St. Catherine women’s hockey team elevates Chilstrom from assistant coach to head coach of Wildcats

St. Catherine has announced the hiring of Kayla Chilstrom as the Wildcats’ new head hockey coach. Chilstrom, the program’s assistant for the past three seasons, is the fourth coach headed into the program’s 29th season. “I want to personally thank (athletic director) Eric Stacey and the athletic department for believing in me to lead this … Read more

Gustavus takes top ’22-23 MIAC women’s honors as Holland named top offensive player, Vrieze tabbed best defensive player

The MIAC has announced its award winners for the 2022-23 women’s hockey season. Gustavus senior forward Hailey Holland and senior defender Kayla Vrieze were selected by MIAC head coaches as the offensive and defensive players of the year, respectively, while Augsburg first-year defender Nora Stepan was named rookie of the year and St. Catherine senior … Read more

D-III Women’s West Week 4 Recap: Teams continue to impress, the competition levels are growing, intriguing outlook ahead!

Another week of D-III Women’s hockey out west is complete and we were met with a big #6 vs #8 matchup, along with some emerging teams stacking together some early wins. We also saw the current top west teams remain undefeated, handling their business as they have each and every week so far this season.  … Read more

Hamline’s Rausch, Saint Mary’s Ziakas selected 2022 MIAC women’s co-players of the year

The MIAC has announced its award honorees for the 2021-22 women’s hockey season. Hamline junior forward Sophie Rausch and Saint Mary’s senior goaltender Ary Ziakas were recognized as co-players of the year, while Hamline senior forward Jordan Hansen was honored with the Sheila Brown Award for citizenship in women’s hockey, and Gustavus head coach Mike … Read more

Women’s D-III weekend picks Dec. 7

The last big weekend of the first half sees No. 5 Wisconsin-River Falls facing No. 9 Gustavus Adolphus and No. 7 St. Thomas, while No. 4 Norwich has a tough test with Suffolk. Olivia Spellmire picks the weekend’s games.

Gustavus Adolphus has the edge in the competitive MIAC

Gustavus Adolphus won the regular season crown, but was upset in overtime by St. Thomas, the eventual tournament winner. The Gusties earned an at-large bid to the NCAA finals and upset Wisconsin-River Falls in the opening round before falling in the national semifinal to Adrian. St. Thomas won the conference tournament and the conference autobid … Read more

Women’s D-III Playoff Preview

Andy Williams had it right when he sang, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” And while the holidays certainly are a joyful time, some can argue that hockey playoffs also fit that mold. In Division III circles, the women get underway this weekend, with some games starting as soon as Wednesday night. Here … Read more