Women’s D-I: ECAC

Yale’s Dukaric, Northeastern’s Philips, Minnesota Duluth’s Soderberg three finalists for 2023 Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award

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The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the three finalists for the Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award. The finalists are Yale’s Pia Dukaric, Northeastern’s Gwyneth Philips, and Minnesota Duluth’s Emma Soderberg. Dukaric is a sophomore, Philips is a senior and Soderberg is a graduate student. Voting was carried out by a panel of … Read more

Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announces five finalists for 2023 honors as college hockey’s ‘finest citizen’

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The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation has announced the five finalists for the 2023 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” for leadership in community service. Jacob Adkins (Centennial, Col.) and Andrew Walker (Mason, Mich.), Senior Forwards, UMass Boston Jake Adkins and Andy Walker, aka “The Men in Blades,” have been a staple … Read more

Women’s honorees for January HCA awards include Minnesota’s Zumwinkle, Yale’s Dalton, Colgate’s Biederman, Northeastern’s Phillips

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the women’s monthly award winners for January. Co-players of the month are Minnesota graduate forward Grace Zumwinkle and Yale senior forward Claire Dalton, rookie of the month is Colgate forward Elyssa Biederman, and goaltender of the month is Northeastern senior Gwyneth Philips. Zumwinkle became the sixth Gopher to reach … Read more

Report: Harvard women’s hockey coach Stone accused of abusive behavior, creating ‘toxic environment’ surrounding team

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In a Boston Globe report, Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone is being accused of racist behavior and abusive behavior towards members of the Crimson team. One incident in the report is how Stone allegedly berated two former players who are North Americans of Indigenous descent. “I had learned to navigate a lot of her … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Princeton’s Hobey Baker Rink celebrating 100 years this weekend with Tigers men’s, women’s teams joining in recognition

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Walking into any arena in college hockey produces a certain number of expectations. A sport built around its emotion and drama now has buildings capable of manufacturing the dopamine levels required for delirious fans wanting to cheer their teams to victory, and the climate of a building is often artificially produced through lights or video … Read more

Longtime ECAC Hockey commissioner Hagwell to retire at end of 2022-23 season

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Longtime ECAC Hockey commissioner Steve Hagwell has announced his retirement, effective at the conclusion of the 2022-23 fiscal year. Hagwell is the longest-serving commissioner of ECAC Hockey, having seen the storied league through its evolution to a single-sport conference and into one of the most competitive leagues in the sport. “Having had the honor, privilege … Read more

Women’s College Hockey: Women’s World University Games roster announced

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The women’s team competing for Team USA at the World University Games in Lake Placid January 11-22 is set. Coach Brandon Knight’s squad consists of 23 players. Thirteen are currently enrolled in college – 10 at the Division I level, three from Division III schools. The ten 2022 graduates on the roster are split evenly … Read more