Women’s D-III in general
RIT is still the top-ranked team in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll as the Tigers banked 13 first-place votes. The next seven rankings remain the same – Norwich, Middlebury, Plattsburgh, Wisconsin-River Falls (with the other two first-place votes), Gustavus Adolphus, Amherst and Elmira, in that order. Adrian rises to No. 9 from No. … Read more
RIT garnered 14 first-place votes and maintains the top spot in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. The rest of the poll, with the exception of the No. 10 spot, mirrors last week’s rankings. Norwich is No. 2, Middlebury No. 3, Plattsburgh No. 4 and Wisconsin-River Falls, with the other first-place vote, comes in at … Read more
With all 15 first-place votes, RIT is the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll this week. Norwich, the top-ranked team in the last poll, drops to No. 2, while Middlebury stays third. Plattsburgh and Wisconsin-River Falls remain No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. No. 6 Gustavus Adolphus and No. 7 … Read more
New coach Chad Davis looks to build on Adrian’s previous successes.
Former Rochester Institute of Technology goaltender Jared DeMichiel has joined the RIT women’s hockey staff as a new assistant coach. “Jared is a great addition to our program and coaching staff,” said RIT head coach Scott McDonald in a news release. “I was (an assistant coach) on the men’s staff when Jared was recruited to … Read more
Wisconsin-River Falls earned 10 of 11 first-place votes in the annual NCHA women’s coaches’ poll released this week. Wisconsin-Superior registered the other No. 1 vote and comes in second in the poll. Adrian, St. Norbert, Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Lake Forest are ranked third through sixth, respectively. The complete poll is below.
The 2011-12 NCAA Division III women’s hockey regular season gets underway this weekend with a star-studded tournament featuring four top-10 teams in the 2nd annual East/West Hockey Classic hosted at Norwich’s Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vt. The defending national champion and top-ranked Norwich Cadets will have their work cut out for them right off the … Read more
The first USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll of the 2011-12 season looks similar to how the final poll last March looked. Norwich, the defending NCAA D-III champs, stay at No. 1, getting 14 of 15 first-place votes. No. 2 Rochester Institute of Technology, last year’s runners-up to Norwich, received the other first-place vote. Middlebury and … Read more
Franklin Pierce announced on Thursday that David Stockdale has been named the head coach of the newly-formed women’s program that will begin play next season. Stockdale has been an assistant and head coach in the college ranks over the past 10 years. “This is a tremendous opportunity and one that I’m eager to begin right … Read more
Trinity College has announced the resignation of Andrew McPhee as head coach of the women’s team to become an assistant coach at Brown. Assistant coach Carson Duggan has been named interim head coach. McPhee was first an assistant coach for Trinity in 2001 and head coach for the last nine seasons. “We are extremely proud … Read more
Franklin Pierce announced recently that the school will sponsor three new varsity intercollegiate sports, including women’s hockey, starting in the fall of 2012. “This is a very exciting time for Franklin Pierce University,” said school president Dr. James Birge said in a news release. “Everyone associated with the university should be extremely proud of the … Read more
Michaela Calnan, a 2011 Bowdoin graduate and a former two-sport athlete for the Polar Bears, has been chosen as one of the 30 nominees (and only hockey player) for the 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. The NCAA Woman of the Year Award honors graduating student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology has announced that Chelsea Walkland will join the women’s hockey staff as an assistant coach for the 2011-12 season. “I’m excited that Chelsea is joining our hockey program this year,” said RIT head coach Scott McDonald in a statement. “I’ve followed Chelsea’s playing career for a number of years during her … Read more
Amherst College has announced the hiring of Tracy Johnson as an assistant coach for the 2011-2012 season. A former defenseman at Boston College from 2006-2010, Johnson joins the Lord Jeffs after serving as an assistant coach at Arlington (Mass.) Catholic High School last year. “I am very excited to welcome Tracy to Amherst,” said Amherst … Read more
The NCAA is quite pleased with its rules aimed at keeping dangerous contact out of college hockey. But, it feels, there is always room for improvement. So it is that a few tweaks to the current rules were recommended to the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee during its annual meetings, held June 8-10. “Our feedback … Read more
Meghan Gillis has been named coach of the Williams women’s program and will be the fourth leader in the last four seasons. Gillis, who spent the last two seasons at Pomfret (Conn.) School as an assistant director of admissions, head girls hockey coach, and assistant softball coach, succeeds interim coach Joey Lye. Lye was 4-17-1 … Read more
The fans and support staff of Rochester Institute of Technology had to make a tough decision Saturday evening, but it was one of those dilemmas that is good to have. The men’s hockey team was playing Air Force at Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester in the Atlantic Hockey Association championship game. Just 10 miles … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association announced its 2010-11 RBK Hockey College Division All-American Teams on Thursday night at the NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship banquet at the Rochester Hotel and Plaza. Six selections were present at the banquet with their respective teams earning their way to the NCAA semifinals. RIT had three selections, … Read more
Senior forward Sarah Dagg of the Rochester Institute of Technology women’s team added two more accolades to her sparkling four-year career resume in a Tigers uniform on Thursday night at the NCAA championship banquet at the Rochester Hotel and Plaza. After ranking second in the nation in scoring with 18 goals and 23 assists for … Read more
