The World University Games are the second-largest multi-sport winter event in the world, after the Winter Olympics and are put on every two years by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) as “a celebration of international university sports and culture.” While the competition is a large and competitive event for countries all around the world, … Read more
This past weekend on the eastern front of hockey, we saw Bowdoin pull off a big upset during the annual Codfish Bowl tournament hosted this year by UMass-Boston. We saw Oswego continue their recent momentum, while also revisiting the Cardinal/Panther Classic from the east perspective. Bowdoin takes down #5 This year’s Codfish Bowl hosted by … Read more
The University of Wisconsin – River Falls made the headlines this weekend after their big tournament victory in the annual Cardinal/Panther Classic held this year in Plattsburgh, NY. There weren’t many games played by west teams this weekend, none holding a large amount of significance besides UWRF. Some teams played earlier this week on … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate. Another week of D-III Women’s hockey has wrapped up on the eastern front and we’re moving into an exciting time of the season, holiday tournaments and NESCAC play finally beginning. We saw some teams get some big wins this week and reality is now showing itself more and … Read more
This week was arguably the best week of D-III east women’s hockey yet. Featuring an upset of #11 Endicott at the hands of Western New England, more recently, #3 Plattsburgh holding off #9 Norwich 5-4 in OT on Tuesday 11/15, and Elmira got their fourth straight shutout in a weekend sweep of William Smith. We … Read more
Another great week of Women’s D-III hockey out east as more teams began their regular season play, leaving only the NESCAC teams who begin their season Friday November 18 featuring the current #1 defending champions Middlebury who host Trinity for a pair of home games. Next weekend, the eastern half of D-III Hockey will finally … Read more
Week one out east featured two coaches winning their first games as Division III head coaches. Kalie Grant, head coach of SUNY Canton and Jake Bobrowski, head coach of Elmira, both got the job done in their first games at the helm of their respective teams. There weren’t a ton of games played this weekend … Read more
Elmira has announced the hiring of Jake Bobrowski as head women’s hockey coach. Bobrowski becomes the eighth head coach in program history after the departure of Tim Crowley earlier this offseason. “We feel very fortunate to have Jake join our staff as the new head women’s ice hockey coach”, said Elmira director of athletics Rhonda … Read more
Ellie Barney scored 13:17 into overtime to give the Panthers their fourth NCAA championship.
The Panthers will try to finish a perfect season and the Gusties will make their first championship game appearance.
The UCHC women’s conference announced Tuesday its 2021-22 award winners. Player of the Year: Georgiana Santullo, Utica Rookie of the Year: Ally Nolan, Chatham Goaltender of the Year: Angela Hawthorne, Utica Defensive Player of the Year: Morgan Miller, Manhattanville Coach of the Year: Chris Baudo, Nazareth First Team All-UCHC Forward: Georgiana Santullo, Utica Forward: Erica … Read more
The NEHC women’s division has announced the recipients of the league’s major award winners and all-conference and all-rookie Teams as selected by the league’s ten head coaches. Eliza Beaudin of Elmira has been named NEHC Player of the Year after posting 24 points (eight goals, 16 assists) in league play. The senior forward is a … Read more
The New England Hockey Conference has officially renamed their postseason championship cups the Mariano Cup in honor of longtime Norwich director of athletics Tony Mariano. The league’s athletic directors voted unanimously to honor Mariano in the naming of the trophies. Mariano has been the director of athletics at Norwich for 30 years and has served … Read more
Due to ongoing rescheduling hurdles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the NEHC has announced an expansion of its league postseason tournaments for the 2021-22 season. Typically an eight-team field, the tournaments will expand for the 2021-22 postseason only to accommodate the qualification of all 10 programs. A first-round game has been added for Wednesday, February … Read more
The UCHC announced Thursday the results of its 2021-22 women’s preseason coaches poll. The poll is voted on by all 11 league coaches with Nazareth selected as the top team in the conference at the start of the 2021-22 season. Nazareth was a near-unanimous selection, as the Golden Flyers are attempting to win their first … Read more
UMass Boston has named Danielle Blanchard the new head women’s hockey coach for the Beacons. Blanchard, who will begin her new position immediately following an extensive nationwide search, comes to the harbor campus after serving as the assistant coach at Yale. “Danielle’s extensive knowledge of the game of ice hockey, her care and attention to … Read more
Utica has announced the hiring of Madyson Moore as a full-time assistant coach for the Pioneers’ women’s hockey team. Moore comes to Utica after a decorative career between New England College and Norwich. In 95 career games between the two schools, Moore accumulated 68 points and was a member of the 2014 Norwich team that … Read more
Elmira announced earlier this month that current women’s hockey assistant coach Mandy Montgomery will now add compliance assistant to her assigned duties within the athletics department. Montgomery, who enters her fourth year with the department, will now be responsible for the monitoring systems which assist the college in complying with all institution, conference, and NCAA … Read more
Norwich has named Taylor Willard as the lead assistant coach for the women’s hockey team. Willard replaces Mollie Fitzpatrick, who left to join the Boston University women’s coaching staff in June. “I am beyond thrilled to have Taylor Willard join our staff,” Norwich head coach Sophie Leclerc said in a statement. “It was clear after … Read more
Norwich women’s hockey assistant coach Mollie Fitzpatrick is stepping down from her post to join the Boston University women’s hockey coaching staff. Fitzpatrick has served as the assistant coach for the past six seasons, helping lead Norwich to the 2018 national championship under head coach Mark Bolding. Fitzpatrick has spent 11 of the last 13 … Read more