Women’s D-III in general
The Milwaukee School of Engineering has announced that Chad Davis has been named the first head coach for the first women’s hockey team in school history. Davis comes to MSOE from his most recent stop of Rochester Institute of Technology. He coached two seasons at RIT from 2018 to 2020 and was named 2019 CHA … Read more
Hilbert College has announced the addition of three new sports, including women’s hockey, which will begin play in the fall of 2022. “As outlined in our strategic plan, Hilbert has always intended to grow our athletic offerings,” Hilbert president Michael Brophy said in a statement. “Given the current momentum around revitalizing our Hilbert campus and … Read more
The Division III Presidents Council supported three membership-sponsored legislative proposals late last month in preparation for the 2022 NCAA convention in Indianapolis. The council voted to support legislation that allows all Division III schools with Division I programs to provide financial aid, i.e. athletic scholarships, supporting the proposal that would provide consistent framework to the … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award is presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” and seeks to recognize college hockey players, male or female, who contribute to local and/or global communities in a true humanitarian spirit. Each year, the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation receives many submissions from sports information directors and hockey coaches across men’s and women’s … Read more
Wisconsin-River Falls, the defending conference champion, has been selected to win the 2022 WIAC women’s hockey title, according to a preseason poll conducted by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. The Falcons own seven regular-season first-place finishes and six O’Brien Cup championships in program history. 2021 WIAC Women’s Preseason Poll 1. UW-River Falls … Read more
Adrian has again been picked by league coaches to place first in the upcoming NCHA regular season, according to the results of the coaches preseason poll. The Bulldogs are seven-time defending regular-season champions and are coming off an undefeated campaign in which they went a near-perfect 20-0-1, topped by a victory in the Slaats Cup … 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
Whitney Colbert has been named the new head coach for the Hamline women’s hockey team, the fifth coach in the program’s history. Colbert takes over for Natalie Darwitz, who left Hamline earlier this summer to take an assistant coaching position with Minnesota. “Whitney emerged from the talented pool of candidates as someone who shared a … Read more
Vermont has announced that 2021 Colby graduate Cierra San Roman will join the women’s hockey staff as the director of hockey operations. “We are really excited to have Cierra join our staff this year,” said UVM coach Jim Plumer in a statement. “She has a unique skill set not only as a former goalie, but … Read more
Chatham has announced the addition of Lila Toczek as an assistant coach for the women’s hockey team. Toczek comes to Chatham from Buffalo State. A four-year varsity player, she was named to the SUNYAC All-Academic Team each season and was captain her senior year. Throughout her undergraduate studies at Buffalo State, Toczek served on the … Read more
The Minnesota women’s hockey team has added assistant coaches Natalie Darwitz and Jake Bobrowski to the Gophers’ coaching staff. “We are thrilled to have both Natalie and Jake as part of our coaching staff,” Minnesota head coach Brad Frost said in a statement. “They have great coaching track records separately, but have been very dynamic … 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
Oswego has announced that Mark Digby has been named head coach of the women’s hockey team. Digby was the associate head coach for the team during the 2019-20 season and served as interim head coach the past year, taking over for Diane Dillon in June 2020. “This is a special day for me and my … 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
St. Thomas announced Thursday that Tom Palkowski will not return as its head women’s hockey coach for the 2021-22 season. Palkowski, who spent nine seasons as an assistant at St. Thomas, recently finished his 14th season as head coach. He has coached 33 years overall. During the 2020-21 season, St. Thomas finished 6-2-0. Overall, the … Read more
Worcester State University announced Tuesday afternoon that women’s hockey will be added as an NCAA Division III sport for the 2021-22 season.
Volunteerism has taken on a different look during the COVID-19 pandemic, but one thing hasn’t changed for Saint Mary’s women’s hockey coach Sarah Murray: She doesn’t know how her captain gets enough sleep.
It’s no surprise that Cardinals senior defenseman Delaney Wolf is a Hockey Humanitarian Award finalist for the second year running.