Soaring Eagles Fly High In Women’s DIII Poll

The Soaring Eagles remained the only team to capture first place in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll in the 2002-2003 season, despite remaining idle this week. Elmira returns to action Saturday and Sunday, hosting Neumann. The biggest results of the week came from Williams, making a tour through the west. After defeating No. 7 … Read more

Elmira Holds Steady At No. 1

Minimal movement marked this week’s USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll, as most teams got a head start on their holiday break. With only a few teams in action, idle Elmira held onto the top spot, capturing nine of the 12 available first-place votes. Winning its only game of the week, 4-2 over Southern Maine, Bowdoin … Read more

RIT, Hamilton join Elmira in Women’s DIII Poll

With the top teams trading blows, Elmira overcame a 1-1 tie with No. 7 Williams to remain in first place in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. The Soaring Eagles topped No. 5 Middlebury 4-2 and improved to 9-2-2 on the season, with both losses coming against a Division I team. No. 2 Bowdoin outscored … Read more

First Place Belongs To Elmira In Women’s D3 Poll

The Soaring Eagles of Elmira captured first place in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll for the fourth time in four tries this season. With two wins over conference rival No. 6 Plattsburgh, Elmira remains perfect at 7-0-0. The Soaring Eagles put their record and pride on the line this weekend, traveling to Detroit … Read more

Elmira Captures First Place in Women’s DIII Poll

Elmira captured all twelve first-place votes in the Division III Women’s Poll for the first time this season. The Soaring Eagles was idle this week, as was No. 2 Manhattanville. The highlight of last weekend’s action was a pair of games between No. 4 Wis.-Stevens point and No. 8 Gustavus Adolphus. After a 5-0 Pointer … Read more

D3 Women’s Poll Shows Elmira

Elmira captured first-place honors in the first regular-season edition of the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll, but despite outscoring this weekend’s opponent, Chatham, by a combined 24-0 score and improving to 4-0-0 in the process, the Soaring Eagles do not have a stranglehold on first place. No. 2 Manhattanville garnered one first-place vote, despite having … Read more

RIT, Elmira Top Picks in ECAC West

Defending ECAC West tournament champion, RIT, is the coaches’ preseason choice to claim the regular-season men’s title based upon results of the 2002-03 preseason poll. Meanwhile, Elmira, the 2002 NCAA Division III National Champion, was picked as the preseason favorite in the ECAC West women’s conference. Coaches could not vote for their own team. RIT, … Read more

Kirnan Takes Over as Coach of Manhattanville Women

Manhattanville has named assistant coach Nicole Kirnan to take over its Division III women’s program. Kirnan replaces Rick Seeley, who left to start Clarkson’s new Division I women’s program. “I am very enthusiastic to have Nicole coach our women’s ice hockey team,” said school president Richard Berman. “Her experience as both a player and coach … Read more

Trinity Names Andrew McPhee to Coach Women

Andrew McPhee was named as the new women’s head coach at Trinity today. McPhee has been an assistant coach for the team for the last two seasons and is also an assistant football coach in charge of wide receivers. “McPhee [brings] quality coaching experience both at Trinity and traditional women’s ice hockey power Middlebury to … Read more

A Good First Impression?

Bowdoin, Elmira, Manhattanville and Gustavus Adolphus line up with hopes of earning the first NCAA Division III women’s national championship. Russell Jaslow breaks down the field.

Lesteberg Steps In at Bemidji

Bemidji State named Jason Lesteberg its new women’s coach Tuesday. He replaces Ruthann Cantile, who resigned following this past season due to personal reasons.

Conn. College Names New Women’s Coach

Kristin Steele is Connecticut College’s new women’s coach. She replaces Bernie Cassell, who served as the team’s interim head coach during the 2000-01 season. Steele has spent the last three years as the assistant women’s ice hockey coach and recruiting coordinator at Niagara. She began her collegiate coaching career in 1997 an assistant for the … Read more

Trio of New D-III Coaches Announced

A trio of new Division III coaching hires were recently announced. Lake Forest has tabbed Susan Bellizzi to lead the women’s program. Bellizzi replaces T.R. Bell, who resigned after the 2000-01 season. The Foresters finished last season with a 10-13-1 overall record, including a 4-11-1 mark and fourth-place finish in the NCHA. It was Lake … Read more

Flanagan, Mandigo Take Women’s Coach of the Year Honors

St. Lawrence’s Paul Flanagan and Middlebury’s Bill Mandigo have been named the University and College Division Coach of the Year, respectively, by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The Saints were 24-8-3 this season under Flanagan, and pulled off a stunning 3-1 win over No. 1-seed Dartmouth in the semifinals of the inaugural NCAA Division I … Read more

Labbe Named AHCA College Division Player of the Year

Middlebury’s Michelle Labbe was named the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Women’s College Division Player of the Year. Labbe, a dual citizen from Pt. Claire, Quebec, scored 24 goals and 32 assists for 56 points in her senior year.

ECAC Announces Women’s Division III Award Winners

Middlebury’s Michelle Labbe led the way in the ECAC Women’s Division III awards presentations, earning Player of the Year honors. Labbe, who was also the conference’s tournament Most Valuable Player, finished with 44 points (17-27) in the league and helped lead the Panthers to their sixth straight ECAC championship. Head coach Bill Mandigo was named … Read more

MIAC Women’s Award Winners

2000-2001 MIAC women’s award winners: Co-MIAC Players of the Year Tennie McCabe, St. Mary’sAngie Rieger, Augsburg Co-MIAC Coaches of the Year Duncan Ryhorchuck, St. Mary’sJeff Smith, St. Catherine All-Conference Team Name School Pos. Courtney Adney St. Catherine D Kristi Brusletto Augsburg D Jessica Christopherson St. Thomas F Ellen Doyle Gustavus D Kim Hayes St. Catherine … Read more