Women’s D-III in general
Callie Hoff, a senior forward from Wisconsin-River Falls, is the recipient of the 2022 Laura Hurd Award. The award, voted on by the nation’s Division III head coaches, is presented to the best player at the NCAA women’s Division III level. Hoff, the back-to-back WIAC player of the year, recently completed her decorated career with … Read more
For leading his team to a record of 27-0 and the top ranking among NCAA women’s Division III programs, in addition to a national title, Middlebury’s Bill Mandigo has been chosen by his peers as the 2022 CCM/AHCA women’s Division III coach of the year. It is the fourth time that Mandigo has been so … Read more
Wisconsin-River Falls’ Callie Hoff has been chosen the 2022 WIAC women’s player of the year, while UW-Stevens Point’s Courtney Leising received newcomer of the year honors and UW-Eau Claire’s Erik Strand was selected coach of the year. Hoff secured player of the year recognition for the second straight season, becoming the first player in conference … Read more
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
The NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Committee has announced the 10 teams selected for the 2022 NCAA Division III women’s national tournament. Of the 10 teams in the championship field, seven of the teams received automatic berths as winners of their conference championship. Three schools were selected from Pool C, which consists of institutions … Read more
The NCHA women’s conference has announced the 2021-22 season award winners, including player of the year, coach of the year, freshman of the year, the all-conference team, and the all-freshman team. The 2021-22 player of the year is Brandi Wilson, a senior forward at Trine. She not only paced the conference in scoring but currently … Read more
Middlebury senior Madie Leidt has been selected as the 2022 NESCAC Player of the Year by the conference coaches. Leidt earns the honor for the second consecutive season and is the seven Panther to garner the award. The player of the year honor bookends her career after being selected as the NESCAC Rookie of the … Read more
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
Utica College is now Utica University after the New York State Board of Regents approved the college’s petition to be recognized as a university. College president Laura Casamento sent a message to students and staff about the change Wednesday with the official announcement being made on campus Thursday morning. Casamento says this is an indication … Read more
When an alumna donated a rumored $4 million dollars earmarked for expansion of women’s sports opportunities at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), it seemed natural that one of the first programs added was women’s hockey. The university already fields a men’s hockey team and has their own rink, so few structural changes were necessary. One … Read more
The Adrian women’s hockey team has announced the postponement of its upcoming weekend series with Lake Forest due to COVID-19 protocol. The matchup between the conference’s top two teams was originally slated to take place on Friday, January 28 and Saturday, January 29 at the Arrington Ice Arena. At this time, no makeup dates have … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association has announced the slate of recipients of its most prestigious awards for 2022. The eight individuals being recognized will be honored at the 2022 AHCA Convention in Naples, Fla., scheduled for April 20-23. THE JOHN MARIUCCI AWARD: John Mariucci, the former coach of the University of Minnesota, was not only … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation on Tuesday announced 11 nominees for the 2022 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award, which is celebrating its 27th season, is presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen — a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her team but also to the community at large through leadership … 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 Jan. 14 WIAC women’s hockey game between UW-River Falls and UW-Stevens Point has been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. Per WIAC COVID-19 procedures, the game is deemed a “no contest.” The game will not count towards the overall win-loss record of either team or for NCAA selection purposes. The Jan. 15 WIAC game between … Read more
The UCHC has announced schedule changes for this weekend’s games involving men’s and women’s teams. MEN Friday, Jan. 7 Lebanon Valley at Brockport, postponed Chatham is now at Buffalo State, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 Lebanon Valley at Geneseo, postponed Neumann at Cortland, canceled Wilkes at Anna Maria, canceled Chatham at Fredonia, postponed King is … Read more
The Wisconsin-Superior women’s hockey games scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8, against St. Benedict at Ritschie Arena in St. Cloud, Minn., have been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. Wisconsin-Superior was to play Bethel this Sunday, Jan. 9, at 1 p.m. at Wessman Arena, but that game was later removed from the schedule.
The NCAA has released updated guidance for winter sports competing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 Winter Training and Competition document follows recent updates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including recommendations for quarantine and isolation. The updated guidance addresses broad considerations that differentiate COVID-19 management in Tier 1 individuals based on vaccination … Read more