Women’s D-III in general
College Hockey, Inc. has named former Denver captain Andrew Thomas as the organization’s new director of education and recruitment. Thomas, currently the director of hockey operations at Rensselaer, will complete the season with the Engineers before officially assuming his new role with CHI. “We are thrilled to welcome Andrew Thomas and know he will thrive … Read more
Chelsea Blackburn said she was nervous coming to Stevenson as a freshman this year. If scoring 15 goals in her first 20 games is the way Blackburn deals with nerves, one has to wonder how she’d perform calm and relaxed. Blackburn currently leads the Mustangs in scoring with her 15 goals among 18 points and … Read more
A total of 15 nominees for the 2015 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award were announced Thursday. Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the award 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
Playing for Holy Cross, a D-I school competing in D-III in the ECAC-East in women’s hockey, Mary Klimasewiski is leading her team in goals scored while looking to have fun with her teammates
The American Hockey Coaches Association announced on Tuesday its major awards for 2015. Eight individuals who contributed to amateur hockey in the United States will be recognized during the 2015 AHCA Convention in Naples, Fla., with the women’s hockey honorees being recognized on Friday, May 1, and the men’s hockey award recipients being honored on … Read more
It’s often said that defense and goaltending wins championships, and that is a point that holds water. Then again, no offense generally leads to no wins, but in Elmira’s case, the Soaring Eagles have been led this season by the dynamite senior duo of Ashley Ryan and Ashton Hogan. Together, the pair has combined for … Read more
Talk about doing what’s best for the good of the team. A forward by trade, Courtney Boucher moved back to the blue line prior to her junior season of 2013-14 with Gustavus Adolphus, but that hasn’t been the only change. Then again, a lot can happen in four years. “Over the past four years, my … Read more
Former Franklin Pierce forward and assistant captain Bill Sullivan has been named the new women’s assistant coach at Chatham.
The ECAC announced Thursday the formation of a new Division III women’s league – the ECAC North Atlantic Hockey League – that will begin play for the 2015-16 season. The league will be comprised of eight institutions that either currently compete independently or are starting a women’s program next year. Becker, Canton, Daniel Webster, Endicott, … Read more
Kelsey Kusch continues to lead Adrian as a senior, and her scoring, always a strength, has increased as well.
Janna Beilke-Skoug is the definition of “solid, veteran goaltender.” Now in her senior season at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Beilke-Skoug currently leads all of Division III with seven wins while posting a strong .941 save percentage and 1.45 goals-against average. Wis.-Stevens Point coach Ann Ninnemann has watched and admired Beilke-Skoug’s game the past four years, and said … Read more
It’s well-documented that hockey talent has been emerging from nontraditional places such as California, Arizona, and even Florida and Texas. And New Mexico. Seriously. St. Anselm senior defenseman Robin Yoshida is just one of two New Mexico natives in all of Division I and Division III women’s hockey (Amherst’s Kristen Molina, an Albuquerque native, is … Read more
College coaches and athletic department personnel are encouraged to consider which of their athletes embrace hockey as an opportunity to enrich both their own lives and those of others in the community.
Former Middlebury captain Sara Ugalde has been named an as assistant coach for Colby. Ugalde takes over for Steph Moberg, who was recently hired as Castleton’s head coach. “Sara comes to us with an excellent hockey background and an eagerness to learn and develop as a coach,” Colby head coach Mallory Michaeles said in a … Read more
Penn State women’s assistant coach Gina Kearns accepted the head coaching position at Neumann, returning to the school where she served as an assistant from 2009 to 2011. Kearns will also serve as Neumann’s athletic new media coordinator. She was also responsible for all of the social media updates for Penn State women’s hockey during … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology announced on Wednesday that former NCAA goaltending standout Lisa Marshall will join the RIT women’s hockey staff as an assistant coach for the 2014-15 season. Marshall began her collegiate career at Wayne State before transferring to Elmira for her sophomore season. At Elmira, Marshall went 32-8-1 with a 1.22 GAA with … Read more
The Plymouth State women’s team has named Dayle Wilkinson as an assistant coach for the 2014-15 season. Wilkinson graduated from St. Lawrence in 2014 after four years as a standout defenseman for the Saints where she served as captain her senior year and was selected to the ECAC All-Academic team in each season. “Dayle … Read more
Castleton has announced the hiring of Steph Moberg as head coach of the women’s team. “We’re thrilled to hire someone with such an impressive background,” said associate dean for athletics and recreation Deanna Tyson in a news release. “Steph excelled as a player at one of the top hockey programs in the country (Plattsburgh) and … Read more
Tanis Lamoureux has been selected the new assistant coach for the Utica women’s team. Lamoureux graduated from Elmira in the spring of 2014 after four years playing for the Soaring Eagles. She served as team captain in her final two seasons. In her senior season of 2013-14, she was named an AHCA Second Team All-American and an … Read more
Amherst has named Katie Zimmerman to its women’s coaching staff. “Coach [Liz)] Gallinaro and I could not be happier to have Katie join our staff and program,” said Amherst head coach Jeff Matthews in a statement. “Katie was an impressive player in our league, but more importantly, she possesses great integrity. She has a sharp … Read more