We had an exciting week of D-III Women’s hockey this past weekend and earlier this week, one team made a run and some other upsets occurred! The second half is officially upon us! Trinity? Where’ve you been? The Bantams had a trio of tall tasks in their way this past week, visiting #8 Norwich on … Read more
We’re getting back to a full slate this weekend in D-III Women’s hockey, meanwhile we had a few games played this week coming off the great weekend featuring four games down South in Charleston, SC. Here’s a brief recap of some midweek non-conference games, which featured an upset in Vermont! Trinity upsets #8 Norwich (Trinity … Read more
Merry Christmas Everyone! As we nearly find ourselves in the second half of the season, we’ve reached a point in time in which many look forward to, the holiday season. However, there’s some of us that just want D-III hockey back, so Santa, you can have your day of fame, but you better head back … Read more
What a weekend out east, we saw a team get their first ever ranked-win, the Norwich East-West Classic had a first-timer winner, and to add to all that, we had a top-ten matchup in Clinton, NY. Here’s your weekly review from the east! Norwich East-West Classic – Kreitzberg Arena – Northfield, VT One of the … Read more
Nearing closer to the semester break, teams are making their final push to end the first half on a high note. We had some great games out east this past weekend, including some highly ranked matchups. CCC Two teams that have come out swinging this year, looking to make that next leap are Western … Read more
We had a great weekend of Women’s D-III hockey out East, including arguably the best tournament each year, the Panther/Cardinal Classic! To go along with that, one team headed out West for a non-conference matchup, and we also had the annual Codfish Bowl! Lots to cover from this past weekend on the eastern front and … Read more
We entered week 4 with some intriguing matchups on the eastern front, all in anticipation of the massive Thanksgiving tournaments in the crosshairs. We also finally got to see the late-blooming NESCAC begin its season this past weekend, the deepest conference in women’s D3 hockey. Now we’re finally in the thick of things, NESCAC play … Read more
Week 4 out East brought us some surprises no doubt, but it seemed like nothing ranked-team wise was affected as the polls stayed relatively the same from last week. However, we had some matchups I said to keep an eye on, which turned out to be great ones, along with some other conference-play action! CCC … Read more
Conference play is underway in D-III Women’s hockey and that means the fun has begun. We saw many close matchups this past weekend including a few upsets and first-ever victories for some programs. It’s also worth noting some teams, one, who has charged up the rankings as of late. This season will be over sooner … Read more
We finally got back into the swings of things this past weekend in the D-III Women’s East hockey world, and we got all we could’ve asked for. We saw a tournament featuring three-ranked teams with an upset victory, as well as some spectacular individual performances. We still had many teams on the backburner and won’t … Read more
The NEHC has released its annual women’s hockey preseason coaches poll, compiled based on rankings from the league’s 10 head coaches. Norwich took the top spot in the preseason poll after winning the 2023 NEHC championship and qualifying for the NCAA postseason. NEHC Preseason Women’s Coaches Poll (First-place votes) 1. Norwich (6), 96 points 2. … Read more
It’s that time of the year again, Division III hockey, specifically, D-III Women’s hockey is back and looking stronger than ever in nearly all facets. Here on the eastern front, we look forward to another fun and competitive year where currently, it’s anyone’s game, not simply a handful of teams anymore. Also in this article, … Read more
Julian Giantonio has been named the third head coach of the Marian women’s hockey team. Giantonio joins the Sabres after serving as the head coach at Salem State this past season. “Congratulations to Julian on his well-deserved hire as the head women’s ice hockey coach,” said Marian director of athletics Tony Draves in a statement. … Read more
Plymouth State has named Ben Chipman interim head coach of the Panthers women’s hockey team. Chipman, who becomes the seventh head coach in program history, takes over for Mollie Fitzgerald, who opted to leave the sport last month. He takes over a team that went 3-19-1 last winter, including 2-13-1 in the NEHC, finishing one … Read more
Plymouth State head women’s hockey coach Mollie Fitzpatrick has resigned her position. Fitzpatrick led the Panthers to a 3-19-1 mark in her first season as a head coach, earning her first victory in a 3-2 win over Curry on Nov. 5, 2022. According to a news release, Fitzpatrick intends to leave the sport to “pursue … Read more
Elmira has announced the hiring of Greg Haney as head women’s hockey coach, becoming the ninth head coach in program history after the departure of Jake Bobrowski earlier this spring. Haney begins his time at Elmira after serving as the women’s hockey head coach for the past three seasons at Potsdam. “We feel very fortunate … Read more
Buffalo State has hired Rachel Grampp as the head coach of the women’s hockey team. Grampp took over as the interim head coach for the Bengals partway through the 2021-22 season and led the Bengals to a six-win improvement in her first full season as interim coach in 2022-23. “We are thrilled to officially appoint … Read more
Elmira has announced the resignation of head women’s hockey coach Jake Bobrowski. During his one full season leading the squad, Bobrowski helped guide the Soaring Eagles to its seventh straight conference championship appearance (UCHC, NEHC, ECAC West), while Elmira captured its second straight NEHC regular-season title after a perfect 17-0-0 campaign. Bobrowski picked up his … Read more
UMass Boston has announced the appointment of Maureen “Moe” Bradley as the new head women’s hockey coach. Bradley, who has been serving as the interim head coach since March, will assume her full-time head coaching position immediately. “I am thrilled that Coach Bradley will be taking over our women’s ice hockey program,” said UMass Boston … 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