Oswego women’s hockey assistant Slominski named new assistant coach, director of operations for Vermont women’s hockey team

Vermont has announced that Danielle Slominski has joined the women’s hockey staff as assistant coach and director of operations. Slominski served as an assistant coach at Oswego during the 2023-24 campaign. “We are really excited to welcome Dani to the Vermont women’s hockey family,” said Vermont coach Jim Plumer in a statement. “She is a very … Read more

D-III Women’s East Week 16 Review: Nazareth runs the UCHC, Castleton’s senior day win, & a tournament outlook!

Nazareth clinches the UCHC again This was supposed to be the year of the Pioneer (appreciate the rhyme) in the UCHC, but the young squad in Nazareth has done it again, winning the UCHC for the third-straight season, Chris Baudo continues to win, now with a record of 111-25-7 (via USCHO). With their pair of … Read more

D-III Women’s East Week 14 Recap: Nazareth runs the UCHC, Lakers rising, & Wesleyan says hello!

We’re creeping in on conference tournament time and play has never been better in terms of parity and overall competitive skill level within the top teams. We had a busy weekend as usual out east, here’s your notable events from the eastern front! The UCHC runs through Rochester, New York Nazareth, the 3rd-youngest team in … Read more

D-III Women’s East Week 5 Recap: Panther/Cardinal Classic, Codfish Bowl, East/West crossover in Adrian!

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

D-III Women’s East: ’23-24 Preseason Preview! It’s that time again!

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

NEWHL to become new SUNYAC women’s conference in 2023-24; Canton joining men’s SUNYAC with ’24-25 season

Women’s hockey will become the 21st sport in the SUNYAC conference beginning with the 2023-24 season. In addition, Canton will join the SUNYAC as an associate member in men’s hockey starting in 2024-25, bringing the total number of programs to 10 in the conference. The presidents of the SUNYAC approved both measures on May 8 … Read more

Potsdam’s Merrill takes NEWHL player of year, Cortland’s Delacourt top rookie, Canton’s Alvarez named best goaltender

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

D-III Women’s East Week 17: Conference play recap & my picks for this weekend!

Headed into championship weekend out east after all teams officially began conference tournament play this past weekend, whilst others continued with their respective tournaments. We’ll take a look back and highlight some of the main events that occurred, and I’ll give my picks for this weekend’s conference games. The NEHC’s top-two narrowly advance Elmira defeats … Read more

D-III Women’s East Week 6 Recap: Amherst shocks No. 3 Middlebury, Cortland shocks No. 4 Plattsburgh, Utica’s making some noise

We had a wild week of Women’s hockey out east as we had three shocking upsets, two involving the same teams and one involving a team that hadn’t been shutout since 11/24/2018! Weeks like this show us once again how the competition levels have never been better and the amount of dominant teams are decreasing … Read more

D-III Women’s East Week 5 Recap: Bowdoin’s top-5 upset, Oswego’s streaking, and the Cardinal/Panther Classic east perspective

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

D-III Women’s East Week 4 Recap: Teams get some statement wins, holiday tournaments, and the NESCAC is back!

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