Women’s D-III Frozen Four Preview

The uncertainties and speculation of the Frozen Four will unfold this weekend at Plattsburgh’s Robert Stafford Ice Arena.  Defending champion Elmira and runner-up Middlebury will be on the outside looking in this time around, leaving familiar final four participants Plattsburgh and Norwich to return to the podium. Wisconsin-River Falls’ last appearance in the final four … Read more

Final push for Plattsburgh

It’s been said that statistics are often manipulated to bolster a point of contention. For Plattsburgh, the ECAC West co-leaders, contradiction comes to mind. At 21-1-1 (13-1-0 ECAC West) and stunning, above-the-norm individual numbers, it hardly appears that the Cardinals have arrived at this point in the season with sleight of hand. Heading into the … Read more

ECAC West continues to reign supreme

In making a case for the strongest, most competitive conference in the nation, the ECAC West has presented outstanding credentials. While the initial portion of schedule produced little in the way of surprises for habitual national challengers Plattsburgh and Elmira, the remaining contenders have shown themselves worthy of loftier goals. The top five teams in … Read more

East/West Hockey Classic highlights Women’s D-III season openers

For the fourth straight year the East/West Hockey Classic hosted by Norwich University highlights the opening weekend of the NCAA Division III women’s ice hockey season. The annual predetermined matchup tournament features the top two teams from the ECAC West, Elmira and Plattsburgh, taking on the top two teams from the ECAC East, Norwich and … Read more

Moxley named new head women’s coach at Buffalo State

Buffalo State has hired former Niagara standout and Ohio State assistant coach Candice Moxley as its new head women’s coach. Moxley spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Ohio State and prior to joining the Buckeyes, served one year as the head coach at Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ont., and … Read more

D-III women’s poll has Plattsburgh holding a firm grip on top spot

The top three teams in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll are the same as last week’s poll, including top-ranked Plattsburgh, which took home 12 of 15 first-place votes. Second-ranked Gustavus Adolphus garnered the other three first-place votes. Elmira is again third, while Norwich is down one to No. 4 and Middlebury remains No. … Read more

Plattsburgh stays atop D-III women’s rankings

The top three teams in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll mirror last week’s poll, with Plattsburgh holding down the No. 1 ranking. Plattsburgh received 12 first-place votes this week. No. 2 Gustavus Adolphus garnered the other three first-place votes. Elmira remains No. 3, tied this week with Norwich, which is up two spots. Middlebury … Read more

Battle of the Birds highlights major weekend for top 10

In the 12 years I’ve been following Division III women’s ice hockey, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a weekend quite like what will be taking place this weekend. In four out of the five conferences, the current top two teams in the standings will be playing each other. No. 1 and undefeated Plattsburgh hosts … Read more

Plattsburgh retains top ranking in D-III women’s poll

The top four teams remain the same in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll, including top-ranked Plattsburgh, which tallied 12 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Gustavus Adolphus garnered the other three first-place votes and sits second this week, followed by No. 3 Elmira and fourth-ranked Middlebury. Norwich jumps one to No. 5, Wisconsin-River Falls … Read more

Plattsburgh remains No. 1 in D-III women’s poll

The top four teams in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll remain the same, including top-ranked Plattsburgh, which received 12 of 15 first-place votes this week. Gustavus Adolphus, Elmira and Middlebury occupy spots two through four, respectively, while Wisconsin-River Falls is up one to No. 5. Norwich is down one to No. 6, Bowdoin jumps … Read more

Plattsburgh retains No. 1 ranking in women’s D-III poll

The top spot in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll stays with Plattsburgh, which garnered 12 of 15 first-place votes this week. Gustavus Adolphus remains No. 2 and received the other three first-place votes. Elmira jumps two places to sit third, followed by Middlebury holding firm at No. 4 and Norwich drops two to No. … Read more

D-III women’s poll sees few changes, Plattsburgh still No. 1

With 11 first-place votes this week, Plattsburgh remains the No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Gustavus Adolphus is again No. 2, as is Norwich at No. 3, Middlebury at No. 4 and Elmira at No. 5. Wisconsin-River Falls holds steady at No. 6, Wisconsin-Superior is down one to No. 7. Manhattanville … Read more

Plattsburgh unseats Norwich at top of D-III women’s poll

Plattsburgh, with 10 first-place votes, has replaced Norwich at the top of the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Norwich garnered one first-place vote, but now sits third in the poll. No. 2 Gustavus Adolphus and No. 4 Elmira each received two first-place votes this week. Middlebury remains No. 5. Wisconsin-Superior rises two to No. 6, … Read more

East/West Classic kicks off season

For the third consecutive year, Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vt., is the place to be the last weekend in October for Division III women’s college hockey, as Norwich University hosts the annual East/West Hockey Classic. In just three years, the East/West Hockey Classic has established itself as one of the premier, if not the best, … Read more

Former RIT assistant Walkland moves to similar role at Oswego

Oswego announced Friday that Chelsea Walkland has been named the women’s team’s first full-time assistant coach. Walkland joins the Lakers’ staff after being an assistant at Rochester Institute of Technology last year, winning a Division III national title. During the 2010-11 season, Walkland served as the hockey operations manager at Robert Morris, where she also … Read more