CHA suspends Penn State’s Madsen, RIT’s Vulgar one game for separate infractions

College Hockey America has suspended Penn State’s Brooke Madsen and RIT’s Christa Vuglar one game for supplemental discipline. Both players will be unavailable for their teams when they take the ice later today. Both players were suspended after plays from last evening’s games were reviewed by the league office. For Madsen, the play in question … Read more

Wednesday Women: Syracuse’s sweep, Bemidji’s big win, and the state of the ECAC and Hockey East races

Lovisa Selander (Rensselaer - 35) makes a save. (Shelley M. Szwast)

Candace and Arlan look at Syracuse’s sweep of Mercyhurst, Bemidji’s win over Ohio State and what it means to the Buckeyes’ NCAA tournament hopes, Boston College’s win over Northeastern, Lovisa Selander setting the NCAA saves record, and the possible nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Award that will be announced next week.

Mercyhurst’s Tanskanen suspended one game by CHA for checking from behind penalty against Syracuse

Mercyhurst forward Vilma Tanskanen has been suspended one game by College Hockey America. Tanskanen was whistled for a five-minute major for checking from behind and given a game misconduct midway through the second period of Saturday’s 4-0 loss to Syracuse. After CHA officials reviewed the play, it was found that Tanskanen’s penalty warranted additional discipline … Read more

CHA issues one-game suspension to Syracuse’s Polaski for interference penalty against Mercyhurst

Syracuse forward Emma Polaski has been suspended one game by College Hockey America. Polaski’s suspension comes after a review of her interference major which also garnered a game misconduct in Friday’s 6-5 win over Mercyhurst. After reviewing the play and talking with the officials, CHA administrators determined that an additional game was warranted. As a … Read more

Wednesday Women: Looking at the Minnesota-Wisconsin split, Ohio State’s precarious position, and other bubble teams

Jessie Eldridge (Colgate - 9). ((c) Shelley M. Szwast 2014)

Candace and Arlan look at what Ohio State’s two losses to Minnesota Duluth mean to its NCAA tournament hopes, the split between Minnesota and Wisconsin, the home ice squads in Hockey East and whether they might be upset in the Hockey East tournament, the Cornell-Colgate series this weekend, and the uncertainty in the CHA.