Women’s D-III in general
Morrisville upset top-seeded Endicott to win the conference tournament last season, despite Endicott ending the regular season in the top spot.The favoritesIt would be surprising if we’re talking about someone other than Morrisville State or Endicott at the end of the season. Endicott returns a strong roster that was able to go the distance over … Read more
Wisconsin-River Falls won the conference and a bid to the NCAA tournament last season, but fell in the opening round to Gustavus Adolphus. It took overtime for the Falcons to beat Wisconsin-Eau Claire in the conference championship game.The favoritesWisconsin-River Falls earned a bid to the NCAA tournament for the ninth consecutive season, and 10th time … Read more
Rensselaer announced recently the hiring of Tara Connolly as an assistant women’s hockey coach. Connolly joins Christie Cicero on the staff of first-year head coach Bryan Vines. “We could not be more excited to welcome Tara to the RPI women’s hockey family, said Vines in a statement. “She is a tireless recruiter, great teacher and even better … Read more
A total of 113 players representing nine countries were selected in the 2017 Canadian Women’s Hockey League draft on Aug. 20 and will join the Boston Blades, Calgary Inferno, Kunlun Red Star, Markham Thunder, Les Canadiennes de Montreal, Toronto Furies and Vanke Rays for the 2017-18 season. Held at the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Doc Seaman … Read more
Wilkes University has announced the delay of its NCAA Division III women’s hockey season. The announcement was made in a brief news release on the official school athletics website. “Wilkes made the decision to delay the season due to a lower than anticipated roster size,” said the announcement. “The men’s and the women’s programs are … Read more
Nichols has announced the additions of Nicole Renault and Paige Savage to the women’s team’s coaching staff. Renault was a four-year member of the Syracuse program, where she was a two-year assistant captain. She graduated with the most points by a defenseman in program history (81), collecting 28 points as both a sophomore and senior. … Read more
Former Adrian women’s standout Hannah McGowan will return to her alma mater as assistant coach for the Bulldogs. “The program is excited to have Hannah back,” said Adrian head coach Chad Davis in a statement. “She is a person that can help get us to the next level with her passion, dedication and experience with … Read more
Buffalo State has named Jennifer Wilson the fourth head coach in the history of its women’s hockey program. Wilson is inheriting a team that has won a program-best 35 games in the past two seasons, going 35-16-2, and has made four consecutive postseason appearances, including earning its first-ever postseason victory last season. Wilson is no … Read more
The NCAA announced this week that video replay rules in hockey “may soon be amended regarding reviews of goals scored after infractions involving offsides or too many players on the ice.” The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee has a proposed adjustment in place that it hopes will limit lengthy reviews while maintaining … Read more
The five remaining Division III women’s schools that operated under the ECAC West name will be known as the Northeast Women’s Hockey League in 2017-18. Tom Cranfield, the senior associate athletic director at Cortland and the president of the NEWHL, made the announcement on Thursday, indicating the league will begin official operations on July 1. … Read more
New England College has named Maria Lewis the new head coach of the women’s hockey team. Lewis comes to NEC with nearly 20 years of coaching experience in both Division I and Division III. Most recently, she was the head coach at Johnson and Wales, where she started the program from scratch and led the … Read more
Chris Baudo has been named head women’s coach at Nazareth. Baudo is currently the director and head coach at Selects Academy in Rochester, N.Y. “We are pleased to have attracted a coach with Chris’ credentials for our first-year women’s hockey program,” said Nazareth athletic director Pete Bothner in a statement. “He comes equipped with strong … Read more
University of New England has announced that VP of student engagement and director of athletics Jack McDonald will step down, effective Sept. 1, 2017. McDonald is stepping down for personal reasons. “The past two years have been two of the best of my career due to the outstanding leadership of President Danielle Ripich, UNE’s talented … Read more
Castleton announced Tuesday that Ashley Salerno has been hired as the head coach of the Spartans women’s program. “I am pleased to welcome Ashley as the new head coach of the women’s ice hockey program,” said Castleton associate dean for athletics and recreation Deanna Tyson in a statement. “Her experience both as a player and … Read more
Nichols has named Mike O’Grady head coach of the women’s hockey program. O’Grady comes to Nichols after spending the 2016-17 season as an assistant women’s coach at Maine. “I am grateful for the opportunity to join Nichols College,” said O’Grady in a statement. “I would like to thank [Nichols director of athletics] Chris Colvin and … Read more
Holley Tyng, interim head coach of the Colby women’s team, was officially named head coach of the Mules’ program Friday. A seasoned and energetic leader, Tyng joined Colby last October less than a month before the team’s first practice. “Holley has a great hockey mind,” said Colby director of athletics Tim Wheaton in a statement. … Read more
Nazareth will add women’s hockey to its list of intercollegiate athletic offerings with competition at the NCAA Division III level slated to begin with the 2018-19 season. Nazareth’s newest team will play its home games at the Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex on the Monroe Community College Campus, about a six-mile drive from the Nazareth … Read more
As the impasse between USA Hockey and the U.S. Women’s National Team continues unresolved. USA Hockey reached out to many current and former players at both the D-I and D-III levels to try to find replacement players, but found all women were resolved to support the national team.
Players representing eight schools were named to the 2016-17 All-USCHO women’s D-III teams.
She led all freshmen in scoring as a defenseman, earning multiple honors while finishing the year plus-48 and helping her team advance to the NCAA championship. She can add another recognition, as we name Kelly O’Sullivan USCHO’s women’s D-III rookie of the year.