Northland to add women’s program for 2016-17 season

Northland announced Monday that it will add women’s hockey for the 2016-2017 season. The school, which has a men’s team playing in the NCHA, has already begun a search for a coach. “The driving force behind the decision is the continued growth of hockey and Northland’s location, central in a region renowned for highly competitive … Read more

Waterbury, Conn.-based Post University adding D-II men’s, women’s teams for 2015-16

Post University announced on Monday that it will add men’s and women’s hockey programs to its athletic department beginning with the 2015-16 academic year, with the men’s team becoming the seventh member of the Northeast-10. Pete Whitney has been named the head coach of the men’s team, while a search is underway for a women’s … Read more

Previewing the D-III women’s Frozen Four

Plattsburgh hosts the D-III Women’s Frozen Four this weekend, facing Norwich in one semi, while Elmira faces Wis.-River Falls in the other. The teams have been near the top of the rankings all year, so it comes down to one weekend.

Finalists for 2015 AHCA awards announced

The finalists for 2014-15 AHCA awards, including the STX/AHCA Division I Women’s Coach of the Year Award, the STX/AHCA Division III Women’s Coach of the Year Award, the 2015 Laura Hurd Award (best Division III women’s player) and the 2015 Sid Watson Award (best Division III men’s player) were announced Tuesday. The coaching awards finalists … Read more

Women’s Division III national tournament field set

The NCAA Division III women’s national tournament is set as the eight teams selected for the event were announced Monday morning. Five of the teams received automatic qualification berths as winners of their conference championship and the other three were selected from Pool C, which consists of independent schools and schools from automatic-qualifying conferences that … Read more

Wisconsin-Stevens Point netminder Beilke-Skoug top player in WIAC women’s conference

Wisconsin-Stevens Point goaltender Janna Beilke-Skoug was selected WIAC women’s Player of the Year for the 2014-15 season. In addition, Wisconsin-Superior’s Dan Laughlin was tabbed Coach of the Year. Beilke-Skoug posted 16 wins, four shutouts and a 1.90 GAA this season. Laughlin secured the coaching honor after directing the Yellowjackets to a 15-12 overall record. An … Read more

Women’s conference titles to be decided this weekend

It’s that time of the season — conference tournament finals. All six women’s Division III conference championships will be decided this weekend, which will set the stage for the NCAA tournament that will kick off next weekend. The ECAC East is down to Norwich taking on Massachusetts-Boston and Castleton playing Salve Regina. Norwich is No. … Read more

Previewing the D-III women’s postseason

It’s tournament time for the six women’s Division III conferences and one other tournament for ECAC teams that don’t qualify for their tournament. The ECAC East, ECAC West, MIAC, NCHA, NESCAC, and WIAC all play one-and-done formats, with some games getting underway Thursday night. Games continue through the weekend, with championships being decided a week … Read more

Lebanon Valley College adding women’s Division III team, moving men’s team back to D-III in ECAC West

Lebanon Valley College announced Monday that it will add women’s hockey and its men’s hockey program will return to NCAA Division III, both effective for the 2016-17 season. On April 20, the school announced the men’s program will join the ECAC West. “I am very excited for our program to be rejoining ECAC West,” LVC … Read more