CHA tournament returning to Buffalo’s HarborCenter in March 2017

The College Hockey America tournament will return to Buffalo’s HarborCenter in 2017. “We are thrilled to be able to return to the HarborCenter for a second straight year,” said CHA commissioner Robert DeGregorio in a statement. “All three games were highly competitive [in 2016], not to mention, we had nearly 2,500 people come out during … Read more

Former RIT goalie Madolora joins Tigers’ women’s staff as new assistant coach

RIT announced Friday that former Tigers’ men’s hockey standout goaltender Shane Madolora will join the RIT women’s staff as an assistant coach for the 2016-17 season. Madolora will work with the RIT goaltenders, alongside fellow assistant Matt Woodard, assisting head coach Scott McDonald in all aspects of the program. Madolora replaces Lisa Marshall, who is … Read more

Minnesota, Boston College lead 2016 All-USCHO Women’s D-I teams

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Crowley caps historic season with USCHO coach of the year nod

She led her team to a better record in every category this year, and fell short in the last game of the season. For becoming only the second coach to lead her team to a 40-win season, and for improving her team in every measurable category, Boston College’s Katie Crowley is the USCHO coach of the year.

Wednesday Women: Frozen Four

Sarah Potomak of Minnesota (Minnesota Athletics)

Candace and Arlan look at the results from the NCAA quarterfinals, preview the Frozen Four semifinal matchups and what each team needs to do to win, and give their best guess on who might be the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player, depending on which team wins.

Boston College tabbed top seed in women’s NCAA tournament

The eight women’s teams in the NCAA tournament have been revealed. The top four seeds – No. 1 Boston College, No. 2 Wisconsin, No. 3 Minnesota and No. 4 Quinnipiac – will host quarterfinal matchups on home ice March 11-12. BC hosts Northeastern, Wisconsin hosts Mercyhurst, Princeton travels to Minnesota and Quinnipiac will host Clarkson … Read more

College Hockey America awards led by Syracuse, Mercyhurst

College Hockey America announced its 2015-16 regular-season awards Thursday night, in addition to a pair of All-Conference Teams and an All-Rookie Team. Player of the Year honors went to Syracuse senior forward Melissa Piacentini, who tallied 18 points in conference play and a school-record 112 points entering the CHA tournament. Mercyhurst forward Rachael Smith is … Read more

Janiga, Lakers are warming up at the right time

People often struggle to correctly apply facts that seem to be saying conflicting things. Take global warming. How can we take global warming seriously when we encounter days where the temperature doesn’t even reach zero degrees Fahrenheit? The polar ice caps are disappearing, but there are weeks where it seems like new glaciers are ready … Read more

Wednesday Women: Playoff shuffling

Megan Keller (BC - 4) - The Boston College Eagles defeated the visiting Syracuse University Orange 10-2 on Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Kelley Rink in Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)

With one weekend left in the season, Candace and Arlan ponder Boston College winning the Beanpot and Hockey East, Wisconsin winning the WCHA, likely winners in the other two conferences, the likely first round playoff pairings in each conference tournament, and the probable Patty Kazmaier Award nominees.

Giving prose a break

Late in the season, teams get a little stale. Writers do too. In my case, I was probably stale long before the Ivies got started, but enough about me. Teams have three weeks left in the seasons of a handful, a month for most, and for a lucky quartet, seven more weeks. For just a … Read more

Mercyhurst gets anonymous $250K donation to renovate Mercyhurst Ice Center

The Mercyhurst Ice Center will undergo a number of renovations, as planned by the school’s administration, after an anonymous donation of $250,000 was accepted by the Lakers’ men’s and women’s hockey programs during a press conference on Tuesday. Phase I of the ice center project, which is underway, includes a redesign of the lobby, including … Read more