Weekly Wednesday Women columns
Candace and Arlan look at milestones from last weekend, the state of Boston University after being upset by Vermont, how Boston College and Minnesota are doing, the state of the CHA, what teams might move up in the PairWise, and preview next week’s Beanpot tournament.
Candace and Arlan look at the middle teams in the conferences, where the teams are jockeying fiercely for playoff positioning, debate the state of the CHA, and look at Chelsea Laden’s chances of challenging the NCAA shutout mark.
Candace and Arlan review what they learned from the big series between Minnesota and Wisconsin and the first battle between Boston College and Boston University, debate finish orders in the ECAC, Hockey East, and the WCHA, look at players having good and bad seasons, and pick the 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Candace and Arlan preview tonight’s Boston College-Boston University game and this weekend’s Minnesota-Wisconsin series, discuss the decision by Minnesota-Duluth not to renew Shannon Miller’s contract, and debate ECAC dark horses.
In their final discussion of the first half, Candace and Arlan look at whether Harvard and Cornell are back to being threats, ponder Minnesota’s shellacking of St. Cloud, and look at which teams are in contention and what games are the ones to watch in the second half.
Boston College and Quinnipiac are winning games by completely opposite approaches, Mercyhurst looks likely to make an 11th straight NCAA tournament, Minnesota and Wisconsin continue to look strong, and everyone else has question marks.
Candace and Arlan take a look at which team might emerge in the tightly contested ECAC, whether Minnesota-Duluth is a contender, what teams need better defense, and whether the pressure faced by Minnesota is lesser in this season.
Candace and Arlan ponder whether newly ranked Bemidji State is an NCAA contender, whether anyone can stop Boston College in Hockey East, and debate the explosive volatility in the ECAC and CHA.
Candace and Arlan ponder the topsy-turvy results from the weekend, which produced a few very surprising results, and look at how a few conference races are shaping up with a full month of play underway.
Candace and Arlan look at dominating wins by Minnesota and Boston College against top 10 opponents and ponder what upcoming roster absences for the Four Nations Cup might do to their college teams.
Candace and Arlan look at the results from four series this past weekend that pitted potential NCAA tournament squads against each other, and search for potential Cinderellas among the rest of the teams in the conferences.
A spate of ties and a few upsets have Candace and Arlan wondering whether favorites are just experiencing early-season stumbles, or if something more troubling is in the works.
A lot of teams enter this season missing key cogs from previous years, but the top teams, such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Boston College, seem to be off to a great start regardless, while teams in the rung below, such as Vermont and Bemidji State, made some noise in the first weekend of full action. Candace and Arlan take a look in their first Wednesday Women column.
In their final Wednesday Women of the year, Candace and Arlan look at the quarterfinal results and what they presage for the Frozen Four, Steve Sertich’s retirement, and what the picture next year might be with Olympians returning to their schools.
Candace and Arlan review the results from the conference tournaments, preview the first round matchups in the NCAA tournament, and discuss the final three candidates for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Candace and Arlan look at the results from the first week of playoff action and try to predict how the conference semis and finals will unfold, and also discuss the top 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award and who is likely to make the top three.
Candace and Arlan review the Olympics, the current state of the PairWise, and ponder what upsets might happen as the conference playoffs start.
Candace and Arlan examine the conference races and what might happen for the playoffs, and also talk about the Olympics and women’s pro hockey.
A few teams still control their destiny, but recent results have made other races more unpredictable. Candace and Arlan also look at the early results from the Olympics.
Candace and Arlan take a gander at the conference races and early playoff possibilities, as well as offer their guesses on how things might play out for the women’s Olympic squads.