Weekly Wednesday Women columns
Nicole and Arlan look at the current state of the conference races and PairWise race, how good Princeton is, whether Boston College can use its win over Northeastern as a springboard to success, and some of the top candidates for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Candace and Arlan look at Northeastern’s win and tie versus Clarkson, Minnesota’s triumph in the Minnesota Cup, Princeton’s ascension up the ECAC and possibly into the NCAA tournament, Boston College’s ongoing struggles, and more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Candace and Arlan discuss Brown’s upset wins last weekend, the first time the Bears had beaten a ranked opponent in a dozen years, Dartmouth’s upset of Quinnipiac, Merrimack’s strong start, Clarkson’s overall start, the WCHA, and some big upcoming clashes in the first half of the season.
With teams all suffering losses in the first month of the season, and not team having scorers that are lighting the lamp at the expected rate, Nicole and Arlan ponder whether the game finally has the parity that has been on the verge of happening every year. They also discuss the Minnesota-Wisconsin series, why Clarkson is ranked No. 3, the top half of the ECAC, whether Harvard, Ohio State, and Minnesota Duluth can make the NCAA tournament, some of the top freshmen so far, and Northern Michigan’s announcement that it is looking at D-I women’s hockey.
Candace and Nicole look at St. Lawrence’s upset of Clarkson, the early success of Northeastern, the state of rivalry between Mercyhurst and Robert Morris, Boston College’s early offensive struggles, and the upcoming series between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Candace and Nicole look at teams that have struggled early that more was expected of, expansion and the NEWHA, and preview some of this weekend’s big contests.
In their first Wednesday Women of the 2018-19 season, Candace and Nicole look at some early surprises, like Minnesota Duluth’s sweep of Boston College, early defensive struggles from Wisconsin and Clarkson, and the possibility of a new hockey conference.
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.
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.
Candace and Arlan discuss the results from the first week’s action in the conference playoffs, preview some of the action in the final weekend of the conference playoffs, dissect Team USA’s win over Team Canada in the Olympics, and discuss the players who were honored with a nomination for the Patty Kazmaier Award last week.
The playoffs are beginning this weekend in three of the four conferences. Nicole and Candace debate how the first rounds might play out, look at the most likely upsets, and prognosticate on the longer term outlooks for the NCAA tournament. They also ponder tonight’s gold medal game between Team USA and Team Canada.
Arlan and Nicole discuss the upset bug that seems to have afflicted many of the top teams, what teams are positioned to finish strong and content in the Frozen Four, the first Olympic game for Team USA against Finland, and Boston College’s dramatic win over Boston University in the Beanpot.
Candace and Arlan discuss what Ohio State’s sweep of Wisconsin means, the chaotic state of both Hockey East and the CHA, the likely teams to make the ECAC tournament, and Tuesday’s results from the Beanpot.
Candace and Nicole discuss Katie Burt setting the all-time wins record for a goalie in women’s Division I, the sweeps by Connecticut and Vermont of Maine and Northeastern, the state of Minnesota’s NCAA tournament hopes, the chaos in the CHA, and likely Patty Kazmaier Award finalists.
Arlan and Nicole look at Bemidji State and Vermont’s recent results and ponder whether they can play spoiler, the races at the top and for the final playoff spots in the ECAC and Hockey East, the WCHA playoff format sans North Dakota, and the race in the CHA.