In the first Wednesday Women of the second half, Candace and Nicole look at USA Hockey’s puzzling cuts from the Olympic team, Cornell’s losses to Princeton and Quinnipiac, puzzling results from Ohio State, Robert Morris, and St. Lawrence, and some of the current PairWise teams.
Brian Durocher has signed a long-term contract extension to remain as head coach of the Boston University women’s hockey team.
The top teams fell like Dominos over the weekend in a series of upsets.
Clarkson women’s teammates Shea Tiley and Elizabeth Giguere claim monthly laurels from the Hockey Commissioners’ Association.
Conference races will heat up this weekend with the games on tap. Candace and Nicole pick the games.
Women’s columnist Nicole Haase looks at the conference races as the second half starts in earnest, and also considers the potential Patty Kazmaier Award nominees.
The weekend saw light action, with Princeton surprising Boston University, while No. 2 Boston College and No. 8 Providence won.
USA Hockey on Monday announced the roster for the 2018 United States Olympic women’s hockey team and current and former NCAA players dot the roster.
Much ado was made over the first half about the scoring prowess of Boston College’s Daryl Watts and Caitrin Lonergan and Boston University’s Victoria Bach. It has been a particularly productive, high-volume first half of the season, but how does their output compare, historically? Bach leads the nation with 23 goals and her 40 points … Read more
We’ve got a light weekend of action this weekend, and we are giving Nicole the weekend off. I did pick up another game on Nicole in our season race last weekend, as I went 19-3-2 (.833) while Nicole went 18-4-2 (.791). On the year, I am 195-65-39 (.717) while Nicole is 186-73-39 (.687). Friday-Saturday, Dec. … Read more
Nearly three months of games are in the books, and though many of the usual suspects make up the top ten, there are plenty of surprises thus far as well. As students wrap up the first semester and the league takes its winter break, it’s time to think about what sort of goodies each of … Read more
With most of the first half in the books, Candace and Nicole look at the teams that have stood out as surprises, as well as those that have disappointed. They also look at potential Patty Kazmaier Award nominees, Wisconsin’s weekend, and the tie between Robert Morris and Colgate.
No. 1 Wisconsin vs St. Cloud State Sam Cogan put the Badgers on the board 6:27 in and that turned out to be all the scoring on Friday. The Huskies’ defense was the star of the game, along with a stellar outing from goalie Janine Alder. On Saturday, the Badgers scored once in each period … Read more
As we close on the end of the first half, I have a small lead on Nicole in our picks race, and last week gained another game. I went 22-6-3 (.758), while Nicole went 21-7-3 (.725). On the year, I am 176-62-37 (.707), while Nicole is 169-69-37 (.681). Thursday, Dec. 7 Boston University at Yale … Read more
Victoria Bach is coming off one of the single most impressive months of hockey any women’s D-I player has ever had.
Senior forward Victoria Bach of the Boston University women’s team has been selected as the women’s Hockey Commissioners Association National College Player of the Month for November, while Boston College freshman forward Daryl Watts has repeated as AHCA National Rookie of the Month. Bach, who was named Hockey East Player of the Month on Tuesday, … Read more
Arlan and Nicole examine the series that involved splits, including Minnesota-Bemidji State, Colgate-Cornell and Mercyhurst-Robert Morris, and what Wisconsin and Clarkson gained from sweeps of key conference rivals.
Minnesota Duluth at No. 1 Wisconsin The Badgers were 2.3 seconds away from a 5-0 shutout, but Anna Klein put the Bulldogs on the board just before the buzzer. Abby Roque had two goals and an assist in the 5-1 win. Brette Pettet added a goal and an assist. On Saturday, Pettet, Sophia Shaver, and … Read more
Nicole gained two more games back on me, thanks to picking Cornell and Merrimack. last week, I went 14-9-5, while Nicole was 16-7-5. On the year, I am 154-56-34, while Nicole is 148-62-34. We only have a few more weekends till the break. Let’s see if I can rebuild me lead further. Thursday/Saturday, Nov. 30, … Read more
No. 1 Wisconsin vs. Northeastern The Huskies put an end to Wisconsin’s undefeated season with a 3-2 win at the DI in DC event. The Badgers looked flat early on, and Northeastern used that opportunity to take a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from McKenna Brand and Tori Sullivan. Sam Cogan cut the lead for … Read more