Candace and Arlan look at Wisconsin’s Fill the Bowl success, Minnesota-Duluth’s first sweep of Minnesota since 2010, some other puzzling results, like Northeastern getting swept by Maine, what shuffling might occur in the standings, and early favorites for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Arlan and Nicole look at teams that had a hit to their confidence, like St. Lawrence and Colgate, and teams that may have gained some confidence from their surprise results, such as Mercyhurst, Providence, and St. Cloud State, as well as some of the favorites and what will happen in the PairWise in the second half.
It’s the midway point of the season, and all but a few teams are done with their schedule until after the new year. As the students prepare for finals and we all head into the holidays, I’ve prepared a letter to Santa to let him know what I wish for each of the Division I … Read more
Candace and Arlan look at what the surprising results for the Minnesota teams last weekend mean, who might emerge from the mid-tier in each conference, and how the current favorites look to fare in the second half and whether they can qualify for the NCAA tournament.
Candace and Nicole discuss the surprising ties and losses for a couple of top teams last week, look at a bottom third teams and their series, and examine the top two teams in each conference ahead of a weekend that sees battles in three conferences between the top two squads.
Candace and Arlan ponder Minnesota-Duluth’s win over Wisconsin, the state of Hockey East and the favorites in that conference, Harvard’s struggles. St. Lawrence’s success, and whether Mercyhurst can make a run in the CHA in the second half.
Arlan and Nicole look at some other potential NCAA tournament teams besides Minnesota and Wisconsin, especially in the CHA, and go in depth on the ECAC, as well as what teams in Hockey East have the potential to knock Boston College from the top of the roost.
Candace and Nicole take a look at Ann-Renee Desbiens setting a new shutout record, the strengths of Wisconsin and Minnesota, what the Boston College-Boston University split portends in Hockey East, St. Lawrence’s continued early success, and the parity in the CHA.
Candace and Arlan look at Holy Cross moving up and compare the Crusaders to previous teams that have moved up to D-I, try to make sense of the many contenders in the ECAC, look at whether Boston College is the favorite in Hockey East, ponder whether North Dakota or Minnesota-Duluth has an edge in the at-large bid battle, and also debate the strengths and weaknesses of teams in the CHA.
Arlan Marttila returns to discuss the early-season records with Nicole Haase, as well as the jumbled state of the ever-competitive WCHA and the early Patty Kazmaier Award favorites.
Candace returns to Wednesday Women, and she and Nicole look at last week’s tough wins by Wisconsin and Minnesota, Maine’s upset of BC, the races in the CHA and ECAC, and what players have impressed them so far in this young season.
In the first Wednesday Women column of the year, former USCHO women’s columnist Arlan Marrtila discusses the surprises out West with our new columnist, Nicole Haase. They also look at St. Lawrence, preview this weekend’s big games, and discuss scoring. Arlan will periodically appear going forward, as will women’s editor Candace Horgan.
For the last several years, Hockey East has been about the Boston teams. With Boston College being led by two of the most prolific scorers in the game in Alex Carpenter and Haley Skarupa, and Northeastern matching with Kendall Coyne, and Boston University having strong players like Marie-Philip Poulin, the Boston teams have dominated the … Read more
The women’s Hockey East announced Tuesday that Boston University will serve as host of the 2017 women’s Hockey East tournament and championship weekend at Walter Brown Arena on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5. The tournament will decide the winner of the Bertagna Trophy in the league’s 15th anniversary season. “Walter Brown Arena is … Read more
Boston College garnered six first-place votes and came in first in the Hockey East women’s coaches poll, which was released Tuesday. Boston University (two) and Northeastern (one) also earned first-place nods.
Wisconsin had five players selected, most of any school.
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.
Candace and Arlan discuss the NCAA Selection Committee’s puzzling pairings in the NCAA tournament, the results of the conference tournaments, the possibilities for upsets in the first round of the NCAA tournament, and the three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Candace and Arlan look at where upset winners might come from in the conference tournament semifinals and finals, look at possible NCAA matchups,, and debate the 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award and who is likely to finish in the top three.
Candace and Arlan ponder Minnesota’s sweep of Wisconsin, whether Boston College can maintain its perfect record, the various playoff matchups in the first round, the retirement of Dartmouth coach Mark Hudak, and the players and rookies of the year in each conference.