the third period. Mercyhurst also challenged Clarkson, but fell short in OT, while Wisconsin and Colgate moved in on straightforward fashion. Roque’s two goals pace Wisconsin past Minnesota Photo gallery: Ohio State … Read more
The first round of the NCAA tournament features intriguing matchups, including a rematch between Minnesota and Wisconsin one week after the Gophers defeated the Badgers in the final of the WCHA tournament. Candace and Nicole pick the four quarterfinals.
As freshmen at Colgate, the players only got seven wins. Every year since, they’ve set a new program record for wins, and this year, the seniors led a team that won their first regular season ECAC crown and advanced to their first-ever NCAA tournament.
It’s down to eight teams battling for the national championship. Nicole and Arlan discuss the results from the conference championships and preview the NCAA quarterfinals.
The WCHA women’s league announced Tuesday that Minnesota senior defenseman Sydney Baldwin is the 2017-18 WCHA Player of the Year (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).
Colgate junior forward Jessie Eldridge has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for February, while Harvard’s Becca Gilmore was selected the National Rookie of the Month (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).
The conference tournaments produced some upsets, as Minnesota and Northeastern won their respective championships to an an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Mercyhurst won the CHA to earn an automatic bid, and Clarkson won the ECAC tournament and top seed in the NCAA tournament.
ECAC Hockey announced the recipients of the league’s annual postseason awards at its banquet Friday night held as part of the 2018 ECAC women’s hockey championship weekend at Clarkson (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).
The final weekend of conference play is here. Candace and Nicole pick the semifinals, and will pick the finals on Saturday.
The CHA held its awards banquet Wednesday night and announced its individual award winners, an All-Rookie Team and two All-CHA Teams (photo: Justin Berl/RMU Athletics).
Senior forward Victoria Bach (Boston University), junior forward Loren Gabel (Clarkson) and freshman forward Daryl Watts (Boston College) have been named the top three finalists for the 2018 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (photo: Connor Koehler).
After starting the season struggling to even get a win in the conference, UConn has advanced to the Hockey East semifinals, and is looking to notch another upset when the Huskies face Boston College.
The women’s WCHA on Wednesday announced six individual awards for the 2017-18 season (photo: Melissa Wade).
The women’s Hockey East on Wednesday announced the 2017-18 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team and five other season awards as voted by the league’s nine head coaches (photo: Melissa Wade).