Hood College women’s hockey is set to join the UCHC for the 2024-25 season, expanding the UCHC women’s hockey membership to 12 teams. “It is exciting to see the growth of competitive opportunities for women in ice hockey and we are proud to support the rise with the addition of Hood College to the UCHC,” … Read more
Josh Funk has been named the first women’s hockey head coach at Hood College. The NCAA Division III Blazers will take the ice for the first time in the 2024-25 academic year. “I am extremely honored and excited to be named the first head coach of women’s ice hockey at Hood College,” said Funk in … Read more
The University of Dubuque has announced the addition of men’s and women’s hockey to their NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletics program with competition to begin with the 2023-24 season. UD will be partnering with the Dubuque Ice Arena, which is home to the USHL’s Dubuque Fighting Saints, and with its managing partner, Q Casino, to … Read more
The NEHC announced Thursday the addition of Salve Regina as the league’s newest member. Both the men’s and women’s hockey teams at Salve will join the conference and begin league play during the 2024-25 season. “The NEHC is excited to welcome Salve Regina University as the league’s newest member,” stated NEHC commissioner Katie Boldvich in … Read more
Looking back on arguably the best season of D-III Women’s hockey we’ve seen to date for a multitude of reasons, we now need to recognize the players who’ve stood out. The awards that will be given are USCHO First-Team, Second-Team, Rookie of the Year (ROTY), Coach of the Year (COTY), & Player of the Year … Read more
A new champion has been crowned. Your 2023 D-III Women’s Hockey NCAA Champions are Gustavus Adolphus! The first ever national championship for the Gusties and also the first ever national championship for a western conference team! To add to the craziness, this was also the longest-ever NCAA D-III women’s hockey championship game ever played. Gustavus … Read more
And then there were two… After today’s frozen four semifinal results, we’re left with two teams that will go at it for the national championship in Amherst, MA (Orr Rink) on Sunday March 19 at 3:00pm EST. Gustavus vs Plattsburgh (Gustavus wins 3-2 in double-overtime) Entering the game, Plattsburgh held a record of 26-2-0, while … Read more
NCAA Division III women’s head coaches have recognized the top 24 hockey players in their division by selecting them as CCM Hockey/AHCA All-Americans for 2022-23. The honorees come from 14 different schools, and 22 of the 24 are from the U.S. The state of Minnesota, with five players, provided the most All-Americans. There are two … Read more
For leading her team to a record of 22-5-2 and into the semifinals of the NCAA Division III championships, Emily McNamara of Hamilton has been chosen by her peers as the 2023 CCM/AHCA Women’s Division III Coach of the Year. It is the first time that McNamara has been so honored and the first Hamilton … Read more
Darci Matson, a sophomore forward from Aurora, is the recipient of the 2023 Laura Hurd Award. The award, voted on by the nation’s Division III head coaches, is presented to the best player at the NCAA women’s Division III level. Matson is the first player from Aurora to be so honored. In the 2022-23 season, … Read more
We’ve made it. We’re entering the final weekend of the 2022-2023 Women’s D-III hockey season where it will all take place in Amherst, MA. This past weekend we saw the field shrink from eight teams down to four in an exciting quarterfinal round of hockey. UW-River Falls at Gustavus This was the big matchup out … Read more
The first round, or as I like to call it, the “play-in” round is complete. We move onto the quarterfinal round of the NCAA tournament. Here’s a quick recap of how Wednesday night’s trio of games went and also a look ahead at what’s to come Saturday. Nazareth at Hamilton Hamilton (20-5-2) defeated Nazareth (22-5-1) … Read more
Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Sophie Rausch and UW-River Falls’ Maddie McCollins were tabbed the WIAC women’s co-players of the year to lead the individuals selected to the 2023 all-WIAC team by the league coaches. This marks the first time in the 10-year history of the player of the year award that it has been shared. Rausch is … Read more
The MIAC has announced its award winners for the 2022-23 women’s hockey season. Gustavus senior forward Hailey Holland and senior defender Kayla Vrieze were selected by MIAC head coaches as the offensive and defensive players of the year, respectively, while Augsburg first-year defender Nora Stepan was named rookie of the year and St. Catherine senior … Read more
The CCC has announced its 2022-23 women’s hockey all-conference teams and major award winners. Five of the seven CCC schools were represented on this year’s list with Suffolk’s five selections accounting for the most from a single team. Among the Rams recognized was 2023 CCC player of the year Shana Cote, who took home the … Read more
It’s officially tournament time! How did we get here you ask? Well, we’ll review that now with a recap of the conference championships a few days ago and also take a look at this week’s upcoming games that begin on Wednesday, March 8. The 2023 Women’s D-III NCAA Bracket Overview Auto-Bids: Amherst (24-3-0) – … Read more
The NCHA women’s conference has announced its 2022-23 season award winners, including player of the year, coach of the year, freshman of the year, the all-conference team, and the all-freshman team. The 2022-23 player of the year is Darci Matson, a sophomore forward at Aurora. The Wasilla, Alaska, native not only paced the conference in … Read more
Potsdam senior forward Kaylee Merrill has been selected the 2023 NEWHL player of the year. The honor is voted upon by the head coaches of the NEWHL. This marks the first time in the five-year history of the league that a player from a team other than Plattsburgh has garnered the conference’s top award. The … Read more
The UCHC has announced its 2022-23 women’s award winners and all-conference teams. The awards were selected through an all-encompassing survey of the league’s 11 head coaches. Utica senior Erica Sloan was named the 2022-23 UCHC player of the year. Sloan leads all UCHC players in scoring with 45 points on 24 goals and 21 assists … Read more
On Thursday, Finlandia University’s Board of Trustees announced that the school will not enroll students for the 2023-24 academic year. The decision follows months of continuous efforts to find pathways for the university to continue its mission, according to a statement. “I am deeply saddened to announce that due to a combination of demographic changes, … Read more